Assembling a PC with a monitor up to 60,000 hryvnia

Intel Core i5-14400F is a processor with 10 physical cores and 16 virtual threads, but without an integrated graphics card, as evidenced by the F index. It belongs to the Raptor Lake Refresh family, the latest for the LGA 1700 socket and with support for two types of memory: DDR4 and DDR5. It is equipped with a simple boxed cooler, but those who like silence will not like it.

After all, the processor emits 65 W of heat declared by the manufacturer only at a low base frequency. Whereas in Turbo Boost auto-overclocking mode up to 4.7 GHz, the TDP level rises to 148 W, which requires an air tower with a large fan. The processor has a 6+4 core configuration, that is, six powerful cores and four energy-efficient ones.

Additional kernels are used for undemanding background tasks, such as a music player, antivirus and instant messengers. The 14400F has a separate Intel GNA neural module, which, however, will be replaced with a more functional NPU in the next generation of Arrow Lake processors. And Intel plans to completely abandon the AVX-512 instruction set, which has not found popularity.

PCCooler K6 is the most affordable processor cooler with six copper heat pipes. Competing models cost one and a half to two times more. The diameter of each tube is 6 millimeters; they contact the processor directly without an intermediary plate. Externally, the tubes, like the entire cooler, are painted the same black or white color.

The liquid inside the tubes is under pressure so that gravity does not affect the uniformity of heat distribution along the entire length, regardless of how the cooler is installed - vertically or horizontally. The ugly sealed ends of the tubes are covered with a decorative cap. The mounting bracket is made of metal and is compatible with Intel LGA 1200/1700 and AMD AM4/AM5 sockets.

The hydraulic fan has an increased diameter of 13 cm instead of the typical 12 cm. Ten blades generate strong air flow and pressure to blow through the cooler fins. The rotation speed varies from 400 to 1600 rpm, and the noise level does not exceed 29 dB. The kit includes a tube of proprietary thermal paste PCCooler EX90 with high thermal conductivity of 15 WmK.

Maxsun Terminator B760M D4 is a motherboard for 12th, 13th and 14th generation Intel Core processors. The textolite is black, and numerous radiators are silver, which makes it a good choice also for white PC assemblies. It has a 10-phase VRM power subsystem with Dr.MOS digital mosfets, capable of delivering up to 253 W of power.

Four RAM slots support frequencies up to 5333 MHz. Moreover, this is not the new DDR5, but the time-tested DDR4, which is almost half the price. There are three connectors for M.2 PCIe 4.0 drives, including two extended 10 cm ones. The Intel B760 chipset allows you to assemble a RAID array from SATA drives: high-speed, mirrored, or with both advantages.

For modding, there are ARGB backlight connectors with software control. And for overclockers there is a Debug-LED indicator and a BIOS reset button. A USB Type-C port can be placed on the front panel. Wired Internet is represented by Ethernet 2.5 Gbit/s. If you need wireless Wi-Fi, the adapter can be installed in the M.2 Key-E slot. There is a version of the same motherboard with bundled Wi-Fi 6 AX.

Arktek Thunderbird DDR4 is a series of RAM from a young brand from Hong Kong. Includes 8 and 16 gigabyte modules with a frequency of 2666 or 3200 MHz. Moreover, this is not ordinary JEDEC memory with auto-timings, but selected overclocker XMP with reduced latencies. Thus, for the frequency of 3200 MHz, the optimal formula CL16-18-18-38 was selected (the lower the numbers, the better).

For maximum stability, the supply voltage has been slightly increased - from 1.2 to 1.35 V. The XMP profile is activated by literally pressing one button in the BIOS settings menu. If you wish, you can experiment with further manual overclocking - 3600 MHz will definitely be conquered. And then it depends on the success of a particular instance of memory, processor and motherboard.

The Thunderbird memory is wrapped in thick-walled metal radiators, which also serve a decorative function. True, the radiators are about two centimeters higher than the PCB, which is worth considering when choosing a processor cooler. In addition to desktop DDR4 memory, Arktek’s product range includes radiator-less SO-DIMM DDR3, which is still in demand for upgrading laptops.

Inno3D GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin X2 is a video card that replaced the original RTX 4070. At an almost constant cost, the Super version is about 20% faster in games, which corresponds to the performance of the already more expensive RTX 4070 Ti. Simply put, the RTX 4070 Super is NVIDIA's most affordable 12GB graphics card right now.

