Heavy Photo - video editing and graphic design PC build

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1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans: Mainly for heavy video and photo editing works and working with Adobe Photoshop,After effects ,etc

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 1.45 lakhs

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 10

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 1TB

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: Yes

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Need to buy everything

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: As soon as possible

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Yes.By myself

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: Chennai . Plan to buy some components from the US and some locally in Ritchie street .Have detailed below.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I am getting the below components from US . A friend of mine is getting the below components next month .

CPU - i7 9700 k - 410usd - Rs 28700
Mobo - asus z 390 e gaming mobo - 240 usd - Rs 16700
RAM - Corsair vengeance ddr4 16gb 3000mhz - Rs 6500
SSD - Samsung 860 EVO 500GB M.2 SATA Internal SSD - 90usd - Rs 6300
GPU - Asus rtx 2070 strix - 600usd - Rs 42000
Total ================> Approx 1 lakh (Have considered 1usd =Rs 70 )

planning to buy below components locally in Ritchie Street,Chennai - Rs 45k remaining
Power supply - Corsair 650w - 5k
Chasis - Can anyone please suggest some good case with nice airflow,nothing fancy or transparent panel required - Maximum 5500
2k resolution benq monitor with IPS ==> 25000
Air cooler - Noctua or Hyper 212 .Can anyone suggest a good one for maybe 4-5k
Sata 1 tb hdd = 3k

Will have to buy UPS at a later date . So how does the configuration look guys ?
Can we cut corners in Motherboard and accomodate UPS .
Also want to know if there is any warranty we can claim for components brought in the US in India . I know that it is a "NO" as far as I have researched , but would want your inputs as well.

Thanks and appreciate any help.

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No need to go for 'k' version processor if not going to overclock.

Intel stock cooler is not good enough for 8th/9th gen i7(for comparison hyper 212 is only a bit better in handling these processors that too under not much heavy load) & good cpu coolers are either overpriced or not available at all in India so better get it too from US.

Z390 mobo tier list( *www.overclock.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=250662&d=1548963030 ). For same price of $240,gigabyte aorus ultra is better.There may be even better options so refer this list & US prices.

For such costly rig don't go below corsair TX series.

Go with this,just a little behind samsung 970 evo performance but much cheaper.
Buy Online ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD ASX8200PNP-512GT-C In India

For cabinet,get coolermaster MB511(rgb with mashed front panel so good thermals which you really need with latest i7 systems).
Buy Online Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 RGB Mid Tower Case (MCB-B511D-KGNN-RGB) lowest price in india at www.theitdepot.com

AMD Gaming RIG (RTX 2060 6GB)
Budget -137.8K

Processor -AMD Ryzen 5 2600x -19.7k
Motherboard -MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC -12.5k
Graphics Card -Zotac RTX 2060 6GB Mini -30k
RAM -G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3000Mhz 16GB (8GBx2) -14k
SSD - ADATA XPG SX8200 1TB Gen3x4 M.2 SSD -17k
Power Supply -Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro-750w -7.5k
Cabinet -Antec DF500 RGB -4.6k
Monitor -BenQ GW2780 27inch IPS Panel -15.2k
KB & Mouse -Cooler Master Masterset MS120 -5.6k
UPS -APC 1.1KVA -5.6k
RGB LED Strip -NZXT HUE PLUS RGB LED -5.1k
Case Fan -Antec Rainbow 120mm RGB LED fan -1k
Total -137.8K

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whitestar_999 said:
No need to go for 'k' version processor if not going to overclock.

Intel stock cooler is not good enough for 8th/9th gen i7(for comparison hyper 212 is only a bit better in handling these processors that too under not much heavy load) & good cpu coolers are either overpriced or not available at all in India so better get it too from US.

Z390 mobo tier list( *www.overclock.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=250662&d=1548963030 ). For same price of $240,gigabyte aorus ultra is better.There may be even better options so refer this list & US prices.

For such costly rig don't go below corsair TX series.

