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Budget total amount: $3000(Give or take)
Location: Canada

Used for gaming/streaming. List of games: World of Warcraft, DOOM, COD, Overwatch, and many more.

Monitor: 2 24" Monitors for now will be upgrading to 3 in the future. Honestly have no idea whats good for 144hz monitors anymore haven't been in the loop.

OS: Windows 10

Peripherals: None needed

 

Before you guys rip me apart just know this is my first PC build on my own. My father used to build all my gaming PC's when I was younger. I am looking for feedback more on the lines of will everything be compatible with each other. I have done my basic research and just want to make sure I haven't missed anything.

 

Case: Cooler Master H500M

 

Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus X Code

 

#1 SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB

 

#2 SSD: Western Digital 2TB

 

CPU: Intel Core I7-8700K

 

Graphics Card: MSI GTX 1080ti

 

Power Supply: EVGA supernova 1000W Gold

 

Ram: G.Skill TridentZ RGB Series F4-3000C14D-16GTZR (Highly considering 32GB of ram too)

 

All suggestions are greatly appreciated

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8 minutes ago, Veramos said:

 

Should buy a Ryzen 8 core for streaming, although with your budget you could even go for X399

 

at most buy a GTX 1070ti, nvidia is likely to announce new GPUs on the 20th

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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1 minute ago, Veramos said:

Tbh I really am not bothered about having the latest and greatest the moment it comes out. And not a fan of AMD, I have been strictly Intel my entire life

That doesn't make too much sense my man, 8 cores is going to be better for streaming, since you can basically give the game 4 cores/8 threads and give OBS 4 cores/8 threads

 

However with X399 on sale you can get a 12 core CPU for $500 is really hard to beat for a streaming PC.

threadripper 2 and newer possibly better TR4 coolers are about to come out with it
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/4m6RYT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/4m6RYT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1920X 3.5GHz 12-Core Processor  ($533.99 @ PC-Canada)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S TR4-SP3 140.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X399 AORUS Gaming 7 ATX TR4 Motherboard  ($439.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($189.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1263.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-10 22:00 EDT-0400

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Veramos said:

Sorry I should have specified I don't do heavy amounts of streaming or daily at all. I am just starting to fool around with it as a hobby.

The 12 core is still a really solid deal while it's on sale, and Ryzen is still going to be fine for gaming, if you have the money it gives you a lot more options.

 

Or the Ryzen 8 core R7 1700 is $80 cheaper than the i7 8700 6 core, same deal of being better for streaming due to having more cores
 

Ryzen also has a soldered IHS, and 4xx chipsets get you StoreMI which is neat tech for accelerating a hard drive
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/6qDxRJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/6qDxRJ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($189.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $633.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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31 minutes ago, Veramos said:

Budget total amount: $3000(Give or take)
Location: Canada

Used for gaming/streaming. List of games: World of Warcraft, DOOM, COD, Overwatch, and many more.

Monitor: 2 24" Monitors for now will be upgrading to 3 in the future. Honestly have no idea whats good for 144hz monitors anymore haven't been in the loop.

OS: Windows 10

Peripherals: None needed

 

Before you guys rip me apart just know this is my first PC build on my own. My father used to build all my gaming PC's when I was younger. I am looking for feedback more on the lines of will everything be compatible with each other. I have done my basic research and just want to make sure I haven't missed anything.

 

Case: Cooler Master H500M

 

Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus X Code

 

#1 SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB

 

#2 SSD: Western Digital 2TB

 

CPU: Intel Core I7-8700K

 

Graphics Card: MSI GTX 1080ti

 

Power Supply: EVGA supernova 1000W Gold

 

Ram: G.Skill TridentZ RGB Series F4-3000C14D-16GTZR (Highly considering 32GB of ram too)

 

All suggestions are greatly appreciated

It is a fine build I suggest considering amd  like the others suggested but you seem very set on this build and intel so build it. Also you don't need a 1000w psu get a 750w and spend the extra for the 32gb of ram.

Desktop

CPU: Ryzen 7 1700 Cooler: Corsiar H60 MOBO: MSI Gaming Pro B350m RAM: 16GB GPU: ASUS ROG GTX 1070 Case: Masterbox Lite 5 Storage: 240GB Samsung 850 EVO, 1TB WD Blue PSU: EVGA 600B 

Laptop

2019 Macbook Pro 15 inch i9 4.8ghz 8 core 16GB RAM 512GB SSD 560x Pro

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Other than that my family has always stuck with Intel. My brother went AMD on his last computer and has had nothing but headaches and problems that's why I am skeptical about jumping. In all my years with Intel I have never had a single issue at all with my pcs. (Fingers crossed I didn't jinx myself)

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9 minutes ago, Veramos said:

