Planning A New Build

[MizunaGames]

I'm in the planning stages of a new build, and I'm looking for some help keeping it under budget. I can afford around $2,000 US including peripherals. I already have a mouse, headset, and Microphone. The PC will be used for both gaming and editing/rendering. I have a basic idea, but suggestions and changes are welcomed.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cvmkr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cvmkr7/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.44 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake - Water 3.0 Extreme S 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($84.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($112.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($685.89 @ B&H)
Case: Rosewill - NAUTILUS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC - Q2778VQE 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Razer - BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($133.99 @ B&H)
Total: $2049.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-12 15:41 EDT-0400

 

 

 

[The_Denks]

2 minutes ago, MizunaGames said:

Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($685.89 @ B&H)

BOI

 

Get a nice EVGA card, such as this

Founder's Edition cards are pretty bad, performance and thermals wise

[MizunaGames]

3 minutes ago, UberGamerKing said:

BOI

 

Get a nice EVGA card, such as this

Founder's Edition cards are pretty bad, performance and thermals wise

I'll keep that in mind, thanks.

[NoRomanBatmansAllowed]

Pretty solid but here are a few improvements you could make:

• Purchase windows from third party (reddit, kinguin) for a lot less than from newegg.
• Might want to switch out that FE video card for a third-party one, especially with a midtower.
• Invest in a nicer case. I bought my computer with another low-ish end rosewill case, and after a while you start to regret it. You're probably saying "I'll make do" or "it doesn't really matter", but in the end if you aren't at least 98% satisfied with your case, you're going to be looking for new cases.

[MizunaGames]

1 minute ago, bob51zhang said:

Pretty solid but here are a few improvements you could make:

• Purchase windows from third party (reddit, kinguin) for a lot less than from newegg.
• Might want to switch out that FE video card for a third-party one, especially with a midtower.
• Invest in a nicer case. I bought my computer with another low-ish end rosewill case, and after a while you start to regret it. You're probably saying "I'll make do" or "it doesn't really matter", but in the end if you aren't at least 98% satisfied with your case, you're going to be looking for new cases.

Yeah, I was planning on buying windows 3rd party, just wanted to include it in the price estimate. As far as the case goes, any suggestions? I'd like to keep it a mid tower for size, but if a full would be better for thermals then I could move up as long as the price is right. The only real requirement is it needs to have a front usb 3.0. Is the extra $100 for a third party 1080 TI really worth it? I haven't found any thermal benchmarks to confirm or deny.

[Sir Asvald]

7 minutes ago, MizunaGames said:

Yeah, I As far as the case goes, any suggestions? I'd like to keep it a mid tower for size, but if a full would be better for thermals then I could move up as long as the price is right. 

How much would spend on the case? Trust me, these low end cases are bad and have bad air flow. I spent £30 on a case, it has bad air flow. and bad cable management. 

[NoRomanBatmansAllowed]

8 minutes ago, MizunaGames said:

Yeah, I was planning on buying windows 3rd party, just wanted to include it in the price estimate. As far as the case goes, any suggestions? I'd like to keep it a mid tower for size, but if a full would be better for thermals then I could move up as long as the price is right. The only real requirement is it needs to have a front usb 3.0. Is the extra $100 for a third party 1080 TI really worth it? I haven't found any thermal benchmarks to confirm or deny.

The FE cooler vs third party cooler is basically the same with the 1070's, 1080's but with more power applied. You should be able to find tons of those benchmarks floating on the web.

 

Suggestions for cheaper cases (that are still really good) are the NZXT S340, Enthoo P400/p400s.

 

I think I remember from seeing CES that a bunch of the brand names would be releasing better budget cases this year. But you determine if you want to wait that long.

 

[MizunaGames]

13 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

How much would spend on the case? Trust me, these low end cases are bad and have bad air flow. I spent £30 on a case, it has bad air flow. and bad cable management. 

If I can keep it under $100, I should be able to do it.

[Sir Asvald]

1 minute ago, MizunaGames said:

If I can keep it under $100, I should be able to do it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Case: Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-12 16:21 EDT-0400

 

Nice Case. Or go for this

 

 

[MizunaGames]

Any input on the monitor? It looks good on paper, but it seems cheap for what you're getting.

[MizunaGames]

Keeping in mind that Windows will cost far less than listed, here is a more finalized parts list:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YWbKD8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YWbKD8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($347.76 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake - Water 3.0 Extreme S 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($84.33 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($4.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($112.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($683.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($132.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC - Q2778VQE 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Razer - BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($133.99 @ B&H)
Total: $2149.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-12 19:03 EDT-0400

 

With good shopping over the next month, I should be able to build it for less than $2000, which was my goal. I made a mistake in the original list and selected the Ryzen 7 1700 instead of the 1700x, which comes at a higher clock speed as well as having XFR. I know I could get a less expensive keyboard, but it matches my mouse. I'm still not sure about the monitor, but we'll see. More suggestions are always welcomed.

 

EDIT: Also, the build flags the watercooler for possibly needing a mount adapter to fit on the motherboard. Anyone know if that is the case?

Edited June 12, 2017 by MizunaGames

[NoRomanBatmansAllowed]

42 minutes ago, MizunaGames said:

Keeping in mind that Windows will cost far less than listed, here is a more finalized parts list:

-snip-

So. Keyboard. I know you could get one for less expensive, but I've that Razer keyboards are low-quality compared to other mech keyboards of that price so do with that what you please.

 

About the water cooler, it seems like you'll need one. I found one example here (http://ttpremium.com/product/water-3-0-series-aio-liquid-cooler-am4-bracket/) for about 7 USD.

 

So yeah. Good luck.

[MizunaGames]

After more research, it seems like the 1700 and the 1700x perform within 5% of each other in benchmarking, for both gaming and rendering, making the 1700 a much better price/performance. If anyone has more knowledge to share on that subject, I'd love to hear it.