New desktop pc build (AMD)

[JustinTenz]

Budget (including currency): € 1700 (EUR) +/-100

Country: Belgium

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: System use will be 50% gaming (Warzone, COD, Battlefield, FPS shooters and such...) and 50% work as a digital content creator and photographer, so Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, but sometimes some small video editing in Premiere Pro and/or After Effects.

Other details: I'm upgrading from a MSI laptop (GS70 6QE - Intel Core i7-6700HQ - 16GB) because I used to travel alot between home and work. (External screen at home and screen at the office) But I will be doing this fulltime from home now. And the laptop is not performing smooth enough anymore for my personal preference.
Current screens: 2 x Asus MG278Q (Q-HD / 144Hz) I plan to keep using those screens for now. But I want the new PC to handle more of course in case I make an upgrade. 

When: I want to make this purchase in the next month.

OS: Windows 10 Home

Extra: I prefer AMD processors over Intel because of the allround performance. And 32GB of ram (fast ram) just for my multitasking with Adobe programs, those can stack up very quick.

 

Thanks in advance for helping me out with this, if you need any more information I'd be glad to provide this.

 

[Mateyyy]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	€349.00
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler	€72.95 @ Bytes At Work
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	€174.89 @ Alternate Belgium
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	€176.95 @ Bytes At Work
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€139.89 @ Alternate Belgium
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card	€550.00
Case	be quiet! Pure Base 500DX ATX Mid Tower Case	€107.89 @ Alternate Belgium
Power Supply	Enermax Revolution D.F. 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€125.89 @ Alternate Belgium
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1697.46
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-09 11:56 CET+0100

 

Alternatively, you could drop the price down on a few other components, and fit in either a better CPU or GPU:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor	€500.00
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports CPU Cooler	€38.95 @ Bytes At Work
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	€136.95 @ Bytes At Work
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	€129.89 @ Alternate Belgium
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€139.89 @ Alternate Belgium
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card	€550.00
Case	Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	€82.89 @ Alternate Belgium
Power Supply	Enermax Revolution D.F. 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€125.89 @ Alternate Belgium
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1704.46
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-09 11:59 CET+0100

 

If I had to guess though, going with a faster GPU would make more sense, in which case you'd be looking at an RX 6800, 6800XT or RTX 3080.

I'd highly suggest you first wait for reviews to come out on RDNA2 GPUs though (if you do go for either of them), before you make you make your decision.

[JustinTenz]

@Mateyyy Thank you for the fast reply and help! With a mix of both lists I would come up to something in the following trend. The GPU is up for discussion, but as you wrote, I will follow up the reviews of the 6800XT and maby go down that road. It would be priced the same as the one I have currently selected.
For the motherboard, for me this is the hardest choise. What is a "good" motherboard? There are so many on the market with good reviews but also negative points. Hard for someone with basic knowledge to make a decision. What are the key features of a good motherboard for someone who's main target would not be overclocking? Thanks.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€483.99 @ Alternate Belgium)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler  (€74.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€170.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (€129.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€80.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Video Card: Inno3D GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB iChill X3 Video Card  (€649.00)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (€97.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€100.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Total: €1788.33
 

[Mateyyy]

1 hour ago, JustinTenz said:

@Mateyyy Thank you for the fast reply and help! With a mix of both lists I would come up to something in the following trend. The GPU is up for discussion, but as you wrote, I will follow up the reviews of the 6800XT and maby go down that road. It would be priced the same as the one I have currently selected.
For the motherboard, for me this is the hardest choise. What is a "good" motherboard? There are so many on the market with good reviews but also negative points. Hard for someone with basic knowledge to make a decision. What are the key features of a good motherboard for someone who's main target would not be overclocking? Thanks.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€483.99 @ Alternate Belgium)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler  (€74.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€170.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (€129.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€80.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Video Card: Inno3D GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB iChill X3 Video Card  (€649.00)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (€97.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€100.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
Total: €1788.33
 

Looks good.

 

If overclocking capabilities aren't the priority, then I guess all you're looking at is the looks and the feature set.

Looks are obviously subjective, and for the feature set I'd look at things like USB ports (rear Type-As, front Type-C support if your case has a Type-C port), LAN, onboard audio, etc.

 

One thing I would advise you do is get a couple 140mm intakes to mount in the front of the Meshify C, since in its stock config it isn't really particularly great in terms of cooling.

I'd look for either NF-A14, Silent Wings 3 140mm or, if you want a cheaper (but still good) option, Arctic P14.

[JustinTenz]

@Mateyyy I'll be going into the motherboard options a little deeper then! Ok, thats something I want to add then, some more airflow to keep it cooler.

 

With all those things in mind, you've helped me out great, and I can't thank you enough for it! It's much appreciated!

Have a great day.

[drexTech]

4 hours ago, JustinTenz said:

@Mateyyy I'll be going into the motherboard options a little deeper then! Ok, thats something I want to add then, some more airflow to keep it cooler.

 

With all those things in mind, you've helped me out great, and I can't thank you enough for it! It's much appreciated!

Have a great day.

If you need any assistance with the OS. I'm open to helping!