Hello BeamNG enthusiasts! With Black Friday/Cyber Monday creeping around the corner, I am itching to build a new PC to be used in a variety of applications and have put together a list of parts that I'd like to hear your opinion on. Below is a modified short paragraph which I posted on the Tom's Hardware forum asking the members there about the same thing. "..... My goals with the new PC include increased productivity compared to my current build as well as better performance during gaming. To be more specific, I want the computer to perform well while playing BeamNG drive in addition to being able to record footage within the game at a high FPS before editing said footage and uploading it onto my YouTube channel. I currently do some gaming on the side as well, including Forza Horizon 4 and X-Plane 11, both of which are likely heavy on the GPU. While I'm not very interested in too much RGB, I would like for the build to look clean and wouldn't mind a bit of lighting within the case. While I don't have an exact budget, I'm definitely not looking to just throw money away on this one. My current build is: i5-7600k, 2x8Gb Corsair 2400Mhz RAM, ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac, Intel 600p 256Gb, Seagate Barracuda 1Tb Next build: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/w4Y48M CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (Should help productivity wise/load more cars in BeamNG) Cooler: Deepcool CASTLE 360EX 64.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (Used to help with overclocking the 3900X) MOBO: Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 (Heard it has good VRM, not sure about full overclocking capabilities) RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (cheap high speed RAM might help with productivity) SSD: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME (Fast SSD might be used for booting, game storage) GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case (Cheap and good looking) PSU: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply Monitor: LG 34UM69G-B 34.0" 2560x1080 75 Hz Monitor (Good balance for gaming and productivity, might upgrade in the future)" Any advice would be appreciated. Let me know of any questions.
Seems like a pretty well thought out build, but do you *really* need 32 gigs of ram? like *really*? Are you intending on running a ton of RAM intensive tasks, all at once? Also keep in mind, your setup is prolly gonna net you more than 75 fps, which means it'll be outrunning your monitor on most games. I would splurge on a nice 144 Hz model with the money you save from halving your RAM. Do you *REALLY* need a 1 TB ssd? Do you have 600 GB or more of data you need access to NOW, as opposed to like 30 seconds from now? if not, you can run a 250 or 480 gb SSD in conjunction with a 2 TB HDD. a 2 TB hhd will cost you like $50. just keep the important stuff you use all the time on your SSD. they run better when they are not full anyway, and keep the big stuff on the mechanical drive. as for the PSU, how much overclocking headroom do you have on the wattage? Good choice not cheapening out on the PSU.
now that I think of it, yeah it kinda is. You should consider running a gtx 1660 if you are planning on doing mainly games. The 5700XT will be helpful if you are planning on recording/editing/uploading 4K footage, but it might get choked by the 3900x, unless you are planning on hitting it with a hefty OC. consider ponying up for a better chip, or downgrade to the 1660 and save $200. Even a 1060 6 gb would probably be good enough to stream with. Actually, now that I think of it, why not just get a 1660 and plop it into your current build? Your 7600k should still have some pep to it, especially if you are overclocked. Are you running on the iGPU? If so, I think you should buy a decent gpu now, slot it into your current PC and see if you are okay with that performance before you pony up 1.5-2k on a new set up. Worst case scenario, you still want more performance, so you just build a new PC anyway using your shiny new GPU.
(facepalm) I mean the 5700 xt is gonna bottleneck the cpu... 5700xt is a great value card. 1660 is 50% slower.
Well aware.If you had actually read my post instead of seeing 1660 and instantly facepalming, you would know that I said his options were to upgrade the CPU and keep the GPU, or to downgrade to a GTX 1660 to keep up with the chip. Also, the 1660 is around 50% slower, but it's also about 50% less expensive. The 1660 is a great value card as well. Again, why blow that much on a new pc, when you could get more than decent performance by putting a used 1070 or new 1660 in his existing 7600k setup?
