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bigbadnoob

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I am creating a system for gaming and music production. So both CPU performance, GPU and noise levels are very important. I have made this build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cQjsTH

What do you guys think? I could change the cooler from Thermalright macho b to Noctua nh-d15, although in the tests i have seen they perform similar both on cooling and noise... Also, for the same price i could change the PSU from Corsair TX550M 80+ gold to a XFX 550w XTR HYBRID 80+ GOLD, i am not sure which is best?

Thanks
 
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Company prebuild units comes with cheap parts at premium prices. Get the parts yourself and get it assembled from a local computer shop/professional at a nominal cost. If you try to get the above parts in a prebuild, it will cost you a fortune.
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Kasper Jorgensen

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It's a fine build that will do very well in both gaming DAW work. Keep your selected PSU as it is a good unit.
For cooling you could consider a good AIO water cooler for less noise. Also if you don't really need the optical drive or can switch to an external optical drive you could change the case to a Define S for better radiator support if you go water cooling.
 
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Hellfire13

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This will server your purpose better. Music production involves multiple digital audio workstation software scaling, sometimes simultaneously as well as editing programs and working with audio and music. A powerful cpu with higher multi threaded performance is required.
GTX 1070 is bad value atm and you should get the 1080 for a few more bucks. Also for even better sound refinement, you should ditch the sound card and consider an external dac/amp setup.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($294.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.87 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($523.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Sound Card: Asus - Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($53.34 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1453.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-12 12:54 EDT-0400

Or wait for the more powerful i7-8700k coming out next month.
 
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Hellfire13

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Basically, the 1700 will serve your music needs better while handling gaming well and the 7700k will serve your gaming needs better while handling music well. But the forthcoming 8700k with more cores and threads has 1700 level multi threaded performance as well as 7700k level or better gaming performance as it retains the IPC and somewhat the clock speeds.
Its better you get that when it comes out in a while.
 
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bigbadnoob

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Thanks guys.. The problem is that i do not know how to build myself so i cannot just order the parts, i have to find some company that creates configurable computers and then select among their component catalog. Howver, i might consider waiting for the coffee lake CPU... Although is it even sure it comes in October?

My primary concerns right now is the cpu cooler and the psu.. i want them to be good and silent..
 
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Hellfire13

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Company prebuild units comes with cheap parts at premium prices. Get the parts yourself and get it assembled from a local computer shop/professional at a nominal cost. If you try to get the above parts in a prebuild, it will cost you a fortune.
 
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