First time build help needed

Patrick mcmanus · December 23, 2018

I'm am looking to build a pc for the first time and have a list of parts, im looking for some advice if I should change anything etc

Orbity · December 23, 2018

seems like your paying to much for what your getting

Patrick mcmanus · December 23, 2018

I might have to shop around just want to get a base for everything I need and then price around and see if it's would be a good build for gaming

Klemmbrett · December 23, 2018

4 minutes ago, Orbity said:

seems like your paying to much for what your getting

Well i think first brexit effects are kicking in, i pay less euro for all that parts. Other than that i think this pc is missing some balance you pay a lot for looks but if you wanna game with this you spend more on a better GPU. For example your overkill motherboard and case in terms of price.

PopsicleHustler · December 23, 2018

Your pick of components isn't ideal.

First off - Do you need an M.2 over standard SATA SSD?

CPU and motherboard - I would pick 8700k over 9700k because 1 - They're the same performance wise. 2 - 8700k got hyperthreading. Motherboard is way too expensive for CPU of this caliber. You can get a nice Z370 with 8700k for alot less, and get same performance. Or if you want to stick with Z390, there are great Gigabyte Aorus boards and they're much cheaper.

Case - 170 pounds for a case? Why? I would not mind the case if you had top of the line system, and had spare money for a case. But here - you can get a nice case for almost 100 pounds less, and spend more on CPU or GPU.

AIO - Again, why pay price premium when you can get cheaper AIO or even high end air cooler for that matter.

I would get higher quality PSU, like EVGA G3/G2 650W.

After all that, you could save up on CPU/Mobo/Case, and spend more money on a GPU and get RTX2080. In the end you will get system that is more powerful in games for the same price.