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I'm getting the parts to build a new PC and I need help to make up my mind whether I should buy the 3700x or the 5600X. There will be no gaming, just everyday office use with some photo editing and possibly some video editing. It will be sitting on a X570 motherboard with 32 GB of Ram. The...

I decided to go with the Phanteks P500A, glass panel and all.

Probably a Ryzen 3600, ATX board, a modest video card in the 10 series and a 600 watt power supply.

I need a new case and I'm overwhelmed by the possibilities. Here is what I'm looking for: Under $100. Black with a business like look No glass No RGB Mid-size with plenty room for extras and easy to work in And since I live in a very dusty area (Central Arizona) I like something that keeps...

I just found this one, a bit more but seems to be worth it...

I think I'll go for the MSI GTX 1650 Super. It will do what I need and price is good.

Photoshop, Lightroom for photo editing. Video editing I haven't decided on.

I want to build a new system for around $1000 (monitor and such excluded), with a Ryzen 3600 on a X570 mother board and 32 GB of Ram. Got most of it figured out but I'm not sure about the video card. I will not do any gaming, just average office work, photo editing and possible some video...

The price difference between a 750W and a 550W is so small that I decided to go with the larger one.

I built my current system 8 years ago, did several partial upgrades and now it is time for a new one. It will be used for office work, light photo/video editing and such. No gaming at all. Trying to stay around $1000. Monitor, keyboard and hard drives I already have. Here is my component...