Hi there, thanks for your responses. Below I will reply to a few of your posts at once. When it comes to RAM, I used to have this crazy idea about running a full on game while rendering a video on the background at the same time (lol), however that's not the only reason for choosing 32GB RAM. One of the bigger reasons for going for 32GB is that I'm looking for a smooth experience during video editing. Another reason is future-proofing my PC. Choosing a monitor has been the most difficult part of this build mostly because I'm looking to use my setup for at least three different things; video editing, gaming, and working from home (the last part relies heavily on a good monitor for productivity). On top of that I feel it would be difficult to run two monitors side by side instead of having one large widescreen monitor as I'm a little limited on space despite planning to upgrade my desk as well soon. When it comes to FPS, do you think that kind of monitor can be overclocked to lets say, 100Hz? The 1Tb SSD has also been chosen for one of the reasons mentioned above which is productivity and to have access to a bunch of programs, games, etc. at the same time. Currently I'm running a 256GB both as a boot up drive and for storing often used programs like Adobe Premiere Pro and BeamNG drive and let me tell ya it fills up quickly. In short, the SSD will be used for programs and short term video storage, while other hard drives I have around my place will be used for long term video/file storage. Also what do you mean by "as for the PSU, how much overclocking headroom do you have on the wattage? Good choice not cheapening out on the PSU." In terms of overclocking I want to boost the 3900x until it reaches 75-79 C at full load. My current GPU is an RX480. What would you consider a better CPU? --- Post updated --- What would you say is a better GPU? I've looked at top tier Nvidias but cards like the 2080Ti are crazy expensive where I live at around $1500 CAD.
To answer your question, a 1660 is not going to be crazy fast compared to your current card. I personally think the R5 3600x is a good fit for this build, it just might get outrun by your GPU if you choose the 5700 XT. Keep in mind, an overclock will take up more power, and so you need to take that into account when you do so. if you don't have enough headroom, your psu won't be able to keep up and your system will crash. I think you absolutely need to go for at least a 144 hz monitor. Your current monitor choice will make your computer basically a 60 fps gaming machine. You need to decide if color accuracy or refresh rate is more important for your application, if you want to be spending around 150-200 usd. I wouldn't bank on overclocking a 60 hz monitor to 100hz. what made you choose this paticular monitor?
It appears that the estimated power used by the components running at stock speeds is about 450 watts. This estimation was provided by pcpartpicker so I believe OC'ing the CPU should be fine with a 750 watt PSU don't you think? Colour accuracy is important as the setup will also be used for video production. High refresh rates will also be beneficial during gaming so I thought this monitor would be the sweet spot for these uses. Also just a minor correction on your post. This monitor is advertised as a 75Hz panel which is why I asked if it could overclock at 100Hz. Overall, this monitor was picked for the two reasons above as well as because I thought a two monitor (adding another monitor beside my current one) setup would require a lot of space and will not look as good as a large wide-screen monitor. The width is particularly important when video editing as I won't have to scroll left and right on the screen.
That should be plenty of power for you. Consider this 144 hz monitor for about $100-150 US more.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LW5CGIS/ref=psdc_1292115011_t3_B06XFXX5JH
yeah that's been bothering me quite a bit... --- Post updated --- Something I might do instead is to wait a little while before potentially buying a 1440p monitor and using the widescreen for gaming.
Thats a lot of money to spend on a build with just a 5700xt. You really don't need 32 gigs of ram, and 75hz monitors will be a bottleneck. Your spending needs to be revised, allocate more to a better GPU, and get a wide screen 144hz monitor instead of 2 75hz ones.
The monitor I purchased recently is a 34 inch 2560x1080p 144hz ultrawide panel so the original list will have to be edited on my part. In terms of GPU, the next step up would be the 2080 where I would have to shell out an additional $300. The RAM appears to be fairly cheap right now so even if I went down to 16GB I would probably save me only $50-80.