Go with this,just a little behind samsung 970 evo performance but much cheaper.
Buy Online ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD ASX8200PNP-512GT-C In India

For cabinet,get coolermaster MB511(rgb with mashed front panel so good thermals which you really need with latest i7 systems).
Buy Online Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 RGB Mid Tower Case (MCB-B511D-KGNN-RGB) lowest price in india at www.theitdepot.com

Thanks .will look into the motherboard and ssd options

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bssunilreddy said:
AMD Gaming RIG (RTX 2060 6GB)
Budget -137.8K

Processor -AMD Ryzen 5 2600x -19.7k
Motherboard -MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC -12.5k
Graphics Card -Zotac RTX 2060 6GB Mini -30k
RAM -G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3000Mhz 16GB (8GBx2) -14k
SSD - ADATA XPG SX8200 1TB Gen3x4 M.2 SSD -17k
Power Supply -Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro-750w -7.5k
Cabinet -Antec DF500 RGB -4.6k
Monitor -BenQ GW2780 27inch IPS Panel -15.2k
KB & Mouse -Cooler Master Masterset MS120 -5.6k
UPS -APC 1.1KVA -5.6k
RGB LED Strip -NZXT HUE PLUS RGB LED -5.1k
Case Fan -Antec Rainbow 120mm RGB LED fan -1k
Total -137.8K

Thanks a lot mate .but looking for Intel rig ,as they are good for Adobe products .
Also I am getting proc,Mobo,gpu,ssd from the US,as ur prices seem to indicate indian prices .

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Have decided to go with i9 9900k and Gigabyte aorus pro . For cooling , have decided to go with Noctua d15s . Will keep u guys updated

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bssunilreddy said:
AMD Gaming RIG (RTX 2060 6GB)
Budget -137.8K

Processor -AMD Ryzen 5 2600x -19.7k
Motherboard -MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC -12.5k
Graphics Card -Zotac RTX 2060 6GB Mini -30k
RAM -G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3000Mhz 16GB (8GBx2) -14k
SSD - ADATA XPG SX8200 1TB Gen3x4 M.2 SSD -17k
Power Supply -Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro-750w -7.5k
Cabinet -Antec DF500 RGB -4.6k
Monitor -BenQ GW2780 27inch IPS Panel -15.2k
KB & Mouse -Cooler Master Masterset MS120 -5.6k
UPS -APC 1.1KVA -5.6k
RGB LED Strip -NZXT HUE PLUS RGB LED -5.1k
Case Fan -Antec Rainbow 120mm RGB LED fan -1k
Total -137.8K

Zotac mini cards heat up a lot if you don't have a decent airflow in your case. So I would say not to buy Zotac mini cards

RTX 2070 goes for as low as $480 generally, why buy it for $600? Some lucky people grabbed RTX 2080 for under $650. Also, get Adata SU650 1TB for $100 or spend more for NVMe like Samsung 970 Evo 500GB for ~$130. WD Blue SN500 500GB seems great for its price as well, sadly no 1TB option. I think QLC NVMe SSDs like Intel 660p & Samsung Qvo aren't good for you as they have lower endurance (500GB Intel 660p has 100TBW vs 300TBW for other 500GB SSDs).

Check Newegg, they have great deals on PC components, almost everything is cheaper than Amazon.

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anupam_pb said:
Also, get Adata SU650 1TB for $100 or spend more for NVMe like Samsung 970 Evo 500GB for ~$130.

SU650 is lower end series & that too of Adata so not recommended at all,one would be better off buying samsung qvo than this series. Also Adata's SX8200 NVMe series is cheaper & almost match samsung 970 evo as per many reviews. If one really needs to buy a 1tb ssd then crucial MX500 is available on onlyssd for ~11k(~$158).

P.S. btw I don't know how much pc games need TBW but for just running OS & usual stuff,hitting even 10TBW in a year is not possible without running lots of torrents all the time.

