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[Caligules]

Hello, I made this build on pcpartpicker and I would really want your opinions before I buy this. What upgrades/downgrades should I make? The price can go up to $2000 max.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$409.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H100i 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Corsair
Motherboard	MSI - B360M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$83.41 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$159.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$117.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card	$599.99 @ B&H
Case	Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv TG (Silver) MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$137.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1729.33
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1709.33
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-14 03:12 EST-0500

 

[NelizMastr]

You have an overclockable CPU on a cheapo motherboard that can't overclock. Bad idea. Either step down your CPU to a 8700 non-K with a cheap air cooler or buy a Z390 board.

Also seems like a pretty overpriced GPU, got a cheaper EVGA one for ya  

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($409.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Motherboard: Asus - TUF Z390M-PRO GAMING (WI-FI) Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($175.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($117.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card  ($499.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv TG (Silver) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($137.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1720.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-14 03:19 EST-0500

 

 

Edited December 14, 2018 by NelizMastr
Different board, better for overclocking due to VRM

[leo1798]

5 minutes ago, Caligules said:

Hello, I made this build on pcpartpicker and I would really want your opinions before I buy this. What upgrades/downgrades should I make? The price can go up to $2000 max.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$409.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H100i 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Corsair
Motherboard	MSI - B360M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$83.41 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$159.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$117.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card	$599.99 @ B&H
Case	Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv TG (Silver) MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$137.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1729.33
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1709.33
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-14 03:12 EST-0500

 

Refer to the above comment for a revised list, but to add my two cents, if you have $2,000 and don't already have a monitor, I recommend swapping out the 2070 and getting a Vega 64 with a 1440p 144hz Freesync Monitor. Very similar performance, plus or minus in some games, but with the cheaper price of the Vega, you could get a much better monitor within the same budget, which would really add to the experience. You could also just step down to a 1070 or something and get an equivalent G-Sync Panel, but they're incredibly pricy. But if you're planning to use this system with a generic monitor, just don't. It's overkill.

[Caligules]

9 minutes ago, Caligules said:

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Thank you for your suggestions. I'm willing to get a better motherboard, but I really don't know very much about them. The one you suggested seems to not have heat spreaders, but I really don't know what else should I buy. The GPU is on sale in my country, almost 35% off.

 

@leo1798 I already have a GSync 144Hz monitor, but I don't have a very good PC right now, it's 3 generations old. 

[mxk]

9 minutes ago, Caligules said:

Hello, I made this build on pcpartpicker and I would really want your opinions before I buy this. What upgrades/downgrades should I make? The price can go up to $2000 max.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$409.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H100i 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Corsair
Motherboard	MSI - B360M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$83.41 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$159.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$117.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card	$599.99 @ B&H
Case	Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv TG (Silver) MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$137.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1729.33
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1709.33
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-14 03:12 EST-0500

 

9700k with a b360 micro atx motherboard? You can't overclock.. Also, you don't need that fast of memory for Intel CPU's. You can actually get by with ddr4-2400 memory in my opinion. Last, only 500gb of SSD storage? If you don't need the data transfer speeds then SATA SSD's are perfectly fine. Most people don't need NVMe PCIe storage. Get a samsung 860 evo 500gb and a WD Blue 1tb.

[leo1798]

2 minutes ago, Caligules said:

Thank you for your suggestions. I'm willing to get a better motherboard, but I really don't know very much about them. The one you suggested seems to not have heat spreaders, but I really don't know what else should I buy. The GPU is on sale in my country, almost 35% off.

 

@leo1798 I already have a GSync 144Hz monitor, but I don't have a very good PC right now, it's 3 generations old. 

Ah, ignore my comment then, the RTX 2070 is perfect for your circumstances. Just have to be sure

[mxk]

Also, I recommend the 8700k over the 9700k. Cheaper and close to the same performance. 

[Caligules]

Thank you for your suggestions. I really should have put this information in the main post, my bad. Right now, I'm getting a pretty good deal on both the GPU and CPU (i7 9700K). It's weird in my country, right now the 9700K is cheaper than 8700K, it's about $380. I'll wait for more suggestion on the motherboard.

