First PC Build Help

[Hyeonmu]

Hi there, 

 

I'm currently planning my first build-an AMD Ryzen 5 1600 rig for around £1500 in the U.K for gaming and some photo and video editing.  Do you guys have any advice on how to improve this?

 

Thanks 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/NBFMLD 

 

[zwirek2201]

- Get better CPU for editing (Ryzen 7 1700 would be ok IMO)
-Get more RAM for editing

- Do you need 1080 for gaming (do you want 1440p/4k)? If you want to play 1080p then 1060 6GB or 1070 (or 1070Ti) would be better

- 750W probably a bit of an overkill. (But not sure how much Ryzen + 1080 would draw)

[Oswin]

might get a better CPU, and more ram (32 gb preferably). 

[seon123]

Which programs will you use for photo and video editing? For Adobe CC, depending on the use case, a Coffee Lake I5/I7 might perform better. For gaming, an 8400 will perform better.

The R5 is a fairly old case. There are plenty of newer and better ones, unless you absolutely need that many HDDs. 

750W is way overkill. 450-650W is fine.

Do you really need a Blu-ray player?

[Hyeonmu]

5 minutes ago, zwirek2201 said:

- Get better CPU for editing (Ryzen 7 1700 would be ok IMO)
-Get more RAM for editing

- Do you need 1080 for gaming (do you want 1440p/4k)? If you want to play 1080p then 1060 6GB or 1070 (or 1070Ti) would be better

- 750W probably a bit of an overkill. (But not sure how much Ryzen + 1080 would draw)

Thanks  

 

Ah, I inherited a Dell S2716DG so I thought that the 1080 might be better for that. 

[Hyeonmu]

6 minutes ago, Oswin said:

might get a better CPU, and more ram (32 gb preferably). 

Great, thank you for your advice

[Hyeonmu]

13 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Which programs will you use for photo and video editing? For Adobe CC, depending on the use case, a Coffee Lake I5/I7 might perform better. For gaming, an 8400 will perform better.

The R5 is a fairly old case. There are plenty of newer and better ones, unless you absolutely need that many HDDs. 

750W is way overkill. 450-650W is fine.

Do you really need a Blu-ray player?

Mainly Adobe Photoshop and premier, as well as less intensive stuff like Virtualdub. For gaming anything from AAA releases to things like Europa Universalis 4.

To be honest I choose the case as I liked the look of it-I hadn't quite realized how old it was though! 

Thanks, I will correct that. 

Ideally as my old Blu-ray player broke and this seems like a economical way to replace it.

[lukart]

Same price, better overclocking motherboard, decent CPU cooler and changed for a very reasonable PSU.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Gyy7m8

[seon123]

3 minutes ago, Hyeonmu said:

Mainly Adobe Photoshop and premier, as well as less intensive stuff like Virtualdub. 

To be honest I choose the case as I liked the look of it-I hadn't quite realized how old it was though! 

Thanks, I will correct that. 

Ideally as my old Blu-ray player broke and this seems like a economical way to replace it.

Depending on what you'll do in Premiere and Photoshop, a Coffee Lake can perform better. Check out Puget's testing. 

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2017-1-1-CPU-Performance-Core-i7-8700K-i5-8600K-i3-8350K-1057/

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-CC-2017-1-2-CPU-Performance-Core-i7-8700K-i5-8600K-i3-8350K-1047/

[Hyeonmu]

35 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Depending on what you'll do in Premiere and Photoshop, a Coffee Lake can perform better. Check out Puget's testing. 

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2017-1-1-CPU-Performance-Core-i7-8700K-i5-8600K-i3-8350K-1057/

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-CC-2017-1-2-CPU-Performance-Core-i7-8700K-i5-8600K-i3-8350K-1047/

That's very helpful, thank you very much

[Hyeonmu]

34 minutes ago, lukart said:

Same price, better overclocking motherboard, decent CPU cooler and changed for a very reasonable PSU.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Gyy7m8

That looks great, thank you very much for helping