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Hi i need advice on the PC I want to build, I need to be able to edit footage regularly 1080p 60fps my After Effects compositions normally run into the 100s of layers so are quite large. I need something that will run Adobe applications primarily After Effects and Photoshop. I also run Cinema 4D and Premiere Pro but not as regularly. I want to be able to play games such as CS:GO, Skyrim, Witcher and BF1 etc. I would like to be able to stream to sites such as Twitch and Youtube with ease. [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] this is a build my friend helped me come up with is it undersell/overkill just right? I would preferably like it you to build me something thats around £700 that i can start off with and then maybe something around £1500 that i can upgrade to in the future as £1700 is way too much for me at the moment. Any suggestions are very much appreciated. I would like to stick to Intel CPUs I think and have around 32GB of RAM with a minimum of 16GB. Thank you for any help or suggestions!!
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What is your budget and currency? (Pound sign does not work normally, use GBP abbreviation)
Do you need a monitor?
Do you need a keyboard?
Do you need a mouse?
Do you need an operating system?
What will you use the PC for?
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So, what actually is your budget and currency? You said £700 in the OP but the system you linked is £1600, but it's in USD?
Do you need a monitor? If not, what monitor are you using?

There's no need for 32GB RAM, especially if you have a £700 budget.
There's also no reason to "stick to Intel CPUs" if an AM4 CPU is going to be better suited for you, which it will, especially with a £700 budget.
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OP has PMed me, budget is £1000 and a monitor is required.

This would be my suggestion;
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£209.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£88.72 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£121.39 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£49.37 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£195.54 @ Aria PC)
Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£57.96 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£84.92 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£154.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1000.81

Xfire support so you can add a 2nd 480/580 at any point if you wish. SSD for OS and a game or two, and HDD for the rest of your stuff. You could maybe spend a bit less on PSU and get something non modular which would give you a bit more money to spend for the tempered glass version of the case.


Alternative RAM if you don't mind the colour;
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Also, alternative motherboard if you don't mind spending an extra £10;
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I've been hearing good things about Gigabyte's AM4 boards. That being said, I've not really been hearing anything bad about Asus' AM4 boards so it's only worth spending the extra £10 if you prefer the look of the Gigabyte board.
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£209.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£88.72 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£114.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£48.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£50.05 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£195.54 @ Aria PC)
Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£57.96 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£78.10 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£154.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £999.05

This is my recommendation, you could opt for a different motherboard and CPU if you wanted the slight performance increase but would cost you about £80-100 more. Ryzen will benefit you more in the long run, and suits your budget much better.

Simple ultrawide monitor, personally what i use right now. You will want to adjust the coloring a bit if you want to go into content creation fully, it is a bit darker in some cases.



these will add about ~£80 more but will be a little better in overclocking, and you will benefit some from the 2 extra cores.
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