[SOLVED] Opinions on this build

[eb123]

Hey everyone, it's been a while since I've needed to use this forum, however, time has come to build another PC again and I'd like to hear your opinions on the components that might go into my next build. My goals with the new PC include increased productivity compared to my current build as well as better performance during gaming. To be more specific, I want the computer to perform well while playing BeamNG drive in addition to being able to record footage within the game at a high FPS before editing said footage and uploading it onto my YouTube channel. I currently do some gaming on the side as well, including Forza Horizon 4 and X-Plane 11, both of which are likely heavy on the GPU. While I'm not very interested in too much RGB, I would like for the build to look clean and wouldn't mind a bit of lighting within the case. While I don't have an exact budget, I'm definitely not looking to just throw money away on this one. For example, I recently replaced Corsair RGB 4x8GB 3200Mhz RAM with the RAM you see below which led to a price difference of $60 CAD.

My current build is: i5-7600k, 2x8Gb Corsair 2400Mhz RAM, ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac, Intel 600p 256Gb, Seagate Barracuda 1Tb

Next build: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/J2gBgw

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (Should help productivity wise/load more cars in BeamNG)
Cooler: Corsair 100i Pro Liquid Cooler (Used to help with overclocking the 3900X)
MOBO: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI ATX (Heard it has good VRM, not sure about full overclocking capabilities)
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 (cheap high speed RAM might help with productivity)
SSD: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME (Fast SSD might be used for booting, game storage)
GPU: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card (This is just a placeholder as it will be replaced by custom 5700XT... Looking to hear your opinions about custom 5700XTs)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case (Cheap and good looking)
PSU: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Monitor: LG 34UM69G-B 34.0" 2560x1080 75 Hz Monitor (Good balance for gaming and productivity, might upgrade in the future)

Above you will notice a link to the build on pcpartpicker and a list of the potential components along with my rationale behind the choosing of those components. Please let me know if you have any recommendations.

 

[Phaaze88]

Hey everyone, it's been a while since I've needed to use this forum, however, time has come to build another PC again and I'd like to hear your opinions on the components that might go into my next build. My goals with the new PC include increased productivity compared to my current build as well as better performance during gaming. To be more specific, I want the computer to perform well while playing BeamNG drive in addition to being able to record footage within the game at a high FPS before editing said footage and uploading it onto my YouTube channel.

What do you mean by this last bit? The monitor you have currently selected is just 75hz(75fps display maximum).


PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor ($685.75 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($144.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard ($299.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($201.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB MECH OC Video Card ($519.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Memory Express)
Case Fan: Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Pressure RGB 3 in 1 w/RGB LED Controller 35 CFM 120 mm Fans ($96.60 @ Amazon Canada)
Monitor: LG 34UM69G-B 34.0" 2560x1080 75 Hz Monitor ($379.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Keyboard: Corsair K63 Special Edition (MX Red) Wireless Gaming Keyboard ($129.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $2777.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-06 02:27 EDT-0400

About this build: [EDITED DUE TO FEEDBACK]
-Selected ram kit is a little cheaper. Even cheaper would be this: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory, and overclock it to 3600. BUT, I understand if that's not something you'd rather not mess with, as there is some trial and error involved to get it right.
-Intel 660P is cheaper.
-You're not going to be pushing anything serious on just a 1080p 75hz monitor to warrant picking up a 1440p/4k card like the 5700XT. RX 580 is more reasonable. [Ultrawides...]
-If you can get ahold of an aftermarket RX 5700, good. If not, I'd suggest a 2060 Super: Zotac GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB MINI, as the blower cooler RX 5700(XT) models have terrible thermals: honorable mention to Msi's Evoke OC.
-Case only comes with 2 fans. With this 3-pack, you can add 2 more in the front, and the 3rd at the top-rear.
-You won't even be pulling over 500w with this setup, so a 550w is enough.

 

[cryoburner]

I disagree about an RX 580 being a more reasonable option. For one, this is 1080 ultrawide, so performance should be roughly in between 1080p and 1440p at the screen's native resolution. While an RX 580 might be fine enough for maintaining over 75fps at 1080p in most current games, adding 33% more pixels is going to make that harder, especially in future titles designed for next-gen consoles if they intend to keep the same card for a few years.

