As the title says, I’m building a new machine for work. The focus is on compilation performance (which mostly scales with n cores and single core performance, not cache size) and not having to run UE5 Editor on my current potato integrated GPU. I picked the smallest GPU I could find that has >8Gb VRAM for longevity, don’t really need a lot of Ohhmp there besides having a discrete GPU.
Particularly interested in what you think about PSU and cooler size.
Thoughts:
5 years ago I bought a 750 watt PSU and now I regret not getting a 800 watt.
Small difference back then, bigger difference now. As it has prevented me from buying some of the current GPUs, because it does not have 3 lines for the GPU, only 2.
The mainboard has PCIe 5.0 and too many PCIe lanes for a work PC. Opportunity to shave off 100€, provided B650 boards are still being made.
The cooler is nice. Dark Rock Pro from BeQuiet is also nice and worth a consideration. Depends on price.
Don‘t go too cheap on the Tower case. I did not look it up, but this is what makes a big difference for running quiet. BeQuiet 802 is awesome, but there‘s many options. Also make sure it can be dusted off with ease!
That’s fair, however I don’t see myself ever needing a beefy GPU, aynthing beyond what’s needed to run Unreal Editor is overkill (I make audio plugins for Unreal and our test scenes are visually very barebones, certainly nothing you need even a mid level card for).
Yeah that’s a good point. I was thinking about perhaps upgrading in the future when/if pcie 5 M2 drives fix their thermal issues, but probably not worth it since I’ll rarely be bound by raw disk IO.
Thinking about switching to the Asus Prime B850M-K, since there are only B650E boards still being sold, and those go for more than the B850.
Sounds good.
Don‘t forget you might at some point need a beefy GPU to run (affordable) AI shenanigans. Maybe.
I see two types of coders in the near future:
Those who adopt AI-assisted workflows to improve their work, and those who get their salary cut in half. That race started yesterday.
Not sure if this applies to you, as you seem to have expertise based in „reality“, but i can see it all around me and I work with all kinds of coders a lot. Not a good time to stay in the comfort zone.
I digress. 
That 16 core GPU will be sweet! I wish I had a desktop PC to work on. These stupid 15 watt Laptops break my efficiency one microdelay at a time.
I am currently dealing with a 3.5k LOC pure vibe coding session merge request of my DSP focused colleague, having to mold that pile into production worthy code. This is not the day to talk about AI with me. 
I’m considering a full rewrite.
Hah, yeah. It‘s not an excuse to merge crap, that‘s for sure!
Try the Linus Torvalds approach 
They let it slide because he’s talented. I have to resort to diplomacy.
Thanks for your input @Poneybirds. I’ve redistributed the money saved on the MB towards a better case.
Can’t wait to see that CPU go to town.
