VivienMatthews

My updated parts list with already purchased parts:
PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard Purchased For €150.00 Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive Purchased For €68.00 Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Purchased For €48.00 Case Lian Li LANCOOL 215 ATX Mid Tower Case Purchased For €74.00 Monitor Asus ProArt Display PA278QV 27.0" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor Purchased For €299.00 Mouse Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless Laser Mouse Purchased For €99.00   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total €738.00   Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-22 10:49 CET+0100   + I already have PSU but it is a local manufacturer so I could not find it on PCPartPicker
   PSU: 1stCOOL White Storm series 85+ 700W - 50€
   Keyboard: Keychron K1 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard (Version 4) - 70€
 
I need help with deciding which CPU to choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 7 3700X?
Also, RAM recommendations would be great. I know AMD likes fast RAM, so I would go for something that is 3600MHz and CL16 a 16GB KIT.
GPU...well everything is out of stock so I have no idea. I was thinking about AMD Radeon RX 5500XT or 5600XT ?
 
Thanks in advance.

Budget (including currency): 1500-1600€
Country: Slovakia
Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Blender, Adobe Creative Suite, Unreal Engine
Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 
no existing parts, monitor needed, planning to buy in September
 
PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor €270.24 Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard €153.85 Memory Crucial Ballistix RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory €96.46 Storage HP EX950 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive €74.30 Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive €52.46 Case Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case €98.66 Keyboard Logitech MX Keys Advanced Wireless Slim Keyboard €104.00 Mouse Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless Laser Mouse €80.71 Speakers Logitech Z207 (Black) 10 mW 2.0 Channel Speakers €42.25   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total €972.93   Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-27 09:11 CEST+0200    
Hello
 
I am in need of advice and help regarding my build for creative work - I want to learn sculpting and animation. Programs used will be Blender, Adobe Creative Suite and Unreal Engine. 
Could you please recommend a PSU, GPU and monitor? Also, feel free to correct the parts list. It is not finalized yet. My budget is around 1500-1600€.
Monitor should be IPS and 4K. I was thinking about the AOC U2790PQU 27", what are your thoughts? Would this do the job?
Regarding the PSU, will a 550W be enough or should I go for a 650W?
The one thing I cannot really decide is if I should go for an NVDIA RTX 2070S or AMD Sapphire Radeon Nitro+ RX 5700 XT 8G OC? I am sort of waiting for the prices to drop after the new releases in September....
 
What do you recommend?
 
Thanks in advance.
 

Crucial is a Micron brand. I have a kit of ballistix sport LTs, E-die 3000cl15 running 3733 cl14. Would definitely recommend (though get the 3600 cl16 kit)

oh yeah for the ram, 3600 is something to go for if you get a newer CPU.
Might be as good for that CPU too, don't remember but you might get more out of it with the 5000 series. (where it can like it even higher)
Not sure if you would need more GB of ram, not been into such workloads as much.
Right now the 3700x might have been the better choice, but not quite sure. Think it's at least a better choice for now?

3700 is nice for such workloads and if its at a better price than others.
700W should be fine.
You could wait on GPU if you want, the RTX 3000 series or AMD's new ones, there will be even lower priced versions like maybe 3050 and 3060 (non-ti) if that works.
Really depends on what comes and if they will be affordable in your region.
If that is less of a priority than older GPU's could be an choice too.
B550 can be a nice board for future CPU upgrades.
 
For coding and blender etc, a strong CPU or more cores can be nice and having the option to upgrade.
Unless you see an older threadripper or intel on sale, might not be quite what you are looking for.

I'm glad you link this for everyone, but it's a very confusing way of portraying the monitors. The average person does not need to know all about which budgets contain which monitors (everyone knows that more expensive=better and that 500$ is the best balance) and most people know what pixel response time and input lag is, and you link this post to people who are just looking for a recommendation, not a wikipedia article about monitors.
I recommend just updating this with recommendations in each budget and resolution+refresh rate.
 
For example 450$ = Dell s2721DGF (Nano-ips) (165Hz)
Alternative 400$ = LG 27GN750 (Nano-ips (144Hz) (sRgb mode)
etc.
 
As it now stands, this post is useless for the 70% of people finding this after you link it in their recommendation post.

thanks for the tip, I think this is an awesome monitor for the price. Right now there is a deal on it at one of the retailers in my country and I could get it for 290€ instead of 360€.

Thanks 😊 

Since you're using it for content creation and I guess you don't wanna spend a 1000$ on an expensive 4K display this one would be a good choice IMO.
 
