First Buuld

[Scruplez]

Budget & Location

$1,000 USD, give or take $10. California, USA

2. Aim

Mainly video editing, some 3d work (eventually more), and gaming.

3. Monitors

Already purchased

4. Peripherals

Already purchased.

5. Why are you upgrading?

Switching from a Chromebook that was used only for web browsing.

 

Current build from PC Part Picker

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor 
 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  

 

Memory: Team - Vulcan 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  
 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  

 

Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Low Profile Video Card 

 

Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  

 

Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  

 

Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 51.4 CFM  120mm Fan  

Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 51.4 CFM  120mm Fan  

 

Total: $1005.56 (as of June, 18, 2018)
 

Already have a 2tb HDD for adtl general storage. What I need most is guidance on the graphics card. I need at least 2 HDMI outputs, but as far as memory and gen, I'm as lost as you can get. My selected gpu was filtered from 4gb minimum and 4-5 star reviews, then sorted by lowest price up. Last question, regarding cooling, which path is better? What I have here, or water cooling? Not worried about maintenance, installation, etc, just what's most effective and better to use. If it goes beyondy price point, I would still appreciate the input for future reference. Thank you for all and any help in advanced!!!!

[Brooksie359]

Don't get a 8600k if you are going to be doing productivity work. Much better off with a 2600x. I mean I would get the i5 8400 before i got the 8600k as it is a very poor value. 

[Brooksie359]

32 minutes ago, Scruplez said:

Budget & Location

$1,000 USD, give or take $10. California, USA

2. Aim

Mainly video editing, some 3d work (eventually more), and gaming.

3. Monitors

Already purchased

4. Peripherals

Already purchased.

5. Why are you upgrading?

Switching from a Chromebook that was used only for web browsing.

 

Current build from PC Part Picker

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor 
 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  

 

Memory: Team - Vulcan 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  
 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  

 

Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Low Profile Video Card 

 

Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  

 

Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  

 

Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 51.4 CFM  120mm Fan  

Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 51.4 CFM  120mm Fan  

 

Total: $1005.56 (as of June, 18, 2018)
 

Already have a 2tb HDD for adtl general storage. What I need most is guidance on the graphics card. I need at least 2 HDMI outputs, but as far as memory and gen, I'm as lost as you can get. My selected gpu was filtered from 4gb minimum and 4-5 star reviews, then sorted by lowest price up. Last question, regarding cooling, which path is better? What I have here, or water cooling? Not worried about maintenance, installation, etc, just what's most effective and better to use. If it goes beyondy price point, I would still appreciate the input for future reference. Thank you for all and any help in advanced!!!!

Also you can't overclock a 8600k without a z370 motherboard so unless you spend the extra money on that and a better cooler then there is no reason to get the 8600k. 

[Brooksie359]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xCJ8ZR this is what I would get. Has a much better gpu and a cpu that is well suited for both gaming and productivity. If you are really dead set on going Intel I would suggest the i5 8400 as it is a way better value than the i5 8600k and should allow you to get a better gpu. Also 16gb should be fine to start out with and you can buy another 16 once you need it. 

[Scruplez]

35 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

Also you can't overclock a 8600k without a z370 motherboard so unless you spend the extra money on that and a better cooler then there is no reason to get the 8600k. 

This I did not know

[Scruplez]

29 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xCJ8ZR this is what I would get. Has a much better gpu and a cpu that is well suited for both gaming and productivity. If you are really dead set on going Intel I would suggest the i5 8400 as it is a way better value than the i5 8600k and should allow you to get a better gpu. Also 16gb should be fine to start out with and you can buy another 16 once you need it. 

Would a better gpu benefit the productivity or gaming aspect?

[Brooksie359]

8 minutes ago, Scruplez said:

Would a better gpu benefit the productivity or gaming aspect?

The gaming aspect for sure but also productivity depending on the program. 

[Scruplez]

20 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

The gaming aspect for sure but also productivity depending on the program. 

All my editing will be through Adobe, not my first choice, but school is providing it so saving me a small fortune there, and then blender for 3d production.

[Brooksie359]

12 hours ago, Scruplez said:

All my editing will be through Adobe, not my first choice, but school is providing it so saving me a small fortune there, and then blender for 3d production.

Then absolutely get the 2600x. The 2600x destroys the i5 in blender while in Adobe they preform fairly similar. 

[Ordinarily_Greater]

since you already have 2tb storage i ditched out any storage in this list

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($449.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $999.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-19 08:48 EDT-0400