Help me build my pc! budget $3000

[Sown]

Hey guys, im planning on building a new pc in the up comming months, I'm an avid gamer boy and also like to do video editing and music production. I want the specs to accomidate a GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GPU. And a good CPU though i dont have any in mind (didnt do the research XD).

 

My budget is around $3000 but i definitely want to save when i can! meaning: I dont give a crap about RGB over quality. I hope you guys can suggest good options for a pc around this build and budget. Also dont forget to research ompatibility between mother board and CPU's.

 

PS: ill be really active and reply to almost every comment.! <3

 

 

 

[Slottr]

Do you need peripherals within that budget too?

[Sown]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

Do you need peripherals within that budget too?

uh no, i have all the essntials ie: mic, mouse, keyboard, mousepad and headset. Also lan cable.

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, Sown said:

uh no, i have all the essntials ie: mic, mouse, keyboard, mousepad and headset. Also lan cable.

Display though? 

[Sown]

Just now, Slottr said:

Display though? 

oh yes, i am interested in a 144hz. forgot about that lol

[jerubedo]

This should do the trick. The X470 board is a placeholder for a decent X570 board, available on the 7th. Note it might also be a good idea to wait for the Nvidia Super cards to drop, for price drops on existing 2080 Ti's

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 9 3900X 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$88.09 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Taichi Ultimate ATX AM4 Motherboard	$239.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$134.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$99.49 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate - Constellation CS ISE 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB VENTUS OC Video Card	$1019.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Newegg Business
Monitor	Asus - VS228T-P 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor	$94.00 @ Amazon
Monitor	Samsung - LC27JG50QQNZA 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$306.89 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2233.41
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-01 02:32 EDT-0400

[Slottr]

13 minutes ago, Sown said:

oh yes, i am interested in a 144hz. forgot about that lol

This is something I would do

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 9 3900X 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor	$499.99
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$88.09 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard	$209.88 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$149.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$169.99 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$1199.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	SeaSonic - PRIME Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$104.93 @ B&H
Monitor	Acer - VG271U Pbmiipx 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$389.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$3062.73
	Mail-in rebates	-$100.00
	Total	$2962.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-01 02:31 EDT-0400

 

[jerubedo]

3 minutes ago, Slottr said:

This is something I would do

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 9 3900X 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor	$499.99
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$88.09 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard	$209.88 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$149.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$169.99 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$1199.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	SeaSonic - PRIME Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$104.93 @ B&H
Monitor	Acer - VG271U Pbmiipx 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$389.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$3062.73
	Mail-in rebates	-$100.00
	Total	$2962.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-01 02:31 EDT-0400

 

lol, that's crazy, we made almost the same exact build.

[Slottr]

Just now, jerubedo said:

lol, that's crazy, we made almost the same exact build.

 

We need to celebrate lol

[Oalei]

4 minutes ago, jerubedo said:

lol, that's crazy, we made almost the same exact build.

[Sown]

wow tysm for the builds. anywhere i could save more or is that pretty much that caps? lol great job again.

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, Sown said:

wow tysm for the builds. anywhere i could save more or is that pretty much that caps? lol great job again.

Many of those parts in each of the builds are pretty high end, you can save in really any area. Motherboard probably more specifically- unless you want an x570 board 

[Sown]

also sorry i didnt mention this, i live in australia so some of these builds may cost me more than 4000 over here loll

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, Sown said:

also sorry i didnt mention this, i live in australia so some of these builds may cost me more than 4000 over here loll

YOWZA, yeah okay these might need some major changes then.

[jerubedo]

4 minutes ago, Sown said:

also sorry i didnt mention this, i live in australia so some of these builds may cost me more than 4000 over here loll

That drastically changes things, yes. Maybe this then. Again the X470 board is a placeholder for the X570 board:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 9 3900X 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$119.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Taichi Ultimate ATX AM4 Motherboard	$381.71 @ Amazon Australia
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$240.00 @ IJK
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$175.90 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$81.77 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card	Inno3D - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Gaming OC Video Card	$959.00 @ Mwave Australia
Case	Silverstone - PM01 ATX Mid Tower Case	$109.00 @ Umart
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$147.00 @ Shopping Express
Monitor	Samsung - LC27JG50QQNZA 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$438.00 @ Shopping Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2651.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-01 16:48 AEST+1000

 

[Slottr]

Just now, jerubedo said:

