Hello
Hope this day is treating you well.
I have not owned a desktop in over 30 thirty years, not since I was building with 386 and 486s.
What I wish is a near silent, future proof Desktop for productivity. Writing and photography mainly.
However, I will play games like Civ 7 and other strategy games, Starfield, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 5, and strategy, and others in the future.
I opted for Intel Ultra for the NPUs on chip. The idea is that when the next sockets come along, I will purchase a higher spec Processor in the future, together with more memory. So, this build will keep me going for around 7 years.
My specs chosen so far are below, with questions to follow. If you can help, it would be much appreciated.
SPEC
be quiet! SHADOW BASE 800 FX GAMING CASE
Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 20-Core Processor 265K (Up to 5.5GHz) 30MB Cache
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO
32GB DOMINATOR TITANIUM 7200MHz
12GB ASUS PROART GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER OC EDITION
1TB CRUCIAL T705 GEN 5 M.2
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ PSU
Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste
PCS FrostFlow 150 CPU Cooler
Windows 11 Pro
QUESTIONS
Hope this day is treating you well.
I have not owned a desktop in over 30 thirty years, not since I was building with 386 and 486s.
What I wish is a near silent, future proof Desktop for productivity. Writing and photography mainly.
However, I will play games like Civ 7 and other strategy games, Starfield, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 5, and strategy, and others in the future.
I opted for Intel Ultra for the NPUs on chip. The idea is that when the next sockets come along, I will purchase a higher spec Processor in the future, together with more memory. So, this build will keep me going for around 7 years.
My specs chosen so far are below, with questions to follow. If you can help, it would be much appreciated.
SPEC
be quiet! SHADOW BASE 800 FX GAMING CASE
Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 20-Core Processor 265K (Up to 5.5GHz) 30MB Cache
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO
32GB DOMINATOR TITANIUM 7200MHz
12GB ASUS PROART GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER OC EDITION
1TB CRUCIAL T705 GEN 5 M.2
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ PSU
Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste
PCS FrostFlow 150 CPU Cooler
Windows 11 Pro
QUESTIONS
- Do I need a graphics card support bracket? It says Ti is covered, but this is not Ti.
- The 1tb drive may be enough now, but if I game with system, more will be needed. Is it better to go for larger SD Drive now?
- The graphic card require 750 PSU. Should I go for a 850w power supply, or higher, to cover better cpu or graphics cards in the future?
- Do I need braided Power Supply Cables? What are they for?
- The Processor Cooler is what is recommended. Should I be looking for a better cooler, especially one that is more quiet and future proof in terms on last gen processors for this socket?
- Do I need extra fans?
- The motherboard LAN, wifi and sound card seem pretty good. Should one invest in others at this time?
- Will PCSPeciliast optimise system for the high end memory and SDD card?
- Any thoughts on peripherals or accessories? Microsoft sculpt keyboard has been discontinued, so I’m looking for a good keyboard for writing books.
- Anything else I might wish to consider?