Other than that my family has always stuck with Intel. My brother went AMD on his last computer and has had nothing but headaches and problems that's why I am skeptical about jumping. In all my years with Intel I have never had a single issue at all with my pcs. (Fingers crossed I didn't jinx myself)

I switched to AMD last year as I got a good deal on a 1700. Either brand is good nowadays I had no problems as long as you use a fresh install of windows, and using the correct bios

Desktop

CPU: Ryzen 7 1700 Cooler: Corsiar H60 MOBO: MSI Gaming Pro B350m RAM: 16GB GPU: ASUS ROG GTX 1070 Case: Masterbox Lite 5 Storage: 240GB Samsung 850 EVO, 1TB WD Blue PSU: EVGA 600B 

Laptop

2019 Macbook Pro 15 inch i9 4.8ghz 8 core 16GB RAM 512GB SSD 560x Pro

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5 minutes ago, Veramos said:

My brother went AMD on his last computer

What processor and what was the actual PC custom or pre-built?

It's an objective better product this time around for a lot of workloads, especially the cheap 12 core.


Why buy an $80 more expensive i7 8700 when it's not as good for streaming, and is only going to be 15-20fps faster in CPU bound situations in the average AAA game?

Just for perspective the 1920X has like 90% the performance of the Intel 12 core 7920X at almost half the price, uses less power, and has a soldered IHS for 15-20C better temps out of box
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hVgkw6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hVgkw6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7920X 2.9GHz 12-Core Processor  ($999.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: EVGA - X299 DARK EATX LGA2066 Motherboard  ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1499.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-10 22:35 EDT-0400

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Veramos said:

Other than that my family has always stuck with Intel. My brother went AMD on his last computer and has had nothing but headaches and problems that's why I am skeptical about jumping. In all my years with Intel I have never had a single issue at all with my pcs. (Fingers crossed I didn't jinx myself)

I would really wait until the next gen 1180/2080 which may come out int he next 2 weeks for a better value. For the Ram I would get 16gb and figure out later if you need more. Definitely get smaller PSU. The 8700K is completely fine for gaming and streaming don't listen to the others about it. Even though I would get a 2700X if I were you because of the better value and core count but it is perfectly fine. Also where is the cooler?

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Still figuring out what cooler to go with, reading through reviews and what others are using. And I know I may wait for now and see if prices drop or good sales come out. Might just purchase the SSD's, psu, case for now and have it ready and if good sales come out then reassess motherboard, gpu, cpu and ram

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48 minutes ago, Veramos said:

Budget total amount: $3000(Give or take)
Location: Canada

Used for gaming/streaming. List of games: World of Warcraft, DOOM, COD, Overwatch, and many more.

Monitor: 2 24" Monitors for now will be upgrading to 3 in the future. Honestly have no idea whats good for 144hz monitors anymore haven't been in the loop.

OS: Windows 10

Peripherals: None needed

 

Before you guys rip me apart just know this is my first PC build on my own. My father used to build all my gaming PC's when I was younger. I am looking for feedback more on the lines of will everything be compatible with each other. I have done my basic research and just want to make sure I haven't missed anything.

 

Case: Cooler Master H500M

 

Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus X Code

 

#1 SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB

 

#2 SSD: Western Digital 2TB

 

CPU: Intel Core I7-8700K

 

Graphics Card: MSI GTX 1080ti

 

Power Supply: EVGA supernova 1000W Gold

 

Ram: G.Skill TridentZ RGB Series F4-3000C14D-16GTZR (Highly considering 32GB of ram too)

 

All suggestions are greatly appreciated

970 EVO or any other NVMe drive isn't really worth it for only gaming and streaming. These drives are more useful for content creation purposes such as a scratch disk for Adobe programs when working with big files. 

 

I'd do a PCpartpicker list for you but I'm not home atm.

11 minutes ago, Veramos said:

Yea I agree 1000W looking at it now is overkill. Will look into a 750W psu and consider 32GB of ram instead

32GB RAM isn't needed if you are just gaming and streaming.

9 minutes ago, Veramos said:

Other than that my family has always stuck with Intel. My brother went AMD on his last computer and has had nothing but headaches and problems that's why I am skeptical about jumping. In all my years with Intel I have never had a single issue at all with my pcs. (Fingers crossed I didn't jinx myself)

Your brother likely used an AMD FX-based platform. Ryzen is a far superior platform compared to that garbage.

 

I'll admit mindshare is a powerful thing though.

New Build (The Compromise): CPU - i7 9700K @ 5.1Ghz | Mobo - ASRock Z390 Taichi | RAM - 16GB G.SKILL TridentZ RGB 3200CL14 @ 3466 14-14-14-30 1T | GPU - ASUS Strix GTX 1080 TI | Cooler - Corsair h100i Pro | SSDs - 500 GB 960 EVO + 500 GB 850 EVO + 1TB MX300 | Case - Coolermaster H500 | PSU - EVGA 850 P2 | Monitor - LG 32GK850G-B 144hz 1440p | OS - Windows 10 Pro. 

