Plex for the family, backups and a few VMs. Quiet. Around €1,000.
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Describe what you need
Plain words are enough. Prefer to click? Pick your workloads in the Planner.
The Hardware Decision EngineStart with the goal.
Start with the goal.
Leave with the right hardware.
Tell WisePC what you want your computer to do. It weighs workload, budget, power and noise, then recommends a build — with the reason behind every part.
- Intent
- Workload
- Requirements
- Architecture
- Components
- Trade-offs
- Decision
How it works
Three steps. No spec sheets.
WorkloadBudgetPowerNoise
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The engine weighs it
Every factor is checked against the others, not against a spec sheet.
Balanced
Because it handles four 4K streams under 20 W and leaves budget for storage.
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You get a decision
A clear recommendation and the reason behind it. Sometimes that's: keep what you have.
Tools
Start wherever you are.
Plan a build from scratchChoose workloads, set budget and noise. Get the full architecture.Describe it in your wordsOne sentence is enough. The engine asks only what it needs.Which of these two?Put two builds side by side and get one honest pick.Is my build right?Paste a parts list. See what's missing, overkill or risky.
Popular decisions
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Frequently asked questions
Is WisePC a PC builder?
No. PC builders assemble parts; WisePC is a decision layer above them. You start from what you want to run, and WisePC picks the system architecture first, then the components — with trade-offs, energy cost and an upgrade path.
Where do the prices come from?
Builds use real market observations when available; for components without market data yet, WisePC uses a deterministic spec-based estimate and marks the build as approximate (≈) — it never fakes a 0 € price.
Does WisePC take commissions on recommendations?
Some product links are affiliate links, clearly disclosed. A commission never changes a recommendation — the decision kernel has no access to the monetization layer.
Can I plan around hardware I already own?
Yes. Register your hardware and every plan starts from what you already have: reuse, salvage, KEEP/UPGRADE/SELL/REPLACE analysis — including an honest “do nothing” when your current hardware already covers the workload.
Sometimes the right build is the one you already own.
WisePC will tell you that too. Recommendations follow your workload, never the commission.