$900 build...

[Rolle41]

Hello all,

 

Looking to build a $900 rig, mainly for light video editing using premiere and photoshop no gaming at all...also has to have 3-4 outputs...I already have storage and optical drives...

 

*if I have to spend a little over my budget I'm ok with that...

 

Any recommendations or suggestions would help...

 

Part List:

Intel - Core i5-8500 3GHz 6-Core Processor
Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WI-FI AC) Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card

Thermaltake - Core X2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case

SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

[Jurrunio]

Get a cheap air cooler and upgrade to an i7 8700. You cant overclock so no need for that big dual tower.

[Rolle41]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Get a cheap air cooler and upgrade to an i7 8700. You cant overclock so no need for that big dual tower.

Any thought on the thermaltake core x2 case...?? This build will be in a media booth, should I be concerned with air flow? It does get really hot here in FL...

[Walt]

You should take a look at a topic I made some days ago: TOPIC

In short, in europe the price differences between the i5-8400/8500/8600 are around 20 euro's. You only get 1%/2% extra fps for a 10% price increase. What are the prices of the different cpu's in your county? I would go with the i5-8400.

 

Also you don't need an extra air cooler. The i5 8500 (same with the i5-8400 or i5-8600) comes with a stock cooler.

 

You could also take a look at this topic: TOPIC

It compares the different motherboard because a z370 is overkill.

[Ansuex]

Also Ryzen would do better in video editing right? apart from having bad support in Adobe.

[Rolle41]

3 minutes ago, Walt said:

You should take a look at a topic I made some days ago: TOPIC

In short, in europe the price differences between the i5-8400/8500/8600 are around 20 euro's. You only get 1%/2% extra fps for a 10% price increase. What are the prices of the different cpu's in your county? I would go with the i5-8400.

 

Also you don't need an extra air cooler. The i5 8500 (same with the i5-8400 or i5-8600) comes with a stock cooler.

 

You could also take a look at this topic: TOPIC

It compares the different motherboard because a z370 is overkill.

Awesome thanks for the reply...

 

The cost:

I5-8400 $180usd/ 8500 $190usd/ 8600 $220usd...

I7-8700 $300usd 

[Jurrunio]

4 minutes ago, Rolle41 said:

Any thought on the thermaltake core x2 case...?? This build will be in a media booth, should I be concerned with air flow? It does get really hot here in FL...

this case is good enough for a locked CPU. Better get a graphics card with blower cooler if you meant to use this case since there's only 1 120mm fan as intake and another one as exhaust, which isnt enough to cool both CPU and GPU actively at the same time.

 

Just now, Rolle41 said:

The cost:

I5-8400 $180usd/ 8500 $190usd/ 8600 $220usd...

I7-8700 $300usd 

Ge the 8400 then. 8700 cost too much extra for a system for light editing.

[Walt]

1 minute ago, Rolle41 said:

Awesome thanks for the reply...

 

The cost:

I5-8400 $180usd/ 8500 $190usd/ 8600 $220usd...

I7-8700 $300usd 

Alright I understand you go for the i5-8500 if it's only 10 dollars difference

 

[Rolle41]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

this case is good enough for a locked CPU. Better get a graphics card with blower cooler if you meant to use this case since there's only 1 120mm fan as intake and another one as exhaust, which isnt enough to cool both CPU and GPU actively at the same time.

 

Ge the 8400 then. 8700 cost too much extra for a system for light editing.

@Jurrunio any suggestions on which GPU with a blower??

[Rolle41]

3 minutes ago, Walt said:

Alright I understand you go for the i5-8500 if it's only 10 dollars difference

 

? awesome...will I be ok if my video editing work load increases in the future??

[Rolle41]

7 minutes ago, Rolle41 said:

Awesome thanks for the reply...

 

The cost:

I5-8400 $180usd/ 8500 $190usd/ 8600 $220usd...

I7-8700 $300usd 

@Walt which mobo would you recommend since the z370 is overkill?

