Computer build for gaming/ video editing

harrys__ · August 20, 2020

Budget (including currency): $2000-$2500 AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: For gaming I would be looking at CS:GO, Warzone, Rocket League and possibly some single player games such as The Last of Us. For performance, im not into maxing all the graphics, although would still loike it to look relativly nice with a decent FPS. I will be needing to run most apps in the Adobe group such as Photoshop, Lightroom and Premier Pro. Im not pushing the PC to overclock or work at super max levels, just something that holds a good FPS level for games, and sustains a good flow when working with multiple Adobe apps open. Im working in photography/video editing so I will be managing a few projects so would love to get some suggestions on the storage setup I should run.

Other details: I am currently upgrading from a buget ~$1000 AUD build that is on its last legs at the moment. From my understanding there seems to be a new series from Nvidia being anounced soon and everyone recomends holding off on purchases to see if its worth going to the new product, but I would only wait to see what happens to prices in the 2000 series. I will run Windows through a USB load which I saw in a video today

Here is a list I have so far:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($467.50 @ Newegg Australia)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ PC Byte)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste ($10.76 @ Amazon Australia)

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard ($349.85 @ Amazon Australia)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($200.07 @ Amazon Australia)

Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card ($849.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Case: NZXT H500 ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($175.00 @ Amazon Australia)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC55BT B1 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($57.20 @ Newegg Australia)

Case Fan: Thermaltake 56.45 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($69.00 @ Amazon Australia)

Total: $2243.38

Understanding specific workings/relationships between parts is so far beyond me and I have really been trying to get a grip on it through videos/forums but know I have a long way to go. The list above just comes from help I have recieved from PC builder friends and forums.
As I said above, I would love some recomendations on the storage setup I should run, I know I stuffed it badly in the PC I use now.

If I have gone too far in one area but not in another I would really aprreciate some help understanding downgrades/upgrades that will be required.

Thanks so much for the help in advance, I have been stalking to forums for a while but only posting now due to the overwhelming support the community gives to builders like myself who struggle to understand a lot.

Cheers