Recommendations for a decent gaming/ graphics editing rig ~$2,000 budget

[icewlf]

It's getting to be time to build a new rig. I do some online gaming, and lots of photo editing, with some video editing/coding. I want to build a machine that will comfortably last me another 5-6 years. I'm looking at 32GB RAM, and the i7 processor. Just starting my research, but was hoping to get some recommendations. I'd like to keep it under $2k if I can, but I'm willing to go as much as 2500. I
L probably buy the parts over the next few months to spread it out.

Thanks for any recommendations!

 

[Geekwad]

Does the budget include the monitor, or not?

 

[SgtScream]

Keep your eye on this newly created thread:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3314117/builds-2017-000-budget-category.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3314120/builds-2017-500-budget-category.html

 

[icewlf]

No monitor needed. My current one will work for the time being.

 

[Geekwad]

Might look something like this then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus X99-PRO/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($281.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($633.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool DUKASE V2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.80 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2354.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

NVMe drive for OS/apps and a second for a scratch disk. Two 1tb; one for games, one for data storage...then a 4tb to back it all up. When you run out of room in that scheme, then you just add an 8tb drive and turn the 4tb into secondary/archive space. Replace the scratch disk as necessary (depending on your workload). PSU is sized so that if you wanted to add a second 1080 sometime, you could. In a year or so, you should be able to find them at half the price they're selling for now.