First build !!! Good combination ?????

[ruru0203]

Hey guys ! So this is my first build ! I went with Ryzen because I will mostly work on this computer and use some photo-editing softwares and plenty of analysis softwares ! Occasionnal gaming, nothing too serious ! Feel free to ask questions, or even suggest other parts
PS: I will not overclock for now !!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($439.99 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.75 @ Amazon Canada)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.22 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($216.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($192.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.37 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($649.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: be quiet! - Dark Base Pro 900 w/Window (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($299.00 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($189.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($120.00 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: be quiet! - SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($25.98 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: Asus - MX279H 27.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($299.50 @ Vuugo)
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard ($119.44 @ Amazon Canada)
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse ($69.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Other: LED Strip ($20.00)
Total: $2948.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-20 11:05 EDT-0400

 

[envy14tpe]

Get the Ryzen 1700 instead of 1700x. A simple overclock will get you to 1700x level for no more money. And the money you save you can get a 500gb M.2 evo.

No need for a massive Full Tower, stick to Mid Tower. Plenty of cooling without the massive size.

For editing you want IPS and higher resolution. Here are changes I'd make:

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($259.50 @ Vuugo)
Monitor: Acer - G257HU smidpx 25.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($359.99 @ Newegg Canada)

 

[ruru0203]

Get the Ryzen 1700 instead of 1700x. A simple overclock will get you to 1700x level for no more money. And the money you save you can get a 500gb M.2 evo.

No need for a massive Full Tower, stick to Mid Tower. Plenty of cooling without the massive size.

For editing you want IPS and higher resolution. Here are changes I'd make:

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($259.50 @ Vuugo)
Monitor: Acer - G257HU smidpx 25.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($359.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Thanks for the monitor suggestion ! The reason I don't want to overclock is because I know nothing (Jon Snow style) about it ^^
The reason I wanted to go with full tower is because in the future, I might have to transfer this computer to my lab, and put an EATX mobo and more powerfull CPU, hence better cooling ! The full tower would give the ability to stick a 360 AIO in there !

 

[WildCard999]

I would pay the extra $50 and get a GTX 1080.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB SC2 Gaming iCX Video Card ($699.76 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $699.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-20 11:26 EDT-0400

 

[derekullo]

Looks good.

It costs a bit more money but you could condense the ssd + hard drive into a single 1 - 2 terabyte ssd

The 1 terabyte Samsung 960 Evo $469
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147595

or the 1 terabyte Samsung 850 Evo $358
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147374

or the 2 terabyte Samsung 960 Pro $1,295
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147598

or the 2 terabyte Samsung 850 Evo $749
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147441


One of the highest performance and most cost effective ways would be to buy 2 - 1 terabyte Samsung 850 Evo and put them in a raid 0 giving you effectively 1080 megabytes read and 1040 megabytes write with those drives.

 

[ruru0203]

Looks good.

It costs a bit more money but you could condense the ssd + hard drive into a single 1 - 2 terabyte ssd

The 1 terabyte Samsung 960 Evo $469
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147595

or the 1 terabyte Samsung 850 Evo $358
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147374

or the 2 terabyte Samsung 960 Pro $1,295
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147598

or the 2 terabyte Samsung 850 Evo $749
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147441


One of the highest performance and most cost effective ways would be to buy 2 - 1 terabyte Samsung 850 Evo and put them in a raid 0 giving you effectively 1080 megabytes read and 1040 megabytes write with those drives.

That would be great ! Unfortunately I have a budget that I absolutely have to respect :/

 

[ruru0203]

I would pay the extra $50 and get a GTX 1080.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB SC2 Gaming iCX Video Card ($699.76 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $699.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-20 11:26 EDT-0400

I thought about that ! I will be building this around the end of August, so I'm hoping that the price of the 1070 will be cheaper ! If not I think I will pay that 50$