[SOLVED] Building affordable AMD4 based small factor PC for 3D modellimg

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Looking to build affordable AMD4 system for 3D modelling and visualisation work.
I have tight budget for I don't want to blow my bank.

I think I already settled for Ryzen 5 2600x and RTX2060. My main goal is to build small factor PC that can be mobile at the same time too. I am not sure if I will OC or need to do so but need rather stable MoBo for around £80-£120.
Any advice from your own experience?
I've red my chosen CPU and GCa won't produce a bottleneck too.

Other thing is relevantly silent graphic card which I've heard some are more than others. Would you recommend one too for this purpose?

Storage will most likely be Nvme m.2 for the reason to have it on board and save some space. They are cheap these days. 500gb will do.

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Thanks
 
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Considering your intent to build a mobile sff-workstation with a small footprint I personally would decide on the case first, because it will dictate you dimensions for psu, cpu cooler, gpu etc. In addition you will see that small itx cases for full pc-systems is a niche market where a lot of absolutely gorgeous and effective cases are manufactured by small start-up companies in low quantities and with a higher price tag.

I love itx systems and just a couple of months ago build my custom watercooled gaming-rig in the famous NCase M1 v6. Although this case can house up to 130mm air coolers, normal sized 2,5 slot gpus and internal sfx psus in just under 13 litres the build took me a lot of research. But the result is super clean, silent...
I use an Evga supernova 550 gm, leaves loads of room for air flow in my itx build which is handy because I dont bother with any fans apart from the 2 on my aio, very cool and quiet.
I somehow missed your reply. This actually PSU I am thinking of getting :) I won't use AIO bti will have 2 fans instead. Front intake and the side exhaust , his should be enough.
 
Here we go I have built my second PC in 10 years:) This time it's different :
It's x3 smaller,
AMD platform.
Level up up my skills.

Booting was successful so the the Windows installation from USB. I found a guy on YouTube he walked through howto do and what not in BIOS. ( Have not seen my old PC BIOS in 9 years)

Oh boy those fans are loud ( especially little one) above 60% , I thought of something silent like a whoosh of a gentle summer blow. Fan curves in BIOS could be more combustible otherwise they react hysterically too early. Not sure where fans take reading from but my CPU is around 38 +-. Stock cooler does a job and is way more silent than I initially thought. Ended up case fans kept at around 30% until system hits 70 C boys can do the the heavy lifting.

So this is final call:

Asus ROG STRIX B450-I Gaming

MSI RTX 2060 SUPER ARMOR OC '8GB

SilverStone SG13WB

RYZEN 5 3600 4.20GHZ 6 CORE

Noctua NF-A9x14 PWM Chromax Black Swap Fan - 92mm Side Exhaust

ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB M.2

Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM, 4-Pin, High Performance Cooling Fan with 1700RPM (120mm, Grey)
Front Intake

Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2666C16W Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 2666 MHz C16 XMP 2.0 High

Corsair SF600 Platinum Fully Modular Power Supply, Black




View: https://imgur.com/a/utYzXpt
View: https://imgur.com/a/nNaEGXt
 
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