A large amount of video memory is in demand not only in games at 2.5K or 4K resolution, but also in applications based on artificial intelligence. If the regular RTX 4070 was still powered by a classic 6+2-pin connector, then the updated Super requires a progressive 16-pin connector. Fortunately, Inno3D carefully included an adapter from two 6+2-pin connectors to one 6-pin connector in the box with the video card.

The Twin X2 dual-slot cooler features five nickel-plated tubes for corrosion resistance and an array of aluminum fins that conduct heat away from the GPU, memory chips, and mosfets. The backplate acts as a stiffener and has slots for convection. Two fans with a diameter of 9 cm support semi-passive operation.

ADATA XPG Gammix S60 is a new wave of budget M.2 NVMe SSDs with read speeds of 5000 MB/s. Its predecessors, even if they worked on the PCIe 4.0 bus, only produced 3500 MB/s. In addition to desktop computers and laptops, it is compatible with the Sony PlayStation 5 game console, but in its case the speed will be limited to 4600 MB/s.

The writing speed depends on the storage capacity: 3200 MB/s for the one-terabyte version and 4200 MB/s for the two-terabyte version. Such a high result is achieved using two smart caching technologies at once: SLC and HMB. The first combines flash memory cells to parallelize recording, and the second uses part of the PC's system-wide RAM.

Equipped with a thin graphene heatsink that can easily fit even into an ultrabook. Supports automatic LDPC write error correction and AES hardware encryption. The proprietary ADATA SSD ToolBox application allows you to monitor the health of the drive. The rewrite resource is 250 and 450 TB for 1 and 2 TB disk versions, respectively, and the warranty period is 5 years.

Chieftec EON ZPU-700S is a power supply with a basic energy efficiency certificate of 80 PLUS White, which means an efficiency of 80%. Of the total 700 W of power, it produces 636 W along the main +12 V line, which powers the processor and video card. Two 4+4-pin processor connectors and the same number of 6+2-pin video card connectors are available.

The high voltage capacitor is made in Taiwan and allows a maximum operating temperature of up to 85°C. There is a classic group voltage stabilization, an active APFC correction mechanism and an input EMI filter, but there is no varistor for lightning protection. But protection against short circuits, power surges and line overloads is provided.

The fan is built on a plain bearing, which is standard for budget power supplies. Up to a third of the load on the power supply unit, the propeller rotates at a speed of 700 rpm, which is almost inaudible, and then gradually accelerates. The cables are not removable, but they are very long, flat and soft, which facilitates their hidden installation inside the computer case.

AeroCool Dryft Mini is a case with a panoramic view, that is, two transparent panels. Made of 0.6 mm thick steel and tempered glass. The inside is divided into two compartments: the first contains the motherboard and video card, and the second contains the power supply and disks. Therefore, lower, but wider than other Micro-ATX cases, shaped like a cube.

There are two configurations of Dryft Mini on sale - V1 and V2. The first version is equipped with six Fixed RGB fans that cycle through all the colors of the rainbow. The second version has the same number of Addressable RGB propellers and a central hub for synchronizing and adjusting the backlight. At the bottom, three fans directly blow the video card.

On the side, two propellers with an increased diameter of 14 cm force fresh air inside and another one at the rear throws heat out. There is a gap at the top for mounting a 280/360 mm liquid cooling system. Two easily removable magnetic filters minimize dust ingress. The interface panel has three USB ports, two of which are fast 3.0, and a separate backlight control button.

QUBE Overlord G27Q180 is de jure a gaming monitor, but de facto a universal monitor with a diagonal of 27 inches and a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels. Thanks to the 8-bit IPS matrix, it demonstrates solid color accuracy: 100% according to the sRGB photographic standard and 95% according to the cinematic DCI-P3 standard. Esports players will appreciate the high refresh rate of 180 Hz and the minimum latency of 1 ms.

Supports adaptive frame rate synchronization in games with the screen refresh rate. And HDR and DCR technologies programmatically expand the color range. The bezels around the display are so thin that they are almost invisible. The WLED backlight provides high brightness of 300 candelas per square meter and a static contrast ratio of 1000:1.

True, the monitor consumes a lot of electricity at maximum brightness - 48 watts per hour. Video inputs are exclusively digital HDMI and Display Port, and from analogue there is only a 3.5 mm audio output for headphones or external stereo speakers. The ergonomic leg allows you to change the height of the monitor above the table within 12 cm or flip it from landscape to portrait mode.