Question Advice on unusual business-only PC build

[Guasacaca]

Hello all.

I have very specific requirements for my new PC to replace my old standby i7 8700 system. This is definitely not a gaming system but is designed to suit the way I use my PC for my small business. I would truly appreciate the advice of the gurus on this forum on how all this would fit together (I will assemble) and on a somewhat reasonable budget.

The only major element I will be keeping from the old rig is my LG 43UN700B.

My preferred CPU for this computer would be a i7 13700F. I am finding conflicting (to me) info between this and the KF. Am I correct to assume that this and the KF version are the same (no integrated graphics?). I have been Intel only for over 20 years but I am willing to look at Ryzen as well if there are significant advantages. I will never overclock.

The motherboard RAM selection at this time is a combo deal on Newegg:

CORSAIR Vengeance 64GB (2 x 32GB) 262-Pin DDR5 SO-DIMM DDR5 4800 (PC4 38400) CMSX64GX5M2A4800C40
GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX LGA 1700 Intel Z790 ATX Motherboard

However, I am open to many other alternatives. I definitely want a minimum of 48GB RAM, but there are features on that motherboard like Wifi that I will never use.

My preferred SSD setup is:
C Drive: 256GB
D and E Drive: 1TB each in RAID 1

Medium-fast would be good, doesn't have to be maximum fast.

Video card is a boondoggle for me. I will never ever play any type of game or do 3D, etc. on my PC. However, I want as crystal clear an image on my LG 43UN700B as can be expected. 99% of the use is websurfing, heavy MS Office (ever seen an xlsx that hit the 1M+ limit?), and Photoshop (with some 100GB+ PSB files). I am aware that the latter utilizes the GPU so I do want to be able to feed it a medium amount of computing power there. So I'm looking around the RTX 3060 / RX 6700 / A770 range as a financial compromise.

I have a soft spot for Noctua NH-D15s but am willing to entertain alternatives although I'm still a bit wary of liquid cooling. Noise is not an issue as I have a very specific placement for the case that is literally in the next room. So I would like some high quality fans that move a lot of air. I will pick a case with lots of fans in mind.

This is all the PSU is going to have to power, I am not expecting to add any more power-hungry components.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have!

 

[Tech Junky]

no integrated graphics

Yes.

K = unlocked
F = no igpu

Build it on PCPartPicker.com to see if there's compatibility issues.

 

[aigomorla]

C Drive: id get at least a 1TB nVME drive... a Samsung 990 Pro if you want something proven for reliability.
D and E... id assume these are 4 drives because you said its in Raid1.

Do not get Gigabyte Aorus for a business machine.
Its a Gamers Rave light show box and Gigabyte has lately had very poor reliability to me and many others lately.
I would look for a ASRock Taichi or even better i would build it out of a Supermicro Motherboard.

You can get away with Intel Ark GPU since your not gaming.
I would look at the Intel Ark 750 as they are cheap, and would have absolutely no issues handling your monitor.
Also the intel Ark has Quicksync, and is compatiable with most software which uses Quicksync, so its probably a better card.

If you need a faster I/O, i would think about getting a dedicated raid controller, and setting up raid-10 on 4 drives for more redundancy.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I personally would not want to trust any Taiwanese mobo brand for a business critical PC.

Save yourself any potential trouble and get a Dell or HP office PC. That's the safest bet.

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-pavilion-desktop-tp01-2165z-bundle-pc

Ryzen 5 5600G (plenty fast over your current i7)
16GB RAM (more than enough for typical Microsoft Office workloads)
256GB SSD for OS and important applications
2TB HDD for data storage

Best thing is the low, low price of $499.99

You can replace the RAM with two sticks of Kingston 32GB DDR4-3600.

Then if you think the video performance can be improved, just buy the most appropriate card for your need and install it in this PC.

However, if you still want to build a monster of a system, I would get the 7800X3D (the huge cache may help in speeding up memory intensive tasks), paired with an MSI mobo, mainly coz I have not heard anything bad about them in the past six months. A B650E mobo should be more than enough for your needs.

Problem on the Intel side is the E-cores. Some of your tasks may not really benefit from these low performance cores and may in fact be hindered by their presence by getting stuck on the wrong cores when you really want your task to be processed as quickly as possible on the performance cores. Hybrid cores is kind of a gimmicky feature in the x86 world, to be honest and needs proper application support to make the best of it. This hybrid concept makes sense in laptops for lowering power usage but in desktops, I have no idea what possible good they are. And AMD CPUs have the best performance per watt right now.

I hope I did not bore you

 

[Hotrod2go]

I personally would not want to trust any Taiwanese mobo brand for a business critical PC.

Save yourself any potential trouble and get a Dell or HP office PC. That's the safest bet.

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-pavilion-desktop-tp01-2165z-bundle-pc

Ryzen 5 5600G (plenty fast over your current i7)
16GB RAM (more than enough for typical Microsoft Office workloads)
256GB SSD for OS and important applications
2TB HDD for data storage

Best thing is the low, low price of $499.99

You can replace the RAM with two sticks of Kingston 32GB DDR4-3600.

Then if you think the video performance can be improved, just buy the most appropriate card for your need and install it in this PC.

However, if you still want to build a monster of a system, I would get the 7800X3D (the huge cache may help in speeding up memory intensive tasks), paired with an MSI mobo, mainly coz I have not heard anything bad about them in the past six months. A B650E mobo should be more than enough for your needs.

Problem on the Intel side is the E-cores. Some of your tasks may not really benefit from these low performance cores and may in fact be hindered by their presence by getting stuck on the wrong cores when you really want your task to be processed as quickly as possible on the performance cores. Hybrid cores is kind of a gimmicky feature in the x86 world, to be honest and needs proper application support to make the best of it. This hybrid concept makes sense in laptops for lowering power usage but in desktops, I have no idea what possible good they are. And AMD CPUs have the best performance per watt right now.

I hope I did not bore you

Good post, it makes sense to get a business oriented machine prebuilt from one of the big name companies, added bonus is the free tech support as long as the warranty is still void.