Asus ProArt Display PA278QV

the 5600x and the 3600 cl16 at least, and get a 650w psu, and if you can get a 5800x in there it would be much better, as for gpu, try for a 6800, otherwise a 3070 or even a 2070 super, but overall a good build

If you can wait until the RTX 3070 is back in stock it would be awesome paired with a Ryzen 5 5600X (or wait for the 5600 and save some money). 

Thanks, I will check it out :)

Unfortunately I haven't kept up with non-gaming focused monitors.  Just got my Odyssey G7 and it's pretty good so far.  That being said, LTT just released a review on ta LG monitor a few days ago that might suit your needs.  4k, HDR600, IPS and pretty good colour calibrated panel.

i don't do 3d, but i highly recommend the Ryzen 9 3900X for obvious reason, it has more 4 more cores, which is serious upgrade from 3700X in multithreading tasks, you can stick with 3700X if your budget do not allow that, 3700X is good enough. For PSU, upgrade to 650W or 750W should be plenty for future upgrade.

for GPU, if you're not in a rush, you can wait for RDNA 2 or RTX 3000 series. i think they worth considering. 

New NVIDIA GPUs are to be announced in 4-5 days, so wait till then and either get the new stuff or get the old stuff that will drop in price!

Go for a 650w if you can, it should give you enough headroom for a GPU and CPU upgrade in the future, like a 3900x class CPU or a xx80 series GPU.
 
I would say the 2070S, as CUDA has more support in development tools (IIRC).  Would whatever you're doing need more than 16GB of RAM?

the driver issues have mostly been solved

the b550 boards will be cheaper with similar features, so if you can wait, go for it.
the cpu cooler is adequate, but gets pretty loud under load. i've changed mine for the gelid phantom and now my pc is completely silent.
in terms of storage, depends on your requirements, how much stuff you have/need. 
what i personally would advise is a 1tb nvme for windows, software, games and 1-2 projects you're working on and  a 2-4tb hdd for the rest of the stuff you use less often, media files etc. that's what works for me.
for case, aim to get one that has a mesh front, so the airflow is good.
for gpu, i would chose between 2060 super, 2070 and 5700xt, depending on prices, they are pretty similar. the 5700xt is  a bit better in terms of pure performance, while the 2060s and 2070 come with nvidia features.

Unless you need pcie 4.0, or you need blazing fast memory, x570 is usually a lot more expensive than b450, you could buy a 150-200 dollar b450 motherboard, and be able to afford a 3800 xt when it comes out. Also you should swap out that 5400 rpm drive for a 7200 rpm one.

i'd go for the 3700x,
asus prime-p x570 for mobo (white accents)
https://www.alza.sk/asus-prime-x570-p-d5626677.htm
2x16gb 3600C16 ram
https://www.alza.sk/crucial-16gb-kit-ddr4-3600-mhz-cl16-ballistix-black-d5820215.htm
gelid phantom for cooler (white fans)
https://www.alza.sk/gelid-solutions-phantom-d5559138.htm
hp ex950 for ssd
https://www.alza.sk/hp-ex950-512gb-d5754924.htm
barracuda for hdd
https://www.alza.sk/seagate-barracuda-2tb-d5323006.htm
very good case (White)
https://www.alza.sk/fractal-design-meshify-c-white-d5259815.htm
good psu
https://www.alza.sk/gigabyte-g750h-d5677787.htm
rtx 2070 with 3 coolers
https://www.alza.sk/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2070-windforce-8-g-d5493191.htm
 
or rtx 2060 super white
https://www.alza.sk/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2060-super-gaming-oc-white-8g-d5656351.htm

the first build looks good. patriot is fine. cpu is more important for rendering and video editing, so go for 3700x instead of 3600.
patriot is fine.
i think we'd need some links to the shops you plan to buy from in order to recommend specific white parts.
msi b450 mortar titanium is a white mobo. similarly asus x570 prime-p has white accents. i think there is a gigabyte oc white version of the gpu and there are crucial white ram sets.

