Build or to Buy

[Cole91]

Budget (including currency): $1000 US

Country: US

 

Looking for some advice, I currently have a 2015 MacBook Pro running dual LED 28" UHD Monitor (4K, 3840 X 2160, 60Hz, with AMD FreeSync). During a normal day I typically use Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat and multiple tabs in Chrome. I’m looking to switch back to a PC but don’t know whether to buy or build a computer that could run both monitors at 4K and run my programs. Anyone have any good advice? 

 

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

4 minutes ago, Cole91 said:

Budget (including currency): $1000 US

Country: US

 

Looking for some advice, I currently have a 2015 MacBook Pro running dual LED 28" UHD Monitor (4K, 3840 X 2160, 60Hz, with AMD FreeSync). During a normal day I typically use Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat and multiple tabs in Chrome. I’m looking to switch back to a PC but don’t know whether to buy or build a computer that could run both monitors at 4K and run my programs. Anyone have any good advice? 

 

Build, you get better $-performance when you build

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$166.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team GX2 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$89.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus Radeon RX 5700 8 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card	$309.99 @ Newegg
Case	Thermaltake V200 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$109.69 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1006.63
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-18 21:05 EDT-0400

 

[Cole91]

@yt_domdabomb20 Do you think I would need more then 16GB of ram? I hear a lot of people talking about the need for more ram running dual 4K monitors. I have no idea if this is true or not

 

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

1 minute ago, Cole91 said:

@yt_domdabomb20 Do you think I would need more then 16GB of ram? I hear a lot of people talking about the need for more ram running dual 4K monitors. I have no idea if this is true or not

 

You can if you get a smaller ssd, I’m not fully sure, I don’t have a 4K monitor

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$166.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$112.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team GX2 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$89.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus Radeon RX 5700 8 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card	$309.99 @ Newegg
Case	Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$79.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$82.96 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$992.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-18 21:18 EDT-0400

 

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

7 minutes ago, Cole91 said:

@yt_domdabomb20 Do you think I would need more then 16GB of ram? I hear a lot of people talking about the need for more ram running dual 4K monitors. I have no idea if this is true or not

 

If that is so I have an updated version posted

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team MP34 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($67.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: HEC HX320 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.90 @ B&H) 
Total: $1005.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-18 22:26 EDT-0400

[Cole91]

Thanks Herman Mcpootis! 
 

So what do you think? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7kMrgJ

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7kMrgJ

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team MP34 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($67.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: HEC HX320 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.90 @ B&H) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($108.78 @ Other World Computing) 
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.95 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1176.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-19 06:59 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, Cole91 said:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($108.78 @ Other World Computing) 
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.95 @ Amazon) 

you can get windows off ebay for a few dollars to save money.

you can put the extra $23 on a better case with more fans instead.

[Cole91]

1 hour ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

you can get windows off ebay for a few dollars to save money.

you can put the extra $23 on a better case with more fans instead.

What case do you think would be better? 

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

10 hours ago, Cole91 said:

What case do you think would be better? 

Any case over $50

 

id Recommend the Corsair spec-delta rgb, comes with fans too