On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 07:36:36PM -0500, Alex Volkov via talk wrote:
Hey everyone,
I'm assembling a computer and I'm looking for some feedback.
The computer I'm building I'll use for development, run some VMs, edit video time-to-time. I also already have a 1Gb hard drive which I plan to use for VMs.
I hope you meant 1TB.
One of the big requirements is to be small size, lots of memory (eventually upgrade to 32GB) and have a somewhat beefy CPU (Thus Ryzen 2400G).
I've chosen Asrock AB350 mini ITX because it's small and it's got dual HDMI.
Displayport is much much more versatile and futureproof. And supports daisy chaining monitors and higher resolution than HDMI. Also trivially adapts to DVI, HDMI, etc. I would not consider buying anything without at least one displayport. Especially since the HDMI on the AM4 boards is 1.4 not 2.0, and hence limited to 4k @ 30Hz, not 60Hz. At least intel based boards tend to be HDMI 2.0 these days. The MSI B350I PRO appears to have HDMI+DP and is mITX. I guess someone does make it then. It does appear to be so recent though that I can't find any store that carries it yet.
I'm thinking maybe I can reduce some specs to save a few bucks.
Thanks,
Alex.
PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Z6Rttg Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Z6Rttg/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Memory Express) Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($142.75 @ Vuugo)
ASRock is not a brand I would buy. I stick with Asus although they cost a bit more. They do not appear to have any ryzen mini itx boards with video output however. ASRock doesn't seem to have displayport on mITX Ryzen boards. How I hate mITX and its lack of features. Lots of money and no features. If I want that small I will buy a laptop.
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($219.99 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($104.00 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Why a SATA M.2 rather than the much faster NVMe?
Case: Antec - ISK 300-150 Mini ITX Desktop Case w/150W Power Supply ($96.99 @ PC-Canada)
Hmm, I guess 150W might actually be enough when you use onboard video.
Total: $773.72 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-26 19:26 EST-0500
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