Budget (including currency): none (USD)
Country: USA
Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Primarily high frame rate FPS online vs. humans gaming (I used to be a competitive player), lately enjoying Unreal engine games like Red Orchestra 2 and Insurgency Sandstorm
Other details:
This will be my 3rd build (1st in 2003, 2nd in ~2012) and I need it since my current PC is 8 years old (i5-3570K-based with a GTX 1650 since my GTX 570 died last year). I am looking to go all in on a Nvidia 3090 build because why not - I can afford it for the first time in my life. My goal is a close to top-of-the-line build for gaming without going too over the top for marginal gains because of diminishing returns, an example would be the Intel Optane SSD. I favour longevity of components since I typically keep my computers for a long time between upgrades. Activities will be gaming at high FPS and personal office. Quiet and cool operation (since temperature and longevity are related - those pesky high energy electrons causing traps!) and no light gimmicks (if they are inside the case with closed panels, no problem) would be ideal. I prefer air cooling since I am familiar with it but am not totally averse to water cooling if the benefits are substantial.
I plan to keep my current monitor BenQ 2420T 120Hz display, at least initially, while I research displays and wait for the nVidia Reflex displays to launch. I'll maybe also consider 4K/VR later.
I have all peripherals. One special consideration is I plan to move my optical drive over from my old PC to my new one since it is a UK region drive so I need space in the case for an optical drive.
The 10850K looks a reasonable alternative to the 10900K. I'm not considering AMD.
Thank you for your advice and time.
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($809.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste ($6.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-4000 CL19 Memory ($284.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Western Digital WD Blue 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB STRIX GAMING Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define 7 ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.99 @ Walmart)
Power Supply: Corsair AX 850 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($398.00 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 32/64-bit ($199.99 @ Adorama)
Software: Microsoft Office Home & Student 2019 - 1 Device Software ($109.99 @ Monoprice)
Total: $2749.91
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