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Hi, my current computer is 10 years old, so it's time to buy a new system.

I'm from Finland and budget should stay under 3,500€.

 

New gaming computer that can handle minor video capturing/editing. Will pick smooth gameplay with high FPS over 4K gaming so one requirement is G-Sync in this system.

Should be quiet system with no glass panels, so it would not do stupid light shows in middle of movies/gaming.

 

- Need new display, so looking at Asus ROG Swift PG278QR (27" 2560 x 1440).

- Got Samsung 4K Smart-TV from 2018 as Netflix platform and it will work as 2nd monitor when needed.

- List has fast HD for OS, bigger HD for games and 3rd HD for video capturing/random storage or backups. Already have 8Tb NAS-system for filesharing on home network.

- Don't never want to lack free USB3 slots, so adding 4 Port PCI Express (PCIe) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter into this, but PCPartPicker didn't have those under accessories.

- Would 32 GB memory pay itself with better performance over 16 GB in this list when gaming?

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€364.90 @ Jimm's) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€122.90 @ Jimm's) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€319.90 @ Jimm's) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED  16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€129.90 @ Jimm's) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€139.00 @ CDON FI) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  (€102.00 @ Jimm's) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB Video Card 
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C ATX Mid Tower Case  (€164.90 @ Jimm's) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€142.90 @ Jimm's) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor  (€589.00 @ Jimm's) 
Total: €2075.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-19 12:19 CET+0100

 

What kind of improvements I should be looking before spending the cash on this new rig?

“The more you learn, the more you know.

The more you know, the more you forget.

The more you forget, the less you know.

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Hello,

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor €364.90 @ Jimm's
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler €72.90 @ Jimm's
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard €259.90 @ Jimm's
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory €119.00 @ Jimm's
Storage Corsair MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive €149.90 @ Jimm's
Storage Toshiba X300 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive €119.00 @ Jimm's
Storage Toshiba X300 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive €119.00 @ Jimm's
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB AORUS Video Card €899.00 @ Jimm's
Case Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C ATX Mid Tower Case €164.90 @ Jimm's
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply €109.90 @ Jimm's
Monitor Asus ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor €589.00 @ Jimm's
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €2967.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-19 12:46 CET+0100  

 

16Gb is enough for gaming but you can go for 32Gb, it's still in your budget.

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On 11/19/2019 at 4:59 PM, OneMember said:

Hi, my current computer is 10 years old, so it's time to buy a new system.

I'm from Finland and budget should stay under 3,500€.

 

New gaming computer that can handle minor video capturing/editing. Will pick smooth gameplay with high FPS over 4K gaming so one requirement is G-Sync in this system.

Should be quiet system with no glass panels, so it would not do stupid light shows in middle of movies/gaming.

 

- Need new display, so looking at Asus ROG Swift PG278QR (27" 2560 x 1440).

- Got Samsung 4K Smart-TV from 2018 as Netflix platform and it will work as 2nd monitor when needed.

- List has fast HD for OS, bigger HD for games and 3rd HD for video capturing/random storage or backups. Already have 8Tb NAS-system for filesharing on home network.

- Don't never want to lack free USB3 slots, so adding 4 Port PCI Express (PCIe) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter into this, but PCPartPicker didn't have those under accessories.

- Would 32 GB memory pay itself with better performance over 16 GB in this list when gaming?

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€364.90 @ Jimm's) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€122.90 @ Jimm's) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€319.90 @ Jimm's) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED  16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€129.90 @ Jimm's) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€139.00 @ CDON FI) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  (€102.00 @ Jimm's) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB Video Card 
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C ATX Mid Tower Case  (€164.90 @ Jimm's) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€142.90 @ Jimm's) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor  (€589.00 @ Jimm's) 
Total: €2075.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-19 12:19 CET+0100

 

What kind of improvements I should be looking before spending the cash on this new rig?

Go with 32GB for future proofing. 16GB is fine for now but as games get more graphically intense it's a nice idea to get 32

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Thanks Plouffe for good ideas. Did mix some ideas..

 

- Dropped SSHD as did not look like it's huge help.

- I said 850, you 650, so taking safe ground with RMx 750 power.

- Store I'm buying this has Ryzen 9 3900X bundled with Strix X570-F Gaming motherboard and HyperX Fury 16 GB memory sticks, so going that path instead.

  ( instead of cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X, that Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS board and G.Skill Trident Z memory )

- That AORUS version of RTX 2080 SUPER was nice, I totally missed that.

 

This feels like final setup:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  (€554.90 @ Jimm's) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€86.90 @ Jimm's) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€319.90 @ Jimm's) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (€109.00 @ Jimm's) 
Storage: Corsair MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€146.00 @ Jimm's) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€111.90 @ Jimm's) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€111.90 @ Jimm's) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB AORUS Video Card  (€899.00 @ Jimm's) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C ATX Mid Tower Case  (€144.90 @ Jimm's) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€126.90 @ Jimm's) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor  (€589.00 @ Jimm's) 
Total: €3200.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-21 00:15 CET+0100

 

“The more you learn, the more you know.

The more you know, the more you forget.

The more you forget, the less you know.

So why bother to learn.”

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45 minutes ago, OneMember said:

Thanks Plouffe for good ideas. Did mix some ideas..

 

Since you go with a 3900x, get the Dark Rock Pro 4 or Noctua NH D15 chromax black instead.

It's a good motherboard so nothing to worry here.

Do not go with 2666MHz ram, Zen 2 needs 3000-3200 and the sweet spot is 3600.

650w was already more than enough so 750w is a little overkill.

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On 11/19/2019 at 7:29 PM, OneMember said:

Should be quiet system with no glass panels, so it would not do stupid light shows in middle of movies/gaming.

 

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Hups, I linked wrong item into memory it seems.

"Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) HyperX Fury, DDR4 3200MHz, CL16, 1.35V, black" is text in onlinestore, so smart me just looked exact price and picked that from System Builder instead of reading what I added... All good now.

 

I will upgreade that CPU cooler into Pro version. Thank you for noticing that. 

 

@grss1982, it's rare to meet another non-RGB superfan these days.

“The more you learn, the more you know.

The more you know, the more you forget.

The more you forget, the less you know.

So why bother to learn.”

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