My Friends Build

[roktmanskip]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$249.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	Noctua - NH-D9L 46.44 CFM CPU Cooler	$52.23 @ Newegg
Thermal Compound	Thermal Grizzly - Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste	$9.94 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$190.61 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$129.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$147.00 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card	$499.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$98.34 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.89 @ OutletPC
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$98.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	Corsair - ML140 97 CFM 140mm Fans	$35.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1622.85
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1592.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-05 10:16 EST-0500

My friend is looking for a build that can play most games max (2080 is too much $ ), any suggestions. He doesn't care much about aesthetics and wants at least 4 years out of his computer. my main worry is the cpu cooler; not overclocking much. Also thinking about 8700k. thx

[1000donny]

Disregard

[roktmanskip]

1 minute ago, 1000donny said:

Go with a 9700k, as a 9600k only has 6 cores and 6 threads, while a 9700k has 8 cores and 16 threads. I didnt notice when I bought my 9600k, so i'm stuck with it for now. Plus a 9700k isn't much more expensive than a 9600k, while having more performance than a 8700k.

9700k has 8 threads

[1000donny]

Go with a 8700k. Even though its a generation behind it has 6 cores and 12 threads, as the new 9x series does NOT have hyperthreading.

[roktmanskip]

Just now, 1000donny said:

Really? I thought the 9700k had hyperthreading.

nope, that is why they 9900k exists

[Guest]

Just now, 1000donny said:

Really? I thought the 9700k had hyperthreading.

Nope. The 9900K if you want 8c/16t.

[1000donny]

Just now, lee32uk said:

Nope. The 9900K if you want 8c/16t.

 

Just now, roktmanskip said:

nope, that is why they 9900k exists

Mmm ok, now im regretting going with a 9x processor for my own build.

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, 1000donny said:

 

Mmm ok, now im regretting going with a 9x processor for my own build.

But you knew you were getting 6c/6t so what's to regret in your own rig?

[1000donny]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

But you knew you were getting 6c/6t so what's to regret in your own rig?

It was already ordered by the time I saw it was 6c/6t. I thought it had hyperthreading, even thought the previous generation didnt. I must've read something from somewhere weird that said it had hyper threading.