Question Non-gaming Desktop

[Caminetto]

I have not built a PC in years and thinking of building a Windows 11 non-gaming desktop. Frankly I don’t have much time for research and there doesn’t seem to be much information out there on building a desktop for business (I mostly use office and financial programs, and do a little video editing). I would like a build that will age gracefully.

Is there a flaw in my logic of using a well-reviewed gaming system build, deleting the video card and using the on-board graphic card? Or perhaps buying a prebuilt gamer and selling the graphic card on eBay?

 

[Tech Junky]

GPU will speed up your video work though Intel CPUs do well with out the discrete GPU. I would go with a 12th gen as the later models are just fluff and more expensive. Or go AMD and add a cheap Arc A380 which is sufficient for most. I paired a 7900X / A380 on my current build which is mostly used for Plex and the GPU cut my video processing down to 1/8th the time it took the CPU at full tilt and dropped the power use at the same time. The CPU would be pegged and now uses less than 2 cores.

So, either buy prebuilt or build if you want more control over what's inside and not deal with selling the GPU later. $900 all in is where I ended up for a full 12 core system and 6GB GPU.

 

[Muadib]

AMD cpu chips have video built in. You just need a motherboard that supports it. I agree with Tech Junky though. If you do video editing, I would get a separate GPU.

 

[VirtualLarry]

AMD cpu chips have video built in.

On Am2/Am3+: in the chipset on mobo.
On AM4 CPUs: not present/bonded out.
On AM4 APUs (with a "G" suffix): on CPU
On AM5 7000-series CPUs: on package (IOD)
On AM5 8000-series APUs: on CPU?
On AM5 9000-series: I don't know yet.

 

[manly]

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A mini PC with Ryzen APU would work as well if you want a small footprint.

 

[Caminetto]

If you're willing to use Zip on Newegg, pay $6 juice, you can get some deals on desktop PCs right now. Don't see a whole lot of reason to build a PC yourself unless you have specific cost/specs requirements. $800 will buy you plenty:

ABS Cyclone Aqua Gaming Desktop: i5-13400F, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, RTX 4060 $748 w/ Zip Pay Checkout + Free S/H

Newegg has ABS Cyclone Aqua Gaming Desktop (CA13400F4060) for $747.99 when you apply promo code.ZIPMYPC12 in your cart and checkout with Zip Pay as your payment method Shipping is free. Thanks ...

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A mini PC with Ryzen APU would work as well if you want a small footprint.

I am indeed thinking of the pre-built specials, and this one looks nice:

ABS Cyclone Aqua Gaming PC: i5-13400F, GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD $818.40 w/ Zip Pay Checkout + Free S/H

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I also saw a build on YouTube that had a nice Ryzen 5 7600 and 32gb of ram for about $800 (maybe buy a case with a slot for my Blu-ray burner).

Thank you all for the replies.