First PC for Gaming, CAD, and occasional streaming

[BMR_ADAWG]

So...

I think I have my build mostly figured out (alot of research), as the title says trying to build kind of a jack of all trades on a budget. Gaming and CAD are the most important, but I guess if your machine can do either well it is probably ok for some light streaming. Gaming 50% CAD 45% Gaming/Streaming 5%. Budget is hard cap of $1200, but preferably under $1000. CAD is usually pretty light but I do sometimes get into very large assemblies and simulations.

 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($165.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.62 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($284.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $980.54
 

Open to input. At the moment I have peripherals (monitors, keyboard, mouse, etc.) they would be upgraded later to take advantage of the hardware.

 

So some questions:

Would a 2700X give me meaningful gains over the 2600, for litteraly 2x the cost?

Would 8 gig of RAM with a 1070/1070ti better for gaming at 1080 ultra wide high/ultra settings than 16 gig with a 1060 6gb? (about the same cost)

Would the 8 + 1070 or 16 + 1060 be better for CAD?

Would 8 gigs ram be to detremental to CAD to even consider?

 

Any other input is welcome.

[Herman Mcpootis]

IIRC a coffeelake cpu does better for cad, so i'd recommend an i7 8700 instead.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK - AIDOS BLACK 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($18.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B360-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($126.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1002.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[BMR_ADAWG]

11 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

IIRC a coffeelake cpu does better for cad, so i'd recommend an i7 8700 instead.

Streaming wise I've been under the impression that more cores wins out, so r7 4 cores game 4 cores encoding. I also read some articles that showed that most CAD softwares can scale to 8 effectivelly and my intent was to maximize that.

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 minutes ago, BMR_ADAWG said:

Streaming wise I've been under the impression that more cores wins out, so r7 4 cores game 4 cores encoding. I also read some articles that showed that most CAD softwares can scale to 8 effectivelly and my intent was to maximize that.

the ryzen 7 CPUs will do better for streaming compared to the i7, but the i7 wins out in CAD. check if the CAD program you're using does better on which cpu though.

[brob]

18 minutes ago, BMR_ADAWG said:

Streaming wise I've been under the impression that more cores wins out, so r7 4 cores game 4 cores encoding. I also read some articles that showed that most CAD softwares can scale to 8 effectivelly and my intent was to maximize that.

True, but according to the OP streaming represents only 5% of use while gaming and CAD are 95%. An I7-8700 should have better gaming and CAD performance and also decent streaming.

 

I'd suggest trading the 250GB NVMe and 2TB hdd drives for a 1TB ssd. This should provide much better all around performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.50 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($83.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($137.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($189.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1167.24
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