New Build. Advice Needed

[Schraufabagel]

I'm looking at building a pc at a maximum of $2,000 for my system. My system would be used 50% for 1080p/1440p gaming and 50% for 3D modeling with CAD and video editing. 

 

I'm going for both athstetics and functionality. So if a custom water option from ekwb is a possibility, you have my attention. My color scheme is red/white/black. 

 

Post some suggested build options if you'd like to help

[NTDaws]

@deXxterlab97 help me on dis last one plzz.

[NTDaws]

Are you a big fan of RGB?

[RadiatingLight]

Ryzen 1700 (Or 1800X If You Don't Wanna OC)

Kraken X62

GTX 1080Ti

EZ

[NTDaws]

Hows this?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wYy4vV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wYy4vV/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($317.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($284.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($107.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda Pro 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($184.97 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA (White/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1999.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-22 01:44 EDT-0400

[Droidbot]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.98 @ NCIX US) 

the slowest NVMe SSD Samsung makes, go for 960PRO or 950PRO, faster and more reliable SSDs

[Herman Mcpootis]

you can add some sleeved extensions/cables, RGB or whatever to help with the theme.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($317.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Corsair) you can add some red fans if you want.
Motherboard: ASRock X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($105.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($164.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) LEDs can be changed to red.
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1768.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-22 01:41 EDT-0400

[NTDaws]

Just now, Droidbot said:

the slowest NVMe SSD Samsung makes, go for 960PRO or 950PRO, faster and more reliable SSDs

I didn't mean to choose that

[The Sloth]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

you can add some sleeved extensions/cables, RGB or whatever to help with the theme.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($317.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($105.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($164.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1768.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-22 01:41 EDT-0400

 

or a darkrpck pro 3 or DH-15 if you want long term stability.  

[Schraufabagel]

7 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

Are you a big fan of RGB?

Moderate fan. It's good as accent lighting. But not too much

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

or a darkrpck pro 3 or DH-15 if you want long term stability.  

or an enermax T50

https://www.hardocp.com/article/2016/09/29/enermax_etst50_axe_cpu_air_cooler_review/3

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/8041/enermax-ets-t50-axe-cpu-cooler-review/index6.html

[The Sloth]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

or an enermax T50

https://www.hardocp.com/article/2016/09/29/enermax_etst50_axe_cpu_air_cooler_review/3

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/8041/enermax-ets-t50-axe-cpu-cooler-review/index6.html

 

dark rock pro 3 is the best looking high-performance air cooler in the market in my opinion. 

[Schraufabagel]

For 3D rendering and video editing, would it be helpful to go with an NVMe and 32gb ram? Or is 16gb and SATA SAD good enough?

[Droidbot]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($317.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($122.85 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung SM951 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($146.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1891.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-22 01:49 EDT-0400

 

Go white or go home. 

SM951 = 950 PRO OEM

[Droidbot]

2 minutes ago, Schraufabagel said:

For 3D rendering and video editing, would it be helpful to go with an NVMe and 32gb ram? Or is 16gb and SATA SAD good enough?

32GB RAM and NVMe is best imho, but it depends on how much RAM you see yourself actually using

[NTDaws]

3 minutes ago, Schraufabagel said:

For 3D rendering and video editing, would it be helpful to go with an NVMe and 32gb ram? Or is 16gb and SATA SAD good enough?

I think a Sata SSD and 32GB of ram is enough, and 4tb of storage should work.

[Schraufabagel]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

32GB RAM and NVMe is best imho, but it depends on how much RAM you see yourself actually using

The builds I make aren't overly complex right now, so I think 16 is fine for a few years until it becomes more ram intensive

[EasonIDontKnowAnything]

25 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

Hows this?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wYy4vV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wYy4vV/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($317.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($284.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($107.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda Pro 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($184.97 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA (White/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1999.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-22 01:44 EDT-0400

he could save that 100 if he doesn't want to boot fast.

[EasonIDontKnowAnything]

24 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

you can add some sleeved extensions/cables, RGB or whatever to help with the theme.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($317.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Corsair) you can add some red fans if you want.
Motherboard: ASRock X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($105.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($164.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) LEDs can be changed to red.
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1768.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-22 01:41 EDT-0400

he could use more storage wouldn't he.

[NTDaws]

Just now, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

he could save that 100 if he doesn't want to boot fast.

Guess what? I just bought a mcdonalds cheeseburger, AND THEY DIDNT PUT ANY KETCHUP, to answer you're question they don't put ketchup on (other) ssd, if ya kno what I mean *wink wink*