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[The_dude13]

So I’m looking at building an AMD 3900x build. With I’m thinking the Hero VII motherboard and 16gb of ram and maybe a 2018TI. I like to play first person shooters battlefield and call of duty (stuff like that) for games and I’m wanting to learn how to edit pictures and video. Any thoughts or  recommendations worth help a lot.

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

[trevb0t]

1 hour ago, The_dude13 said:

So I’m looking at building an AMD 3900x build. With I’m thinking the Hero VII motherboard and 16gb of ram and maybe a 2018TI. I like to play first person shooters battlefield and call of duty (stuff like that) for games and I’m wanting to learn how to edit pictures and video. Any thoughts or  recommendations worth help a lot.

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

For price to performance on a gaming/production computer, the 3700X is where the best value is at. Really the performance gains of the 3900X aren't massive.

For high performance in FPS games, I would personally settle around the 2080. The Ti just doesn't quite have the right price tag yet. 

 

Though if I were building per your request, I'd do something like:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$329.00 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$159.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI - MPG X570 GAMING PRO CARBON WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard	$249.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$99.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$55.88 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB AORUS XTREME Video Card	$1239.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master - MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	BitFenix - Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$75.98 @ SuperBiiz
Monitor	Asus - ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$519.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2900.69
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$2890.69
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-11 02:23 EDT-0400

I also included a ton of RGB elements  

[maartendc]

I would go with something like this: best bang for your buck kind of system, since you don't mention a price range. 3700X is a good CPU, but if you are interested in video editing, you will benefit from the extra power / cores of the 3900X.

 

FYI if you play a lot of Battlefield V, the AMD cards perform better in this title. The 5700XT absolutely crushes it, beats the RTX 2080, and almost matches the 2080Ti, but the 2080Ti is a $1200 card! The 5700XT is $400!! In other titles, the 5700XT is roughly on par with the RTX 2070 / Super.

 

If you can spend more, by all means go for a 2080Ti, but you are not getting the best value there. Anything below that, I would get the RTX 2080 Super or the 5700XT.

 

Get a fast M.2 PCI-e SSD for video editing. Especially for 4K video.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($499.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Corsair - MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1439.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-11 09:17 EDT-0400

 

Good luck!

[maartendc]

6 hours ago, trevb0t said:

For price to performance on a gaming/production computer, the 3700X is where the best value is at.

I find it kind of funny that you talk about price to performance, and then post a $2800 rig. LOL. For that kind of money, at least throw in a 3900X, as he will benefit from the extra cores for video editing in the long term.

[celerystruct]

34 minutes ago, maartendc said:

I find it kind of funny that you talk about price to performance, and then post a $2800 rig. LOL. For that kind of money, at least throw in a 3900X, as he will benefit from the extra cores for video editing in the long term.

He was just saying the 3700x is a better value than the 3900x. The build he posted was to OP's specifications

 

7 hours ago, trevb0t said:

Though if I were building per your request, I'd do something like:

 

[The_dude13]

Thanks very much I will look into both of those options. I appreciate the advice...and as much more that anyone could give. Thanks again.

[Guest]

7 hours ago, maartendc said:

I find it kind of funny that you talk about price to performance, and then post a $2800 rig. LOL. For that kind of money, at least throw in a 3900X, as he will benefit from the extra cores for video editing in the long term.

He doesn't need a 3900X though. If he is only learning how to edit then a 3700X is more than good enough. And for gaming it will make no difference.

[Guest]

16 hours ago, The_dude13 said:

So I’m looking at building an AMD 3900x build. With I’m thinking the Hero VII motherboard and 16gb of ram and maybe a 2018TI. I like to play first person shooters battlefield and call of duty (stuff like that) for games and I’m wanting to learn how to edit pictures and video. Any thoughts or  recommendations worth help a lot.

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

What monitor will you be using ?

[trevb0t]

12 hours ago, maartendc said:

I find it kind of funny that you talk about price to performance, and then post a $2800 rig. LOL. For that kind of money, at least throw in a 3900X, as he will benefit from the extra cores for video editing in the long term.

My build also included a great cooler model on a 2080Ti and a 27" 144hz 1ms G-Sync monitor to actually let the GPU stretch its legs... So...

 

It's the same argument between a 9700K and a 9900K. If you don't do heavy processing, there is no reason to go with the 9900K...

Except that in this argument the multi core compute value of the 3700X is actually higher than a 9900K either way!

 

Unless he's doing HEAVY rendering work, there is no reason the better valued 3700X is the wrong choice. Because it still DOMINATES vs production workloads.

[The_dude13]

I need to find a new monitor as well...I want to game at 1440p and 144 hz. Are there any changes you would make?

[Boinbo]

9 minutes ago, The_dude13 said:

I need to find a new monitor as well...I want to game at 1440p and 144 hz. Are there any changes you would make?

I would use @trevb0tbuild, but I'm not sure if you really need a liquid cooler

And I think a normal 2080 or 2070 super would work out just fine for you.

[trevb0t]

7 hours ago, Boinbo said:

but I'm not sure if you really need a liquid cooler

You don't  but with current pricing, I just went ahead with it. 

Idk if you noticed, but the build is RGB.

[trevb0t]

7 hours ago, The_dude13 said:

I need to find a new monitor as well...I want to game at 1440p and 144 hz

The build I posted includes a spectacular model.

 

7 hours ago, The_dude13 said:

Are there any changes you would make?

It's a spectacular machine. You could save some $$ by not going with an RGB build  I just like to include themes. (Not a ton of savings, it's honestly not a bad deal.)

[trevb0t]

See also this sexy all black build

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$325.00
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$88.09 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - X570 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard	$169.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$89.99 @ Corsair
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$55.88 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	$1219.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	BitFenix - Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$75.98 @ SuperBiiz
Monitor	Asus - ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$519.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2694.79
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-12 21:52 EDT-0400