Compatibility for ~1700€ Gaming PC

[Cocofang]

Hello everyone, I am looking to get a new gaming PC but since there is a lot of money on the line I don't want to put the thing together just to have it go up in smoke because parts are incompatible.

 

PCPartPicker shows no issues but I am a bit skeptical:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$399.89 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$82.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	ASRock - Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$128.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$229.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$82.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$549.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case	$114.98 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$55.99 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$124.79 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1800.59
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1770.59
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-12 18:39 EST-0500

 

The Motherboard doesn't list DDR4-3000 under supported RAM. Will the Memory kit still work or would I need something different? Apparently I have to enable it in Intels XMP for it to work properly (on 3000 instead of 2666) but I have yet to look into how to do that.

 

The Motherboard says it ONLY supports 8th Gen CPUs. The Core i7-9700K is 9th Gen. Internet shops say the 9th Gen CPU is supported. Official website also lists the i7-9700K as supported however only since BIOS P1.10. I don't know which BIOS the MoBo comes with, maybe 1.10? Do I have to update the BIOS to 1.20 provided by the official website? I have heard that updating BIOS can cause massive issues.

 

On the official Intel website the CPU lists DDR4-2666 as a memory type. Will it work together with the DDR4-3000 kit? If it doesn't work right out of the box, what would I need to adjust?

 

I am not experienced with this unfortunately. I think the power supply is sufficient for everything and the case is big enough for the motherboard, the cooler and the video card. I am mainly concerned about Mainboard+CPU+RAM compatibility, but obviously everything else should fit as well. My goal is go play at a smooth 1080p full HD. 4K is not necessary. Definitely two monitors though. The main one for gaming, the other for surfing/series or whatever in parallel.

 

Feedback would be very much appreciated. Also some pointers as to how I have to start setting everything up once I turn the thing on for the first time. At the very least I have an USB stick with Win10 at the ready. Cheers!

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Cocofang said:

The Motherboard doesn't list DDR4-3000 under supported RAM

All motherboards say that. You should still be able to reach the rated speed.

 

2 minutes ago, Cocofang said:

The Motherboard says it ONLY supports 8th Gen CPUs

That doesn't really make sense, the whole point of Z390 is a motherboard that has native support for 9th gen out of the box no matter what.

3 minutes ago, Cocofang said:

On the official Intel website the CPU lists DDR4-2666 as a memory type.

same story as the motherboard.

 

3 minutes ago, Cocofang said:

I think the power supply is sufficient for everything

Should be, see my bio for reference.

 

3 minutes ago, Cocofang said:

smooth 1080p full HD

Veeeeeery overkill build for that, you could absolutely do with an i5 and an RTX 2060 or even a GTX 1060 6GB for a comfortable 1080p experience at 60fps.

[r2724r16]

11 minutes ago, Cocofang said:

PCPartPicker shows no issues but I am a bit skeptical:

Here, check out this bulid: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$349.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$82.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	ASRock - Z390 Taichi ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$229.98 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$158.90 @ OutletPC
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$147.00 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card	$499.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$90.96 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$89.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1724.69
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$1709.69
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-12 18:51 EST-0500

6 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Veeeeeery overkill build for that, you could absolutely do with an i5 and an RTX 2060 or even a GTX 1060 6GB for a comfortable 1080p experience at 60fps.

The OP never said 1080p 60 FPS gaming, but he/she probably meant high refresh rate 1080p gaming. 

 

For the OP: Welcome to the forums!

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Geography said:

The OP never said 1080p 60 FPS gaming, he/she might've meant high refresh rate 1080p gaming. 

That's why decided to specify, to see if there was a higher performance target.

[Cocofang]

Thank you very much for your feedback. I am relieved to hear that all the parts can work together.

 

Yes, I am thinking about 1080p and 120 or 144 refresh rate. Either way I like to have breathing room so my hardware is up to the task even when I have 50 browser tabs open on the second monitor and a video running while playing on the main monitor.

 

@Geography - The motherboard you used in the build is much more expensive. Do you think the one I picked might run into some issues? Also the PSU is more powerful. In which ways would a PC start to act up if the power isn't enough? Would it randomly shut down?