Top Spec PC : Which one should I get ? AMD or Intel

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Old_Timer

Bronze Level Poster
I've decided to get a top spec PC with a budget of £3000. I've specced up both an AMD system and an Intel, and both come out roughly the same.

If you were choosing, which one would you select ?

Please note I do a lot of Video Encoding and a fair bit of gaming.

Intel Variant :-

Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k (3.7GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS X HERO: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)

AMD Variant :-

Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.0GHz/20MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VI HERO (DDR4, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)

The common spec, for both systems, is as follows :-

Case
BE QUIET! DARK BASE PRO 900 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
1TB Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
6TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 265MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW & SOFTWARE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
EK-TIM ECTOTHERM THERMAL COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ASUS STRIX Raid Pro 7.1 PCIe sound card
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector

Many thanks in advance for any tips, suggestions etc.
 
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Lockstar

Silver Level Poster
The Intel processor you have is much better, and is especially flagshipped as a gaming CPU.

http://http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8700K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-1800X/3937vs3916

And also, if you are gaming at 1080p, the 1070 will be perfectly adequate for running at high framerates at high settings. It even gets a pretty good framerate at one of the most high requiring games on this list, and gives the 1060 6GB a real thrashing, which is also a GPU commonly used for 1080p, but the 1070 is a good choice, look at the framerates for games including Overwatch, CS:GO, etc. in the link below.

http://http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1070-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/3609vs3639

Other than that, your build is fine. But do you really need 6TB of HDD space along with a 1TB SSD? You can save quite a bit of money if you were to decrease the HDD. You can save just over £100 if you decrease the 6TB Seagate Barracuda to a 3TB SATA and keep the 1TB 850 Evo (Your choice completely of course, if you think the space is worth it, go for it!).

Good luck with your build!

Edit: By the way, if you're going for the 8700K, I highly recommend that you pre-overclock your build here:

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/overclocked-computers/

It will increase the clock speed on the 8700K from 3.7GHz to 4.8GHz. This will allow you to perform general CPU tasks faster and give you better gaming performance to top it off as well!
 
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SlimCini

KC and the Sunshine BANNED
For £3k you should be getting an OC 8700k, a 1080ti, a 512gb M2 SSD and a 144hz 1440p or 4k gsync monitor.

This leaves you £600 approx to spend on a monitor:

Case
InWIN 303 RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-8700K Six Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z370-P: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
6TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 128MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3000MB/R, 1700MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
EK-TIM ECTOTHERM THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price £2,393.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-overclocked/vM8dXxMPU2/
 
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Old_Timer

Bronze Level Poster
@Lockstar - Thank you very much for the tips there, excellent help.

@Slimcini - Now you've got me thinking. I will seriously look at your suggestion. I've been humming along with a 4 year old PC [bought here] that has never let me down and I am virtually ignorant about upgrade possibilities etc.
 
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Lockstar

Silver Level Poster
I can highly recommend SlimeCini’s build also, that will work and you can also get some really good 1440p 144hz monitors which will give you an amazing gaming experience from PCS for around £600-£700
 
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SlimCini

KC and the Sunshine BANNED
Depends if you're primarily video editing or gaming really. A machine for 90% editing might benefit from a slightly different CPU
 
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Old_Timer

Bronze Level Poster
Thanks again for the additional info, from the both of you.

SlimCin, just a quick question. Would the operating system be automatically placed on the PM961, or would it have to go on the hard drive ?
 
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Old_Timer

Bronze Level Poster
I'm on post moderation, so not sure if my last post went through OK.

@SlimCini. would the operating system be placed on the PM961 by default by PC Specialists, or would it have to go on the hard drive ?

Many thanks in advance.

IGNORE, I've found the answer myself.
 
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SlimCini

KC and the Sunshine BANNED
You specify when you order and it default suggests the SSD. You can change to hard drive if you want but why would you. You could afford the faster SM but I didn't put it in there because it's out of stock. I'd ring them and ask if it's going to be in shortly and get that if available.
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
The build looks very nice.

If going with the Inwin 303 I'd suggest getting 2 extra case fans as it seems the thing only has 1 as standard, even though the cooler adds 2 more (kinda).
 
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