That drastically changes things, yes. Maybe this then. Again the X470 board is a placeholder for the X570 board:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 9 3900X 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor

 

Keep in mind the 3900x is going to cost 500$ USD

[jerubedo]

5 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Keep in mind the 3900x is going to cost 500$ USD

That's true. Here's a revision that should be about on budget, if my conversion math is correct:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$119.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Taichi Ultimate ATX AM4 Motherboard	$381.71 @ Amazon Australia
Memory	G.Skill - Sniper X 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$213.40 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$175.90 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$81.77 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card	Inno3D - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Gaming OC Video Card	$959.00 @ Mwave Australia
Case	Silverstone - PM01 ATX Mid Tower Case	$109.00 @ Umart
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$132.00 @ Shopping Express
Monitor	AOC - C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$278.00 @ Shopping Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2449.78
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-01 16:55 AEST+1000

 

[Sown]

1 hour ago, jerubedo said:

That drastically changes things, yes. Maybe this then. Again the X470 board is a placeholder for the X570 board:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 9 3900X 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$119.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Taichi Ultimate ATX AM4 Motherboard	$381.71 @ Amazon Australia
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$240.00 @ IJK
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$175.90 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$81.77 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card	Inno3D - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Gaming OC Video Card	$959.00 @ Mwave Australia
Case	Silverstone - PM01 ATX Mid Tower Case	$109.00 @ Umart
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$147.00 @ Shopping Express
Monitor	Samsung - LC27JG50QQNZA 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$438.00 @ Shopping Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2651.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-01 16:48 AEST+1000

 

Nice. I am going to list off a few things that i would replace in this list. tell me if it is okay!

 

Monitor: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/acer-kg251qf-245-full-hd-freesync-144hz-1ms-gaming-led-monitor-ac12129       $ 279 AUD

SSD: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/samsung-860-qvo-1tb-25-sata-iii-6gbs-4bit-mlc-vnand-ssd-mz76q1t0bw-ac20878   $ 168 AUD

RAM: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/gskill-ripjaws-v-16gb-2x-8gb-ddr4-3200mhz-memory-ab68183                                 $ 165 AUD

CASE: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/thermaltake-versa-j24-rgb-tempered-glass-midtower-atx-case-ac16997                 $ 99 AUD

Power Supply: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/evga-supernova-750w-g2-80-gold-fully-modular-power-supply-ab58319    $ 169 AUD

CPU cooler: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/be-quiet-dark-rock-pro-4-cpu-air-cooler-ac21298                                            $ 119 AUD

GPU: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/inno3d-geforce-rtx-2080-gaming-oc-x3-8gb-video-card-ac20133                              $ 959 AUD

Mother Board: "Don't Know"           

CPU: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/intel-core-i5-9600k-hexa-core-lga-1151-370ghz-unlocked-cpu-processor-ac18327  $ 369 AUD

 

TOTAL: $2,432

 

i cant find that cpu at mwave, sorry again. mwave is like my local spot for all sorts of pc hardware. and it has an insane range for australia. if you browse the site what do you think would be the best option? thanks in advance!

[jerubedo]

1 minute ago, Sown said:

Nice. I am going to list off a few things that i would replace in this list. tell me if it is okay!

 

Monitor: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/acer-kg251qf-245-full-hd-freesync-144hz-1ms-gaming-led-monitor-ac12129       $279 AUD

SSD: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/samsung-860-qvo-1tb-25-sata-iii-6gbs-4bit-mlc-vnand-ssd-mz76q1t0bw-ac20878   $168 AUD

RAM: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/corsair-vengeance-lpx-16gb-2x-8gb-ddr4-cl16-2400mhz-memory-ab69761             $119 AUD

CASE: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/thermaltake-versa-j24-rgb-tempered-glass-midtower-atx-case-ac16997                 $99 AUD

 

i cant find that cpu at mwave, sorry again. mwave is like my local spot for all sorts of pc hardware. and it has an insane range for australia. if you browse the site what do you think would be the best option? thanks in advance!

All of those changes are fine EXCEPT for the RAM. You do NOT want to pair Ryzen with 2400MHz RAM. The reason you don't see the CPU is because it's not out until the 7th.

[Sown]

2 minutes ago, jerubedo said:

All of those changes are fine EXCEPT for the RAM. You do NOT want to pair Ryzen with 2400MHz RAM. The reason you don't see the CPU is because it's not out until the 7th.

oh okay, well what cpu could i get instead of the ryzen? or is it just much better and i should wait on it. and btw whats the diff between 2400 and 3200 is it better performance?

