Thanks for the detailed advice, esp Frank + Dale + also Wols + Perkins.
These are my proposed parts for ANB6, wh I will buy from Canada Computers ;
prices are in CAD, of course ; a few further comments from me below :
CPU : AMD : CPAMD00131 : Ryzen 7 : 5700G : 8-core 16-thread : $ 388
Socket AM4 : 3,8 / 4,6 GHz : Radeon Graphix Wreath Stealth
Mobo : MBGIG00145 : Gigabyte : X570 Aorus elite WIFI : $ 220
dual PCIe 4.0 M.2 : Intel dual-band 802.11ac wireless
front USB Type C : RGB Fusion 2.0
Memory : MEKIT00523 : Kingston Fury Beast : 2 x 16 GB : DDR4 3200 MHz : $ 160
SSD : SSKIT00120 : Kingston KC3000 : 1 TB : PCIe Gen4 : NVMe M.2
R 7000 MB/s ; W 6000 MB/s : $ 190
HDD : HDSEA00016 : Seagate IronWolf : 4 TB : CMR :
SATA 6 Gb/s : 5900 RPM : 64 MB Cache : 3 Yr Warranty : $ 110
Case : CSDCL00015 : Deepcool D-Shield V2 ATX : Compact Mid Tower Case : $ 60
CSDCL00019 : Deepcool E-Shield : Mid Tower Chassis,
Black, Tempered Glass, 120mm Fan, Radiator Support,
E-ATX/ATX/MicroATX/MiniITX : $ 60
Power : PSTHL00007 : Thermaltake Smart White : 700 W
80 PLUS Certified Power Supply : $ 80 [[ total $ 1268 ]]
Comments : the machine is intended to last 7 years ,
so I'm going for more power + speed than I'm likely to use today ;
of course, I don't want to waste CAD, but will pay more for better value ;
I don't do gaming, but I do need a powerful machine for Gentoo compiling.
CPU : based on Frank's recommendation ; I prefer AMD.
Mobo : Canada Computers say this is often bought with the CPU ;
my present machine (ANB5) has a Gigabyte mobo, as has its predecessor ;
it says it can support PCIe 4.0, which matches the SSD ;
I'ld like to have WIFI available, tho' I may carry on with landline.
Memory : the mobo will accept 32 GB sticks, but I don't need them ;
I've had good experiences with Kingston.
SSD : PCIe 4 is much faster than PCI 3 ; 1 TB is enough.
HDD : I heard the warnings & this is CMR ;
I also heard Frank's advice re spin-speed : this is lower.
Case : I'm inclined to get '19',
but wonder if there's a serious diffence between 'ATX' vs 'ATXe' :
any advice wb welcome.
Power : the summary says "700 W", but the specs say "500 W" :
the price is a bit more than others which are 500 W
& I can ask in the store, so I'm willing to assume "500" is a typo.
Any further advice wb very welcome (smile to everyone).
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