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Hi all, decided now would be the best time to save up some money to put together a powerful machine. It's time to retire my dell optiplex 7020 and build something where I won't have to worry about running games that i would like to enjoy. So i took to pcpartpicker.com and these are the parts I have y eyes on. Since it going to take around 4-6 months to get the money together some of these parts are subject to change. My budget for this is anywhere under $2500. Let me know what you guys think and if i should switch some things out. thanks!!

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/crTZMZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/crTZMZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: *Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($215.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 QVO 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($257.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($799.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P350X (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($60.20 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *EVGA - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.43 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2033.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-10 18:05 EDT-0400

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Just some thoughts from a quick glance. Do you really need 32GB of RAM? Do you have a use case for it? If you're just gaming then 16GB is going to be more than enough in about 99% of use cases for a very long time. Why a 2TB SSD? Perhaps a 500GB NVMe SSD and then a 2TB or 4TB hard drive?

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Most of them will be changed a third of a year later, just ask later.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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30 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Just some thoughts from a quick glance. Do you really need 32GB of RAM? Do you have a use case for it? If you're just gaming then 16GB is going to be more than enough in about 99% of use cases for a very long time. Why a 2TB SSD? Perhaps a 500GB NVMe SSD and then a 2TB or 4TB hard drive?

I agree here unless there is a specific application that you run that needs more than 16 or you are a massive multitasker, then you really shouldn't need it. Similar with the storage. A good 500 SSD and a 2, 3 HDDs would be a bit cheaper too, Unless you really need it, then you could use the money for an i9-9900k

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6 minutes ago, OmicronEta said:

I agree here unless there is a specific application that you run that needs more than 16 or you are a massive multitasker, then you really shouldn't need it. Similar with the storage. A good 500 SSD and a 2, 3 HDDs would be a bit cheaper too, Unless you really need it, then you could use the money for an i9-9900k

Or wait for Zen 2 :D

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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gKh8zN

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (Purchased For $419.99) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula ATX AM4 Motherboard  (Purchased For $356.99) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (Purchased For $130.00) 
Storage: Kingston Predator 240 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $40.00) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 1.05 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $100.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $180.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (Purchased For $370.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $100.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMi 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $120.00) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $75.00) 
Total: $1891.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-02 19:59 EDT-0400

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6 hours ago, Ejgamz said:

Hi all, decided now would be the best time to save up some money to put together a powerful machine. It's time to retire my dell optiplex 7020 and build something where I won't have to worry about running games that i would like to enjoy. So i took to pcpartpicker.com and these are the parts I have y eyes on. Since it going to take around 4-6 months to get the money together some of these parts are subject to change. My budget for this is anywhere under $2500. Let me know what you guys think and if i should switch some things out. thanks!!

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/crTZMZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/crTZMZ/by_merchant/ 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: *Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($215.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 QVO 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($257.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($799.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P350X (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($60.20 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *EVGA - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.43 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2033.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-10 18:05 EDT-0400

I mean, at this price point if you make just a few adjustments and add $110, you can have a RTX 2080 Ti with that 9700K along with a better motherboard for better overclocking. Why not have the Crem de la Crem?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $409.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $99.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $169.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $94.99 @ Newegg
Storage Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $114.99 @ Newegg
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card $1098.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case Phanteks - Eclipse P350X (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $60.20 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $94.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2163.93
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $2143.93
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-11 00:40 EDT-0400  

 

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I was thinking about raising my budget to $3000. This will be my main workstation as well. But mainly for enjoying the ultimate gaming experience for my budget. I’m a photographer and also learning cinematography. I chose 32gb RAM and the 2TB ssd for the reasons of why not go overkill for memory and storage? This may change, this is my first build and my understanding of this stuff is pretty limited. I kinda just wanna go all out and build a monster pc. Yea it’ll take some time to get the money together but it will be worth it. Maybe this attitude is due to my experience of barely being able to run games and hitting uninstall for this reason. I’m not trying to just throw money at this build more just looking to build something that will be able to run everything and be pretty at the same time. 

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2 minutes ago, Ejgamz said:

I was thinking about raising my budget to $3000. This will be my main workstation as well. But mainly for enjoying the ultimate gaming experience for my budget. I’m a photographer and also learning cinematography. I chose 32gb RAM and the 2TB ssd for the reasons of why not go overkill for memory and storage? This may change, this is my first build and my understanding of this stuff is pretty limited. I kinda just wanna go all out and build a monster pc. Yea it’ll take some time to get the money together but it will be worth it. Maybe this attitude is due to my experience of barely being able to run games and hitting uninstall for this reason. I’m not trying to just throw money at this build more just looking to build something that will be able to run everything and be pretty at the same time. 

If you are not building for 4 - 6 months then Ryzen 3xxx will be out by then. The Intel cpu's might have come down in price as well depending on how good the AMD cpu's are.

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