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Replacing 6 year old gaming build ~ $2500 to spend

Solarhawke
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Building my first computer in close to 6 years and a LOT has changed.  You don't even want to know what I'm using right now though I will say my current graphics card is an Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti, yah we ballin'.  My concerns are compatibility, things like the m.2 NVME drive (SATA/PCIe, bandwidth what??), RBG ( can I even figure out how to connect all of it?!?), and ensuring the system I build is good for at least 3-4 years before I need/want to start replacing components.  My current motherboard is failing and has almost caused a catastrophic failure of my storage drive (drive has been pulled out and appears to be working for now).  Because of that I probably need to do this sooner rather than later.  My only other concern is the video card I picked for the system. Feels like I'm paying a lot for an old-ish card?  Are better options that would fit the budget? 

 

Here's the parts list: Revision 5?. 

 

1. Budget & Location

My budget is around $2500 US but it's flexible since I want to upgrade my monitor and will need to upgrade from Windows 7 (which I've enjoyed for far too long apparently).

2. Aim

I don't game competitively or anything so I'm looking for something to run WoW, Skyrim, maybe Fornite, and probably Pantheon once it launches.  Preferably at top end settings with one 1440 monitor.  4K would be a waste for me to be honest but I'm not opposed to it.  Other than that the system will serve for general internet browsing, music via spotify, might stream movies from my hard drive to my TV, and some school work (MBA type stuff).

3. Monitors

Just the one aforementioned monitor listed on the parts list.

4. Peripherals

I don't need any peripherals other than the monitor and the speakers, both I've added to the parts list.  I will need to upgrade to windows 10.

5. Why are you upgrading?

My current system is 6 years old and the motherboard is failing (at least I think that's the issue).  Plus I want some of that RGBling in my life.

 

I appreciate any time and thoughts ya'll have.

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  • You're using a generation old CPU, the 9700k is out now.
  • The 970 Pro is likely overkill, just get an Evo, or perhaps even a different NVME drive.
  • The RTX 2060 is better value, though perhaps look at the 2070 for higher frame rates.

Welcome to the forum.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $399.89 @ B&H
CPU Cooler NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $138.59 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $195.60 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $134.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $247.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $177.99 @ SuperBiiz
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card $495.00 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - MasterCase H500P Mesh White ATX Mid Tower Case $169.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $95.88 @ OutletPC
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit $189.00 @ B&H
Monitor AOC - AG271QX 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor $399.99 @ B&H
Speakers Logitech - Z623 200 W 2.1ch Speakers $119.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2784.79
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $2764.79
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-08 21:50 EST-0500  

Managed too knock off $100 and you get the 9700k and a rtx 2070. The monitor has also got A-Sync and was one of the new monitors classed as G-sync Compatible

CPU: Intel i7-9700k 5ghz Cooler: Deepcool Castle 240 RGB GPU: MSI RTX 2080 Duke OC RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200mhz MOBO: Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X Storage 1: Crucial MX500 M.2 1 TB SSD Drive 2: Seagate Barracuda 2TB HD Case: NZXT H500I PSU: EVGA SPERNOVA G3 750W

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Thanks!

 

Yeah, I considered moving up to the 9700k but didn't feel the upgrade was worth it for my intended use.

 

The 970 pro is most certainly overkill.  I got caught up in all the NVME amazing load times madness.  I could probably save a fair bit with a mostly comparable drive.

 

I do love my frame rates.  I wonder if I can fit either of those into my budget.

 

My other concern is compatibility with the RGB.  I think I've chosen everything so that it will work in sync.  Also, so I have enough cooling with the stock case fans or should I add more?

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Yeah the difference with the 970 pro and evo is very small wich is why i would never consider spending an extra $100 for 200mb faster write speeds.

RGB in sync definately looks better i got the h500i so i could manage all my rgb stuff on the nzxt cam software. 

 

With your cpu being watercooled you shouldnt have to worry about case air intake although it does depend on if you will have the aio fans pulling in air or exhausting

my case has 2 fans 1 for exhaust and win for intake plus my aio also intakes air and my cpu is at 5ghz and at max it hits 75C when its running games for Hours.

The 2070 is definately a good deal for $495 but yeah i see the point about the 9700k its a little better for games but you do lose out on threads for other tasks so it just comes down to wich ever one yo can get for a better deal.

CPU: Intel i7-9700k 5ghz Cooler: Deepcool Castle 240 RGB GPU: MSI RTX 2080 Duke OC RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200mhz MOBO: Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X Storage 1: Crucial MX500 M.2 1 TB SSD Drive 2: Seagate Barracuda 2TB HD Case: NZXT H500I PSU: EVGA SPERNOVA G3 750W

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the z370-e is pretty overpriced IIRC, a gigbyte Z390 aorus would be a better choice.

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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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($175.96 @ Newegg) 
Memory: V-Color - SKYWALKER PRISM RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.33 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: HP - EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda Compute 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card  ($749.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Design Define R6 USB-C - TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx White 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($98.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB1 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor  ($499.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Speakers: Creative Labs - A250 9 W 2.1ch Speakers  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2714.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-08 22:21 EST-0500

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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Would the Z390 Aorus pro sync with the rest of the rbg items?  I would like to make that as easy as possible.  Their software is called RGB Fusion?  So I would just have to go back and make sure the RGB items I did pick were compatible with that system I'm guessing.

 

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Ok, I've made several changes based on the recommendations from above.  My concern about syncing up the RGB is yuuuge.  I don't want rainbow puke inside my case.  I want it all to work together to create a subtle effect.

 

I switched video cards because I read some rather unflattering reviews of the gigabyte cards.  The current selection also has RGB so I'm wondering if I should mount it vertically or if it's too much of a pita.

 

Other than that I think everything is solid with this list.  Still a bit higher than I wanted to go but I don't want to sacrifice much more to shave off a few bucks.  Thoughts?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($195.60 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($247.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($574.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase H500P Mesh White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($169.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  ($189.00 @ B&H) 
Monitor: AOC - AG271QX 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ B&H) 
Speakers: Logitech - Z623 200 W 2.1ch Speakers  ($119.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2730.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-09 21:29 EST-0500

 

 

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It was suggest I switch from corsair ram to g.skillz.  Are there issues with corsair, I've not read of any.

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Considering holding off for the RTX 2060.   Should I, or should I just pull the trigger now?

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This is an older thread that I started so I wasn't sure if I should bump this one or start a new thread but I figured I would bump this one for reference.  I've stepped back my build a bit.  I really won't be jumping into 4k gaming or anything wild so I really don't need the almost top end stuff I had originally picked out.  WoW and Skyrim, that's my jam.  I do want to run those at high to ultra settings though.  So with that said, is this build sufficient?

 

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 Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $59.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $192.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $139.99 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $147.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS OC Video Card $349.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - MasterCase H500P Mesh White ATX Mid Tower Case  
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Amazon
Monitor AOC - AG271QX 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor $399.99 @ B&H
Speakers Logitech - Z623 200 W 2.1ch Speakers $99.99 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1955.70
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
  Total $1940.70
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-28 22:10 EST-0500  

Also, is the monitor overkill or can I benefit from this particular monitor given my stepped back approach.  I'm not entirely set on the rtx 2060 and would be willing to upgrade if absolutely necessary.  

 

Not reflected in the list is an OS.  I'll need a version of Win10.

 

Thanks again for all your input folks.

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