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Hello everyone!

 

Since my old system is quite old I am planning on building an entire new system, which is capable of both gaming on high res and editing at a certain degree.

 

What do you think of this list?

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $294.14 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $134.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $114.99 @ Adorama
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card $489.99 @ Newegg
Case SHARKOON M25-V ATX Mid Tower Case  
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $114.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1284.09
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1264.09
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 12:13 EDT-0400  

 

My max budget would be 1400-1500.

 

Thank you for advice in advance!

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@pipodog Go for a 570x chipset board and an XT 5700 instead of the rtx 2070, go for better quality ram (like trident z or corsair vengeance)

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Seems like a great build.

If you want to shave off some cash you could spring for the MSI B450 A-PRO Max which has the same VRM but is slightly cheaper, but otherwise it seems like a nice build.

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Just now, WambleCropped said:

@pipodog Go for a 570x chipset board and an XT 5700 instead of the rtx 2070, go for better quality ram (like trident z or corsair vengeance)

Why X570? They're just more expensive and he doesn't need PCIe-4

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much better: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $294.14 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $46.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $84.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $68.95 @ Adorama
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $679.99 @ B&H
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $60.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $114.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 PWM PST(5-pack) 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans $27.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1564.99
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1544.99
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 12:21 EDT-0400  

 

 

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Main PC:

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|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

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| Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

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| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

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Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

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1 minute ago, SavageNeo said:

much better: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $294.14 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $46.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $84.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $68.95 @ Adorama
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $679.99 @ B&H
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $60.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $114.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 PWM PST(5-pack) 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans $27.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1564.99
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1544.99
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 12:21 EDT-0400  

 

 

Why less RAM and smaller SSD?

Seems like he might have use for 32GB because he's editing, and might not even need a 2080S

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2 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Why less RAM and smaller SSD?

Seems like he might have use for 32GB because he's editing, and might not even need a 2080S

500 gig ssd for games is decent in my opinion.  he could go with rtx 2070 super, 32gigs of ram and 1tb ssd. its what he wants. that build was my opninion.

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|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

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| Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

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| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

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Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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2 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Why less RAM and smaller SSD?

Seems like he might have use for 32GB because he's editing, and might not even need a 2080S

Yeah. The most important parts to an editing pc in my mind are a good cpu, 16 gb or more of ram, and a decent gpu. A 2080 Super seems pretty overkill. 

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5 minutes ago, pipodog said:

Hello everyone!

 

Since my old system is quite old I am planning on building an entire new system, which is capable of both gaming on high res and editing at a certain degree.

 

What do you think of this list?

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $294.14 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $134.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $114.99 @ Adorama
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card $489.99 @ Newegg
Case SHARKOON M25-V ATX Mid Tower Case  
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $114.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1284.09
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1264.09
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 12:13 EDT-0400  

 

My max budget would be 1400-1500.

 

Thank you for advice in advance!

I'm an editor myself and my build is nearly similair to yours. Built it about a month ago and I would say, go for it.

My build:

Case:
NZXT H510 - Midtowermodel

CPU:
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz (4.4 GHz) - 8 cores

Mobo:
MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX

 

RAM:
Corsair Vengenance RGB Pro DDR4 - 32 GB: 2 x 16 GB - 3200 MHz

 

Storage:
Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2 - SSD

 

GPU:
Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT PULSE - 8GB

 

PSU:
Corsair RMx Series RM650x

 

Total price was €1.399,04 (Euros) / $1518,45

 

You can probably get it for cheaper and maybe hardware in the US might also be cheaper in general.

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Maybe one thing that I would change is get a 650W+ PSU.

Your system doesn't need it, but such a high-quality PSU can live for decades and you can carry it over from PC to PC, and maybe in the future you will need more wattage. Usually it doesn't cost too much extra to add those extra 100W

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Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 - Lots of RGB lights I never change

Laptop:

HP Spectre X360 - i7 8560U - MX150 - 2TB SSD - 16GB DDR4

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This is what i'd go with

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($294.14 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.97 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($699.99 @ Walmart) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1570.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 12:43 EDT-0400

 

Use the stock amd cooler, its good enough.

If you are doing heavy video editing (especially premiere pro/after effects) 32GB of ram is quite important, as with complicated heavy timelines premiere can easily use 20+gb of ram on its own.

1TB NVMe ssd as especially if you have high res/high bitrate video, you will benefit from a faster than sata ssd.

2080 super because number 1 you still wanna game. this is the second fastest card for gaming, fastest card which makes sense in price. amd has no answer. number 2, CUDA acceleration. 

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 9 3950X Processor (Stock, -0.1V offset)  /// Motherboard: Asus Pro WS X570-Ace /// CPU Cooler: Deepcool GamerStorm Castle 360 RGB V2 /// GPU: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ 8G /// RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V 128GB (4x32GB) 3200Mhz CL16 /// Chassis: Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C Blackout TG /// PSU: Corsair RM850i /// Storage: 500GB Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe (boot) + 1TB WD Black SN750 NVMe (Working Drive) + 2x 1TB Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" SATA SSD RAID0 (Game Library) + 2TB Seagate BarraCuda (Backup) /// OS: Windows 10 Pro

 

