I am planning on building my first PC with a budget of around $1500, and this is what I came up with. I would appreciate any tips or recommendations to improve the system, which will be used primarily for gaming but also some engineering software. Also, I do not need any storage or an OS. Thanks!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type
Item
Price
CPU
Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
$369.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler
be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler
$67.49 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard
Asus - ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
$199.99 @ Newegg Business
Memory
G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
$129.99 @ Newegg
Video Card
MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card
$519.99 @ Newegg
Case
Cooler Master - MasterCase H500P Mesh White ATX Mid Tower Case
$134.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply
EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
$69.89 @ OutletPC
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)
$1507.23
Mail-in rebates
-$15.00
Total
$1492.23
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-28 13:05 EST-0500