Advice on PC build

brane.nikic87

Hi,

I am putting together a pc from some parts that I already have and some I need to by. I will mostly use this pc for CAD, PremierPro - video editing and gaming.

Can you please give me advice should I change anything on my buy list as the budget is tight?

The parts I have now:

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS
CPU: Intel I5-3330 with OEM cooler
RAM: DDR3 Corsair 1600 CL9 - 4GB
GPU: AMD Radeon r9 390 8gb gaming
PSU: Cooler Master ACAB-D3 - 600W
SSD: Samsung EVO 750 - 500GB
HDD1: 2No. of 3.5" Western Digital Caviar Green - 2TB
HDD2: 1No. of 3.5" Western Digital Caviar Green - 1TB

What I'm planing to buy:

Case: Aerocool Glo PC Gaming Case - Amazon 49GBP or Cooler Master masterbox K500L - Used - cca 25€
CPU: Intel I7-3770K - cca 100€ used
Cooler: Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4 - 80GBP
RAM: DDR3 Corsair 1600 CL9 - 16GB - 100€ for start and upgrade to 32GB later on

Additional:

Speakers: Logitech Z333 - 60GBP
Monitors: 2No. of
LG 24MK400H 24 inch 1ms TN Gaming Monitor (1920 x 1080, VGA, HDMI, 250 cd/m2) - 2x98GBP = 196GBP
Keyboard & Mouse: Jelly Comb Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo - 40GBP
WiFi card - cca 30GBP

K.O.Kiki

Forget the be quiet dark rock 4.

Buy a Ryzen 6-core or 8-core & new motherboard + DDR4 RAM.

brane.nikic87

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Forget the be quiet dark rock 4.

Why? I am planing to clock this CPU to 4.4 and Be quiet dark rock 4 pr has a nice reviews. I also need it to be quiet for recording.

Buy a Ryzen 6-core or 8-core & new motherboard + DDR4 RAM.

How can this be better on a tight budget?

BloodBath

Well the value of those second hand parts is not good. €100 for an old i7 and €100 for 16gb of old DDR3 is kinda pissing money up the wall. Then slapping a €100 cooler on there.

For the same €300 you could get this and just sell the old parts.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£117.97 @ Laptops Direct)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/Yellow) CPU Cooler (£21.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£67.58 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£61.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £269.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-24 11:48 BST+0100

Homelander

Totally agree.

If you really want to go on with the i7-3770 plan, get one from somewhere the prices are more reasonable. EG, 2nd hand on Adverts, you should get a 3770 for €70 and 16GB DDR3 for about €50. Then slap a decent €30 cooler on it if you must.

That's €150 v €300 which is a big difference and a bit more understandable.

You know it would make more sense to just sell what you have now and start with a fresh build. The R9 390 at this stage is a total power guzzler and furnace for fairly basic performance.

brane.nikic87

You guys are absolutely right. I have just change my specs and for the less money I can get something better and newer.
I will sell my motherboard + I5-3330 + 4GB of RAM somewhere around 120 - 150€ and then add another 200 and get next parts:

- Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
- CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor
- Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler (Sorry BloodBath I just found better reviews on this one)
- RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory

Thank you very much for all the help.

BloodBath

The arctic is at least just as good if not better than the 212. The 212 is just a long time staple. Pretty similar anyway. I was just saving a few beans.

brane.nikic87

I understand and thank you for that. Is not a big price difference between the two so I might change my mind later on. Thank you for all the help.

Samuel T. Cogley

Lad with a Noctua cooler down in Kilkenny on Adverts. I reckon he's do a good deal on it if you're anywhere near him.

brane.nikic87

Last night I build myself another configuration, so what do you guys think:

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard - 119 GBP
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor - 173 GBP
Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/Yellow) CPU Cooler - 22 GBP
RAM: 2 No. of Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory - 2x62GBP = 124 GBP

I know this is a little bit more expensive than what I originally planed but I think it would give me a better performance and an option ot OC in a future.

Only thing I can't decide is the pc case. Whichever I chose pcpartpicker is telling me that it is not compatible and I get next error message:
"Corsair 275R ATX Mid Tower Case has a front panel USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A port, but the MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard does not have sufficient USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers. The case USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A port will not be usable."

