Help with a workstation

[jincio]

Hi guys,

I'd like some advice since it's the first workstation i build.

It's for a friend of mine, that he will use mainly for editing video and post-production (Premiere, After Effect). Obviously he will game on it from time to time. The budget is 1500€

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€307.55 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€99.90 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (€183.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (€119.89 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€73.54 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (€548.90 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox TD500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€80.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: FSP Group - Hydro G 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€96.90 @ Amazon Italia)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  (€15.39 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €1526.06
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-08 16:07 CET+0100

 

Is anything way off?

Thanks

[TH3R34P3R]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	€277.06 @ Amazon Italia
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	€39.99 @ Amazon Italia
Motherboard	MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	€158.76 @ Amazon Italia
Memory	Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	€199.75 @ Amazon Italia
Storage	Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	€67.99 @ Amazon Italia
Storage	Toshiba - P300 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	€75.84 @ Amazon Italia
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card	€548.90 @ Amazon Italia
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox TD500 ATX Mid Tower Case	€80.99 @ Amazon Italia
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	€109.90 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1559.18
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-08 16:31 CET+0100

here is what i would go with. more storage, a slightly slower SSD (no one really needs the EVO speeds unless they are doing super computer stuff or transferring their entire collection of movies back and forth daily), a better PSU, faster ram, a better motherboard (with wireless capabilities included), a very similar CPU where you can overclock it to get the 2700x performance, and a better CPU cooler, as the stock ryzen could begin to run very hot under extended workloads with the 2700x. 

 

Yes, it's a bit over budget but it is the best case scenario for the one who needs the build.  

[bilalshaw]

I don't think anythings off. You can add a CPU cooler considering that usage is going to be pretty demanding.

On the side note, why don't you consider a used Core i7 build, one or two generations down, you might be able to save a bunch of money.

[jincio]

@TH3R34P3R

Thank you!

The motherboard is better just because of the integrated wireless or there is something else?

because I dont mind having an external wireless card, and it's cheaper

[jincio]

7 minutes ago, bilalshaw said:

I don't think anythings off. You can add a CPU cooler considering that usage is going to be pretty demanding.

On the side note, why don't you consider a used Core i7 build, one or two generations down, you might be able to save a bunch of money.

The i7 8700 which is at 330€ and the 7700 it's also at 330€ with the respective K at 400€. So, in my country at least, AMD is cheaper

Also, being the first time with an AMD cpu, i though that the stock cooler was way better than the Intel counterpart, and good enough if you don't overclock it

[TH3R34P3R]

11 minutes ago, jincio said:

@TH3R34P3R

Thank you!

The motherboard is better just because of the integrated wireless or there is something else?

because I dont mind having an external wireless card, and it's cheaper

it has better VRMs so the CPU will have better power delivery. it also is just a higher quality board overall. 

 

also, always consider marking a thread solved, with a best answer. (i need to add this to my posts from now on so people who have similar needs don't go making threads about the same thing)

[jincio]

1 minute ago, TH3R34P3R said:

it has better VRMs so the CPU will have better power delivery. it also is just a higher quality board overall. 

Oh, nice to know, thank you very much!

[TH3R34P3R]

1 minute ago, jincio said:

Oh, nice to know, thank you very much!

no problem. if you have any problems just @ me

 

[zFox]

1 hour ago, TH3R34P3R said:

no problem. if you have any problems just @ me

 

Hi,  I wanted your opinion on this motherboard.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6hF48d/asus-prime-x470-pro-atx-am4-motherboard-prime-x470-pro