[US$800] Need help making a "Creative Applications" build

[musama18117]

I'm planning to use this desktop purely for creative applications like, Premiere, Photoshop and FL Studio.

 

I have no intention whatsoever to play games.

 

Here's the best I could come up with,

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bfmgm8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bfmgm8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($111.79 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.71 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 100R Silent ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ B&H) 
Total: $792.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-21 16:53 EDT-0400

 

I can't really buy from any store except Amazon, B&H and OutletPC.

[The Sloth]

looks good, if you need more storage get a nas for archiving your important files. 

[NTDaws]

this makes me hot, jk its good. Get a NAS if you need more storage, like nerdy said @nerdslayer1

[musama18117]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

looks good, if you need more storage get a nas for archiving your important files. 

Alright, will do that if the time comes.

 

Anything else noteworthy of mention or change?

[musama18117]

1 minute ago, Being Delirious said:

this makes me hot, jk its good. Get a NAS if you need more storage, like nerdy said @nerdslayer1

Is it better to purchase one or build one?

[The Sloth]

Just now, musama18117 said:

Alright, will do that if the time comes.

 

Anything else noteworthy of mention or change?

 

nope, everything looks fantastic, get a 8 core cpu in the future if you need bit more power. 

[The Sloth]

Just now, musama18117 said:

Is it better to purchase one or build one?

build one by far 

[NTDaws]

Just now, musama18117 said:

Is it better to purchase one or build one?

To be honest, it doesnt really matter, you could even save money and go on ebay or something and buy one for $80

[The Sloth]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

To be honest, it doesnt really matter, you could even save money and go on ebay or something and buy one for $80

not really, old xeons will eat lot more power while delivering less performance. 

[NTDaws]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

not really, old xeons will eat lot more power while delivering less performance. 

Then get a newer one with a higher clock and more cores, You can find some good servers for like $200 us, it's really not worth to build one unless you are doing multiple file transfers like what Linus (my girl) has.

[Energycore]

This is a little over but you get 8 CORES

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($317.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.33 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $826.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-21 17:00 EDT-0400

 

You could save the $30 by getting a smaller SSD but I still recommend the SL308 because you want as high performance on your SSD as possible.

[Energycore]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

not really, old xeons will eat lot more power while delivering less performance. 

They do cost a bunch less, like it's not uncommon for 2 E5-2670s to go for $100 bundled. Of course it's a lot harder to find 2 x LGA 2011 motherboards.

[The Sloth]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

Then get a newer one with a higher clock and more cores, You can find some good servers for like $200 us, it's really not worth to build one unless you are doing multiple file transfers like what Linus (my girl) has.

 

old servers have lots of problems, OP is going to be using it for work. if OP can afford a new system that is guaranteed to work why risk it with old outdated parts that work most of the time. 

[NTDaws]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

old servers have lots of problems, OP is going to be using it for work. if OP can afford a new system that is guaranteed to work why risk it with old outdated parts that work most of the time. 

I mean old I mean like 2012 servers, not 1965

[PCGuy_5960]

8 minutes ago, musama18117 said:

I'm planning to use this desktop purely for creative applications like, Premiere, Photoshop and FL Studio.

Try to upgrade the GPU to a GTX 1060 or an RX 470/480/570/580. They will be better for GPU acceleration

[PCGuy_5960]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

This is a little over but you get 8 CORES

But you lose quite a bit of GPU performance....

[musama18117]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

This is a little over but you get 8 CORES

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($317.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.33 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $826.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-21 17:00 EDT-0400

 

You could save the $30 by getting a smaller SSD but I still recommend the SL308 because you want as high performance on your SSD as possible.

Oh, wow. That's cool. It's so much better but cheaper too.

 

Wish I could buy from SuperBiiz and Newegg though

[The Sloth]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

I mean old I mean like 2012 servers, not 1965

still 2nd hand from ebay, they still have outdated parts with no clear future expansion. getting a 2012 server that competes with OPs build will cost more also no warranty. 

[Energycore]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

But you lose quite a bit of GPU performance....

For someone who is not going to game at all, the 1050 and the 1050 Ti are the same. CUDA accelerated rendering doesn't scale amazingly for GPU power  (according to Linus' rendering GPU showdown)

[Energycore]

Just now, musama18117 said:

Oh, wow. That's cool. It's so much better but cheaper too.

 

Wish I could buy from SuperBiiz and Newegg though

Where you dou live? I can set up the build without those.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($317.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Video Card  ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.33 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $828.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-21 17:06 EDT-0400

[musama18117]

Just now, Energycore said:

Where you dou live? I can set up the build without those.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($317.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Video Card  ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.33 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $828.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-21 17:06 EDT-0400

It's still not that much more expensive, might consider switching out the case even if it costs a little more.

 

I plan on shipping this PC to Saudi Arabia, the hardware here is either overpriced or outdated so buying from here is more expensive than shipping the hardware across the globe.

 

I think Amazon, OutletPC and B&H are the only ones that ship to SA.

[Energycore]

Just now, musama18117 said:

It's still not that much more expensive, might consider switching out the case even if it costs a little more.

 

I plan on shipping this PC to Saudi Arabia, the hardware here is either overpriced or outdated so buying from here is more expensive than shipping the hardware across the globe.

 

I think Amazon, OutletPC and B&H are the only ones that ship to SA.

Ah yeah I've helped people out from SA in the past and shipping from Amazon was amazingly the best option. If you can afford to do $30 more, get the 250GB SL308, and happy building!