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Hello, I want to build a PC for 3D designing/rendering and gaming purposes. I made some research but I am total noob about it since I've been working with mac OS for years now. I hope you can give me some advice and check the system if the parts are compatible. My budget is around 2500$.

CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Motherboard - ASUS Prime X370 PRO
GPU - ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING GeForce 11GB OC Edition DVI Overclocked PC GDDR5X Graphics Card
Memory - Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (8GBx2) DDR4 2400 MT/s DIMM 288-Pin
Cooler - Corsair Hydro Series H110i Liquid CPU Cooler
Driver - Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD
Power - I don't know yet.
Case - I don't know yet.

Thank you.
 
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I see no reason at all for the expenditure on the the 1800x as opposed to the 1700.
They'll clock to the same 4ghz mark.

Swapped the ram to the flare which should run at 3200 out of the box.

PSU - the g3 models are probably the beat around at the minute without unnecessary overspending.
It'll run fanless 90% of the time with those components

Case - user preference - the p400 glass ia a sight to behold though & a great choice (unless you need an optical bay)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($310.94 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H110i 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME...
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What monitor are you running? A 1080Ti may be a little overkill unless you're using some intense software. PCpartpicker is an excellent website to check for parts and compatibility. Zen can make really great use of faster RAM, at least 3 Ghz is recommended for it. Also, I'd recommend getting an M.2 960 SSD for your OS drive, and then a 1 TB SSD for your other storage. The 960 is a lot faster and will improve system speed. I dropped the 1080 ti for a normal 1080 (still extremely strong) as for power, it's up to you really. How efficient do you want it to be? Case is also a personal preference, I can give you some recommendations if you have any constraints as well. Here's the adjusted parts list https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Nqw9LD

Also, are you sure you want to watercool it? I personally have an iffy history with watercooling, but that's due to my own ignorance. I personally think that there is a little too much risk factor, but don't let that discourage you. Just know that Air Coolers are also a viable option.
 
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I see no reason at all for the expenditure on the the 1800x as opposed to the 1700.
They'll clock to the same 4ghz mark.

Swapped the ram to the flare which should run at 3200 out of the box.

PSU - the g3 models are probably the beat around at the minute without unnecessary overspending.
It'll run fanless 90% of the time with those components

Case - user preference - the p400 glass ia a sight to behold though & a great choice (unless you need an optical bay)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($310.94 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H110i 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($176.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($349.99 @ Jet)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($489.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1890.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-14 09:42 EDT-0400
 
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Thank you for the tips. I may drop the graphics card if it is not necessary. I always end up finding myself working with lots of programs open that's why I preferred 1080TI. I will buy a better SSD and for the monitor I am thinking 4k Viewsonic from my local seller. It's been years but I think I can handle water coolers. Again thank you very much for your time.
 
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Thank you for your answer I will change rams and go with the case you selected. I didn't know anything about how much power it should need so I left PSU to community and g3 models were what I was thinking.
 
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Matt's build is excellent. I'm not extremely vested in the new zen processors since I've never built with them, but it does seem you can save a fair bit of money by going for the 1700. G3 is an excellent unit as well, so you should be fine running that. The 1080 should definitely be able to drive most 4k games, although if you're not getting the performance, you can always return it and swap it with a Ti.
 
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