$1700 all arounder PC

[northerntech]

Hey so I am building this computer for a friend and I thought I would get your opinion. He is using it for CAD, video editing and light gaming. I am confident in the build however I was thinking about going with a radeon video card instead of nvidia. Any input would be great, thanks

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/northerntech/saved/3rMWXL

[Clemens]

For such an expensive PC I would go for a slightly more efficient power supply, e.g. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/KmgzK8/seasonic-focus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fm

or even https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/3zNypg/corsair-power-supply-cp9020090na

 

For the gaming on which resolution would this be and can you give some example games he want to play? The rest looks fine

[alexjt11]

Hi,

I take it the priority is CAD and video editing.

Just some things to think about.

CAD takes advantage of GPUs so you could possibly look into getting a second hand quadro from ebay. It doesn't need to be anything recent, but could be worth looking into it. Another thing is a second hand GTX 1060 6Gb. Miners have started selling them second hand, and as its light gaming it won't be being used as much as a normal gamer, so longevity shouldn't be too much of a concern. 

The SSD is a solid choice. The HDD tho. Maybe a WD black would be better. I know from my own CAD files having the faster HDD makes a difference. But you will pay more for this.

The ram could be changed to G.skill instead of Kingston to save $30. I get why you chose it but G.Skill is still reputable and the difference would be much better felt elsewhere. EG: WD Black HDD.

The last thing is the case. I mean woooooow. That is an expensive case. Have you looked into the Define R5? Ive got one and its solid.

 

Other than that I reckon this is gonna be awesome. You've got room for more ram in the future, which was my only other possible problem but cross that bridge if you get there.

Nice one  

 

[VEXICUS]

2 hours ago, northerntech said:

Hey so I am building this computer for a friend and I thought I would get your opinion. He is using it for CAD, video editing and light gaming. I am confident in the build however I was thinking about going with a radeon video card instead of nvidia. Any input would be great, thanks

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/northerntech/saved/3rMWXL

THIS SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH FR UR NEEDS. ...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($335.58 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($224.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.69 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($73.25 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB GAMING X Video Card  ($449.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.00 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1481.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-14 06:56 EDT-0400

 

U CAN GET THAT MOBO FRM HERE..  

https://m.newegg.ca/products/N82E16813157760

IDK WHY....IT SHOWS UNAVAILABLE ON PCPP

 

ALSO....I SUGGEST U TO WAIT FR THE NEW SERIES OF RYZEN CPUS LAUNCHING THIS WEEK 

[Herman Mcpootis]

get a coffee lake i5/7 for CAD.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($26.75 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($215.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($153.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Storage: Toshiba - 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($409.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini Dark TG MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1593.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-14 08:34 EDT-0400

[northerntech]

Hey so we have all the parts now aside from the case. I did go with a better GPU and Power supply here is the build... https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/zFj4dX

[northerntech]

thanks for the help