"Ultimate" Computer Build for a Friend ($6500 Budget)

Ltusker on 29/07/2020 - 10:15
Last edited 29/07/2020 - 16:52

Hi guys,

A friend of mine is looking for me to build a PC for him, and he hasn't had an upgrade for years, so trying to get the best possible machine for his budget.

What I have put together so far is as follows from PCPartsPicker, but would like to know what to change to get the best performing box, and any changes to reduce cost so he can spend on software etc.

What are your thoughts ? What should be changed ? Are there any single stores that would price match this so I don't have to order from 10 stores etc ?

General requirements: 6 x multi monitor, multi purpose machine, gaming + research (machine learning, virtual machines, crypto etc) + large format web browsing, large hoarding capacity (RAID1 or other for redundancy), $6500 budget, dual DVD writer (yes, I know it's odd, but he specifically asked for it), and as quiet as possible.

Cheers,

Damien

V1 - PCPartPicker Part List

V2
PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor $670.42 @ Amazon Australia
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $139.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $293.70 @ Newegg Australia
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $359.70 @ Newegg Australia
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 2 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $435.00 @ Centre Com
Storage Seagate EXOS Enterprise 16 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $608.30 @ Newegg Australia
Storage Seagate EXOS Enterprise 16 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $608.30 @ Newegg Australia
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB VENTUS GP Video Card $1644.70 @ Device Deal
Case be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2 ATX Full Tower Case $369.00 @ Umart
Power Supply Corsair HX Platinum 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $381.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Optical Drive Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $85.00 @ PC Byte
Optical Drive Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $85.00 @ PC Byte
Monitor LG 27GL850-B 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor $799.00 @ PC Byte
Keyboard Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Wired Standard Keyboard $218.25 @ Amazon Australia
Mouse Logitech G604 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse $165.00 @ Newegg Australia
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $6861.37
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-29 16:01 AEST+1000
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Comments

  • bigbadboogieman on 31/07/2020 - 19:40

    Just get him 6 normal desktops/laptops.. he can do all the multitasking he wants. May be even open an internet cafe to compliment the dual DVD Burners.

  • Void on 31/07/2020 - 22:57
    +1

    Spend $3.5K (including peripherals) and save the excess $3K for upgrades down the track, that is the true way to "future proof". Going for the best value parts isn't the best idea, but neither is completely throwing value out the window.

  • BuyoTheCat on 31/07/2020 - 23:30

    6 monitors? nuclear power station controlroom simulator?

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