New PC Build discussion

[byGrahtitude]

Hello,

I'm new to the PC building world and I have no idea about anything which is why I've come to all of you. I'm a competitive PvP gamer on Ps4 Destiny 2 and Xbox One Halo 5. I sometimes play league on PC as well but would like to be able to play other games on Steam that my laptop cannot handle. I have a decent budget from $1000 to $1500 MAX.

This doesn't include Monitor, keyboard, mouse and gaming router for open NAT which I am seeking recommendations to!!! I want something that can handle hours of gaming and streaming. I would also like a capture card that will record the entire thing if possible. What kind of memory am I looking at for this? Please help me as I don't want to buy the incorrect components for a gaming build that may be used for work with programs such as MATLAB, LabView, Solidworks, Visio, Nx, etc.

Thank you.

 

[zyh1987]

sounds like you are doing some heavy multi tasking.

ryzen 7 is a great choice for game/stream pc. you could go for intel build too, but i believe that ryzen is really good for it's price. you may want to add a few extra fans in this case.

this pc should handle 1440p high/ultra setting without any issue. it should also handle calculation work quite well.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jK6zZR
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jK6zZR/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor ($309.90 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1413.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 17:00 EDT-0400

 

[logainofhades]

Gaming and streaming, I would go with a 2700x.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor ($309.90 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Universal 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.85 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($489.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.46 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg Business)
Total: $1500.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 17:09 EDT-0400

 

[bmockeg]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor ($309.90 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($127.36 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston - A400 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.09 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg Business)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1514.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 17:13 EDT-0400

 

[byGrahtitude]

These are all great recommendations as they come from builders with experience. As for using adobe products such as photoshop and illustrator, would the PC handle this as well? My wife is a photographer and will be using these products to edit her photos before handing them to her customer.

 

[ohenryy]

Gaming and streaming, I would go with a 2700x.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor ($309.90 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Universal 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.85 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($489.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.46 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg Business)
Total: $1500.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 17:09 EDT-0400

You dont need such high power PSU, 600w is more than enough.. other than that wouldn't change anything.

 

[logainofhades]

Yea, the 650w G3 is probably enough, I had that already in my PCPP build list and stuck with it.

 

[bmockeg]

Any of these will be fine for adobe. I've heard Intel is better for Adobe but either platform has things it does slightly better but overall is pretty equal.

 

[bmockeg]

Here's an Intel alternative.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($347.79 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Universal 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.85 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($489.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1518.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-11 09:25 EDT-0400

 

[byGrahtitude]

Gaming and streaming, I would go with a 2700x.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor ($309.90 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Universal 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.85 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($489.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.46 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg Business)
Total: $1500.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 17:09 EDT-0400

I'm very interested to know what I'll be looking at for a cap with FPS here.

 

[bmockeg]

Depends on the game, but you will be able to play 1080p 144hz or 1440p 60hz with most games.

 

[byGrahtitude]

Depends on the game, but you will be able to play 1080p 144hz or 1440p 60hz with most games.

What do you suggest would be recommended for a later upgrade to obtain 1440p 144hz?

 

[bmockeg]

A 1080ti or RTX 2080/2080ti

 

[logainofhades]

Depends on the game, but you will be able to play 1080p 144hz or 1440p 60hz with most games.

What do you suggest would be recommended for a later upgrade to obtain 1440p 144hz?

Graphics card upgrade. The new RTX cards will be out soon.

 

[byGrahtitude]

Depends on the game, but you will be able to play 1080p 144hz or 1440p 60hz with most games.

What do you suggest would be recommended for a later upgrade to obtain 1440p 144hz?

Graphics card upgrade. The new RTX cards will be out soon.

The GTX 1080 Ti is comparing pretty close to the RTX 2080. I might just get the Ti and save a few bucks or would you recommend something else? I'm interested in getting 1440p 144Hz.

LogainOfHades suggested this: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card

and I've thought about upgrading to this: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card

 

[zyh1987]

if you could afford the upgrade path 1080ti, then go for it. 2k is the sweat spot for 1080ti.

at this moment you are paying about 40%ish for 30%ish performance.

 

[logainofhades]

Yea, the RTX 2080 simply isn't worth the added cost, vs a discounted 1080ti.