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Hey everyone. So I'm planning my first build and need help to see what parts I should use. I made a list on PC part picker which I will link below. Any advice is welcome. 

Budget: $1500-$1700

Use: MMO games like ffxiv and WOW, rpg games and things like destiny and overwatch. Illustration in programs such as paint tool sai and photoshop. Light video editing. If it could handle zbrush or be upgraded in the future to handle 3d modeling that would be perfect. 

I will also use it for word and excel. 

 

I'm brand new to building so it is all a little overwhelming but let me know what you think! 

Thank you! 

 

Here's what I have as of now. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LGCwCb

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($167.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($81.54 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($98.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - R240HY bidx 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1468.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Here is a Ryzen build (picking AMD, so unlike me lol). I changed a few things out, also added a 1TB HDD for extra storage and fit in a GTX 1060. I would encourage you to look at kinguin.net for windows 10 keys, as they are usually $25-30. (grey market, I know).

 

I also switched the monitor out, because if you're doing any type of image or video editing, you will want an IPS panel, which is much more true to colors than the TN panel you had selected. At $100, it won't be perfect, but like I said, much better.

 

Make sure you do one thing no matter what: enjoy it! Building my first computer was a lot of fun. Hope yours is too.

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1 hour ago, Kaia_Black said:

Hey everyone. So I'm planning my first build and need help to see what parts I should use. I made a list on PC part picker which I will link below. Any advice is welcome. 

Budget: $1500-$1700

Use: MMO games like ffxiv and WOW, rpg games and things like destiny and overwatch. Illustration in programs such as paint tool sai and photoshop. Light video editing. If it could handle zbrush or be upgraded in the future to handle 3d modeling that would be perfect. 

I will also use it for word and excel. 

 

I'm brand new to building so it is all a little overwhelming but let me know what you think! 

Thank you! 

 

Here's what I have as of now. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LGCwCb

Build something like this......

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS GAMING WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Mini Video Card  ($423.00 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($15.00) 
Monitor: AOC - AG241QX 23.8" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($299.99 @ Walmart) 
Total: $1695.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-19 02:33 EDT-0400

 

You can get Windows 10 pro licence key fr cheap from reddit/kinguin/scdkeys

CURRENT RIG-

CPU: Intel® Xeon® Processor X5690 OC 4.3GHz

CPU Cooler: Thermalright - Macho HR-02 Rev.A 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus - Rampage III Gene Micro ATX LGA1366 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card 
Case: BitFenix - Phenom M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply: Super Flower - Leadex Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK - TISIS 70.2 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: EVGA - Z370 FTW ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($135.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($56.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card  ($449.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: LG - 24UD58-B 23.8" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($288.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1668.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-19 05:34 EDT-0400

get os from reddit for $25, you can just use free antivirus softwares like avast.

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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On 9/19/2018 at 2:35 AM, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK - TISIS 70.2 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: EVGA - Z370 FTW ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($135.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($56.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card  ($449.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: LG - 24UD58-B 23.8" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($288.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1668.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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get os from reddit for $25, you can just use free antivirus softwares like avast.

Thank you. =)

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On 9/18/2018 at 11:35 PM, SHROUD said:

Build something like this......

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS GAMING WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Mini Video Card  ($423.00 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($15.00) 
Monitor: AOC - AG241QX 23.8" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($299.99 @ Walmart) 
Total: $1695.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-19 02:33 EDT-0400

 

You can get Windows 10 pro licence key fr cheap from reddit/kinguin/scdkeys

Thanks =D

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On 9/18/2018 at 10:14 PM, Cereal5 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($167.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($81.54 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($98.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - R240HY bidx 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1468.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-19 01:10 EDT-0400

 

Here is a Ryzen build (picking AMD, so unlike me lol). I changed a few things out, also added a 1TB HDD for extra storage and fit in a GTX 1060. I would encourage you to look at kinguin.net for windows 10 keys, as they are usually $25-30. (grey market, I know).

 

I also switched the monitor out, because if you're doing any type of image or video editing, you will want an IPS panel, which is much more true to colors than the TN panel you had selected. At $100, it won't be perfect, but like I said, much better.

 

Make sure you do one thing no matter what: enjoy it! Building my first computer was a lot of fun. Hope yours is too.

I really want to use Intel but thank you so much!

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($167.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($81.54 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($98.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - R240HY bidx 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1468.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-19 01:10 EDT-0400

 

Here is a Ryzen build (picking AMD, so unlike me lol). I changed a few things out, also added a 1TB HDD for extra storage and fit in a GTX 1060. I would encourage you to look at kinguin.net for windows 10 keys, as they are usually $25-30. (grey market, I know).

 

I also switched the monitor out, because if you're doing any type of image or video editing, you will want an IPS panel, which is much more true to colors than the TN panel you had selected. At $100, it won't be perfect, but like I said, much better.

 

Make sure you do one thing no matter what: enjoy it! Building my first computer was a lot of fun. Hope yours is too.

Oh also thanks for all the useful tips! I will try to have fun! Lol ??

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Don't buy Norton Security. Windows Defender is free and quite good.

 

Consider going with a locked cpu. It lowers some costs while providing very similar performance to an unlocked cpu. I'd suggest something like an i5-8500. It is a much better match for a lower-end gpu than an i7. Doing this frees up budget for a better gpu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8500 3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($235.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.40 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - TUF H370-Pro Gaming (WI-FI) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($167.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($98.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - G246HLAbd 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1372.21
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On 9/23/2018 at 9:32 PM, brob said:

Don't buy Norton Security. Windows Defender is free and quite good.

 

Consider going with a locked cpu. It lowers some costs while providing very similar performance to an unlocked cpu. I'd suggest something like an i5-8500. It is a much better match for a lower-end gpu than an i7. Doing this frees up budget for a better gpu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8500 3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($235.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.40 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - TUF H370-Pro Gaming (WI-FI) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($167.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($98.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - G246HLAbd 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1372.21
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-24 00:32 EDT-0400

 

Okay thank you for the information. Would I be able to upgrade in the future? 

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