The Umpteenth Noob

[addarcia]

Hi Overclockers,

I’ve done a bit of research, but the choice is utterly overwhelming for someone who’s been using an iMac for over a decade.

To get to the heart of the matter: my computer will primarily be used for my work as a photographer. Though I would, of course, like to do some gaming and, perhaps, some light video editing. I’d also like upgrade options (a great PC pull factor).

My budget is ~2000£, for the PC system and the monitor.

Any help is sincerely appreciated.

Cheers!

 

[tamzzy]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Twelve Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £399.95
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus WiFi (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £218.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER WindForce OC 3X 8G 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £449.99
• 1 x Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS432G320C6K)= £128.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £99.95
• 1 x Corsair TX650M 650W 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020132-UK)= £74.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P350X Glass Digital RGB Midi Tower Case - Black/White= £47.99
• 1 x Scythe SCMG-5PCGH Mugen 5 "PCGH Edition" CPU Cooler= £46.99
• 1 x Two Fan Bundle - Phanteks PH-F120MP PWM 120mm Fan - Radiator Performance= £14.99
• 1 x LG 27GL850-B 27" 2560x1440 NANO IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible Widescreen LED Gaming Monit= £479.99
• 1 x Kingston A400 960GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Hard Drive - (SA400S37/960G)= £82.99

Total: £2,066.63 (includes shipping: £20.82)​

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[addarcia]

Thank you tamzzy; your bundle has gone some way in helping me out. Greatly appreciated!

 

[EsaT]

• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus WiFi (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £218.99
• 1 x Scythe SCMG-5PCGH Mugen 5 "PCGH Edition" CPU Cooler= £46.99
• 1 x Two Fan Bundle - Phanteks PH-F120MP PWM 120mm Fan - Radiator Performance= £14.99

Chipset cooler design of Asus is rather lame with position directly under graphics card and its heat.
Wouldn't want to know to what kind temperatures chipset could get in gaming sessions when room would be heated by summer.
Gigabyte did better in chipset cooler design and would save fair £35.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...4-x570-chipset-atx-motherboard-mb-57w-gi.html

Standard single fan Mugen 5 is now in stock for £4 less:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/scythe-scmg-5100-mugen-5-rev.b-cpu-cooler-hs-046-sy.html

And Arctic P12 fans would shave £3 more.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arctic-cooling-p12-pwm-pst-black-fan-120mm-fg-04h-ar.html

 

[Quartz]

Given that your primary use is photography I would suggest a two monitor solution: one monitor for photography - something like a Dell Ultrasharp - and a 1080p gaming monitor.

 

[addarcia]

Hi,

Thanks for your input, @EsaT!

I’ve tentatively put this together:

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
NZXT Kraken X53
Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB)
WD Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 SSD
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WindForce OC 3X
NZXT H710 ATX
LG 27GL850-B 27”

With that setup (if y’all approve of its viability), which PSU would you recommend?

I’m sure I could shave a few £s from the case and the CPU cooler, but I’m happy with aesthetic > performance in this regard (apparently, the NZXT H710’s “brute force” approach is good enough, according to Gamers Nexus). Bearing that in mind, are there any obvious errors (e.g. additional fans)?

As for your suggestion @Quartz, I’ll almost certainly invest in a second IPS screen down the line, but financial constraints have me searching for a halfway house at the moment.

Cheers.