RogueNineOne

Wow! I had no idea; thanks!

Thanks...call me a noob but I actually have zero knowledge about this brand. I asked because I just saw that these HOF and Asus cards were being sold at the same price in my country but the Asus ones are currently out of stock, so....

Probably gonna upgrade to 3080 ti next year

I'll probably upgrade to 3080 ti next year

Since this particular Asus card here is an OC edition I'm guessing it's also using binned chips....is there anything else that might give one of these any kind of advantage? Could be better features or brand reliability...

As the title says...which is the better card among these 2 and why?

Yes it will be..I was just thinking about adding one 140 mm at the top ( as marked in the pic) as an additional exhaust.

So I've decided to go with the fan setup as marked in the pic (not my pic btw). I think the exhaust at the top won't cause any problem for CPU but if I'm wrong then please feel free to correct me. Also, what if I remove front half of the PSU shroud? Would it help to lower the GPU temp by 1°C - 2°C?

Since this will be mostly used for extensive rendering, this system will run for 16 hrs almost every day. I like to play AAA titles but since I don't get much time for gaming, I'm kinda picky. probably won't have more than 2 games installed at the same time...but yes, what you said is true...thanks for that advice...I'll probably get a larger 2.5" ssd instead of the nvme one.

With the components I'm planning to get, this rig will demand around 600 W at full load, so I'm not really comfortable with a 650 W PSU...and as for the platinum certification...I'll be using this for the next 5 yrs or so....just want to make sure the device provides optimum efficiency. I haven't bought anything yet....getting everything next month. I'm gonna get a 500 GB 2.5" SSD now and a 2 TB HDD instead of the 1 TB one in March. Yeah, gonna keep my work stuff in my HDD while the games, OS and other programs in my SSDs

I'm not getting a second GPU but the HX750i is out of stock and HX850i is like only $10-$12 more, so I decided to get the 850W one. The LL120's are just place holders atm...

I'll be doing CPU overclocking, yes. So what kind of fan setup should I go for?

Sorry about that

I've seen some good reviews about the Cooler Master H00P Mesh case and decided to get it for my next build; rest of the components for my build are: PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $523.89 @ B&H CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler $74.95 @ Amazon Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $269.99 @ Amazon Memory G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $136.99 @ Amazon Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Amazon Storage Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $72.99 @ B&H Video Card Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card $1229.99 @ Amazon Case Cooler Master MasterCase H500P Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case $299.45 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $179.99 @ Amazon Case Fan Corsair LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fans $106.99 @ Newegg Monitor Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor $429.00 @ B&H Keyboard Corsair K68 Wired Gaming Keyboard $89.99 @ Amazon Mouse Logitech G403 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse $39.99 @ Amazon Headphones Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset $47.88 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $3612.08 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-28 18:09 EST-0500 I'm hoping the Noctua NH D15S will provide suffiicient cooling for the i9-9900K but I'm kinda worried about my GPU cooling. Are the stock 200 mm fans in the front, and the single 120 mm rear exaust fan good enough for overall optimum cooling? If not then please recommend an ideal case fan setup for better airflow. P.S. I can't go for aio because we don't have good warranty support for those in my country.

Well... technically I've around $550 but i don't really want to spend all that on the monitor rn cause I also want to get a decent ups...adding some money with whatever is left after getting the monitor

I I don't really like ultra wide and I need an IPS display since I'll be doing extensive video editing with this rig as well

So I'm wondering if it would be a wise decision to purchase the https://www.asus.com/Monitors/TUF-Gaming-VG27AQ/ over the https://www.viewsonic.com/ap/products/lcd/XG2405.php considering the Asus costs almost double. Now, I'll be mostly playing single player games like RDR 2, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, R6S (the only multiplayer I play) etc. Also, I saw on reddit that dead pixel issues are pretty common among Asus monitors. The LG 27GL850 is the only other option but that's another $100 ? Rest of the components: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ P.S. I've watched several youtube videos on 1080p vs 1440p gaming but I couldn't notice much of a difference...most probably because I watched those on my 1080p 60hz monitor ?

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation....appreciate it!

This rig will be used for both gaming and video editing. Also, just out of curiosity....if I get a 1000W PSU or maybe even a 1200W one, what's the downside other than the extra electricity bill? I mean does PSU performance drop if the difference between required wattage and supplied wattage is significantly high?

CPU - i9 9900KCooler - Noctua NH D15SMotherboard - Gigabyte Z390 Aorus MasterRAM - G.Skill Trident Z RGB 4x8 (for some weird reason the stores here only have 8GB sticks)GPU - Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Case - Cooler Master MasterCase H500P Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case SSD - Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME HDD - Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Display - Viewsonic XG2405 Considering this PC would run for almost 20 hrs everyday, how much watts should I go for? I was initially thinking of Corsair HX1200i but now I'm having doubts and considering the HX850i....would it suffice or should I go for the 1000W?

Yes, sorry for not putting my question correctly before. As you said....it's the CPU that does the bottleneck....yes and what I tried to say is that a 60hz FHD display in a system with 2080 Ti will put significantly high amount of load on the CPU causing it to bottleneck and I'm not sure if only the higher refresh rate would solve the problem or if I would have to go for a 2K display as well...

Sorry for not being able to put my question properly. What I'm trying to say is that I've heard 1080p monitors can bottleneck performance when using a 2080 Ti card because it puts more loads on the CPU. So, I was just wondering if the high refresh rate would solve the problem or would I've to go for higher resolution as well?

Is a QHD display must for a 2080 Ti or a 144hz FHD monitor is good enough for smooth gaming performance? The parts I've picked are: Monitor: https://www.viewsonic.com/ap/products/lcd/XG2405.php Other components: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/