New build for gaming / video editing

leejhayward

leejhayward

leejhayward

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Hi guys,

I'm looking to put together a specification for a build that I will predominantly use for an eCycling platform (zwift) and then for GoPro video editing, using their Quik software. I want to ensure I'm somewhat future proofed as well. My current machine is an all-in-one and unfortunately, isn't up to the editing job, even though it's an I7 and only 4 years old.

I had roughly budgeted around £750 for the build and I have currently spec'd the following.

Does anyone have a comments/concerns with the parts selected. This will be my first self build.

I've gone for the MoBo with integrated Wifi and Bluetooth as they will definitely be things I need integrated into the build. Additionally, I've gone for a reasonably large SSD for OS and games, editing etc. coupled with the HDD for longer term, slower speed access and storage requirements. Also have a NAS drive which is my central repository for data.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £769.22 (includes shipping: £12.30)
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Boards solid, UK warranty and Rep support on here to which is golden! wifi nice touch too.

PSU... nah and that case is quite large!

would also push ryzen 2700 for its extra cores and thread for video editing !

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £804.18 (includes shipping: £12.30)​
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Wait for new ryzens to come out mid July before ordering anything. Even if you decide to go for older model CPU, they will drop in price by then. 199 for Ryzen 5 is far too expensive.
 
Great thanks, I note you slotted in an RX 580 instead of the 590, I have read there isn't much between them, I presume this helps to keep the cost down while not losing out much on performance?

orbitalwalsh said:
Boards solid, UK warranty and Rep support on here to which is golden! wifi nice touch too.

PSU... nah and that case is quite large!

would also push ryzen 2700 for its extra cores and thread for video editing !

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £804.18 (includes shipping: £12.30)
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It seems the RX 580/RX 590 are probably the best bang for your buck (££) GPUs around, but my reading this morning seems to indicate that the NVIDA GTX 1660 Ti is about the best money can buy in that price bracket (noting that it's a few £'s more than any of the Radeon range. Is there much practical difference between the RTX 2060 and say the GTX 1660TI? If I recall, the RTX range is newer than the GTX?

CrazyUkrainian said:
Better wait for the launch of Ryzen 3000, then prices on Ryzen 2000 will drop, and better get an RTX 2060, it is more expensive but more powerful and future proof
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I guess this speaks to the competitiveness in the market at the moment. I didn't realise one could spec such a machine for what you might term a fairly modest budget these days. That can only be good for the industry.

bloodiedathame said:
It's funny, these spec me threads end up with better machines than I and almost all other editors and animators I know.
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leejhayward said:
but my reading this morning seems to indicate that the NVIDA GTX 1660 Ti is about the best money can buy in that price bracket
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An undervolted Vega 56 would be worth considering, cheaper/similar price, more VRAM and performs better than the GTX 1660Ti. Plus, comes with 2 free games which you could sell on to offset price ~£50.

My basket at Overclockers UK:


EDIT: Forgot to add, you may want to bump up to the 650W Bitfenix (£10 more) for the V56 - if it was a consideration.​
 
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Update:

This is my current build; I'm looking for an M-ATX or ITX Motherboard recommendation seeing as the Wifi boards I was previously looking at are out of stock and given that I might also request this to be built by OC, does anyone know how much this typically costs?

I was intending to build with the ASUS ROG STRIX B450I which has the wifi and bluetooth built in, but alas that's out of stock too. I can source from a different vendor, but that leaves in the realm of having to build it myself (which doesn't appear to be a problem) but I'd rather eliminate the risk and time of building myself.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £771.13 (includes shipping: £12.30)
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