New PC Build

[Valont]

Helping out a friend of mine build his first PC, budget of somewhere around the £1000-£1200 mark.
This is what we have so far, which is sat just shy of £1100:
 

CPU - Intel I5-9600K

Motherboard - ASUS ROG Z390-H

GPU - MSI GTX 1060 6GB

RAM - Vengeance 2x8Gb (RGB)

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Evo 212 Black (RGB)

PSU - Corsair TX750M

SSD - Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 256GB

HDD - Seagate BarraCuda 2Tb (256MB Cache)

CASE - Sharkoon AI7000 Glass (red)

OPTICAL DRIVE

WiFi - ASUS AC56

Still very unsure as to which GPU to go for, considering waiting for the 1160 depending on release date.
Going to be gaming on it but nothing overly strenuous and most likely only in 1080p, maybe 1440p.

Any input would be welcome!

Thanks!

[mxk]

First thing, is your friend even doing anything besides gaming? Going for Zen 2 (ryzen 3000) in the middle of this year would be a great choice if your friend can wait. Also, a 1060 6gb isn't enough for 1440p. A 1070 Ti is right about where you want to be to start off with 1440p gaming. Is he overclocking? Because 650w is enough for overclocking, and maybe a nicer air cooler.

 

Last, use pcpartpicker.com to get the cheapest prices online for all your components.

[SupaKomputa]

9600k is a bad option for now. Use Ryzen 2600 instead.

If you get ryzen, you'll have some money for 2060.

Forget about 1160, nothing mentioned in CES, so it's unlikely coming soon.

It is rumored to launch with 2060, but nothing.

[Valont]

@mxk. He might do some coding but honestly not sure, I think it'll mainly be gaming. Potentially open himself into streaming in future but it's early days and he's currently gaming on his macbook so it could go any which way from here. I think 1440p is unlikely, it'll probably be closer to running dual 1080p.
Left the option to overclock in there as it's something he wants to be able to have the option to try.
What kind of air cooler did you have in mind?
And pcpartpicker.com doesn't have some of the parts mentioned so no luck there.

@SupaKomputa What makes the 9600k a bad option? Personally only have experience with intel which is why we originally went that way.

[mxk]

1 minute ago, Valont said:

@mxk. He might do some coding but honestly not sure, I think it'll mainly be gaming. Potentially open himself into streaming in future but it's early days and he's currently gaming on his macbook so it could go any which way from here. I think 1440p is unlikely, it'll probably be closer to running dual 1080p.
Left the option to overclock in there as it's something he wants to be able to have the option to try.
What kind of air cooler did you have in mind?
And pcpartpicker.com doesn't have some of the parts mentioned so no luck there.

@SupaKomputa What makes the 9600k a bad option? Personally only have experience with intel which is why we originally went that way.

Just add the part as a custom part.

[RAGNES7]

If u want a 1160, it's a good idea, cuz that's an awesome card, and comes in budget.

 

[mxk]

4 minutes ago, RAGNES7 said:

If u want a 1160, it's a good idea, cuz that's an awesome card, and comes in budget.

 

The 1160 doesn't exist and it probably won't for a bit..

[mxk]

9 minutes ago, Valont said:

@SupaKomputa What makes the 9600k a bad option? Personally only have experience with intel which is why we originally went that way.

Ryzen is better for budget, AMD really did good with Ryzen. It's better value and you can pay around 170 pounds for a 6 core 12 thread CPU, whereas the 9600k is 6 core 6 thread for around 100 pounds more.

 

Also I recommend a different case. The sharkoon case doesn't look like it has very good airflow.

[RAGNES7]

Sorry, was sleep typing. Did a typo.

And I thought they were gonna release it in Q1.

[mxk]

1 minute ago, RAGNES7 said:

Sorry, was sleep typing. Did a typo.

And I thought they were gonna release it in Q1.

They ended up releasing the 2060 this monday.

[TH3R34P3R]

do you have the parts already purchased? if not, im almost certain the members here can whip you up a great pc in that budget. @Valont

[TH3R34P3R]

and also.. PLEASE don't use this Asus z390 mobo. they failed the z390 gen of motherboards... 

[mxk]

Just now, TH3R34P3R said:

and also.. PLEASE don't use this Asus z390 mobo. they failed the z390 gen of motherboards... 

Ah yes, Asus really fucked up with Z390.

[Valont]

@TH3R34P3R Nothing has been purchased yet no, we're just looking into things and seeing what the craic is before buying and building. Been working within a black and red colour scheme, whcih is why we chose the specific motherboard, cooler and WiFi card etc.

[TH3R34P3R]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£194.99 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	£120.69 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£114.97 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£71.72 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£54.97 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card	£494.40 @ Alza
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Pro 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	£70.15 @ SmartTeck.co.uk
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	£92.85 @ Ebuyer
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1214.74
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-17 16:47 GMT+0000

 what about this @Valont

[SupaKomputa]

20 minutes ago, Valont said:

 What makes the 9600k a bad option? Personally only have experience with intel which is why we originally went that way.

