Lysrin
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I've read through a lot of what has already been said on here about putting together an AMD build. Based on that info I've been trying to spec a build for my niece. She's coming from I think an i7 920 or similar vintage. This is the use case she's given me (her words):
- have lots of storage space
- be able to play sims and similar games to that (but I don’t play games like overwatch)
- I would like it to have really nice looking graphics
- use Photoshop programs
She also needs WiFi, I am going to reuse her case, optical drive, etc. and her monitor that she's keeping is 1080p and she is good with that. She does a lot of Photoshop photography work/hobby, some video, and the Sims 4 that she plays is modded like crazy!
Her budget is around $1,500 CAD but a bit flexible.
I've read that Photoshop likes cores, but there is a diminishing return for the cost past 6-8 cores.
List for what I've put together so far:
PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/bcPqmg
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard ($219.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($148.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.94 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB XC GAMING Video Card ($429.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($172.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1451.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-29 21:48 EST-0500
Some specific things I'm uncertain about:
1. Getting her "lots of storage". I had a 2TB spin drive in for secondary storage, given the price, but then read that Photoshop likes SSDs (what doesn't?) But getting her storage on SSDs is more expensive obviously. Still I'd rather stick to SSDs. Opinions on that?
2. 2700X vs a 3600 or even 3700X? Worth pushing the budget to get into the 3000 series?
3. X570 board for a bit of future-proofing?
4. Power supply is likely a bit much, I've just had very good success with EVGA.
I'm not unfamiliar with building PCs but I haven't done AMD, and where she's family I'd like it to work really well for her. So I figured it would be a wise choice to include your guys' expertise once again!
- have lots of storage space
- be able to play sims and similar games to that (but I don’t play games like overwatch)
- I would like it to have really nice looking graphics
- use Photoshop programs
She also needs WiFi, I am going to reuse her case, optical drive, etc. and her monitor that she's keeping is 1080p and she is good with that. She does a lot of Photoshop photography work/hobby, some video, and the Sims 4 that she plays is modded like crazy!
Her budget is around $1,500 CAD but a bit flexible.
I've read that Photoshop likes cores, but there is a diminishing return for the cost past 6-8 cores.
List for what I've put together so far:
PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/bcPqmg
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard ($219.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($148.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.94 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB XC GAMING Video Card ($429.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($172.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1451.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-29 21:48 EST-0500
Some specific things I'm uncertain about:
1. Getting her "lots of storage". I had a 2TB spin drive in for secondary storage, given the price, but then read that Photoshop likes SSDs (what doesn't?) But getting her storage on SSDs is more expensive obviously. Still I'd rather stick to SSDs. Opinions on that?
2. 2700X vs a 3600 or even 3700X? Worth pushing the budget to get into the 3000 series?
3. X570 board for a bit of future-proofing?
4. Power supply is likely a bit much, I've just had very good success with EVGA.
I'm not unfamiliar with building PCs but I haven't done AMD, and where she's family I'd like it to work really well for her. So I figured it would be a wise choice to include your guys' expertise once again!
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