Peripherals - Corsair K70 Lux RGB | Corsair Scimitar RGB | Audio-technica ATH M50X + Antlion Modmic 5 |

CPU/GPU history: Athlon 6000+/HD4850 > i7 2600k/GTX 580, R9 390, R9 Fury > i7 7700K/R9 Fury, 1080TI > Ryzen 1700/1080TI > i7 9700K/1080TI.

Other tech: Surface Pro 4 (i5/128GB), Lenovo Ideapad Y510P w/ Kali, OnePlus 6T (8G/128G), PS4 Slim.

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What processor and what was the actual PC custom or pre-built?

It's an objective better product this time around for a lot of workloads, especially the cheap 12 core.


Why buy an $80 more expensive i7 8700 when it's not as good for streaming, and is only going to be 15-20fps faster in CPU bound situations in the average AAA game?

Just for perspective the 1920X has like 90% the performance of the Intel 12 core 7920X at almost half the price, uses less power, and has a soldered IHS for 15-20C better temps out of box
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hVgkw6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hVgkw6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7920X 2.9GHz 12-Core Processor  ($999.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: EVGA - X299 DARK EATX LGA2066 Motherboard  ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1499.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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The thread ripper and X- series processors is clearly overkilled for what he is going to do. Both flagship consumer chips is good for anything except crazy high-end video editing. I think you will have a better experience by spending that money on ssds for your games.

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2 minutes ago, DustierDolphin said:

The thread ripper and X- series processors is clearly overkilled for what he is going to do. Both flagship consumer chips is good for anything except crazy high-end video editing. I think you will have a better experience by spending that money on ssds for your games.

His budget is $3000 CAD, not 1000 CAD, can easily go HEDT

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2 minutes ago, Phentos said:

970 EVO or any other NVMe drive isn't really worth it for only gaming and streaming. These drives are more useful for content creation purposes such as a scratch disk for Adobe programs when working with big files. 

 

I'd do a PCpartpicker list for you but I'm not home atm.

32GB RAM isn't needed if you are just gaming and streaming.

Your brother likely used an AMD FX-based platform. Ryzen is a far superior platform compared to that garbage.

 

I'll admit mindshare is a powerful thing though.

32gb is overkill I agree but if he is gonna spend the money, and stick with Intel might as well go towards more ram than the extra wattage that isn't needed.

Desktop

CPU: Ryzen 7 1700 Cooler: Corsiar H60 MOBO: MSI Gaming Pro B350m RAM: 16GB GPU: ASUS ROG GTX 1070 Case: Masterbox Lite 5 Storage: 240GB Samsung 850 EVO, 1TB WD Blue PSU: EVGA 600B 

Laptop

2019 Macbook Pro 15 inch i9 4.8ghz 8 core 16GB RAM 512GB SSD 560x Pro

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($379.99 @ Amazon Canada) the extra cores help out in streaming, and it isn't that far off from an 8700k in gaming.
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($194.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($224.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($189.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.99 @ PC-Canada) you don't need an nvme ssd.
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($953.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Total: $2346.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($459.75 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i PRO 55.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($254.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($220.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($259.94 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($154.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($953.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($110.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Total: $2695.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-10 23:02 EDT-0400

Ryzen 2700X build: 

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor  ($419.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($250.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($279.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($259.94 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($154.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($953.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($110.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Total: $2550.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-10 23:06 EDT-0400

 

New Build (The Compromise): CPU - i7 9700K @ 5.1Ghz | Mobo - ASRock Z390 Taichi | RAM - 16GB G.SKILL TridentZ RGB 3200CL14 @ 3466 14-14-14-30 1T | GPU - ASUS Strix GTX 1080 TI | Cooler - Corsair h100i Pro | SSDs - 500 GB 960 EVO + 500 GB 850 EVO + 1TB MX300 | Case - Coolermaster H500 | PSU - EVGA 850 P2 | Monitor - LG 32GK850G-B 144hz 1440p | OS - Windows 10 Pro. 

Peripherals - Corsair K70 Lux RGB | Corsair Scimitar RGB | Audio-technica ATH M50X + Antlion Modmic 5 |

CPU/GPU history: Athlon 6000+/HD4850 > i7 2600k/GTX 580, R9 390, R9 Fury > i7 7700K/R9 Fury, 1080TI > Ryzen 1700/1080TI > i7 9700K/1080TI.

Other tech: Surface Pro 4 (i5/128GB), Lenovo Ideapad Y510P w/ Kali, OnePlus 6T (8G/128G), PS4 Slim.

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