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Cafrick
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Budget (including currency):  2500ish Au ($2000ish US)

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Overwatch, Apex, valorant - a lot of terraria, photoshop and lightroom

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I would like to build myself a really nice PC for both gaming and photo editing, my budget is anywhere up to AU $2500- ish (US $2000 - ish). I would like the ability to comfortably game in 1440p at 144hz. I love my photog and often edit photos using photoshop and lightroom - I do not require lightning fast processing, I just want it to be efficient enough :). I was hoping that I could get a recommendation for a PC build. I would love for you to consider parts which may not be available at the moment as I am in no rush to build the pc and would like to prioritise the end result. For instance, I was thinking that nvidias 3070 GPU would be my best option?
I do have a case preference, I like the look of some of nzxts, however I would much rather prioritise air flow and budget.
(this build obviously excludes the monitor and keyboard etc)
 
Thanks all!

 

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5 minutes ago, Cafrick said:

Budget (including currency):  2500ish Au ($2000ish US)

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Overwatch, Apex, valorant - a lot of terraria, photoshop and lightroom

Other details 

I would like to build myself a really nice PC for both gaming and photo editing, my budget is anywhere up to AU $2500- ish (US $2000 - ish). I would like the ability to comfortably game in 1440p at 144hz. I love my photog and often edit photos using photoshop and lightroom - I do not require lightning fast processing, I just want it to be efficient enough :). I was hoping that I could get a recommendation for a PC build. I would love for you to consider parts which may not be available at the moment as I am in no rush to build the pc and would like to prioritise the end result. For instance, I was thinking that nvidias 3070 GPU would be my best option?
I do have a case preference, I like the look of some of nzxts, however I would much rather prioritise air flow and budget.
(this build obviously excludes the monitor and keyboard etc)
 
Thanks all!

 


 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor $687.50 @ Newegg Australia
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $139.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $162.30 @ Device Deal
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $139.00 @ Umart
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $129.00 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card $925.00
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $135.30 @ Newegg Australia
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $198.00 @ Umart
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2515.10
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-21 09:21 AEDT+1100  

 

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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15 minutes ago, Downkey said:


 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor $687.50 @ Newegg Australia
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $139.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $162.30 @ Device Deal
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $139.00 @ Umart
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $129.00 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card $925.00
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $135.30 @ Newegg Australia
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $198.00 @ Umart
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2515.10
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-21 09:21 AEDT+1100  

 

Good luck finding a 3080 at $925 AUD - MSRP is $1200. Also, a note- that board doesn't have BIOS flashback afaik so you'd need a spare CPU to update it for Ryzen 5000.

 

I'd probably go for something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor $687.50 @ Newegg Australia
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $99.99 @ Amazon Australia
Motherboard MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.40 @ Newegg Australia
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $135.60 @ Device Deal
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $145.00 @ PC Byte
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card $1027.40 @ Newegg Australia
Case Fractal Design Meshify C Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case $140.80 @ Newegg Australia
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $149.60 @ Newegg Australia
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2555.29
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-21 09:37 AEDT+1100  

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor $687.50 @ Newegg Australia
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $60.50 @ Newegg Australia
Motherboard MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.40 @ Newegg Australia
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $135.60 @ Device Deal
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $145.00 @ PC Byte
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card $1027.40 @ Newegg Australia
Case Fractal Design Meshify C Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case $140.80 @ Newegg Australia
Power Supply Gigabyte P GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $135.00 @ PC Byte
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2501.20
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-21 10:14 AEDT+1100  

 

 

Just a slight downgrade of the cooler for a better wattage psu, and also to cut costs even more, a cheaper case would work

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Case Rosewill NAUTILUS ATX Mid Tower Case $60.50 @ Newegg Australia
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $60.50
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-21 10:17 AEDT+1100  

 

 

Possibly something like this

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2 hours ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor $687.50 @ Newegg Australia
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $60.50 @ Newegg Australia
Motherboard MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.40 @ Newegg Australia
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $135.60 @ Device Deal
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $145.00 @ PC Byte
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card $1027.40 @ Newegg Australia
Case Fractal Design Meshify C Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case $140.80 @ Newegg Australia
Power Supply Gigabyte P GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $135.00 @ PC Byte
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2501.20
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-21 10:14 AEDT+1100  

 

 

Just a slight downgrade of the cooler for a better wattage psu, and also to cut costs even more, a cheaper case would work

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Case Rosewill NAUTILUS ATX Mid Tower Case $60.50 @ Newegg Australia
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $60.50
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-21 10:17 AEDT+1100  

 

 

Possibly something like this

I'd much rather have a good 650W than a middling 750W, and 650W is more than enough for a 3070.

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