 

@mxk. You're right, I think I will be fine with the 2400 kit. Also, you're saying that it's not a big difference between NVMe and SATA? In that case, I think I'll stick with SATA.

[mxk]

1 minute ago, Caligules said:

Thank you for your suggestions. I really should have put this information in the main post, my bad. Right now, I'm getting a pretty good deal on both the GPU and CPU (i7 9700K). It's weird in my country, right now the 9700K is cheaper than 8700K, it's about $380. I'll wait for more suggestion on the motherboard.

 

@mxk. You're right, I think I will be fine with the 2400 kit. Also, you're saying that it's not a big difference between NVMe and SATA? In that case, I think I'll stick with SATA.

There actually is a big speed difference, but you need to consider, do you need the crazy speed, or is it more of a nice to have kind of thing. SATA is still pretty fast but NVMe is more useful for people who need to move data around fast.

 

Are you overclocking? Or do you plan to do it in the future?

[Caligules]

Just now, mxk. said:

There actually is a big speed difference, but you need to consider, do you need the crazy speed, or is it more of a nice to have kind of thing. SATA is still pretty fast but NVMe is more useful for people who need to move data around fast.

 

Are you overclocking? Or do you plan to do it in the future?

I plan to overclock this CPU. I never overclocked a CPU before, but I want to start with this one.

[mxk]

9 minutes ago, Caligules said:

I plan to overclock this CPU. I never overclocked a CPU before, but I want to start with this one.

Then you need a Z370 or Z390 motherboard. I think a GIGABYTE AORUS ELITE Z390 is a really good pick to be honest, for Z390. For Z370, the ASRock Extreme4 is a really solid board for overclocking, too. Both are really good for overclocking but it all depends on what country you're in. Actually, what country are you in?

 

[Caligules]

3 minutes ago, mxk. said:

Then you need a Z370 or Z390 motherboard. I think a GIGABYTE AORUS ELITE Z390 is a really good pick to be honest, for Z390. For Z370, the ASRock Extreme4 is a really solid board for overclocking, too. Both are really good for overclocking but it all depends on what country you're in. Actually, what country are you in?

 

I just checked and both motherboards are about the same price, with minor differences. I think I would go with the Z390, I just got more confidence in the brand. I've owned an ASRock motherboard before and it broke twice... I'm from Romania, the prices here are usually higher, but it's weird in the holiday season, some components that should be more expensive than others are exactly opposite. Thank you very much for your help and time.

[Guest]

I would also suggest a Gigabyte Z390 board. The Asus TUF suggested above is rubbish so avoid that one, especially as you are overclocking.

 

If you are fine with an ATX case then any of the Gigabyte Z390 ATX boards will be ok for the 9700K. 

[ThatBlockishWay]

Swap the m.2 for a sata iii ssd, there wont be a noticable difference unless you're doing certain workloads and even then itll only shave off a few minutes (reputable sata iii ssds are going for about half the price of m.2 drives right now).

The rest looks pretty good, as recommended above you might want to consider a slightly older chip if you can get it for significantly cheaper. Especially if you plan on doing something like lm and delidding later (better for OCing)

Also unless you plan on OCing pretty hard you can prob get a cheaper psu, 750w platinum is a bit overkill

[Happycowdance]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$369.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	NZXT - N7-Z37XT-W1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$149.99 @ NZXT
Memory	Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Gigabyte - UD PRO 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card	$789.99 @ Newegg
Case	Inwin - 101 White ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$69.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1814.57
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1774.57
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-14 11:36 EST-0500

65 dollars more

what i did:

cpu is now a i7 8700k when you oc it the cpu's performance will be near identical to the performance of a 9700k 

upgraded gpu to a 2080

gave the build a white theme

 

[LukeSavenije]

i'll just leave this here...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$289.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$82.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Taichi Ultimate ATX AM4 Motherboard	$242.24 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$143.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$72.00 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card	$704.98 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$101.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$49.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1777.05
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1747.05
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-14 11:49 EST-0500