Want to build a Ryzen 7 2700x machine

[EZ2541]

1. Budget & Location

I'd like to keep it near $1700USD if i can, but can go upward somewhat if needed.

2. Aim

This machine is gonna do a little bit of everything. It will be running a few VM's at once when testing software updates. Also will be used for gaming, and I'm sick of the current "gaming" setup. In the near future it will be used for a good amount of 3D CAD work(Mostly Inventor). Also i will be running a small business off of it.

3. Monitors

I currently run 2 1080p monitors. One is 60Hz and the other is 144Hz. May end up with three in the future but not absolutely necessary.

4. Peripherals

May need to purchase windows 10, but may be able to get it through my University.

5. Why are you upgrading?

My current build is:

CPU: AMD fx-6300

GPU: AMD r7 360

RAM: 16GB ddr3 1866MHz

 

It sucks

 

So i would like to go Ryzen on this, and have a build ill link below for scrutiny.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$308.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$44.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Asus - ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard	$188.90 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$119.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$149.99 @ Dell
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB FTW Hybrid Gaming Video Card	$684.98 @ Newegg Business
Case	Cooler Master - HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case	$99.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$93.30 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1751.13
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$1691.13
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-16 21:13 EST-0500

Let me know what you guys think!

Thanks in Advance!

 

[XR6]

9 minutes ago, EZ2541 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$308.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$44.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Asus - ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard	$188.90 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$119.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$149.99 @ Dell
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB FTW Hybrid Gaming Video Card	$684.98 @ Newegg Business
Case	Cooler Master - HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case	$99.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$93.30 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1751.13
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$1691.13
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-16 21:13 EST-0500

This is what I would change: PSU, cooler, GPU and CPU.

Why?

The PSU isn't too great. Bad overcurrent protection, loud fan and has coil whine.

I wouldn't recommend a Corsair H60 when you can get a better air cooler for less.

I wouldn't buy a GTX 1080 new.

You can get a Ryzen 7 2700 for less that performs similarly. I would only recommend a 2700X if you're going to do quite a bit of overclocking.

 

This is what I would recommend instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$229.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - Fatal1ty X470 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$131.88 @ OutletPC
Memory	GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$87.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$67.95 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card	$688.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$105.81 @ Newegg
Power Supply	BitFenix - Formula Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$85.98 @ SuperBiiz
Other	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO Edition - Tower CPU Cooler with Push-Pull Configuration, Wide Range of Regulation 200 to 2100 RPM, Includes 2 Low Noise PWM 120 mm Fans – Green	$39.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1528.47
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1498.47
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-16 21:22 EST-0500

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($308.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 64.95 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: HP - EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card  ($684.00 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Corsair) 
Power Supply: Corsair - HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1686.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-16 21:23 EST-0500

[ch3w2oy]

That's a fine build but like the others said, get a better PSU, don't get that AIO cooler and get an RTX 2080 if you want to spend that much on a GPU.

 

I would also consider just getting a Ryzen 2600 for now and see if it can handle your work load, I do a lot with my computer for work like web design/development and run a shit load of programs (no VMs tho) and I use a 2600x. The reason I say this is because Ryzen is releasing new processors in a few months that will be significantly better, on par with Intel 9th gen but with more cores. Since you use VMs, this will be great as it's looking like the 3600X  will have 8 to 12 cores, a lot of people are expecting a 3700X (or whatever it may be called) to be 16 cores. Core count is pure speculation, but with good reason. 

 

There's no telling for sure exactly what AMD will be releasing but most are optimistic and eagerly waiting.