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anupam_pb said:
RTX 2070 goes for as low as $480 generally, why buy it for $600? Some lucky people grabbed RTX 2080 for under $650. Also, get Adata SU650 1TB for $100 or spend more for NVMe like Samsung 970 Evo 500GB for ~$130. WD Blue SN500 500GB seems great for its price as well, sadly no 1TB option. I think QLC NVMe SSDs like Intel 660p & Samsung Qvo aren't good for you as they have lower endurance (500GB Intel 660p has 100TBW vs 300TBW for other 500GB SSDs).

Check Newegg, they have great deals on PC components, almost everything is cheaper than Amazon.

Thanks for the input..Will check em out

whitestar_999 said:
SU650 is lower end series & that too of Adata so not recommended at all,one would be better off buying samsung qvo than this series. Also Adata's SX8200 NVMe series is cheaper & almost match samsung 970 evo as per many reviews. If one really needs to buy a 1tb ssd then crucial MX500 is available on onlyssd for ~11k(~$158).

P.S. btw I don't know how much pc games need TBW but for just running OS & usual stuff,hitting even 10TBW in a year is not possible without running lots of torrents all the time.

Since it is a video editing rig, I'm sure TBW will get used up pretty fast for OP. Adata is decent IMO, suggested just for the endurance. Even WD Blue 1TB was on sale for $100, I'd prefer that over Adata for sure.

For gamers, QLC SSDs are definitely enough. I used like 2.5TBW in one month on my Intel 660p. I won't be downloading a lot of games every month, so it should be lower in subsequent months. I store my OS & all games on my SSD, currently has under 250GB free out of 1TB.

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Hey folks..Ordered i9 9900k , Gigabyte aorus pro , Cosair lpx 3200Mhz 16gb ,Asus ROG Strix RTX 2060 from the USA . Can anyone suggest good air cooler and a good case for the build . Budget for both is 12.5 k and getting them from India . Unfortunately, cant get cooler from US

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Buy Online Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 RGB Mid Tower Case (MCB-B511D-KGNN-RGB) lowest price in india at www.theitdepot.com

Cpu cooler is difficult,you seems to be in Chennai & temps there will be quite high.9900k should be ok at stock speed & moderate load but under heavy load & overclocked speeds you really need a good cpu cooler which costs a lot.

Intel Core i9 9900K processor review

I can only say about second hand experience with MSI MEG Z390 howering just bellow 50c on VRM, but CPU is another story, hitting 100+ when encoding x265 videos with AVX. (28c room ambient using Noctua NH-u14S)

i7 9700k & i9 9900k Cooling

I'm using the Noctua NH-U14S with two fans on the heatsink. On an i9 9900k right now.And while gaming I'm getting an average of 65c in both Destiny 2 and Forza Horizon 4. This is with Asus MCE enabled and runs on all cores at 4.8GHz and peaks at 5GHz on all cores.I've run Prime95 and temps can hit 80c. But haven't seen any throttling on the cores.

You can go with above(available on amazon India) & keep your room temps ~20C using AC & it should work alright.

This is the best solution but in India it costs much higher:
Noctua NH-D15 with I9-9900K
You can try getting it from amazon USA & even with customs duty it should cost less than amazon India price.

Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 RGB get it from Ritchie Street at Nakoda Marketing best price compared to Delta Peripherals.

NOCTUA NH-D15 - ₹7,500

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shreeux said:
Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 RGB get it from Ritchie Street at Nakoda Marketing best price compared to Delta Peripherals.

NOCTUA NH-D15 - ₹7,500

If it is indeed available for 7500 then it is the best option(somebody said on reddit that availability is not assured even if site showing available) @Pradeepcool get it ASAP if available.

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Thanks a lot @whitestar_999 and @shreeux guys..Will check it out asap..

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Update:
Friend of mine coming from Ireland and so ordered Noctua NH-U12A .From what I could gather from the Internet , this cooler was released last month and the performance , if not on par with D15 , is really good (like 1-2 Centigrade higher than D15) but at the same time very compact and no problem with RAM clearance .