[jerubedo]

8 minutes ago, Sown said:

oh okay, well what cpu could i get instead of the ryzen? or is it just much better and i should wait on it. and btw whats the diff between 2400 and 3200 is it better performance?

Yes, I'd say waiting for Ryzen will be best for your needs. It's only a week away. You're doing productivity work, and the new Ryzen CPUs are absolute beasts for productivity workloads. Yes, 3200MHz RAM will perform a lot better, especially with Ryzen CPUs. If you didn't want to wait, I'd say you would go with something like this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$767.00 @ Shopping Express
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$63.50 @ Amazon Australia
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$319.00 @ Austin Computers
Memory	G.Skill - Sniper X 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$213.40 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Samsung - 860 QVO 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$156.00 @ Umart
Storage	Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$81.77 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card	Inno3D - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Gaming OC Video Card	$959.00 @ Mwave Australia
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox MB520 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.00 @ Shopping Express
Power Supply	be quiet! - Pure Power 11 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$119.00 @ PCCaseGear
Monitor	Acer - KG251QF 24.5" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$279.00 @ Austin Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3056.67
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-01 17:23 AEST+1000

 

[Sown]

5 minutes ago, jerubedo said:

Yes, I'd say waiting for Ryzen will be best for your needs. It's only a week away. You're doing productivity work, and the new Ryzen CPUs are absolute beasts for productivity workloads. Yes, 3200MHz RAM will perform a lot better, especially with Ryzen CPUs. If you didn't want to wait, I'd say you would go with something like this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$767.00 @ Shopping Express
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$63.50 @ Amazon Australia
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$319.00 @ Austin Computers
Memory	G.Skill - Sniper X 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$213.40 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Samsung - 860 QVO 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$156.00 @ Umart
Storage	Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$81.77 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card	Inno3D - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Gaming OC Video Card	$959.00 @ Mwave Australia
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox MB520 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.00 @ Shopping Express
Power Supply	be quiet! - Pure Power 11 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$119.00 @ PCCaseGear
Monitor	Acer - KG251QF 24.5" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$279.00 @ Austin Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3056.67
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-01 17:23 AEST+1000

 

okay thanks i will definitely keep that in mind! :). And also, i just updated my comment on the PC list. could you check it out for me? i want to know if the motherboard, CPU, ram and power supply are fine. thanks a bunch

[jerubedo]

2 hours ago, Sown said:

okay thanks i will definitely keep that in mind! :). And also, i just updated my comment on the PC list. could you check it out for me? i want to know if the motherboard, CPU, ram and power supply are fine. thanks a bunch

The CPU cooler and tower are not compatible. The 9600K is a great gaming chip, but it's not very good at productivity workloads like your video rendering and sound production. 

[Sown]

6 minutes ago, jerubedo said:

The CPU cooler and tower are not compatible. The 9600K is a great gaming chip, but it's not very good at productivity workloads like your video rendering and sound production. 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$352.00 @ Shopping Express
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$119.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$285.00 @ PLE Computers
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$253.36 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$111.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	Inno3D - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Gaming OC Video Card	$959.00 @ Mwave Australia
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$149.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$158.00 @ Shopping Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2386.36
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-01 19:49 AEST+1000

here is my list now. And btw i only work on small video projects so in my case the i9 is not needed. though i could go for an i7 if it is much better than the i5. Tell me what you think. also i could just use my 1tb storage space on my current pc and move it to the new one.

[jerubedo]

1 minute ago, Sown said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$352.00 @ Shopping Express
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$119.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$285.00 @ PLE Computers
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$253.36 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$111.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	Inno3D - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Gaming OC Video Card	$959.00 @ Mwave Australia
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$149.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$158.00 @ Shopping Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2386.36
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-01 19:49 AEST+1000

here is my list now. And btw i only work on small video projects so in my case the i9 is not needed. though i could go for an i7 if it is much better than the i5. Tell me what you think

Change the PSU from the g3 to the g2. The g3 has some issues. Other than that this is definitely a solid gaming build. As for the rendering, it's more about how often you render. If it's frequent I'd step up to the 9700K or 9900K or again, wait for new Ryzen. If it's infrequent, then yeah, you can probably get away with the 9600K.