Build Advice Little help assembling a new PC

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Hi everyone! I'm basically ready to build a new pc and either sell or maybe donate the one I got atm, thing is I cannot find that many posts that easily readable as far as what I'm looking for.

The main objective of this build is to drastically improve PRODUCTIVITY (yes, not gaming in mind) so say Photoshop, Video Editing, Music Production, etc. I'm dealing with many high cpu demanding samples and long 4k video editing at times, so I would like to terminate all of the stuttering, crashes and general slow performance that comes from dealing with such programs.

A couple of things to keep in mind:
  • The budget is $5000 usd yet I'd like to spend no more than what's necessary to achieve the desired performance.
  • I've tried a friend's MacBook Pro (Don't remember the specifications) and it basically flew all over the tasks I was testing, so achieving a similar performance would be great.
  • I wouldn't want to go for any sort of workstation type of CPU since I won't be needing THAT big of a performance.
  • The goal is to buy something of a safe bet for at least a couple of years.
  • Components availability is not an issue.

The parts already filled are the ones I've basically set my eyes on, yet any advice or recommendation is more than welcome!

COMPONENTS:
CPU: ??
Motherboard: ??
GPU: Asus Strix Gtx 1080 Ti (Is the one I currently own, not planning on buying a new one.)
Ram: ??
Storage: WD Black SN850 1TB
Power Supply: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 850w
Cooling Solution: ?? (This is like more important than the CPU itself since I cannot literally stand any noise so any help here would be awesome)
 
Hi everyone! I'm basically ready to build a new pc and either sell or maybe donate the one I got atm, thing is I cannot find that many posts that easily readable as far as what I'm looking for.

The main objective of this build is to drastically improve PRODUCTIVITY (yes, not gaming in mind) so say Photoshop, Video Editing, Music Production, etc. I'm dealing with many high cpu demanding samples and long 4k video editing at times, so I would like to terminate all of the stuttering, crashes and general slow performance that comes from dealing with such programs.

A couple of things to keep in mind:
  • The budget is $5000 usd yet I'd like to spend no more than what's necessary to achieve the desired performance.
  • I've tried a friend's MacBook Pro (Don't remember the specifications) and it basically flew all over the tasks I was testing, so achieving a similar performance would be great.
  • I wouldn't want to go for any sort of workstation type of CPU since I won't be needing THAT big of a performance.
  • The goal is to buy something of a safe bet for at least a couple of years.
  • Components availability is not an issue.
The parts already filled are the ones I've basically set my eyes on, yet any advice or recommendation is more than welcome!

COMPONENTS:
CPU: ??
Motherboard: ??
GPU: Asus Strix Gtx 1080 Ti (Is the one I currently own, not planning on buying a new one.)
Ram: ??
Storage: WD Black SN850 1TB
Power Supply: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 850w
Cooling Solution: ?? (This is like more important than the CPU itself since I cannot literally stand any noise so any help here would be awesome)
I think this page in the Intel 13th gen article is your best guidance -- https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-13900k-i5-13600k-cpu-review/6
You can see the top AMD vs the top Intel in productivity uses. The greater number of physical high performance cores give the 7950X an advantage.
You will want a 670E motherboard and probably 64GB RAM. You want WAY more fast storage. That single 1TB NVME is OK, but you probably want some SATA SSDs also to use as scratch and staging.
The other question I will ask is what is your backup strategy? Does some of that $5K need to be spent on a NAS for backup and a multi-gig network to tie it together ?
 
I know you didn't mention anything about rendering or 3D modeling but if you do it at all id suggest a new GPU, there may even be some improvement in other uses as well, if it's not a huge deal to you you can find even an RTX 3060 very cheap and that will well surpass a GTX 1080TI
 
I think this page in the Intel 13th gen article is your best guidance -- https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-13900k-i5-13600k-cpu-review/6
You can see the top AMD vs the top Intel in productivity uses. The greater number of physical high performance cores give the 7950X an advantage.
You will want a 670E motherboard and probably 64GB RAM. You want WAY more fast storage. That single 1TB NVME is OK, but you probably want some SATA SSDs also to use as scratch and staging.
The other question I will ask is what is your backup strategy? Does some of that $5K need to be spent on a NAS for backup and a multi-gig network to tie it together ?
What do you mean by faster storage? I thought the 850 was like one of the fastest right? And yeah I was gonna go with storage 1 and 2 but didn't wanted to overcomplicate stuff but yes, a second drive is a must as well.
As for your other question, that's the amount of money I can spend max atm, that's all
 
I know you didn't mention anything about rendering or 3D modeling but if you do it at all id suggest a new GPU, there may even be some improvement in other uses as well, if it's not a huge deal to you you can find even an RTX 3060 very cheap and that will well surpass a GTX 1080TI
Maybe I will, it all depends on the budget I get left after buying all the stuff hah
 
https://www.technextday.co.uk/product/lian-li-lancool-iii-full-tower-e-atx-pc-case-black/
Lian Li Lancool III £136.86

https://www.cclonline.com/pro-z790-a-wifi-msi-pro-z790-a-wifi-motherboard-394800/
MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI £319.99

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...ocket-lga1700-processor-retail-cp-6az-in.html
Intel Core i9-13900K £668.99

Thermalright Intel LGA1700 Anti-Bending Bracket £15.99

https://www.morecoco.co.uk/a?pid=ACFRE00092A>>Arctic
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420 AIO £127.00

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09R7S7PXC
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5200 64GB (2x32GB) CL40 £280.81

O/S SSD

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MFBLN7K
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Internal SSD £68.98

Storage SSD

https://www.technextday.co.uk/produ...-m-2-2280-pcie-3-0-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive/
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 Internal SSD £186.60

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-46l-as.html
Asus GeForce RTX 3060 TUF OC V2 12GB Graphics Card £449.99

Total: £2255.21 inc VAT

A better look at those components.


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-A-WIFI

https://www.arctic.de/us/Liquid-Freezer-II-420/ACFRE00092A


https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-36m-cache-up-to-5-80-ghz/specifications.html

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...uick-sync-video/quick-sync-video-general.html

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-13900k-i5-13600k-cpu-review
 
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https://www.technextday.co.uk/product/lian-li-lancool-iii-full-tower-e-atx-pc-case-black/
Lian Li Lancool III £136.86

https://www.cclonline.com/pro-z790-a-wifi-msi-pro-z790-a-wifi-motherboard-394800/
MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI £319.99

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...ocket-lga1700-processor-retail-cp-6az-in.html
Intel Core i9-13900K £668.99

Thermalright Intel 12th /13th Gen LGA1700 Anti-Bending Bracket £15.99

https://www.morecoco.co.uk/a?pid=ACFRE00092A>>Arctic
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420 AIO £127.00

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09R7S7PXC
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5200 64GB (2x32GB) CL40 £280.81

O/S SSD

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MFBLN7K
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Internal SSD £68.98

Storage SSD

https://www.technextday.co.uk/produ...-m-2-2280-pcie-3-0-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive/
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 Internal SSD £186.60

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-46l-as.html
Asus GeForce RTX 3060 TUF OC V2 12GB Graphics Card £449.99

Total: £2255.21 inc VAT

A better look at those components.


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-A-WIFI

https://www.arctic.de/us/Liquid-Freezer-II-420/ACFRE00092A


https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-36m-cache-up-to-5-80-ghz/specifications.html

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...uick-sync-video/quick-sync-video-general.html

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-13900k-i5-13600k-cpu-review
Thank you so much for taking the time for this, I'm checking it all right now
 
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