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Seems so but D15 has well established reputation plus you get India warranty.

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Hmm..yeah valid point but cpu cooler going kaput is bit of an off chance . Given that I am getting a lot of other expensive components without warranty ,this probably shouldn't hurt ...fingers crossed ..

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Hi Everyone ,

Finally built the PC for my brother . Thanks everyone for your help and inputs. :clap2:

Final Specs:-

Core i9-9900K
Gigabyte Aorus Pro (Non WIfi Model)
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB -3200Mhz
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2060 6GB
Samsung 970 EVO Plus -500Gb

Got the above components from US . Approx cost with tax 1.08 lakhs

Noctua NH-U12A - Got this one from UK .Cost is 90Pounds ~ Rs 8200

THe below components purchased in Chennai Ritchie Street . Nakoda IT Hub.

CoolerMaster Masterbox MB520 = Rs 5550
Corsair CX 750M SIlver =Rs 7500
Benq BL 2420PT = Rs 20,300
APC 1.1 KVA = Rs 5500

Total Cost = 1.53 lakhs

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Photos of the build

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If possible try to exchange MB520 with MB511 as it has full mash front panel which will definitely help more in cooling compared to side vents in MB520 & when you are using a 9900k setup then any additional bit of cooling is helpful.

edit: I see you already finished the setup so ignore the above,just keep an eye on temps.

Pradeepcool said:
Hi Everyone ,
Corsair CX 750M SIlver =Rs 7500
Benq BL 2420PT = Rs 20,300

Great purchase...How is Nakoda service?

Why CX...You did not ask TX?
Last month I bought Corsair CX 750M Gold @ 7800/-

Why dont try 27" Monitor?

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shreeux said:
Last month I bought Corsair CX 750M Gold @ 7800/-

You bought TX750M which is a better series than CX

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shreeux said:
Great purchase...How is Nakoda service?

Why CX...You did not ask TX?
Last month I bought Corsair CX 750M Gold @ 7800/-

Why dont try 27" Monitor?

Thanks @shreeux
27" monitor - bit of a tight budget.
Was using CX for 6 years so I thought could not go wrong with it ...

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whitestar_999 said:
If possible try to exchange MB520 with MB511 as it has full mash front panel which will definitely help more in cooling compared to side vents in MB520 & when you are using a 9900k setup then any additional bit of cooling is helpful.

edit: I see you already finished the setup so ignore the above,just keep an eye on temps.

Sure thing ..will monitor the temps ..

Pradeepcool said:
Thanks @shreeux
27" monitor - bit of a tight budget.

ok...You spend 1.53L...That's why asked...You missed getting 27" for Extra few thousands only...

Last year bought Lenovo L27Q-10 @ Rs.22750/- at Supreme Computers in Ritchie Street.

whitestar_999 said:
You bought TX750M which is a better series than CX

Yeah...It all your guidance., :emoji_pray:

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shreeux said:
Yeah...It all your guidance.,

Sorry .The PSU is Corsair 750M Vengeance 80Plus Silver certification . Is it good ?

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^^Its good,a bit inferior to TXM series though.

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whitestar_999 said:
^^Its good,a bit inferior to TXM series though.

Great..Thanks @whitestar_999 ..but strangely the PSU that I have purchased seems to cost more than the TXM variant .
Wonder why it is so ?Because the TXM is very old model ?

Corsair 750 TXM --
CORSAIR TX-M SERIES TX750M — 750 WATT 80 PLUS GOLD CERTIFIED PSU

Corsair Vengeance 750M Silver -
CORSAIR VENGEANCE SERIES 750M - 750 WATT 80 PLUS SILVER CERTIFIED PSU

Thanks

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Yeah,TXM being an older model is priced lower currently than vengeance series but even then TXM series is better.Above it you have to get RXm series.

Heavy Photo - video editing and graphic design PC build - 1.45 lakhs