Peripherals (Main Rig): Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 + Logitech G903 Lightspeed /// Keyboard: Keychron Q1 ANSI - JWK Lavender Linear Switches (TX Switch Film, Krytox 205g0), Durock V2 Stabilisers, Polycarbonate Plate, Tape Mod, GMK Blue Samurai + Keychron K4 V2 Hotswap RGB Aluminum Frame - Gateron Milky Black (Deskeys Switch Film, Krytox 205g0), Foam Mod, Tape Mod, GMK Rainy Day PBT Clones /// Tablet: Wacom Intuos M BT /// Monitor: 4x LG 27UL500-W (4K IPS Freesync) /// DAC: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 /// Speakers: Logitech Z625 /// Mic: Focusrite CM25 MkII /// Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50x, ATH-LS70iS IEMs /// Racing Wheel: Logitech G920 Driving Force with Shifter /// Eye Tracker: Steelseries Sentry  /// External Drives: 500GB Samsung T5 SSD (Working Drive)

 

Home Server - NASty: CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700x Processor /// Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-Pro  /// CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 /// GPU: Gigabyte GeForce® GT 1030 OC 2G /// RAM: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB 64GB (4x16GB) 3200Mhz CL16 /// Chassis: Fractal Design Define R5 Window /// PSU: Corsair RM750x /// Storage: LSI SAS 9211-8i (IT Mode) + 10x 4TB Seagate Exos Enterprise Drive /// OS: UNRaid

 

Tester Rig: CPU: AMD Athlon™ 200GE Processor /// Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair VI Hero WIFI  /// CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Prism RGB /// GPU: Palit GeForce® GTX 1050 2GB StromX /// RAM: Klevv Bolt 8GB (1x8GB) 3000Mhz CL15 /// Chassis: The AMAZING $30 "Computer Case"! /// PSU: Seasonic Focus GX-750 /// Storage: 1TB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SATA SSD + 240GB Transcend SSD220S 2.5" SATA SSD /// OS: Windows 10 Pro

 

Laptop (Asus UX430UN): CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-8550U Processor  /// GPU: NVIDIA GeForce MX150 /// RAM: 16GB 2133Mhz /// Storage: 512GB SanDisk SD8SN8U512G1002 (boot) /// OS: Windows 10 Home

 

Other Tech: Console: Xbox One S 1TB, Apple TV 4K /// Printer: Canon imageCLASS MF635Cx /// Phone: Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 256GB Graphite (Daily Driver)  /// Tablet: Apple iPad 9.7-inch Wi-Fi (2018) 32GB + Apple Pencil (1st Generation) /// Headphones: Apple Airpods Pro, Sony WF-1000XM3, Sony WH-1000XM3 /// Smartwatch: Apple Watch Series 6 GPS Space Grey

 

Cameras: Bodies: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, Canon EOS 5D Mark IV,  Sony A6000 /// Lenses: Canon EF 24-70mm F/2.8L USM, Canon EF 16-35mm F/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8L IS II USM, Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (Canon), Sony SEL-P1650 E 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 PZ OSS /// Lighting: 2x Godox SL60-W Continuous LED, 2x Canon Speedlite 580EXII /// Tripods: Leofoto LS-324C Carbon Fiber Tripod + Leofoto LH-40 Ballhead, Leofoto MC-80 Multipurpose Clamp, Triopo DG-3 Gimbal Head /// Yes, I am a Canon Fanboy, deal with it

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Thank you everyone for your advices!

I will post my final setup in here. Gonna order it in the next few days!

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This is the final build for me. I just ordered and I am really excited.

In my region (Central Europe) I payed a total of around 1600€ in total. Thank you again for your advices!
 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $294.14 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $122.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card $826.99 @ Dell
Case be quiet! Pure Base 600 ATX Mid Tower Case $79.90 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $231.48 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1790.48
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-25 19:05 EDT-0400  

 

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On 4/21/2020 at 10:40 AM, RadiatingLight said:

Maybe one thing that I would change is get a 650W+ PSU.

Your system doesn't need it, but such a high-quality PSU can live for decades and you can carry it over from PC to PC, and maybe in the future you will need more wattage. Usually it doesn't cost too much extra to add those extra 100W

Wattage doesn't indicate quality/lifespan. I see the argument if he was looking at 450W, in case future gear is a little more power hungry, but 550W is enough to run even a super hungry Vega GPU system with overhead. 

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1 minute ago, trevb0t said:

Wattage doesn't indicate quality/lifespan. I see the argument if he was looking at 450W, in case future gear is a little more power hungry, but 550W is enough to run even a super hungry Vega GPU system with overhead. 

I know it doesn't indicate quality/lifespan, but if he ever goes dual-gpu he might need it. Who knows what the future holds, maybe 2 generations from now, GPUs will be fermi-like and use up 300W. IMO it's worth the extra $10 but it's definitely a nitpick.

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Desktop:

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 - Lots of RGB lights I never change

Laptop:

HP Spectre X360 - i7 8560U - MX150 - 2TB SSD - 16GB DDR4

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19 hours ago, pipodog said:

This is the final build for me. I just ordered and I am really excited.

In my region (Central Europe) I payed a total of around 1600€ in total. Thank you again for your advices!
 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $294.14 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $122.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card $826.99 @ Dell
Case be quiet! Pure Base 600 ATX Mid Tower Case $79.90 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $231.48 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1790.48
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-25 19:05 EDT-0400  

 

Just out of curiosity. You didn't buy the power supply for $231,48.. right?

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $294.14 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $134.99 @ Amazon
Storage Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ B&H
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Asus GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Dual Video Card $587.99 @ Best Buy
Case be quiet! Pure Base 600 ATX Mid Tower Case $79.90 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $124.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1507.98
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-26 17:14 EDT-0400  

 

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