[SOLVED] 3000€ PC budget for work.

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Hello guys.

So, I have 3000€ budget to buy a new PC, mostly for photoshop, 3D programs (Cinema 4d, etc..), music production (Ableton, Fruity loops with lots of VST's) and some gaming (PUBG, Battlefield, etc..).

And I need a good build for an heavy usage of those programs, because mine can't do what I want.
I'm thinking on this build for that purpose.
What do you guys think of it, or should I modify something?

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM
SSD: Crucial MX500 250GB 3D TLC SATA 2.5'' SSD
RAM: G.Skill Aegis DIMM 16 GB DDR4 2400MHz x2
CPU: Intel® Core™ i9-7940X X-series Processor
PSU: Seasonic EVO Edition M12II-850 80+ Bronze (Just buying this one, because I already have a 520w with 2 years, working perfectly)
Case: NZXT H700I Smart ATX Black and Red
GPU: Asus ROG GTX 1070TI 8GB DDR5
Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI Plus x1
Total: 2683,84€

Also, I need to fit a good monitor on the budget

Thanks.
 
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With your budget I'd recommend an i9-9900K if you want the best. But, it's limited in stock and sold out most places so the price is hiked up right now. The cheaper i7-8700K is an option and will perform similar to the i7-9700K. Liquid cooling is also an option if you wanted.

GTX 1080 Ti is still the best value for gaming; the new RTX 2000 series is over priced. The RTX 2080 is more expensive than the 1080 Ti but performs the same. The 2080 Ti is also overpriced.

*Update: Upgraded power supply to 850W.
**Update #2: Upgraded motherboard to one of the very best, Taichi Ultimate.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor (€599.00 @ ARLT)
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With your budget I'd recommend an i9-9900K if you want the best. But, it's limited in stock and sold out most places so the price is hiked up right now. The cheaper i7-8700K is an option and will perform similar to the i7-9700K. Liquid cooling is also an option if you wanted.

GTX 1080 Ti is still the best value for gaming; the new RTX 2000 series is over priced. The RTX 2080 is more expensive than the 1080 Ti but performs the same. The 2080 Ti is also overpriced.

*Update: Upgraded power supply to 850W.
**Update #2: Upgraded motherboard to one of the very best, Taichi Ultimate.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor (€599.00 @ ARLT)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€79.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Taichi Ultimate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€307.73 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€289.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Pro 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€299.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital - Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€184.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card (€741.29 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (€99.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€115.84 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan (€21.79 @ Aquatuning)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan (€21.79 @ Aquatuning)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan (€21.79 @ Aquatuning)
Total: €2781.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 06:33 CET+0100
 
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That's a nice build by the way. But what do you think of mine? I don't need that much space cuz I already have 4 TB HDD here with me. Just gonna add more 2 and 256gb ssd just for a few programs, and the HDD's for files. I'm not thinking buying any cooler now, maybe next month to overclock. But yeah, I'll kinda need some fans.
 
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Alright, let me see here. I tend to forget about the HEDT platform. Are you sure you need all those CPU cores?
 
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Probably. The stuff that I do is pretty demanding. Working with Ableton with lots of Vst's pushes a lot for the processor. And I want the smoothest as possible, and to render fast my projects on Cinema 4D and photoshop
 
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How is a 9900K the best? That's 6 fewer physical cores and way less PCIe lanes, which makes a big difference if he's using a network at his office or highly threaded programs. Work PC =/ play pc.

@OP, photoshop isn't that intensive, anything you build should be able to do that. What do you have now that's not serving your needs? How heavily threaded are the programs that you're using? How many PCIe peripherals (10Gbit network cards, SSDs..... etc) do you need to use? Do you want to have ECC memory support? Do you need 16Bit color support? Just trying to gauge what your needs are and how balanced this should be towards single threaded performance and gaming vs highly threaded professional workspace equipment.
 
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Didn't knew about it. Guess I'll have to add a new cooler. So, what do you think it's the best? Watercooling or just Air cooling?

 
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Okay, with your build list you have 2400MHz RAM; which is not the fastest. I'd get at least 3000 or 3200MHz. The HEDT platform can take advantage of quad-channel memory, so it would be best to get 4 RAM modules in a kit.

That M12II power supply is good, but it's an older design that doesn't allow the low-power states of the newer processors. I'd get the newer SeaSonic FOCUS Plus instead.

If you're good with everything else then there's nothing wrong with it except a cooler.
 
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Totally was not thinking HEDT for photoshop and fruity loops. He didn't have his build there when I first posted.
 
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Well, I'm kinda trying to make the best of it. I still don't know the limits of the programs for sure... but I think It will push a lot for the processor, like Cinema 4D and music production programs, with lots and lots of VST's, all the same time. I just need a pc that can fit into that, that I can work pretty fast with no problem at all. And rendering very fast as well, because sometimes I need my projects done very quickly
 
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Well yeah, the 9900k is pretty good as well. I don't need that extra stuff that you've mentioned... I just need a PC to work with those programs pretty fine. Even with heavy usage on those programs with no problem whatsoever. So, do you think I should downgrade to a 9900k? Because, I'm wondering now, and it's a smart option as well.

 
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Alright, thank you. But still wondering if I downgrade that CPU to a 9900k, instead of that expensive one.
 
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*Update: Now I guess we need to look at Ableton..

I'm trying to research how many cores/threads is needed for audio work in Fruity Loops. I know you say you need lots and lots of VST's.

I found a appearingly knowledgeable Reddit user saying this in regards to Fruity Loops:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio/comments/3pbisc/cpu_in_fl_studio_is_constantly_hitting_99_while/
It HAS to ALL be performed by ONE thread and NEVER interrupted. This means large portions of FL Studio's actual audio processing CAN'T be load balanced on multiple cores, they HAVE to run on one and only one, period. Other, less time-restrictive things can be (and are) threaded, such as GUI control, but audio handling can't be.

As far as speeding up how fast work is completed, overclocking/buying a faster clock speed CPU is #1. It's the 2.8ghz part of your CPU that applies to audio, not the core count.
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My build above had the i7-9700K because the 9900K is so overpriced at the moment.
 
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