[Walt]

3 minutes ago, Rolle41 said:

? awesome...will I be ok if my video editing work load increases in the future??

That's difficult to say.

The thing with the R5 2600 is it's more about the platform, you get upgrades until 2020, Soldered IHS, and more multi-threaded performance should it ever be needed.
Also the R5 1600 is currently at a decent discount in most places.

13 minutes ago, Ansuex said:

Also Ryzen would do better in video editing right? apart from having bad support in Adobe.

I'm not sure about this but it's worth looking into.

[Rolle41]

4 minutes ago, Walt said:

That's difficult to say.

The thing with the R5 2600 is it's more about the platform, you get upgrades until 2020, Soldered IHS, and more multi-threaded performance should it ever be needed.
Also the R5 1600 is currently at a decent discount in most places.

I'm not sure about this but it's worth looking into.

Ok ??

[Walt]

5 minutes ago, Rolle41 said:

@Walt which mobo would you recommend since the z370 is overkill?

You could get 4 different motherboards: H310, B360, H370 and Z370 (From cheap/worst to expensive/best). I personally am getting the MSI B360-A Pro for a friends build.

A response I got (from @Spiny) on my topic was:

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I Just built a system on i5-8400. The factors you'll need to consider in order IMHO are:

1. Price - you can go cheap or pay more than double for a B360/H370 board
2. Quality - Cooling/ VRMs
3. Features - This will dictate the specific chipset you go for probably (eg B360 vs H370). 
4. Layout - Some boards are better builds than others

Personally based on that I went for a H370 Asus ROG board. Even though I wasn't overclocking, I wanted:

• A board with better quality components, including a better on-board audio chip
• BIOS recovery/ flashback (discounted an MSI board)
• Loved the non-stacked SATA connectors. I don't even have any SATA cable showing in the case, just the end clip

If price is your main concern the MSI boards have reviewed very well (Around £80 iirc). Your final decision will probably come down to number of available USB ports etc. B360 seems the sweet spot in that case. Watch out for m.2 slots stealing PCI lanes in non Z370 boards if you have lots of drives. PC Part picker will spot this if you put your build in.

 

[Rolle41]

8 minutes ago, Walt said:

You could get 4 different motherboards: H310, B360, H370 and Z370 (From cheap/worst to expensive/best). I personally am getting the MSI B360-A Pro for a friends build.

A response I got (from @Spiny) on my topic was:

 

PC part picker is actually the place I started...thanks 

[VEXICUS]

1 hour ago, Rolle41 said:

Hello all,

 

Looking to build a $900 rig, mainly for light video editing using premiere and photoshop no gaming at all...also has to have 3-4 outputs...I already have storage and optical drives...

 

*if I have to spend a little over my budget I'm ok with that...

 

Any recommendations or suggestions would help...

 

Part List:

Intel - Core i5-8500 3GHz 6-Core Processor
Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WI-FI AC) Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card

Thermaltake - Core X2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case

SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Get something like this....

I know I hv suggested R5 1600 instead of R5 2600.... Coz currently u can get them fr pretty cheap from microcenter (as a combo deal)...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.39 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($326.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $958.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-02 11:13 EDT-0400

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, Rolle41 said:

@Jurrunio any suggestions on which GPU with a blower??

reference cards are the best blowers, other than that are some custom blowers, which perform mostly the same to each other.

[Rolle41]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

reference cards are the best blowers, other than that are some custom blowers, which perform mostly the same to each other.

Ok

[Rolle41]

24 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

Get something like this....

I know I hv suggested R5 1600 instead of R5 2600.... Coz currently u can get them fr pretty cheap from microcenter (as a combo deal)...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.39 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($326.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $958.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-02 11:13 EDT-0400

@vexicus365 no disrespect to amd... but can you set me up with a Intel rig?? This is my first build...located in fort Lauderdale Florida, USD where is super hot...and must have 3-4 outputs...outputting to 2 65inch TVs, 2 HP monitors