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I built a custom PC over 3 decades ago and have been out of the loop since. I am trying to build a system that will not be obsolete in 10 years as I plan on making this my last PC build and I need a system that can do whatever I need it to as I explore my future interests as I retire from working as an educator for the last 25 years. I love creating and editing video and audio, and my hobbies include future music/video creation, production, and editing, but I have a budget that must be considered. Over the past 3 months I have been sucked into the rabbit hole re-educating myself regarding technology and feel a bit lost so I am reaching out for feedback to make sure I have not ventured too far off of what I truly need. My current custom build is as follows and it is currently at the high end of my budget. Monitors (2 for now), keyboard, mouse, and peripherals will be added later. I am also old, so Windows 11 PRO is my OS. Any feedback is welcomed.
Current custom build specs:
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Arrow Lake 3.7 GHz Twenty Four-Core LGA 1851
Motherboard: MSI - Z890- MAG Tomahawk WiFi Intel LGA 1851 ATX
RAM: Crucial - Pro 32 GB (2X16GB) DDR5-6400 PC5-51200 CL32
Graphic Card: Zotac - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Solid SFF Overclocked Triple Fan 16GB GDDR7 PCIe 5.0
M.2/NVMe SSD (#1): Crucial - P510 1TB SSD G9 TLC NAND PCI2 Gen 5X4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD w/ Heatsink
M.2/NVMe SSD (#2): Crucial - P510 2TB SSD G9 TLC NAND PCI2 Gen 5X4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD w/ Heatsink
Case: Montech - HS01 PRO Tempered Glass ATX Mid-tower
Power Supply: Montech - Century II 1050 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply - ATX 3.1 Compatible
Water Cooling Kit: Montech - HyperFlow Silent 360 mm All in One Liquid CPU Cooling Kit
Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for your feedback.
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