Greg6669 UK

Tribute to lee32uk as well, he helped me with my build, he really knows his stuff. I know I wasn't easy to work with cause I was hell bent on i9 (I'm the the kind of person who is willing to pay quite a lot more for not so much gain in spec even if it only means an extra year of usage where most people wouldn't do that saying it's a waste, and to some extent, I guess it is a bit). You'll basically have to make up your mind. i9 is more expensive but I believe it will last longer and will give slightly better results in that time, and this is what I'm willing to pay extra for. With AMD however, you can save money and upgrade sooner to something that will be better than i9 for just a few hundred $ again. This is how it works.

I'm in favour of i9 as well, it was included in the build at some point, but it was actually other people who added it, sorry, my bad. With i7, I don't like the fact that they limited the number of threads to 8 on purpose, it's fucking wrong. I'll quote what someone else wrote in my thread (although I had a bigger budget for CPU, GPU and motherboard): "Don't get i7 9700 series. The CPU usage is almost max out in current Triple A games. It is a scam from Intel to remove hyperthreading on 9th gen i7 series. It is also a bad investment as well because you won't be able to do multi tasking or streaming. Get i9 9900 series. I9 9900 series is worth the investment because hyperthreading. No hyperthreading = no buy for me." So if i7 is already struggling in games, AMD will struggle even more (just in gaming, no streaming) so neither of them is a great investment. On the other hand, if you're sure you won't be streaming, then I think i7 would still give better results in games than AMD for slightly more $. I've seen some comparisons and there were differences of 10-20 fps. I know i9 is yet another 150 or so more but I think the RTX2080TI would go nicely with it for years to come and if your budget is fixed, I would rather save on something else. If it was me, I would rather keep the old monitor for a couple of months until I get more money and then get the monitor. If you can't do that, or adjust / increase your budget, you might as well go with AMD cause it's cheap... and if it's not enough after a couple of years, just upgrade the CPU.

Nooo... I also follow your post as I'm building an RTX2080TI at the same time. If I were you, I would go back to i9 9900K. It is more expensive but also faster for gaming. Like you said, you want to keep this build for 4+ years, like me. So, in a few years time, when you play the newest game with 60+ FPS instead of 40+ with AMD, you will be grateful you went with i9. True, AMD is better value for money but it's good for people who don't mind swapping cards every 2 years, but from what I read, you're not one of them, so if you have a little extra money go with intel and it will last for longer.

I understand why you were lost there Bombastinator was just saying that this build is not about saving money to have ALMOST the same results but to to have the best possible performance for your money. What he means is: stick with i9900K - it's more expensive but it's better if you are happy to spend it. I agree.

I'm sure that's a good one too. I wanna go with AORUS cause it has good reviews as well and it will match the visuals of the GPU cooler which I think will look cool (as well as being cool/cold lol)

Kingston HyperX Predator 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory Does anyone knows why the difference in price? Is Kingston somehow better/faster? like latency or sth? It's hard to find info on that. I also don't know much about RAM. Can both be overclocked? And what's the max speed i9900K will benefit from? I have had 3200 recommended here already but don't know if it was purely for value for money reasons or not to waste money as if it won't run anywhere near that speed.

This could be it then, I think I'm picking it up Monday morning as it's closed on Sun PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £461.98 @ Aria PC CPU Cooler Gigabyte AORUS LIQUID COOLER 240 59.25 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler £159.95 @ CCL Computers Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £234.14 @ CCL Computers Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £153.97 @ Scan.co.uk Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE Video Card £1233.59 @ Amazon UK Case Phanteks ECLIPSE P600S ATX Mid Tower Case £116.00 @ Currys PC World Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total £2359.63 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-26 04:51 GMT+0000

That is very helpful, I spend a couple of hours reading and watching videos about VRM and the board itself which proved that. I now feel I can buy with confidence and it's the same brand as GPU so bonus. And this case... that's exactly what I was looking for. I really appreciate it. I love the option of mesh or closed in the front and top where my radiators will go and the drive slots behind PSU are ideal. One question about this case and airflow, tho. This diagram suggest inward flow on the front (obviously), where GPU radiator will be, and outward flow on top (CPU radiator). Is it the best configuration? Or would it be better to have inward on top as well to have cooler air from the outside of the case, but then it leaves me with the only outlet in the exhaust on the back - is it enough? I suppose the fans in the front and top are not going to be spinning as fast as non-radiator build so is it still OK, no good, or better? Thanks.

I'm sure you're right but this time I am actually willing to pay extra for peace and quiet so investing more in watercooling on CPU and GPU. Thanks for that. I needed some advice on the case, I didn't know it was too small. Not that it has to be Fractal, but I want glass on the left and mesh in the front as I might need it for watercooler fans It was one of my options. Could you please explain in which aspects it is better? I mean some people might say it's much better because it's more orange or sth I'd appreciate some spec difference as I can't remember seeing any.

Thanks for that, I didn't read properly, just saw 2 extra cores and got excited lol

You need to answer his question first to find out:

I will read more about as well. Thanks. I agree that on day one an RTX2080TI is a little overkill for 1440p gaming, but if you can use it for 1 - 2 more years without bad FPS, what's wrong with that? That's a win for me.

Thanks, I will check this. Saying that, if you can save money by going with AMD and push for RTX2080TI, it will be much better for gaming overall, even with no streaming and even more with streaming.

I totally agree, that will bring you much closer to the 'ultimate' you're after. The moniter is better too - you'll benefit much more from 1440p than from 240Hz (especially with RTX 2080TI) and for longer and will look crispier.

Thank you, I'll skip this invention for now then as I already have a 1TB SSD which I'm happy with, but Dotiki can still think about NVMe instead of unless the difference in price is too big. Thanks for that.