So i got the opportunity to build a small living room gem for movie watching, gaming, browsing and maybe future photo and video editing....
And im struggling in a heavy way... to many options and not sure about anything, so i decided to put you through it as well.
Most parts im looking to buy second hand to safe some money as the friend wants to spend it on a nice case rather as it has to be in the living room.... So I did some research and here started my struggle. AMD or Intel? 7950X3D/9950X3D or 14900K? As its not for me and i don't want to have any troubleshooting problems of a unstable platform, I tend to go AM5, which is even second-hand more expensive than the Intel platform. But 7000/9000 series cpus are a better fit for gaming and workloads then intel currently.... More future proved?
Case will be NCASE M2 Grater (best compromise between performance, space, and look i found so far - any advice is welcome) In respect of thermals, it should not be a problem - case support the Thermalright perles asasin mini and just bought thermal grizly delider for AM5 (20 EUR secondhand - what a deal ) so i can delid Intel and AM5 so it should be fine....
Next looking into the motherboards. Found a deal for the MSI MPG B650I edge Wi-Fi for about 150 EUR - used just 3 weeks with full warranty VS ROG STRIX B850-I GAMING Wi-Fi new from the store, which is about 310 EUR - 380 EUR. The difference is PCIE4 VS PCIE5, the asus one has more conectivity options and never wifi standard (which is not possible to use yet here) but is it worth the money? Does it makes sense? The GPU will probably be a 9070 from AMD if i don't find a good deal for something better for the same price range and the SSD M2 disks will be the PCIE 4 WD blacks as i have some spare ones... Any experience from Reallife or constructive thoughts? Any aspect i forgot?
BTW 9070XT - enough for 4K TV gaming?
PSU: Cooler Master SFX Platinum 1300W - found one for 130 EUR - good or not? The seller claims it's louder than he is used to. For this he is selling it, but any concerns eventually experience to share? Or should i rather go with a classic ATX PSU ?
Any advice and thought will be appreciated Thank you