9600k : 6 cores with 6 threads for $260

R5 2600: 6 cores 12 threads for $160

GTX 1060 : 3 years old, 1080p Ultra @60fps  for $250

RTX 2060 : New, 1080p Ultra @100fps for $350 (rough figures), Plus a  Ray tracing core

 

For gaming GPU would generate more power than CPU.

So for the same money, you can have the latest and greatest at that price point, if you use ryzen.

[Valont]

2 minutes ago, TH3R34P3R said:

and also.. PLEASE don't use this Asus z390 mobo. they failed the z390 gen of motherboards... 

 

1 minute ago, mxk. said:

Ah yes, Asus really fucked up with Z390.

Better alternative would be Z370 with an update then?

[TH3R34P3R]

Just now, Valont said:

 

Better alternative would be Z370 with an update then?

not really... gigabyte or MSI for the z390 if you want intel. but id say AMD for this. 

[mxk]

Just now, Valont said:

 

Better alternative would be Z370 with an update then?

Well, I think ryzen is a better option for your friend. Intel is not the only path to go down. I have a Z390 board, it's juts much better than the shitty Asus Z390 boards.

 

Also, buying a 9600k+Z370 won't work out of box since the motherboard needs a BIOS update for 9th gen CPUs

[RAGNES7]

Okie, I'm wide awake now.

I had the same budget.

I built my PC just yesterday

Here are the specs:-

Ryzen 7 2700x

Red devil Rx 580 8Gb

gigabyte aorus ultra gaming X470

860 Evo Samsung 500 GB M.2 SSD

2TB Seagate barracuda 7200Rpm

Aztec modular Power supply 750 watts 80+ gold

Tag mechanical Keyboard RGB

TAG 7d gaming mouse

TP Link wifi

16 GB Gskill 3000mhz Ram (get 3200 if u find it for cheap) {saved money only on ram cuz too expensive}

BenQ 27" IPS monitor

Samsung 23.5" TN monitor

Gigabyte 300W case

 

I spent planning for a month b4 buying this PC

Just love this build.

Trust me, the money u will save by not buying Intel, u can spend it on other parts in the build.

Ryzen just gives ur equivalent performance at cheaper price and give u huge upgradibility factor cuz u don't have to change Mobo if u change CPU

 

 

[mxk]

2 minutes ago, RAGNES7 said:

Okie, I'm wide awake now.

I had the same budget.

I built my PC just yesterday

Here are the specs:-

Ryzen 7 2700x

Red devil Rx 580 8Gb

gigabyte aorus ultra gaming X470

860 Evo Samsung 500 GB M.2 SSD

2TB Seagate barracuda 7200Rpm

Aztec modular Power supply 750 watts 80+ gold

Tag mechanical Keyboard RGB

TAG 7d gaming mouse

TP Link wifi

16 GB Gskill 3000mhz Ram (get 3200 if u find it for cheap) {saved money only on ram cuz too expensive}

BenQ 27" IPS monitor

Samsung 23.5" TN monitor

Gigabyte 300W case

 

I spent planning for a month b4 buying this PC

Just love this build.

Trust me, the money u will save by not buying Intel, u can spend it on other parts in the build.

Ryzen just gives ur equivalent performance at cheaper price and give u huge upgradibility factor cuz u don't have to change Mobo if u change CPU

 

 

Did you even use pcpartpicker? Plus this is out of OP's budget.

[mxk]

This is my idea of a list. It has a better GPU and a nice case that is red. You didn't list an optical drive so I didn't include one, plus this case doesn't have a optical drive slot.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£143.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	£98.87 @ More Computers
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£124.99 @ Box Limited
Storage	ADATA - XPG SX8200 480 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£99.99 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£54.97 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	£391.49 @ Scan.co.uk
Case	NZXT - S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case	£89.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	£74.98 @ Ebuyer
Other	Ubit 802.11 AC Bluetooth4.2 2.4Ghz-300Mbps/5Ghz-867Mbps PCIE Wireless WiFi Network Card Dual Band Gigabit Adapter,Pci-e Wireless WI-FI Adapter Network Card for PC（WIE8260）	£24.86 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1104.12
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-17 16:53 GMT+0000

 

[RAGNES7]

Also, AMD gives StoreMI on x470 boards. So ur getting a lot more for less price

StoreMI basically uses SSD space to move the components u use the most on daily basis and reduces upload times, so u don't have to install everything on sSD, it does it all for u.

[TH3R34P3R]

will the OP's friend be willing to go 100 over budget? 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£143.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	£120.69 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£53.58 @ Aria PC
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£53.58 @ Aria PC
Storage	ADATA - Ultimate SU650 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£119.28 @ More Computers
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card	£669.99 @ CCL Computers
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Pro 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	£70.15 @ SmartTeck.co.uk
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	£70.68 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1301.93
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-17 16:56 GMT+0000

@Valont

 

 

I was able to get the Wifi card into the Mobo for less parts. AND got you a 2080. 

[RAGNES7]

2 minutes ago, mxk. said:

Did you even use pcpartpicker? Plus this is out of OP's budget.

Well, if I remove The monitors, then it just costs close to it.

He didn't add Monitors in his build, so suggested mine