New build

[Sam22]

New build. First time and a massive upgrade from my laptop. I am in the uk and so the budget was in £. I am aiming for a budget of £2000. I already have peripherals and an AOC Agon 32” monitor.

It will be a home pc and will be used for just about everything, web browsing, light photo/video editing and of course, gaming. What do you think? Upgrades? Well balanced? Way to overkill for my usecase? Or should I start from scratch?

 

Ryzen 5 1600x

NZXT Kraken x52 Rev 2

Asus-TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING mAtx

Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4x 4gb)

 

2x OCZ-TRION 150 480gb ssd 

Seagate Skyhawks 2tb HD

 

Asus Gtx 1080 ROG STRIX

Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV TG (mAtx)

Corsair RM650i

 

TP-link archer 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi card

6x NZXT Aer rgb 120

 

Custom cablemod psu cables

 

Grand total of:

 

£1910.30

 

(2,453.79 USD)

 

 

 

[Sam22]

Not 6 Aer fans only 3, sorry

[vascobrissos14]

Not a pro at this but wouldn't a Ryzen 7 be better to pair with a GTX 1080? And overall performance. If I had the 2000£, I'd go for a better CPU.

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

which programs are you using for editing? 

[Sam22]

Adobe premiere pro/elements and photoshop

 

[Sam22]

So would swapping to the 8 core 1800x be better then?

 

[Guest]

9 hours ago, Sam22 said:

New build. First time and a massive upgrade from my laptop. I am in the uk and so the budget was in £. I am aiming for a budget of £2000. I already have peripherals and an AOC Agon 32” monitor.

It will be a home pc and will be used for just about everything, web browsing, light photo/video editing and of course, gaming. What do you think? Upgrades? Well balanced? Way to overkill for my usecase? Or should I start from scratch?

 

Ryzen 5 1600x

NZXT Kraken x52 Rev 2

Asus-TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING mAtx

Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4x 4gb)

 

2x OCZ-TRION 150 480gb ssd 

Seagate Skyhawks 2tb HD

 

Asus Gtx 1080 ROG STRIX

Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV TG (mAtx)

Corsair RM650i

 

TP-link archer 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi card

6x NZXT Aer rgb 120

 

Custom cablemod psu cables

 

Grand total of:

 

£1910.30

 

(2,453.79 USD)

 

 

 

It is a bit unbalanced in terms of parts costs i.e You have expensive Ram, psu and £100 or so on fans and then a cheap and nasty motherboard. The TUF boards are not very good at all.

 

I take it you want micro ATX ? That case doesn't have the best airflow.

 

 

 

[Sam22]

so what board would you recommend, and what case? 

thanks for the feedback

[Sam22]

What changes in total would you recommend?

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, Sam22 said:

Adobe premiere pro/elements and photoshop

 

a coffeelake i7 will perform better with those programs, so get that instead.

[Sam22]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Js7sV6

 

Is this any better

 

[Sam22]

For the coffee lake i7 i am unable to find a motherboard with the same features as the gigabyte x470 gaming 7 wifi, any suggestions? Also changed the case to nzxt h700i? Does it work or not?

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ycKsV6

 

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, Sam22 said:

For the coffee lake i7 i am unable to find a motherboard with the same features as the gigabyte x470 gaming 7 wifi, any suggestions? Also changed the case to nzxt h700i? Does it work or not?

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ycKsV6

 

You could fit a 1080 ti into that budget. 

 

Just as an example:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  (£149.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Alphacool - Eisbaer LT360 63.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£99.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS GAMING 7 WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£222.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£222.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: OCZ - TRION 150 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£120.79 @ Alza) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£87.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card  (£719.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Lian-Li - PC-O11DX ATX Full Tower Case  (£114.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Sleeved Cables (£100.00)
Total: £1925.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-26 11:07 BST+0100

[Sam22]

Case with psu shroud?  Its going on my desk, so needs some sweet aesthetics 

[Guest]

Alternative Ryzen build.

 

You don't really need a 360mm AIO for Ryzen so you could go with a mid range air cooler. Also the new RTX cards might be worth waiting for in a month or so. Depends if you want something now or are happy to wait.

 

The Crosshair is on par with the Gaming 7. The one below is the wifi version. You also have the ASRock Taichi which also has built in wifi.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  (£149.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Alphacool - Eisbaer LT360 63.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£99.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Crosshair VII Hero (Wi-Fi) ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£249.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£222.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£77.99 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£87.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card  (£719.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£81.59 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Sleeved Cables (£100.00)
Total: £1876.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-26 11:20 BST+0100

[Guest]

Intel 8700K build.

 

There are also new cpu's coming out from Intel with the Z390 chipset which will have an 8 core/16 thread i9 9900K. Again it might be worth waiting if you are not in a rush.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£319.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Alphacool - Eisbaer LT360 63.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£99.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£194.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£146.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£77.99 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£87.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card  (£719.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£81.59 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Sleeved Cables (£100.00)
Total: £1916.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-26 11:24 BST+0100

[Sam22]

not in too much of a rush, but dunno if i could fit rtx 2070 ( or whatever they call it)and the i9 9900k in to 2000 pounds.

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, Sam22 said:

Case with psu shroud?  Its going on my desk, so needs some sweet aesthetics 

That Lian-Li case has a dual chamber (Bit like the Corsair Air 540) so the psu isn't on view.

 

 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Sam22 said:

not in too much of a rush, but dunno if i could fit rtx 2070 ( or whatever they call it)and the i9 9900k in to 2000 pounds.

It could have an effect on current prices though. Depending on what the 9900K comes in at then the 8700K could drop a bit in price. 

[Sam22]

good point ty. neeeed to upgrade from laptop so my friend has lent me an old pc with 980ti and 6600k for now but wants it back in a mont so will be back. Hopefully by then 9900k and rtx 2070 will be out. thanks guys

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 hours ago, Sam22 said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Js7sV6

 

Is this any better

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£319.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£137.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£144.88 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£137.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£78.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card  (£715.99 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£68.50 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.79 @ Aria PC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus - PCE-AC55BT B1 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  (£31.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1771.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-26 13:25 BST+0100