New build suggestions for mb/ram/chip...

[outbackcx]

My last build was about 8 years ago, so hoping someone has done a more recent build and can offer good suggestions. I typically go with intel and am not familiar with AMD. I want the raw power and dont mind spending extra for Intel. I'd like to keep it close to $1200 though. Hoping to reuse my ATX case/power supply and ROM drive and just gut the rest and put in the new board/memory/cpu/etc.

Main purpose is video editing, standard, business applications, I might play some destiny 2 on it, but this isnt something I have to have. I wont typically do much gaming, but want raw power for the video editing and conversion work and the photoshop editing that I do.

Thanks in advance, for any suggestions.

 

[volkgren]

8-year old power supply likely needs replacing. Also need to know what case you have to determine CPU cooler clearance height.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($359.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 GAMING X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.17 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($162.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.20 @ Amazon)
Total: $1184.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-04 23:45 EST-0500

 

[volkgren]

or 32GB RAM and 500GB SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($359.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 GAMING X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.17 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($224.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.20 @ Amazon)
Total: $1194.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-04 23:48 EST-0500

 

[volkgren]

There's really a lot you can do with $1200. 9th-gen Intel is the latest. The i9-9900K is the best mainstream CPU you can get, but you can't actually get it at least not right now because they are limited in stock and sold out. Then there is the i7-9700K is 8-core without Hyper-Threading while the i7-8700K is 6-core with Hyper-Threading.

I honestly don't know how much RAM you need. 16GB is typically enough unless you get in to editing 4K videos.

Here's yet another build suggestion with 9th-gen i7-9700K and faster RAM but a lesser GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($419.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.20 @ Amazon)
Total: $1197.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-04 23:59 EST-0500

 

[outbackcx]

I purchased these as the solution minus the ssd. I have a standard 3.5" sata drive I'm using. I have a slight problem with the video card clearance because the hard drive bays do not allow for horizontal clearance and also a possible problem with heatsink clearance height. I can remove the case fan above the cpu and prob make that work, but I cant work around the video card clearance issue.

Was thinking they built parts based on standard ATX case but i now need to purchase a new case that will allow for clearance of the heatsink and the MSI video card along with 4 standard 3.5 " sata hard drives and 2 standard bluray/dvd+r drives. Can you make a few case recommendations please? Thanks.

8-year old power supply likely needs replacing. Also need to know what case you have to determine CPU cooler clearance height.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($359.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 GAMING X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.17 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($162.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.20 @ Amazon)
Total: $1184.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-04 23:45 EST-0500

 

[volkgren]

Sorry about that. I should have considered your case and the parts before-hand. Cases come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. There are many to choose from including what is not shown here.

I'm pretty sure I double-checked and all of these cases have at least your required specifications below (based on your purchase of the NH-D15S and the MSI RX 580.) But do feel free to double-check the case before you buy it.

Max CPU cooler height: 160mm (Noctua NH-D15S)
Max GPU length: 270mm (MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR MK2)
4x 3.5" internal drive bays
2x 5.25" external drive bays

Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($74.98 @ NZXT)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro TG RGB ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Amazon)