Bye bye Macbook, hello 1st PC build!

[Jshlep]

Hi everyone!

 

I am finally committing to getting back out of the apple ecosystem and I want to do it the right way! I have done a bit of research into building my own tower, however since this is my first time, I would like to draw on the experience of the community in guiding my build.

 

I have a few criteria which I need to follow in order to get a build that will benefit my needs best.

 

Budget: Approx $2k AUD for tower alone. NO HIGHER THAN $2.5K AUD.

Main use: Video editing of 4k 10-bit D-log footage off the Mavic Pro 2, in addition to video and photo editing of a future mirrorless camera (Yet to purchase but most likely will have 4k recording. Probably from Sony A7 line)

Secondary use: The occasional gaming here and there, primarily the new Microsoft flight simulator when it is released. Other games may include apex legends, and race simulators.

Monitor requirements: Must be able to feed data to 2-3 monitors simultaneously. More than happy if it can only handle 2 monitors.

Editing software: Must be able to run adobe premiere at a minimum of 4k editing.

 

Please see the picture attached for what I have currently got together. I am fairly certain that I have covered all bases besides cooling fans, and that the components should theoretically fit into the chosen case, but I am sure I have overlooked something. I may or may not upgrade to watercooling somewhere down the track, but that will depend on if I have money burning in my pocket or not.

 

Any advice will be greatly appreciated! Like I said, this is my first build so go easy on me . I am yet to choose a suitable monitor setup, but that can be organised a bit later on.

 

 

 

 

[Evolution.]

go with the 3700x or 3900x and rtx 2060/super  it will be better for your use case

[chowbaaron]

I'm not sure exactly what the price conversion is from your picture, but using PC Part Picker I can find a 2070 Super for $499 USD. I feel like your prices are much higher than they should be.

[BigRom]

3 minutes ago, chowbaaron said:

I'm not sure exactly what the price conversion is from your picture, but using PC Part Picker I can find a 2070 Super for $499 USD. I feel like your prices are much higher than they should be.

Australian get ****ed when it comes to  PC part prices, just compare their PSU prices for example

[Slottr]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$514.00 @ Shopping Express
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$119.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$177.90 @ Device Deal
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$184.80 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	HP EX900 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$96.80 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$83.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$853.60 @ Newegg Australia
Case	Thermaltake View 31 TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$126.50 @ Newegg Australia
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$119.00 @ PCCaseGear
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2274.60
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-30 15:11 AEDT+1100

Cheaper, better.

[Praesi]

You can get a Windows key for 5 Bucks in a Keystore.

[The Sloth]

32 minutes ago, Praesi said:

You can get a Windows key for 5 Bucks in a Keystore.

I suggest buying from Ebay with paypal due to the excellent customer support. 

[Spotty]

1 hour ago, chowbaaron said:

I'm not sure exactly what the price conversion is from your picture, but using PC Part Picker I can find a 2070 Super for $499 USD. I feel like your prices are much higher than they should be.

$1 USD = $0.69 AUD

$499 USD = $727 AUD + 10% sales tax = $799 AUD.

 

You can change PCPP to show stores & prices for different countries.

 

1 hour ago, BigRom said:

Australian get ****ed when it comes to  PC part prices, just compare their PSU prices for example

The Silverstone Strider Gold S 750W is $110 USD on Amazon US. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Dtckcf/silverstone-power-supply-st75fgs

$110 USD is $155 AUD. The PCPP listing at $139 AUD (including tax) is cheaper than the current US price. Though, I think the Silverstone Strider Gold S is discontinued which could explain the price.

[Jshlep]

Thanks for the advice everyone! I will take all of this into consideration!

[Slickrock]

Howdy..  since you want to get something to work on Adobe applications,  I'd check the articles and testing at pugetsystems.com.  They have testing for a variety of stuff,  and you'll likely be able to get some advice that's specific to your applications.  

[Jshlep]

Quick update, did some research on Pugetsystems.com as @Slickrock suggested, and they outlined that Intel is favoured for Adobe applications due to the hardware acceleration encoding optimised for intel products.  This is the new build I have lined up:

My one thing I am unsure about is my SSD storage. There seems to be mixed reviews for the Crucial P1, and I has considering using a Silicon power SSD instead. What is everyone's experience with their SSD?