Engineering Student PC Rebuild

[TheMightyDuff]

Hi All,

 

I am looking to upgrade/rebuild my pc for use as an engineering student as well as casual gamer. I currently have an RTX 2060 6GB which I will transfer to the new build, but other than that I will be buying new components from the case to the CPU. Any suggestions or comments on my proposed build below would be great.

 

1. Budget & Location

Around £900 GBP, United Kingdom

2. Aim

I am an engineering student, and also a casual gamer. Looking for a system that can run CAD modelling software and also various 3D simulation programs; but also handle games like Battlefield V, Arma 3 at 1080p.

3. Monitors

Currently using 1x 1080p monitor, no plans to upgrade resolution at the moment.

4. Peripherals

Looking for new mouse and keyboard, currently looking at Razer Hunstman and Deathadder Elite for £160.

5. Why are you upgrading?

Current PC is using an i5-4690k @3.5Ghz, handles games relatively well but is really struggling with some of the simulation software and CAD rendering I am trying to do. Looking for a rebuild that will last for the next 3-4 years with room for upgrades if need be.

 

Proposed build:

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £270

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX £105

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory £81

GPU: RTX 2060 6GB (Already Owned)

Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA Carbide £60 (Any case under £100 really)

PSU: Corsair 650W TX650M £85

Storage: Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB £72 for boot disk and a few games (Already own 1 x 2TB Hard drive for majority of files)

Peripherals: Razer Hunstman + Deathadder Elite £160

 

Total is around £840.

 

I haven't included a CPU fan as I have read that the stock cooler is more than adequate, I am not planning to overclock if I can avoid it.

 

Cheers Guys

[MartinKweh]

AMD have better boosts with a better cooler. Though its up to you if you need that boost. 

 

i think if you can find a case that has better airflow, the better. that plastic front with small mesh holes literally smells like a hot box. 

 

other than that, that build looks good 

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	£270.00 @ Currys PC World
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	£37.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£90.46 @ Scan.co.uk
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£74.55 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£101.49 @ CCL Computers
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	£56.75 @ Novatech
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£64.98 @ Currys PC World Business
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£695.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-03 16:51 BST+0100

 

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

 

Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£101.49 @ CCL Computers

That's a budget SSD with fairy low TBW for it's capacity, i'd choose a Samsung 970 Evo, it's TLC. 

[boggy77]

8 minutes ago, Konrad_K said:

That's a budget SSD with fairy low TBW for it's capacity, i'd choose a Samsung 970 Evo, it's TLC. 

for an engineering student and a casual gamer you don't need a professional drive that's twice as expensive