Following advice from from a number of you on a previous thread, its time to put my old PC to rest and build from scratch. This will replace an old Dell Inspiron (i3-6100) that is just plain slow for my needs.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: System is used for basic home office work (Word/Excel/PPT), email, surfing the internet, Zoom meetings and Quicken. I do a little bit of CAD work (typically Autocad Fusion 360 or Solidworks 2010) I also occasionally edit/create short videos for high school classes (I’m a teacher) using OpenShot or Lightworks.
Budget Range: Not firm, but $600 US would be nice.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Location: Sacramento, CA, USA
Your Monitor Resolution: 27” 1920 x 1080 Resolution
Other: Both systems use integrated graphics. Once (if?) GPUs come down in price, I can see adding a separate GPU card.
I've put together 2 options, although I think I'm leaning towards the AMD machine. Any feedback on which route to go? Anything I should change?
PCPartPicker Part List
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-11600K 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor | $264.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler | be quiet! Pure Rock 2 CPU Cooler | $39.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Asus PRIME B560M-A Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard | $109.99 @ Amazon
Memory | \*Silicon Power 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | $53.97 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $49.99 @ Amazon
Case | Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case | $58.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply | EVGA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $62.62 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $640.44
| \*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-09-27 22:42 EDT-0400 |
OR
PCPartPicker Part List
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor | $258.96 @ Newegg
Motherboard | Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $101.86 @ Amazon
Memory | Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory | $84.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $49.99 @ Amazon
Case | Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case | $58.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply | EVGA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $62.62 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $617.40
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-09-27 22:45 EDT-0400 |
Thanks again,
Dave
System Usage from Most to Least Important: System is used for basic home office work (Word/Excel/PPT), email, surfing the internet, Zoom meetings and Quicken. I do a little bit of CAD work (typically Autocad Fusion 360 or Solidworks 2010) I also occasionally edit/create short videos for high school classes (I’m a teacher) using OpenShot or Lightworks.
Budget Range: Not firm, but $600 US would be nice.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Location: Sacramento, CA, USA
Your Monitor Resolution: 27” 1920 x 1080 Resolution
Other: Both systems use integrated graphics. Once (if?) GPUs come down in price, I can see adding a separate GPU card.
I've put together 2 options, although I think I'm leaning towards the AMD machine. Any feedback on which route to go? Anything I should change?
PCPartPicker Part List
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-11600K 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor | $264.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler | be quiet! Pure Rock 2 CPU Cooler | $39.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Asus PRIME B560M-A Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard | $109.99 @ Amazon
Memory | \*Silicon Power 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | $53.97 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $49.99 @ Amazon
Case | Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case | $58.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply | EVGA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $62.62 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $640.44
| \*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-09-27 22:42 EDT-0400 |
OR
PCPartPicker Part List
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor | $258.96 @ Newegg
Motherboard | Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $101.86 @ Amazon
Memory | Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory | $84.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $49.99 @ Amazon
Case | Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case | $58.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply | EVGA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $62.62 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $617.40
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-09-27 22:45 EDT-0400 |
Thanks again,
Dave