PC with best performance under 1400

[Huntsman380]

Hi, I'm starting my first pc build and I want to squeeze the most performance into my build without going over budget. My budget is $1400 USD and I'll be using it for content creation and gaming. The pc doesn't need to look pretty I just want to perform well... I came to the forum because I SUCK at budgeting. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

[Jurrunio]

10 minutes ago, Huntsman380 said:

content creation

what software?

 

10 minutes ago, Huntsman380 said:

gaming

what games? Monitor spec?

[Lefteh]

Are you also budgeting for a monitor? Because if you like FPS titles high refresh rate is a nice to have. based on you response to jurrunio and my own ill set up a build in pcbuilder and post it.

[Huntsman380]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

what software?

 

what games? Monitor spec?

Adobe Premiere Pro and Sony Vagas

CS:GO

PUBG

Fortnite

Destiny 2

Call of Duty

MSI Optix MPG27CQ 27"  2560 x 1440 144Hz 

I forgot to mention I'll be using the pc to stream as well

[Huntsman380]

Just now, Lefteh said:

Are you also budgeting for a monitor? Because if you like FPS titles high refresh rate is a nice to have. based on you response to jurrunio and my own ill set up a build in pcbuilder and post it.

No, I already have the monitor and it won't be included in the price.

[brob]

Can you wait until late September to settle on a part list?

[Huntsman380]

Just now, brob said:

Can you wait until late September to settle on a part list?

Yhea. I was thinking about waiting until ryzen 3rd gen is released.

 

[Lefteh]

Do you care about buying all the parts at once or just at opportunistic price drop times? because if your okay waiting like you said in the last post i can point out any good deals that are happening today and then later on you get the rest of Exodia.

[Jurrunio]

7 minutes ago, Huntsman380 said:

Adobe Premiere Pro and Sony Vagas

these two are very different, one favours CUDA on Nvidia cards, one prefer better OpenGL support on Radeons. You use both?

[Huntsman380]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

these two are very different, one favours CUDA on Nvidia cards, one prefer better OpenGL support on Radeons. You use both?

I plan to use mainly Premiere Pro it was going to be one or the other.

[Herman Mcpootis]

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Amazon) wait for zen 2 if possible.
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK - AIDOS BLACK 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($18.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($80.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: OLOy - 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($58.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS OC Video Card  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($62.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1351.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-14 23:56 EDT-0400

 

Edited June 15, 2019 by Herman Mcpootis
got the budget wrong

[Huntsman380]

22 minutes ago, Lefteh said:

Do you care about buying all the parts at once or just at opportunistic price drop times? because if your okay waiting like you said in the last post i can point out any good deals that are happening today and then later on you get the rest of Exodia.

I'd prefer to buy the parts whenever they are cheapest.

[Lefteh]

6 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($364.97 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright - Macho Direct 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($148.88 @ Amazon) 
Memory: OLOy - 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($58.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS OC Video Card  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($62.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1508.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-14 23:47 EDT-0400

 I would not go for 8700k purely because ryzen 3000 is coming out and most likely it will go head to head with it which means free cooler and cheaper price (potential more cores)

[Lefteh]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$209.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450 Gaming X ATX AM4 Motherboard	$94.99 @ Amazon
Storage	ADATA - XPG SX6000 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$58.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Toshiba - X300 5 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$115.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS OC Video Card	$659.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$87.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1317.73
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1277.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-15 00:20 EDT-0400

this is type of build i was thinking the only problem is if you were to get a ryzen 3000 series you would need to have a older processor to update the bios unless theres away to flash on the bios without a cpu. I picked the 2700 just to show you the price of the cpu i would recommend the 3600 or 3600x, The power supply 750W which might be over kill but its there as a place holder for any better psu deals but anything more than 88$ is not looking at. The Video card can depend if you want 2080 or 2070 or the new navi cards it just depends. SInce im assuming your going to have alot of files and clips i picked the best bang for the buck reletive to size and 7200RPM. THe SSD would be boot drive and any files that you want quick access too.

[Lefteh]

currently the MSI RTX 2080 is on sale plus a rebate plus Wolfenstien youngblood free. But there could still be better deals to be had leading up to Navi launch. also the power supply and 5 TB hardrive are sold on amazon for the same price.

[Huntsman380]

5 minutes ago, Lefteh said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$209.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450 Gaming X ATX AM4 Motherboard	$94.99 @ Amazon
Storage	ADATA - XPG SX6000 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$58.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Toshiba - X300 5 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$115.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS OC Video Card	$659.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$87.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1317.73
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1277.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-15 00:20 EDT-0400

this is type of build i was thinking the only problem is if you were to get a ryzen 3000 series you would need to have a older processor to update the bios unless theres away to flash on the bios without a cpu. I picked the 2700 just to show you the price of the cpu i would recommend the 3600 or 3600x, The power supply 750W which might be over kill but its there as a place holder for any better psu deals but anything more than 88$ is not looking at. The Video card can depend if you want 2080 or 2070 or the new navi cards it just depends. SInce im assuming your going to have alot of files and clips i picked the best bang for the buck reletive to size and 7200RPM. THe SSD would be boot drive and any files that you want quick access too.

Thank you so much and I'll he waiting for ryzen 3000 series to come out so i can build this pc. Also which specifice ryzen 3000 model would you go with onfe they are released?

[Herman Mcpootis]

30 minutes ago, Lefteh said:

 I would not go for 8700k purely because ryzen 3000 is coming out and most likely it will go head to head with it which means free cooler and cheaper price (potential more cores)

i left that in for now just in case he can't wait because he was mainly doing premiere, which does better on coffeelake.

[Lefteh]

19 minutes ago, Huntsman380 said:

Thank you so much and I'll he waiting for ryzen 3000 series to come out so i can build this pc. Also which specifice ryzen 3000 model would you go with onfe they are released?

If you know how to overclock i imagine 3600 is a nice deal as its 6 core 12 threads if you dont really then skipping the 3600x(6 core 12 threads) and going to the 3700x (8 core 16 threads) would be better but its 100$ more expensive than the 3700x. And do keep in mind that the mother board i selected will need a bios update for either cpu and to obtain this you will need a older cpu but you should beable to use AMD cpu lending program https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-100 if and or when you obtain a ryzen 3000, Also i forgot to put the memory on there. Here the updated list.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$209.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450 Gaming X ATX AM4 Motherboard	$94.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$64.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA - XPG SX6000 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$58.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Toshiba - X300 5 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$115.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS OC Video Card	$659.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$87.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1382.72
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1342.72
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-15 00:43 EDT-0400

 

[ahmad13610]

1 hour ago, Huntsman380 said:

I'd prefer to buy the parts whenever they are cheapest.

if lovely as cheapest buyer, pick ryzen 2000 series when 3000 series come out. i bet they cut down price.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 PCGH Edition 43.03 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.02 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($127.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Sniper X 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS OC Video Card  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1391.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-15 00:48 EDT-0400

 

ready for overclock.

[Lefteh]

the current things on that list that i would recommend buying would be the case as cases never change price and thats a nice case, the graphics card if you dont think new deals will come or you dont care for navi. If you have a current PC that you use daily you could throw in the graphics card while you wait for ryzen while your at it.

[brob]

2 hours ago, Huntsman380 said:

I'd prefer to buy the parts whenever they are cheapest.

Not a good idea. There are many reasons. The most obvious being that most merchants only have a short return period after which one must go through manufacturer warranty processes. Most components cannot be fully tested without other parts being involved. 

 

Buy all the parts around the same time.