Hi Everyone,
This is my first foray into pc building for many years - my last pc was based on an AMD Athlon 64 fx!
As a now disgruntled mac user (please forgive me) I have been the proverbial kid in a candy store trying to get my head around all the options on offer. You guys here really know your stuff and any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
My main uses for the machine will be design work on the Adobe suite, photo/video editing and gaming. At $2000 or less I am looking to build the most powerful, long lasting system possible.
Living in the Czech Republic, we have a slightly different set of components and prices. The build below is actually $2200 equivalent in local currency so a few tweaks are necessary, as well as shopping around for discounts. Before the Ryzen brigade come out in full force, equivalent CPUs from Intel and AMD are practically the same price here unfortunately, so the chipset will be chosen on power alone as pricing is a wash.
Also, any feedback on monitors would really help - namely, will this system be able to fully utilise a qhd 144mhz panel? Or should I aim lower and save the money for a few years down the road.
Thanks guys!
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($389.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($75.57 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston - Predator 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($192.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Black 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($199.64 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($564.75 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Pioneer - BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.88 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Asus - Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($34.69 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1828.47
This is my first foray into pc building for many years - my last pc was based on an AMD Athlon 64 fx!
As a now disgruntled mac user (please forgive me) I have been the proverbial kid in a candy store trying to get my head around all the options on offer. You guys here really know your stuff and any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
My main uses for the machine will be design work on the Adobe suite, photo/video editing and gaming. At $2000 or less I am looking to build the most powerful, long lasting system possible.
Living in the Czech Republic, we have a slightly different set of components and prices. The build below is actually $2200 equivalent in local currency so a few tweaks are necessary, as well as shopping around for discounts. Before the Ryzen brigade come out in full force, equivalent CPUs from Intel and AMD are practically the same price here unfortunately, so the chipset will be chosen on power alone as pricing is a wash.
Also, any feedback on monitors would really help - namely, will this system be able to fully utilise a qhd 144mhz panel? Or should I aim lower and save the money for a few years down the road.
Thanks guys!
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($389.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($75.57 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston - Predator 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($192.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Black 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($199.64 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($564.75 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Pioneer - BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.88 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Asus - Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($34.69 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1828.47
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