Plus, perhaps most importantly, this is a gaming system with a couple-thousand dollar budget, and one that's intended to be used for recording gameplay videos. Cheaping out with a $200 graphics card is probably not the way to go if gaming performance is a primary concern. An RX 580 might be a good option for a gaming build with half this budget, but arguably not here. An RX 5700 XT might cost a few-hundred Canadian dollars more, but that only amounts to less than 15% of the total cost of the system, while nearly doubling frame rates in most graphically-demanding games.

A 2560x1440 monitor might also be worth considering if you haven't already decided on the screen. You can find some high refresh rate 31.5" 1440p 144Hz FreeSync displays for only around $100 or so more than what that screen costs, albeit with VA panels rather than IPS...

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/products/monitor/#r=256001440&sort=price&D=144000,240000&A=2&W=3100,6500

It's also worth noting that due to the way screens are measured diagonally, in terms of total screen area, a 31.5" 16:9 display will actually be slightly larger than a 34" 21:9 display. And of course, a 1440p screen has another 33% more pixels. If you wanted to run games at 1080 ultrawide, you could do that as well with a custom resolution, so long as you don't mind black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

 

[Phaaze88]

I disagree about an RX 580 being a more reasonable option. For one, this is 1080 ultrawide, so performance should be roughly in between 1080p and 1440p at the screen's native resolution. While an RX 580 might be fine enough for maintaining over 75fps at 1080p in most current games, adding 33% more pixels is going to make that harder, especially in future titles designed for next-gen consoles if they intend to keep the same card for a few years.

Plus, perhaps most importantly, this is a gaming system with a couple-thousand dollar budget, and one that's intended to be used for recording gameplay videos. Cheaping out with a $200 graphics card is probably not the way to go if gaming performance is a primary concern. An RX 580 might be a good option for a gaming build with half this budget, but arguably not here. An RX 5700 XT might cost a few-hundred Canadian dollars more, but that only amounts to less than 15% of the total cost of the system, while nearly doubling frame rates in most graphically-demanding games.

A 2560x1440 monitor might also be worth considering if you haven't already decided on the screen. You can find some high refresh rate 31.5" 1440p 144Hz FreeSync displays for only around $100 or so more than what that screen costs, albeit with VA panels rather than IPS...

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/products/monitor/#r=256001440&sort=price&D=144000,240000&A=2&W=3100,6500

It's also worth noting that due to the way screens are measured diagonally, in terms of total screen area, a 31.5" 16:9 display will actually be slightly larger than a 34" 21:9 display. And of course, a 1440p screen has another 33% more pixels. If you wanted to run games at 1080 ultrawide, you could do that as well with a custom resolution, so long as you don't mind black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

Fixed. The monitor is up to the OP...

 

[eb123]

Hey guys, I appreciate your responses and opinions about my next potential build. One thing I forgot to mention about the monitor though is that I may use it to work from home in the future and I'm looking to replicate my setup of two 1080p screens at work by using a large widescreen at home. I can add another screen to make it two monitors at home (adding to my current 16:9 HP 22CWA) but then thought that would ruin the looks as the monitors would have different stands (I know it's not a very big problem to have but I'm trying to pay a little more attention to the setup layout without going overboard with the RGB). I might even go for a 3440x1440 in the future if the prices go down so do you think a 5700 or 5700XT would be good enough for that type of monitor resolution?

 

[Phaaze88]

Hey guys, I appreciate your responses and opinions about my next potential build. One thing I forgot to mention about the monitor though is that I may use it to work from home in the future and I'm looking to replicate my setup of two 1080p screens at work by using a large widescreen at home. I can add another screen to make it two monitors at home (adding to my current 16:9 HP 22CWA) but then thought that would ruin the looks as the monitors would have different stands (I know it's not a very big problem to have but I'm trying to pay a little more attention to the setup layout without going overboard with the RGB). I might even go for a 3440x1440 in the future if the prices go down so do you think a 5700 or 5700XT would be good enough for that type of monitor resolution?

This goes back to cryoburner's post about ultrawides.
3440x1440p is a good deal more pixels(about 35%) than standard 1440p, but not quite 4k(which is about 65% more than 1440p UW). And if you're not planning to change anything for awhile, you're really looking at the 2080 Super for that resolution.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=215TJIZpFlQ

 

[eb123]

This goes back to cryoburner's post about ultrawides.
3440x1440p is a good deal more pixels(about 35%) than standard 1440p, but not quite 4k(which is about 65% more than 1440p UW). And if you're not planning to change anything for awhile, you're really looking at the 2080 Super for that resolution.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=215TJIZpFlQ

Makes sense. Sucks that the 2080 Super costs $400 more than the 5700XT on average.