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So I've never built a computer before, and need to build a high fps rig for fortnite. I was top 200 yesterday in the world cup, and one of my friends recommended upgrading to a new PC seeing as my current one is using a 980gtx and barely gets 90fps. Preferably I would like to at least double that. I have a budget of 2000 usd but can over up to 2200 if needed. I really have no clue what I'm doing here so please send help.

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Try lowering your game settings or resolution to increase game FPS.

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New Ryzen CPUs in a few weeks, they would likely be a good upgrade. Fortnite is hard on the CPU.

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What's your current GPU? 90fps is quite low for a 980 on low

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £459.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM SE 63 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler £139.99 @ Corsair UK
Motherboard Asus - PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £168.95 @ CCL Computers
Memory Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory £111.73 @ Amazon UK
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive £138.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Storage Seagate - FireCuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive £82.99 @ Box Limited
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card £684.99 @ Amazon UK
Case NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case £69.97 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply be quiet! - Pure Power 11 CM 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £69.78 @ Aria PC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1926.98
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-20 21:52 BST+0100  

 

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If you want it now you could do something like this: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $399.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $139.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI - MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $176.98 @ SuperBiiz
Memory Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $99.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $99.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $109.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS Video Card $699.99 @ B&H
Case NZXT - H400i MicroATX Mini Tower Case $114.98 @ NZXT
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $76.88 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1938.58
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1918.58
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-20 16:51 EDT-0400  

 

I included some rgb, you can cut that out if you're not into it. 

 

If you're fine with waiting until Julyish that is supposedly when ryzen 3 is coming out. 

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9 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

What's your current GPU? 90fps is quite low for a 980 on low

It's a 3rd gen i5 I believe. I'll have to double check when I get home, but almost everything needs an upgrade. It was my friends budget build from a while ago.

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6 minutes ago, Sorenson said:

If you want it now you could do something like this: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $399.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $139.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI - MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $176.98 @ SuperBiiz
Memory Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $99.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $99.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $109.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS Video Card $699.99 @ B&H
Case NZXT - H400i MicroATX Mini Tower Case $114.98 @ NZXT
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $76.88 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1938.58
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1918.58
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-20 16:51 EDT-0400  

 

I included some rgb, you can cut that out if you're not into it. 

 

If you're fine with waiting until Julyish that is supposedly when ryzen 3 is coming out. 

So I really like this one, but have one question. Could I swap out the motherboard for an asus rog maximus x hero? Or would that not work with the other parts?

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Just now, Sparko said:

So I really like this one, but have one question. Could I swap out the motherboard for an asus rog maximus x hero? Or would that not work with the other parts?

I believe that is an ATX motherboard, you would only need to switch the case to the NZXT H500i then you would be fine. 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $399.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $88.09 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI - MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $151.89 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $73.98 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston - A400 240 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $29.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card $1059.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - H500P Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case $159.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $76.88 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2170.69
  Mail-in rebates -$70.00
  Total $2100.69
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-20 17:07 EDT-0400  

If you don't care that much about the case, I can recommend a cheaper one, and hit that $2000 USD mark

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IMO spending half of your entire $2k budget just on GPU for fortnite, is a bad idea.

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This should be the best gaming build money can buy right now (the 9900K does do slightly better in gaming loads, but not enough so to justify the extra cost over the 9700K):

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor $386.18 @ Newegg Business
CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $39.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $169.98 @ Amazon
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $72.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $109.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card $1059.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair - SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $76.88 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2065.79
  Mail-in rebates -$70.00
  Total $1995.79
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-20 17:37 EDT-0400  
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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wVZX4q

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($228.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($175.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($127.46 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - H700i ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.99 @ NZXT) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2206.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-20 18:33 EDT-0400

 

 

This could also be configured to have a really nice color scheme going on.

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3 hours ago, Sparko said:

So I really like this one, but have one question. Could I swap out the motherboard for an asus rog maximus x hero? Or would that not work with the other parts?

The maximus hero is actually a pretty crappy board for the price, grab a z390 aorus pro or taichi instead.

If you can't wait for zen 2:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($148.82 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Taichi ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Video Card  ($669.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1781.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-20 20:32 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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I was able to shave a few dollars off my build (9700K/2080 Ti) as a few prices shifted since I posted:

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor $386.18 @ Newegg Business
CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $39.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $169.98 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $71.48 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $107.99 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card $1059.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair - SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $76.88 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2062.48
  Mail-in rebates -$70.00
  Total $1992.48
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-20 21:34 EDT-0400  

 

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6 hours ago, fasauceome said:

New Ryzen CPUs in a few weeks, they would likely be a good upgrade. Fortnite is hard on the CPU.

We might not getting new chips for at least another month. They most likely won't have them for sale after the Computex event.

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5 hours ago, abhisheksan9 said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wVZX4q

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($228.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($175.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($127.46 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - H700i ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.99 @ NZXT) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2206.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-20 18:33 EDT-0400

 

 

This could also be configured to have a really nice color scheme going on.

Overpriced motherboard

NZXT X62 is actually cheaper

32GB is way overkill for gaming

That case is so overpriced

The 650W/750W RMx is more than enough

 

This is like at least $200 more than it should be

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2 hours ago, fluxdeity said:
8 hours ago, fasauceome said:

 

We might not getting new chips for at least another month. They most likely won't have them for sale after the Computex event.

We already know that it will be July at the earliest. AMD confirmed this last Wednesday.

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