PC build rec

[Cafrick]

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!

 

[Downkey]

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

 

[Grabhanem]

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

 

[You_found_dom]

30 minutes ago, Grabhanem said:

Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $149.60 @ Newegg Australia

That seems to be cutting it close for this card

[You_found_dom]

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

[Grabhanem]

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.