So, after much reading of forums, articles, watching reviews and whatnot, I've detailed two possible builds that could satisfy my needs now and in years to come (hopefully!) The eternal question is: AMD or Intel? Now, I have read that Intel is ideal for gaming-only setups and Adobe programs and one single i7 core is "stronger" than one AMD core... however, AMD, though not as excellent as Intel in gaming, excels in multitasking. Here's a little info on what I intend to use the computer for:
Activities: Gaming, 3d modeling, graphic design & illustration, CAD, some video editing
Programs I use: Most of the Adobe programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects...), Autocad, Revit, Sketchup, Rhinoceros (and games, obv).
So I'm torn between the multitasking power of the AMD and the gaming/Adobe capacity of the i7. Here's the two builds I have come up with.
AMD build: GTX 1080 Ti
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor (€325.90 @ Amazon Espana)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard (€149.70 @ Amazon Espana)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€178.82 @ Alternate)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€74.99 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€43.25 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card (€885.90 @ Electronicamente)
Case: Fractal Design - Define C ATX Mid Tower Case (€75.87 @ Amazon Espana)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€97.82 @ Alternate)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (€38.41 @ Alternate)
Total: €1870.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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INTEL build: GTX 1080
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (€285.90 @ Amazon Espana)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€77.32 @ Amazon Espana)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€118.76 @ Amazon Espana)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€178.82 @ Alternate)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€74.99 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€43.25 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (€620.15 @ PC Componentes)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case (€103.57 @ Amazon Espana)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€97.82 @ Alternate)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (€38.41 @ Alternate)
Total: €1638.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-19 16:41 CEST+0200
NOTE that the AMD build comes with a 1080 Ti GPU, whereas the INTEL build comes with a 1080 GPU, to keep both builds more or less around the same price.
Questions:
Activities: Gaming, 3d modeling, graphic design & illustration, CAD, some video editing
Programs I use: Most of the Adobe programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects...), Autocad, Revit, Sketchup, Rhinoceros (and games, obv).
So I'm torn between the multitasking power of the AMD and the gaming/Adobe capacity of the i7. Here's the two builds I have come up with.
AMD build: GTX 1080 Ti
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor (€325.90 @ Amazon Espana)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard (€149.70 @ Amazon Espana)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€178.82 @ Alternate)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€74.99 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€43.25 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card (€885.90 @ Electronicamente)
Case: Fractal Design - Define C ATX Mid Tower Case (€75.87 @ Amazon Espana)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€97.82 @ Alternate)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (€38.41 @ Alternate)
Total: €1870.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-19 16:43 CEST+0200
INTEL build: GTX 1080
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (€285.90 @ Amazon Espana)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€77.32 @ Amazon Espana)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€118.76 @ Amazon Espana)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€178.82 @ Alternate)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€74.99 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€43.25 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (€620.15 @ PC Componentes)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case (€103.57 @ Amazon Espana)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€97.82 @ Alternate)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (€38.41 @ Alternate)
Total: €1638.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-19 16:41 CEST+0200
NOTE that the AMD build comes with a 1080 Ti GPU, whereas the INTEL build comes with a 1080 GPU, to keep both builds more or less around the same price.
Questions:
- Are there any compatibility issues I'm missing (motherboard - RAM - processor kind of stuff)? Are these builds stable? Will the motherboards chosen be good enough to let the processors work their best?
- Which build to pick?
- Any monitor ideas welcome. Looking for at least a 1440 144Hz but damn isn't the monitor world a controversial one... The model that works for some is hated by others, there's no middle ground, apparently. Would love to hear opinions/reviews.