But when I go to motherboard spec it has listed next connections:
- USB 3.2 PORTS (FRONT): 2(Gen1, Type A)
- USB 2.0 PORTS (FRONT): 4

Samuel T. Cogley

32GB RAM is overkill in most situations. If you want to spend more on RAM I'd get 16GB of 3600CL16. The Ballistix stuff is Micron E Die which isn't fantastic but you can tighten the timings even further. Ryzen is sensitive to memory speed in certain situations.

brane.nikic87

No I need that amount of RAM for CAD + 3D modelling + video editing apps. They are using plenty of RAM.

Samuel T. Cogley

brane.nikic87 wrote: »

No I need that amount of RAM for CAD + 3D modelling + video editing apps. They are using plenty of RAM.

Sorry missed that in your OP. There are some small advantages in some games to having 4 DIMMs but I'd suggest a 2 x 16GB kit in case you need even more RAM down the road.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-163301-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B016ORTNI2/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=32GB+RAM&qid=1593074657&sr=8-3

Lu Tze

I don't think there is a huge amount of over clocking headroom in the Ryzens, as in you won't get much more performance above the stock config. Not sure if there is much a difference between the 3600 and 3600x either if you are looking to shave a little of the price.

brane.nikic87

Well I read that 3600x be clocked to 4.4 with a decent cooler and 3600 to 4.2 and price difference is only 25GBP so it is not bad to have in reserve

Lu Tze

brane.nikic87 wrote: »

Well I read that 3600x be clocked to 4.4 with a decent cooler and 3600 to 4.2 and price difference is only 25GBP so it is not bad to have in reserve

They will boost up to those clocks anyways without overclocking. Have a look some benchmarks to see if there is much of a difference with a manual overclock, it may be worth it for your workload but 200mhz is <5% increase in speeds versus 10% price difference.

BloodBath

Yea it's not worth it. You want PBO on which a manual all core overclock will over ride. These Ryzens simply max out around 4.3Ghz which it will boost to anyway. The rare golden samples will maybe do 4.4 - 4.5 but it's barely worth it.

For sure go for the 2 x16GB sticks as well. They will hold their value better and give you the option of going to 64GB down the line.

brane.nikic87

It's done. This is the list I bought at the end.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor (£173.13 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/Yellow) CPU Cooler (£21.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard (£119.40 @ Alza)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£139.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 750 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8 GB Video Card (Purchased For £0.00)
Case: Thermaltake H200 TG Snow RGB ATX Mid Tower Case (£65.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Thunder 600 W ATX Power Supply (Purchased For £0.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter (£11.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 24MK400H-B 24.0" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor (£96.36 @ More Computers)
Monitor: LG 24MK400H-B 24.0" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor (£96.36 @ More Computers)
Speakers: Logitech Z333 40 W 2.1 Channel Speakers (£59.99)
Total: £784.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-25 12:50 BST+0100

Thank you all for your help.

brane.nikic87

So all the parts have finally arrived and I have built it yesterday. Couldn't be happier :D:D

Good stuff. Enjoy it.

T1000x

brane.nikic87 wrote: »

It's done. This is the list I bought at the end.



CPU: (£173.13 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: (£21.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: (£119.40 @ Alza)
Memory: (£139.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: (Purchased For £0.00)
Case: (£65.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: (Purchased For £0.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: (£11.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: (£96.36 @ More Computers)
Monitor: (£96.36 @ More Computers)
Speakers: (£59.99)
Total: £784.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by 2020-06-25 12:50 BST+0100

Thank you all for your help.

Can you let me know what the full cost of this build was please, looking for a similar build and this looks good to me - cheers

brane.nikic87

Hi

I just did the list in the excel and this is what costed me at the end




But please keep in mind that I already had some parts that I did not have to buy.

T1000x

brane.nikic87 wrote: »

Hi

I just did the list in the excel and this is what costed me at the end



But please keep in mind that I already had some parts that I did not have to buy.

Thanks for that, much appreciated!

gibgodsman

Actually gave my sister my old i7 3770k about a year ago, she uses it for CAD and Sketchup, it was fairly awful performance wise when rendering. Its honestly not worth spending money to UPGRADE to an i7 that is what 7 generations old now