Recommendation for a 1.5 - 1.8k rig

[lalawhee]

Hi

I'm looking to build a rig with budget of 1.5k to 1.8k (excluding monitor and peripherals)
OS needed.
Mainly using it for photoshop/lightroom applications and for entertainment (movies and music).
Once in a while of video editing and some gaming (can be quite random if theres nice game release)

Like to seek opinions on what are the components I should be looking at and where should I get them.

Thanks

 

[lalawhee]

Im looking to have two monitors for multitasking as well.
Appreciate all your help.

 

[andymarsh]

You can check the 'need advice for gaming rig' thread for a starting template for a ryzen build. That one is 3k inclusive of a 1k monitor. You can cut accordingly to your budget

 

[MoneyFace =p]

1. What is your current monitor's resolution and refresh rate?
2. What speakers are you having now?
3. Do you use a dedicated DAC?
4. RAW file size?

 

[lalawhee]

Hi Moneyface

1. What is your current monitor's resolution and refresh rate?
Current monitor - 1920x1080 60hz response time.
im looking to get one more, for the dual setup

2. What speakers are you having now?
Bose Companion 5

3. Do you use a dedicated DAC?
No i dont

4. RAW file size?
RAW file of my images?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hi Moneyface

1. What is your current monitor's resolution and refresh rate?
Current monitor - 1920x1080 60hz response time.
im looking to get one more, for the dual setup

2. What speakers are you having now?
Bose Companion 5

3. Do you use a dedicated DAC?
No i dont

4. RAW file size?
RAW file of my images?

4. Yup roughly how big are your images?

5. Need WiFi and Bluetooth?

 

[lalawhee]

4. Yup roughly how big are your images?

5. Need WiFi and Bluetooth?

around 25mb per image. I dont keep RAW much. probably 2tb of images now.

I'm using LAN and bluetooth is covered

 

[MoneyFace =p]

around 25mb per image. I dont keep RAW much. probably 2tb of images now.

I'm using LAN and bluetooth is covered

Do you want RGB or prefer keeping stealth for your build?

 

[lalawhee]

Do you want RGB or prefer keeping stealth for your build?

Stealth I guess. do you have a recommendation for monitor too? it's on top of the budget. probably looking at 27inch around 400 possible?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

With that in mind, your total budget is now $1800 + $400 = $2200 inclusive of monitor.

Largely black and white stealth themed.

CPU+MB+WIFI+BT: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC @ $524 (PC Themes)
Understand you may not need WiFi.
But this comes with Intel Gigabit LAN, Bluetooth 5.0 & Realtek's top end ALC1220-VB audio chip for best in class integrated audio enjoyment + minimal network latencies for best gaming experience on demand + maximise network speed for fastest movies downloading.
RAM: Corsair Vengenace LPX DDR4-2933 CL16 16GB Dual Channel Kit [Black] (Ryzen Compatible) @ $117 (Fuwell)
GPU+PSU: Galax RTX 2070 Mini 1-Click OC 8GB GDDR6 [White] + Seasonic FOCUS Gold 750W [80 Plus Gold] @ $699 (Corbell)
You don't need such overpowered, high end GPU at all for your image and video content processing.
But it definitely provides the prowess you need whenever you feel like gaming. In all full 4K glory.
SSD: Intel SSD 660p 1TB [NVMe M.2 2280] @ $132 (Amazon Prime Now - International)
For OS + Programs + Games + Scratch Disk functions.
HDD: Toshiba X300 3.5" 4TB [7200 rpm] @ $133
CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C TG [Black] @ $145
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Product Key @ $3 (Taobao)
DSP: LG 27UL500-W 27" 60Hz 4K FreeSync [AH-IPS] @ $499
With image editing and movies binge in mind, maximise your photo editing real estate with accurate colours and gaming in full 4K details.

GRAND TOTAL: $2207*^°

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[SkyShroud]

CPU+MB: Ryzen 3600 + MB: MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX - $450 @ Trade Pac
MAX has 36mb bios, you need that much to fully support Ryzen 3000 features

CPU Cooler: Hyper 212x - $35 w/ voucher @ Qoo10
Ram: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 2*8GB 3200Mhz CL 16 - $120 @ Newegg (Sales ending soon)
PSU: SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 650w or EVGA G+ Gold 650w $142 @ TradePac
Nvme SSD: Sabrent Rocket 1TB - $160 @ Amazon
GPU: RX5700 or RTX 2070 @ Local store
Casing: Persoanl perference - $150
Case Fans: 1-2 extra fans - $20-$40

Estimate - $1700 to $1800

 

[lalawhee]

thank you both!