Anyway I can make this build better? Budget of $2000-$2500AUD

[Acxd]

[DVA]

My eyes are bleeding from seeing these prices as an American. I'm sorry

[Fasauceome]

Really solid build, I would choose a graphics card model with 2 large fans over 3 small fans to reduce noise but that's my preference.

[Spotty]

What are you hoping to do with the PC?

If gaming, what resolution and refresh rate is the monitor? Will you be streaming as well?
Might recommend a different GPU, but without knowing what it will be used for hard to say. Might be worthwhile looking in the used market on Gumtree for a graphics card.

 

You don't need an 850W power supply for a single graphics card system. The Corsair RM550x or Corsair TX550M would be a better pick.

The Asus Prime Z370-P is not a very good motherboard for overclocking. Go with the better Asus Prime Z370-A instead.

[Acxd]

1 hour ago, DVA said:

My eyes are bleeding from seeing these prices as an American. I'm sorry

Yeah trust me it hurts me too looking at these prices

[Acxd]

1 hour ago, Spotty said:

What are you hoping to do with the PC?

If gaming, what resolution and refresh rate is the monitor? Will you be streaming as well?
Might recommend a different GPU, but without knowing what it will be used for hard to say. Might be worthwhile looking in the used market on Gumtree for a graphics card.

 

You don't need an 850W power supply for a single graphics card system. The Corsair RM550x or Corsair TX550M would be a better pick.

The Asus Prime Z370-P is not a very good motherboard for overclocking. Go with the better Asus Prime Z370-A instead.

Not gonna game on it too much, mainly using it for video editing and photo editing. That 850w is to compensate for any overclocking i do and too save money in the long one but not having to upgrade the psu as well as another part i want to upgrade. As for that mobo, noted. Cheers!

[Spotty]

31 minutes ago, Acidix said:

Not gonna game on it too much, mainly using it for video editing and photo editing. That 850w is to compensate for any overclocking i do and too save money in the long one but not having to upgrade the psu as well as another part i want to upgrade. As for that mobo, noted. Cheers!

No need for an 850w PSU for CPU overclocking. The 1070ti draws less than 200w under load. You don't need to allow an extra 650w for the CPU...

 

550w will still give plenty of room for overclocking the 8700k and 1070ti.

 

If it's for photo and video editing, look at what programs you will be using and how well they scale with cores and how they perform on Intel vs ryzen. Depending on the software, a 8c16t ryzen 2700/X may be better for your use case. (You'll need a different motherboard for AMD ryzen CPUs)

[Acxd]

35 minutes ago, Spotty said:

No need for an 850w PSU for CPU overclocking. The 1070ti draws less than 200w under load. You don't need to allow an extra 650w for the CPU...

 

550w will still give plenty of room for overclocking the 8700k and 1070ti.

 

If it's for photo and video editing, look at what programs you will be using and how well they scale with cores and how they perform on Intel vs ryzen. Depending on the software, a 8c16t ryzen 2700/X may be better for your use case. (You'll need a different motherboard for AMD ryzen CPUs)

I know i probably only need a 600w for the build but as i said its for future upgrades. The 850w was only $20 more than a 600w somehow so i opted for the 850w. Im using Adobe Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop mostly but will play games occasionally. I was thinking about the ryzen 2700x but have heard that for video editing (which this is mostly for) and 8700k is better. 

[Acxd]

2 hours ago, fasauceome said:

Really solid build, I would choose a graphics card model with 2 large fans over 3 small fans to reduce noise but that's my preference.

Cheers, noise isnt really too much of a problem for me anyway so yeah. But thanks for the suggestion

[SHROUD]

2 hours ago, Acidix said:

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Build something like this instead.

I hv even added a gtx 1080ti.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($529.00 @ Mighty Ape) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ Scorptec) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($225.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.50 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($1099.00 @ Umart) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($141.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Total: $2562.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-06 09:47 AEST+1000

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 hours ago, Acidix said:

I know i probably only need a 600w for the build but as i said its for future upgrades. The 850w was only $20 more than a 600w somehow so i opted for the 850w. Im using Adobe Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop mostly but will play games occasionally. I was thinking about the ryzen 2700x but have heard that for video editing (which this is mostly for) and 8700k is better. 

you won't be needing anything more than a 550w PSU unless you plan on adding more than 1 GPU.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($529.00 @ Mighty Ape) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($228.00 @ Umart) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($218.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($77.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($1099.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $2549.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-06 12:46 AEST+1000

[brob]

Don't bother with overclocking unless you really want to do it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($489.00 @ BudgetPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($145.00 @ IJK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($205.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($229.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB DUKE Video Card  ($545.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($103.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.90 @ Newegg Australia) 
Total: $1885.90
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-06 13:32 AEST+1000

[Acxd]

3 hours ago, brob said:

Don't bother with overclocking unless you really want to do it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($489.00 @ BudgetPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($145.00 @ IJK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($205.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($229.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB DUKE Video Card  ($545.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($103.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.90 @ Newegg Australia) 
Total: $1885.90
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-06 13:32 AEST+1000

Im doing video editing so overclocking is really goi g to help out in that area

[Acxd]

4 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($529.00 @ Mighty Ape) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($228.00 @ Umart) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($218.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($77.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($1099.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $2549.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-06 12:46 AEST+1000

Nice build but I dont really have a use for a 1080ti, I am video editing and the 1080ti doesnt offer too much more than the 1070ti for video editing but if i was to be gaming a 1080ti would definitely be worth it

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, Acidix said:

Nice build but I dont really have a use for a 1080ti, I am video editing and the 1080ti doesnt offer too much more than the 1070ti for video editing but if i was to be gaming a 1080ti would definitely be worth it

you can drop it down to a 1070ti if you want.

[brob]

20 minutes ago, Acidix said:

Im doing video editing so overclocking is really goi g to help out in that area

Using ssd storage offers a significant performance improvement.

[Acxd]

Just for everyone elses reference, I know a 850w psu is complete overkill and a 550w would probably be enough but for some reason this 850w psu has the same rating and price basically as a 550w psu

[Acxd]

4 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

you can drop it down to a 1070ti if you want.

Yeah i might consider that, thanks!

[Acxd]

2 minutes ago, brob said:

Using ssd storage offers a significant performance improvement.

I know an ssd loads applications and things installed on it faster but im pretty sure they dont make them run faster. If im wrong can someone correct me

 

[brob]

20 minutes ago, Acidix said:

I know an ssd loads applications and things installed on it faster but im pretty sure they dont make them run faster. If im wrong can someone correct me

 

When rendering there is a fair bit of storage i/o. Depending on the material and software there is often a fair bit of storage i/o during editing.

 

So yes, ssd can make programs run faster.

 

The i7-8700 has turbo clocks just 100MHz lower than the stock i7-8700K. Unless the plan is to have all cores running over 4.7GHz, An oc will not really be noticeable.

[Acxd]

1 minute ago, brob said:

When rendering there is a fair bit of storage i/o. Depending on the material and software there is often a fair bit of storage i/o during editing.

 

So yes, ssd can make programs run faster.

 

The i7-8700 has turbo clocks just 100MHz lower than the stock i7-8700K. Unless the plan is to have all cores running over 4.7GHz, An oc will not really be noticeable.

Oh okay, thanks for that, yeah i plan to overclock every core to the max it can