I’ve never built a PC before and I don’t know that I know all of the considerations.

I’d like something as a server for automated backup from other devices, like phones. I may also do video reencoding on it. I’d like it to be fairly small, but it doesn’t need to be that small. This is what I’ve picked out: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/L3pxGP.

The case, motherboard and power supply I plan to use is the AsRock Deskmini, but it wasn’t an option on Part Picker: https://www.newegg.com/asrock-deskmini-x300w/p/N82E16856158068. This was attractive because it says it has a built-in RAID setup. This is for backups, so I’d like RAID, but I don’t know anything RAID, so a built-in option sounded convenient. The Deskmeet would have been fine too, but it’s out of stock.

Is the cooler OK for that processor? I don’t care about a video card, and the 5700G has integrated graphics, but I don’t know if I need something else to get the graphics working. Is there anything else I should consider?

Thanks for any help.

  • TheBananaKing@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You have 3.5" drives in your build, but the case only supports 2.5" ones, so that’s not going to fly.

    The cooler should be fine for the cpu, and with the right drives, I’d say that setup would be fine.

    Smaller cases will always have worse thermals, but it doesn’t sound like you’ll be driving it particularly hard. If you do end up reencoding, it could maybe-potentially put a crimp in your performance.