Hello
 
I could use some help deciding what components to buy for my new build on a budget of 1500 € - including PC, display, peripherials
I will use it mainly for graphic design, video editing, visualization, music production and probably some light gaming.
The list of components I was looking at with EU prices in my country:

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 3700X  -  299,00 € 
GPU: Asus TUF GeForce GTX 1660 Super O6G (TUF3) -  283,30 €   
          Asus DUAL-GTX1660S-O6G-EVO -  254,60 €  
          Asus Dual GeForce RTX 2060 O6G EVO - 365,80 €  
          GIGABYTE RTX 2060 GAMING OC PRO 6G WHITE - 369,00 €
          Sapphire Radeon PULSE RX 5600 XT 6G - 284,54 €
MOBO: ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PLUS - 197,00 €
RAM: KINGSTON HYPERX PREDATOR RGB 16GB KIT (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHZ / CL16 - 98,42 €
          Crucial Ballistix RGB, DDR4, DIMM, 3600 MHz, 16 GB (2x 8 GB kit), CL16, WHITE - 107,20 €   
STORAGE - HDD: Seagate BarraCuda HDD 1 TB - 41,40 €  
                               Seagate BarraCuda HDD 2 TB - 58,67 €
STORAGE - NVME: SAMSUNG 500GB SSD 970 EVO - 87,97 €
                                  SEAGATE BARRACUDA 510 SSD 500GB - 93,90 € 
                                  Kingston KC2000, SSD, 500GB - 110,58 €
PSU: BitFenix Formula 80 Plus Gold 650W - 71,90 €   
         EVGA 650 GQ Power Supply - 72,94 €
         EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G+ - 88,84 €
         SEASONIC FOCUS PLUS 650W - 73,06 €
CASE: brands like - BE QUIET!, COOLER MASTER, CORSAIR, FRACTAL DESIGN, NZXT (must have tempered side glass and fans)
                                 
Display: at least 27" and curved (I was looking at AOC as I have good experience with that brand)
 
Could you please help me decide which parts would work the best together for what I need and also fit the budget? 
If you have any other part recommendations, feel free to comment, I appreciate any advice!
 
Thanks!!!

I would reccomend this
PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $294.14 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy Memory G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $107.99 @ Newegg Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ B&H Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $50.99 @ Amazon Video Card MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card $369.99 @ Newegg Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $99.98 @ Newegg Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ Best Buy Case Fan Deepcool RF 120 (3 in 1) 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans $48.74 @ Amazon Monitor Acer VG270 Pbiip 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $229.99 @ B&H   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $1546.79   Mail-in rebates -$20.00   Total $1526.79   Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-20 20:16 EDT-0400   These prices are in USD, this should be about 1500 euros.

added a cooler as well
 
PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor €306.99 @ Amazon Deutschland CPU Cooler Gelid Solutions Phantom Black CPU Cooler €36.99 @ Amazon Deutschland Motherboard Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard €187.90 @ Alternate Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory €140.99 @ Amazon Deutschland Storage Sabrent Rocket 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive €49.95 @ Amazon Deutschland Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive €38.79 @ Amazon Deutschland Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5700 8 GB DD Ultra Video Card €319.00 @ Amazon Deutschland Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case €56.98 @ Alternate Power Supply BitFenix Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply €74.33 @ Amazon Deutschland Case Fan ARCTIC P12 PWM PST(5-pack) 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans €19.98 @ Amazon Deutschland Monitor AOC 24G2U/BK 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor €189.90 @ Amazon Deutschland   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total €1421.80   Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-24 18:06 CET+0100    

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor €306.99 @ Amazon Deutschland Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard €227.90 @ Alternate Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory €140.99 @ Amazon Deutschland Storage Sabrent Rocket 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive €49.95 @ Amazon Deutschland Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive €38.79 @ Amazon Deutschland Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5700 8 GB DD Ultra Video Card €319.00 @ Amazon Deutschland Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case €56.98 @ Alternate Power Supply BitFenix Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply €74.33 @ Amazon Deutschland Case Fan ARCTIC P12 PWM PST(5-pack) 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans €19.98 @ Amazon Deutschland Monitor AOC 24G2U/BK 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor €189.90 @ Amazon Deutschland   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total €1424.81   Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-24 18:01 CET+0100    

I'm not sure that I agree with the 3600 downgrade for content creation that's been suggested. 
For software that's doing workload processing, the 3700X has a lot to offer at the price point.
For Zen 2 you're at the sweet spot with the 3600mhz CL16 RAM. If it were more affordable, you may see more benefit from 3200mhz 32GB.
There is a performance difference at 3200mhz, but it's not large.
 
I do agree that the CUDA cores are a benefit in most processes. If you can fit nVidia in the budget, I see no reason why you shouldn't.
You can check out the GPU Tier List and compare the coolers within your budget. You don't have to take advice at face value.
 
The X570 Tuf Gaming is a great choice on board. Typically the wifi version isn't much different in price. I can't speak to your local pricing, though.
The favorite is definitely the Meshify C or the Cooler Master H500.
For something more budget friendly you could look into an MX-330, a Focus-G (which lacks a PSU shroud, but has good natural cooling), MB600L, P300.