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Why two SSDs? Also you need a PSU.
I've always done C: for OS and programs and D: for user data, it makes life easier, particularly when migrating to a new machine. 250GB 980 and 500GB 970 is also cheaper than a 1TB 980. Actually, Plan A was to have a 118GB Optane 800P as C:, but the bastards have discontinued it😕
PSU would be HDPlex fanless combo, per OP now that I've corrected the TLA 😉 I'm guessing that with a -T CPU and no graphics card I can get away with 200W
gbj_tester
Sooo, it's probably new PC time soon. Use case is 99% web browsing/streaming, absolutely no games, but needs some processing power for days when I'm playing Fusion 360. Obviously anything new is going to be a substantial upgrade on the current rig:
i5-3340, 6GB RAM, 1TB spinning magnetic disc with C: and D: partitions, 1080p 27" monitor
but if I feel like going all in, is there anything obviously wrong or out of balance with this:
HDPlex H5 fanless case/PSU
Asrock Z590 Phantom Gaming itx motherboard
Intel i7-11700T
Samsung 250GB SSD 980 Pro drive C:
Samsung 500GB SSD 970 Evo Plus drive D:
Crucial Ballistix 16GB/3200MHz RAM ×2
Some sort of flat 4K 16:9 monitor, maybe Samsung UJ59 32"
Just to cut off some obvious queries:
Case is bigger than necessary (or the motherboard is smaller than necessary), but it fits in with the rest of the HiFi and I haven't completely discounted the idea milling a slot in the front panel and sliding a ProJect PreBox S2 Digital into the void
Motherboard is OTT, but I'm prepared to pay the extra just to get built in Toslink rather than having a USB-Optical converter cluttering up my desk.
I don't need more storage, currently using about 60GB on C: (will still be <100GB with the bigger hiberfil.sys) and 150GB on D: including a bunch of crap and duplicate files
T suffix on the CPU because 99% of the time I'm going to be using very little processing power, so the low energy makes sense, i.e. the lower electricity bills will probably cover any premium over a full speed i5 for the same overall performance level.