Dear Sirs/Madams,
A) I am in the midst of building a PC for personal use.
I PLAN to allocate more money into the CPU and RAM at this juncture, and budget on the GPU to the extent possible.
This way when required I will upgrade the GPU (when 4K videos become more common) and extend the lifespan of the PC (possibly to 6-7 years of use). The PC is not used for any gaming (or any demanding gaming) purposes.
The questions (details below) relates to the following:
1) The selection of budget GPU cards
2) The option to overclock the CPU
B) The USAGE of the PC is estimated as follows:
a) 30% - General use such as MS Office work, internet surfing, watching YouTube (including 4K videos)
b) 20% - Watching movies including some 4K (very limited 4K movies for now)
c) 15% - Managing photos ^
d) 15% - Managing home videos ^
e) 7.5% - Stitching videos and some simple rendering *
f) 7.5% - Photoshop simple editing of photos
g) 5% - Others – including using “Chief Architect” software (not a demanding software to run) to design and do 3D rendering on home renovation project (a once off project)
h) NIL – Gaming **
** The PC is not build for gaming (or any demanding gaming) use.
^ Photos and videos are currently shot with DSLR Nikon D750 (full frame), GoPro and iPhone, and are transferred from SD cards / iPhone into external HDD, i.e. Western Digital 12TB My Book Duo, for storage. Photos and videos may also be transferred between directories. Additionally, I may also burn some home videos onto DVDs.
* As video work is simple, mostly stitching with some light rendering, I plan to use the free video editing softwares such as “Davinci Resolve” and/or “HitFilm4Express”. Most videos are currently shot at 1080p (minimal or none at 4K), but may shoot more in 4K in future (which prompts the need to upgrade the GPU at that time).
C) The PROPOSED SPECIFICATIONS is as follows:
i) CPU – Ryzen 7 1700
ii) MOBO – Asus Strix B350-F Gaming
iii) RAM – 2 x 8GB Corsair 3200Mhz C16 Vengeance CMU LED
iv) SSD – Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
v) HDD – [None as not required]
vi) PSU – Corsair TX650
vii) GPU – [please refer to question below]
viii) OS – Windows 10
ix) DVD - 2 x read & write DVD
x) Liquid cooler (only if overclock the CPU) – FrostFlow 240L AIO CPU Liquid Cooler
D) The detailed QUESTIONS are as follows:
1) As I am on a budget with regard to the GPU at this juncture, the GT 1030 is the preferred choice. Will I be able to get by with the GT 1030 2GB for say 1 – 1.5 year (since I plan to upgrade thereafter) for the above intended usage? Or do I have to use at least GTX1050 2GB or GTX 1050Ti 4GB^^ or other similar range of GPU instead?
^^ As much as I like the GTX 1060 3/6GB, I have decided not to go any higher than the GTX 1050 due to budget constraint at this time.
2) Also specifically, will the above proposed GPU, be suited for watching 4K movies and/or to carry out simple 4K video editing work? (Note: 4K movies and 4K videos are expected to be limited for the next 1 year in my use.)
3) The vendor has proposed that I Overclock the CPU in light of the capability of the Ryzen 7 1700. Based on the above set up and requirement (including if GTX 1050 is used), is Overclocking a good option to have? If it is a good option, I don’t mind overclocking the CPU.
I am new to PC building (and may ask “Noob” questions) and would be glad and grateful to take in any guidance that is provided. In any event, it has been interesting in learning about building a PC.
Thank you in advance for all your kind replies.
Warmest regards,
Chpix
A) I am in the midst of building a PC for personal use.
I PLAN to allocate more money into the CPU and RAM at this juncture, and budget on the GPU to the extent possible.
This way when required I will upgrade the GPU (when 4K videos become more common) and extend the lifespan of the PC (possibly to 6-7 years of use). The PC is not used for any gaming (or any demanding gaming) purposes.
The questions (details below) relates to the following:
1) The selection of budget GPU cards
2) The option to overclock the CPU
B) The USAGE of the PC is estimated as follows:
a) 30% - General use such as MS Office work, internet surfing, watching YouTube (including 4K videos)
b) 20% - Watching movies including some 4K (very limited 4K movies for now)
c) 15% - Managing photos ^
d) 15% - Managing home videos ^
e) 7.5% - Stitching videos and some simple rendering *
f) 7.5% - Photoshop simple editing of photos
g) 5% - Others – including using “Chief Architect” software (not a demanding software to run) to design and do 3D rendering on home renovation project (a once off project)
h) NIL – Gaming **
** The PC is not build for gaming (or any demanding gaming) use.
^ Photos and videos are currently shot with DSLR Nikon D750 (full frame), GoPro and iPhone, and are transferred from SD cards / iPhone into external HDD, i.e. Western Digital 12TB My Book Duo, for storage. Photos and videos may also be transferred between directories. Additionally, I may also burn some home videos onto DVDs.
* As video work is simple, mostly stitching with some light rendering, I plan to use the free video editing softwares such as “Davinci Resolve” and/or “HitFilm4Express”. Most videos are currently shot at 1080p (minimal or none at 4K), but may shoot more in 4K in future (which prompts the need to upgrade the GPU at that time).
C) The PROPOSED SPECIFICATIONS is as follows:
i) CPU – Ryzen 7 1700
ii) MOBO – Asus Strix B350-F Gaming
iii) RAM – 2 x 8GB Corsair 3200Mhz C16 Vengeance CMU LED
iv) SSD – Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
v) HDD – [None as not required]
vi) PSU – Corsair TX650
vii) GPU – [please refer to question below]
viii) OS – Windows 10
ix) DVD - 2 x read & write DVD
x) Liquid cooler (only if overclock the CPU) – FrostFlow 240L AIO CPU Liquid Cooler
D) The detailed QUESTIONS are as follows:
1) As I am on a budget with regard to the GPU at this juncture, the GT 1030 is the preferred choice. Will I be able to get by with the GT 1030 2GB for say 1 – 1.5 year (since I plan to upgrade thereafter) for the above intended usage? Or do I have to use at least GTX1050 2GB or GTX 1050Ti 4GB^^ or other similar range of GPU instead?
^^ As much as I like the GTX 1060 3/6GB, I have decided not to go any higher than the GTX 1050 due to budget constraint at this time.
2) Also specifically, will the above proposed GPU, be suited for watching 4K movies and/or to carry out simple 4K video editing work? (Note: 4K movies and 4K videos are expected to be limited for the next 1 year in my use.)
3) The vendor has proposed that I Overclock the CPU in light of the capability of the Ryzen 7 1700. Based on the above set up and requirement (including if GTX 1050 is used), is Overclocking a good option to have? If it is a good option, I don’t mind overclocking the CPU.
I am new to PC building (and may ask “Noob” questions) and would be glad and grateful to take in any guidance that is provided. In any event, it has been interesting in learning about building a PC.
Thank you in advance for all your kind replies.
Warmest regards,
Chpix
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