[SOLVED] $2000 gaming/editing pc build recommendations

[stead28]

Hey everyone, so I believe I am finally FINALLY able to build my first and dream pc. I’ve always loved to toy around with action sport video editing, but my current laptop has never been able to handle present day video editing software, so I’d love to have a pc that can effectively render 1080-4K videos in a efficient amount of time. Also I can’t forget to feed the nerd side I have so the main thing I’d like is to have a pc that can run most games on the highest settings without bogging out. All recommendations and info is greatly appreciated, Thank you!


Approximate Purchase Date:
anytime in the next few months


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mostly used for gaming but I’d like a rig capable of rendering videos in a timely matter


Are you buying a monitor: Yes


Location: North Dakota, USA

Parts Preferences: I’m a fan of intel and understand intel products a bit more than AMD so I’d like to stick with intel if possible

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: I’ll most likely get a 1080p monitor but there is a chance of myself getting a 4K monitor

 

[siaan312]

well, 1080p and 4k resolutions are very different, if you get a 1080p even a 144hz display, a gtx 1060 or 1070 with a core i5 will probably do the job for all esport and even some aaa games. if you get a 4k, its 60hz, if you want ultra settings, honestly nothing but a 2080ti and a i9 9900k will do, if its on high, I would take a 2070 and i7 9700k.

you have to decide on that side. also, intel is nice but amd is currently "better" cause cheaper with performance almost as good. if you want for ryzen 3rd gen, you will get a nice performance boost at a similar cost. I would wait for ryzen 3, on a 1080p display, get a rtx 2060 or gtx 1660. I am an intel fanboy and am telling that amd is currently kicking butt with prices.

so: for a 1080p build (that will game on ultra 120 or so fps on most games):

rtx 2060/gtx 1660 (when it comes out)/1070
core i5 9600/k core i7 8700/k

for a 4k high-mid settings build:
rtx 2070/gtx 1080 ti
i7 8700k/i7 9700k

anything above 4k/4k high hz/4k ultra:
rtx 2080 ti
i9 9900k

thats for intel

if you want to save a buck, go amd but wait for ryzen 3.

current amd platform (ryzen gen 2)

1080p 120hz or so:
rx 580/1060/1660/1070
ryzen 5 2600

4k high:
vega 64 (not recommended but ill include it...)/gtx 1080 ti/rtx 2070
ryzen 7 2700x

4k or higher/high hz 4k:
rtx 2080ti
ryzen 7 2700x


edit: if you throw gaming out the window and want full editing and encoding performance, forget ryzen or intel,
go cowtipper (coughs) excuse me I mean threadripper 1950x or 2950x or any other threadripper will get you atleast better than any ryzen or i7. the i9 9900k is probably on par with the 2950X and the i9 7900X for editing and stuff

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($259.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($112.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card ($1196.98 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Corsair)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer - XFA240 bmjdpr 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2112.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-21 06:55 EST-0500

This is just to give you rough estimate of performance you can get presently. Ryzen 3 will change few equations for CPU market but on GPU side things will remain same. Probably by that time you can get better monitor as well as not all low budget monitors are still tested to support G-Sync only few have passed and many are still untested. The monitor I included in the list will support G-Sync in combination of new drivers.