CA - $3000 - In desperate need of an upgrade..

[ArcaneBacon]

Budget (including currency): $2400 + $600 (Memory Express Gift Cards)

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Modern AAA gaming titles

Potential Streaming

Web Development

Graphic Design

Wanting to get into Video Game design

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc):

 

I'm keeping all of my peripherals for now, dual monitors will be replaced by a single 4K in the future.

 

I'm not partial to AMD or Intel. Whatever is going to be the best price for performance. I'm also not looking to spend the entire budget.

The goal at the end of the day is to be able to do a lot of multitasking during the day and play graphically demanding games (not fortnite, pubg, overwatch, league, etc) at night.

 

My current PC was built 9 years ago with 10 year old parts, so anything at this point is an upgrade. I'm currently rocking a i7 4770, 16gb 1666 ddr3, and a gtx 680.

 

Yes, I want RGB. I want to be able to change my computer's colour scheme on a whim.

 

Speed and Power are top priorities

Cooling and Noise Reduction are second

Cosmetics are third.

 

I also want to future proof to a certain degree.

 

[Shrekpad]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$428.50 @ Vuugo
CPU Cooler	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$244.99 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard	$429.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$233.99 @ Corsair
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$89.30 @ shopRBC
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$73.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	$1129.00 @ Canada Computers
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	$184.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$169.99 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2984.50
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-06 18:38 EDT-0400

 

[MiinD]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$294.14 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM SE 63 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard	$169.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$199.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$179.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$179.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	$1279.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	$150.00
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$269.00 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 RGB 63 CFM 120 mm Fan	$38.48 @ Best Buy
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 RGB 63 CFM 120 mm Fan	$38.48 @ Best Buy
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 RGB 63 CFM 120 mm Fan	$38.48 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3063.50
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-06 18:38 EDT-0400

It a white theme if you dont mind.

[Shrekpad]

1 minute ago, MiinD said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$294.14 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM SE 63 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard	$169.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$199.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$179.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$179.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	$1279.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	$150.00
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$269.00 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 RGB 63 CFM 120 mm Fan	$38.48 @ Best Buy
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 RGB 63 CFM 120 mm Fan	$38.48 @ Best Buy
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 RGB 63 CFM 120 mm Fan	$38.48 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3063.50
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-06 18:38 EDT-0400

It a white theme if you dont mind.

OP is located in Canada.

[MiinD]

oh im sorry i didnt realize ur canadian my bad

[ShinRamen]

Alright, the 3900X might be overkill, but I went for it as it fit the budget - feel free to downgrade to a 3700X. I'm not familiar with what game design and web development benefits from, so you should look into that first.

If I'm not mistaken Asus Aura should by now be compatible with Corsair iCue, which means that in theory all the RGB components below (CPU cooler, motherboard, Ram, video card and potential corsair case-fans) should be controllable through one app: Aura Sync.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$636.95 @ shopRBC
CPU Cooler	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$244.99 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$269.00 @ Canada Computers
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$258.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$158.05 @ Vuugo
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$73.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card	$1049.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case	Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$139.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$134.99 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2966.70
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-06 18:48 EDT-0400

Edit: I couldn't find the BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU cooler over at PCPP, so I stole @Shrekpad's suggestion

Seriously though: consider an air cooler, it saves you quite a bit of money and performs on the same level as a 240/280mm AIO. It doesn't look quite as clean and makes it harder to change ram modules, but if you are not constantly upgrading your build it shouldn't matter.

[brob]

Memory Express does not seem to have any pricing in pcpartpicker. Not sure why as it is in the merchant list. The two custom parts are from Memory Express.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($428.50 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($429.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($158.05 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB AMP Video Card  ($599.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($125.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Custom: ASUS ROG Ryujin 240 RGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler 240mm Radiator (Dual 120mm 4-pin Noctua iPPC PWM Fans) with LIVEDASH OLED Panel and FanXpert Controls  ($319.99) 
Custom: G.SKILL Trident Z Neo Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16D-16GTZNC  ($164.99) 
Total: $2367.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-06 22:21 EDT-0400

[ArcaneBacon]

17 minutes ago, brob said:

Memory Express does not seem to have any pricing in pcpartpicker. Not sure why as it is in the merchant list. The two custom parts are from Memory Express.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($428.50 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($429.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($158.05 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB AMP Video Card  ($599.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($125.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Custom: ASUS ROG Ryujin 240 RGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler 240mm Radiator (Dual 120mm 4-pin Noctua iPPC PWM Fans) with LIVEDASH OLED Panel and FanXpert Controls  ($319.99) 
Custom: G.SKILL Trident Z Neo Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16D-16GTZNC  ($164.99) 
Total: $2367.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-06 22:21 EDT-0400

Thank you for being the only person who actually used the memory express gift cards as part of this.