2013 PC needs an upgrade!

[Mr_Tom]

2013 PC has finally given up!

Hi all, In the market for an upgrade to my 2013 PCSpecialist PC that has unfortunately recently died. Original fault was that PC would power on for half a second and then turn off and then automatically restart and then fail (repeat process) unless you force power off the PC. Reseated RAM and...

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Need some thoughts on a new spec PC rather than throwing some money at used parts for a 2013 PC. See thread above for the original faults ^

Here is the new spec PC that I was looking at:

Case
PCS SPECTRUM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-14400 (Up to 4.7GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B760M-K D4 (mATX, LGA1700, DDR4, M.2 PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
16GB PCS PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB MSI GEFORCE GT 1030 OC - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR, 1625MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CX SERIES™ CX-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 150 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND APPLICATION
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

I have 1 x Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD to swap over from dead PC to this new PC
I have the original 180gb Intel SSD boot drive that may have some stuff on that could be needed.
1 have 1 x 1TB HDD that has stuff on it too that will need transferring over from dead PC to new PC.

Can I have your thoughts on that above? Maybe worth adding another HDD for the time being?

TIA!

 

[Ekans2011]

Frankly speaking, I believe it is a poorly designed build based on a dead platform. I would not recommend anything there.

If you could provide all of the relevant information, I am confident you will get the best advice for your needs.

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[Mr_Tom]

See below spec for the original 2013 PC:

Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - (Special!)
1st Storage Drive
180GB INTEL® 335 SERIES SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ MODULAR TXM-750 V2-80 PLUS®
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
4G Module
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

As posted in the original post via the inserted url, I was having issues with booting and tried to troubleshoot but to no avail. With the system being so old I was thinking it may have been worthwhile to go for an entirely new PC rather than try to throw money and parts at a 12 year old system. I don't use the old PC for much other than downloading and a bit of editing so there isn't a requirement for such a top spec - it only needs standard items that will just work together and hence the new spec created in the original post.

If you are willing to provide your opinion then please feel free to add a comment and suggest other parts. I do not want to spend a substantial amount of money (less than £800 including the 1 day turnaround) as I do not think the use of the PC will warrant such expensive parts.

TIA.

 

[Ekans2011]

As posted in the original post via the inserted url, I was having issues with booting and tried to troubleshoot but to no avail. With the system being so old I was thinking it may have been worthwhile to go for an entirely new PC rather than try to throw money and parts at a 12 year old system. I don't use the old PC for much other than downloading and a bit of editing so there isn't a requirement for such a top spec - it only needs standard items that will just work together and hence the new spec created in the original post.

If you are willing to provide your opinion then please feel free to add a comment and suggest other parts. I do not want to spend a substantial amount of money (less than £800 including the 1 day turnaround) as I do not think the use of the PC will warrant such expensive parts.

I agree that it is not worth investing in a 12-year discontinued system; what level of editing are you looking for?
I honestly believe that an £800 price is insufficient for a modern DDR5 platform capable of more than just basic office tasks.
You can realistically strive for an previous gen platform (DDR4) or a second-hand PC to stay inside that budget.

 

[Mr_Tom]

Thanks for the response. The level of editing required is very basic. There's no 3D rendering or works similar to that. It is simply dragging and dropping MP4 files for compilation and rendering that - no fancy effects or transitions, basic of the basic; hence the design of an 'okay' spec PC. The rendering is done on a different PC that is more than capable of doing so. This new PC will be used to create the file and basic storage and not much else.

I am more leaning towards a DDR4 system than 5 simply due to cost and the nature of use of the PC. There is no plan to develop this new PC to something bigger than it needs to be. I don't need it complicated or expensive, I just need it to work for what I want...

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

I am more leaning towards a DDR4 system than 5 simply due to cost and the nature of use of the PC.

So long as you understand a DDR4 system is now 4 years old so is already half way through its lifetime, so although it may cost less at purchase time, it will cost significantly more as would need replacing far sooner. The financial step up to a current gen pc is insignificant compared to that

 

[Ekans2011]

There is no plan to develop this new PC to something bigger than it needs to be.

In this case, I don't see the reason in purchasing a custom PC; it's better a throwaway system from a major retailer because the paramount of the custom PC is designing a system that can last a long time by upgrading the necessary components as you go, and to you that seems irrelevant.