I am ready to upgrade my 7 year old system. As the parts list below indicates some of the components have already been obtained (denoted by 0 in the price field). Those parts that have prices are yet to be purchased. Of note is the GPU is overclocked.
Anyway, the system will be used for Adobe Lightroom (with large image library), some gaming and general use. Of note: I do not need WiFi as I have a solid ethernet connection. I also do not need RGB as I cannot see the inside of the case. I also should mention that I am not necessarily budget limited, but am interested in value.
Regarding some of the individual component decisions made:
CPU: I chose the new Ryzen because it seemed to provide the best performance per $$. I chose the 3700X based on anticipated use. Also, I am anticipating not needing a more powerful cooler.
MB: Buildzoid and Hardware Unboxed seem to favor this mb for mid level systems. Also, I do not anticipate overclocking the CPU, but maybe RAM a bit.
RAM: Still a bit up in the air regarding speed vs latency. I frankly could not find 32G 3600/16 RAM, if it even makes that much difference.
Storage: I chose a 500GB NVMe for W10 and applications and the 1TB for storage. I did choose Samsung because of reliability; also, I did not specify the "Plus" version as I expected not see any proportional increase in performance. I do have external backup.
That's pretty much it; sorry for the long preface. If there is anything that you see that is incorrect, please let me know.
Thanks for the help.
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JW44RJ
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($329.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($119.88 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB FTW2 GAMING iCX Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Monitor: Auria EQ276W 27.0" 2560x1440 60 Hz Monitor (Purchased For $0.00)
External Storage: Western Digital My Book 4 TB External Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $908.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-13 16:44 EDT-0400
Anyway, the system will be used for Adobe Lightroom (with large image library), some gaming and general use. Of note: I do not need WiFi as I have a solid ethernet connection. I also do not need RGB as I cannot see the inside of the case. I also should mention that I am not necessarily budget limited, but am interested in value.
Regarding some of the individual component decisions made:
CPU: I chose the new Ryzen because it seemed to provide the best performance per $$. I chose the 3700X based on anticipated use. Also, I am anticipating not needing a more powerful cooler.
MB: Buildzoid and Hardware Unboxed seem to favor this mb for mid level systems. Also, I do not anticipate overclocking the CPU, but maybe RAM a bit.
RAM: Still a bit up in the air regarding speed vs latency. I frankly could not find 32G 3600/16 RAM, if it even makes that much difference.
Storage: I chose a 500GB NVMe for W10 and applications and the 1TB for storage. I did choose Samsung because of reliability; also, I did not specify the "Plus" version as I expected not see any proportional increase in performance. I do have external backup.
That's pretty much it; sorry for the long preface. If there is anything that you see that is incorrect, please let me know.
Thanks for the help.
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JW44RJ
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($329.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($119.88 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB FTW2 GAMING iCX Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Monitor: Auria EQ276W 27.0" 2560x1440 60 Hz Monitor (Purchased For $0.00)
External Storage: Western Digital My Book 4 TB External Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $908.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-13 16:44 EDT-0400