cries in E7500
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wonder how much my r510 is worth LOL with that dual cpu ^^ and 32gb ram
Intel Core i5 11600KF 11th Gen Rocket Lake 6 Core Processor
Pick a different CPU.
The F CPUs do not have Intel Quick Sync Video and therefore cannot use hardware accelerated transcoding.
Nothing specific to Thermaltake, but don’t go cheap on the PSU. Quality matters. And better to have extra capacity in case you want to add a graphics card, etc down the road.
Also, check power requirements of the CPU when running at max clocks. If I remember correctly, Intel changed how they quote power requirements. The CPUs can pull more power than what is listed on the datasheet, especially when overclocked.
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so shall i go for i5 11600K instead?
Sure. Just stay away from the F models (I should have been clearer in my first post, instead of just saying “pick a different CPU”).
To follow up on my PSU comments…
Here’s a review of the i5-11600K at Tom’s Hardware. Granted, they have the chip clocked at 5 GHz and are running tests to pull max power. They mention the chip briefly pulling 240 W, and the Handbrake x264 graph shows it pulling 205 watts.
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You really want an over-specced cooler. Pick one for overclockers, but don’t actually overclock your CPU.
Current CPU’s are only going to be fast if they’re running cool.
Hence why laptops and SFF devices are always running slower than full-blown desktop machines. There is no way to keep these small boxes cool for prolonged periods. (Unless you dunk them into liquid nitrogen or something).
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Brill 450W should be more than enough 
do you mean, maybe get watercooling? what do you mean?
IMO, no. It’s not worth the hassle and it won’t cool your drives and all the power regulators on the mainboard etc.
Plus, there is always the chance of leaks.
Last watercooling PC I had in front of me had a nasty 50 Hz humming, caused by the pump.
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Be Quiet Pure Rock Slim CPU Cooler | Ebuyer.com or sth more fancy?
You’ll have to run the numbers.
250W for the CPU
Motherboard = ?
RAM = ?
SSD & Hard Drives = ?
Assume the drives will always be spinning. Look at a data sheet to get power requirements.
450W might be fine.
The point is to not try and shave things too closely. You don’t have to drop 100 dollars/pounds/euros on a PSU. However, if you can drop 10 - 20 more and have more headroom you’ll be better off in the long run.
Are you sticking with Windows? If you care about HDR to SDR Tone Mapping you might consider Linux. Or … don’t worry about it unless you have problems w/ the level of support in Windows.
HDR to SDR Tone Mapping | Plex Support
The i5-11400 looks like an amazing value for an easy-to-cool build, with 90% of the performance but a 50% lower TDP.
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https://www.ebuyer.com/1139427-intel-core-i5-11500-11th-gen-rocket-lake-6-core-processor-bx8070811500 yeah so not overclocked 17000 which is 70% better than my current
yeah not sure … just found it easier with interface, adding content etc
Either that or in Europe you get similar ones from Arctic Cooling instead.
Just make sure that the peak TDP of your CPU doesn’t come close to the cooling power of the cooler.
Look up the numbers on the Intel website or on PassMark - Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz - Price performance comparison or some similar site.
http://www.ebuyer.com/lists/c5a03e4bfb7e97cc45785211d207f77b fingers crossed
So where is the NVMe drive to hold the OS and your Plex DB? 
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And the RAM?
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got ram already vengence 3000mhz 2x8gb, thats why i chose this specific MB to match ram and processor
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got SSD in my current setup with 7x WD RED drives
