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Architect 2019 build advice

Raytheon
By Raytheon
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Hey folks,
TL;DR Looking again for that LTT forum seal of approval™ (and advice) on a new 2019 gaming / light workstation £3k build, much appreciated.

 

CPU: Intel - i9-9900K 3.6GHz 8-Core (£469.99)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO (£136.99) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (Wifi) ATX LGA1151 Mobo (£295.99)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 32gb (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Ram (£290.48)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1tb M.2-2280 SSD (£154.81)
Video Card: Asus - ROG STRIX RTX 2070 8gb Video Card (£582.64)
Power Supply: Corsair - 860w 80+ Platinum Fully-Modular ATX PSU (£179.99)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case (£169.99)
Fans: Corsair - HD120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 120mm (£58.75 x2)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows Millennium Edition 32-bit (° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

Total: £2493.30
(+ VR Vive £500)

 

August last year, with great advice from @Taf the Ghost and others here, we came up with a £3000 ($3850) light workstation / gaming build. Chose to hold off purchase until after RTX / i9-9900K and mobo refresh, hence back with updated list. Even on an Architects wage a 2080 is still expensive, at least I can save on heating costs with the i9. The Corsair fanboying is unintentional and single storage is enough as will add SSD space per project requirements. 

 

Original post text ( https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/964012-architect-2018-build-advice/)

"I'm an Architect and old boy gamer based in London, GB with £3000 ($3850). This will be my first full build but I'm confident in my skill level. Aim is for a middling prosumer rig - General 3D work (Sketchup/Rhino/AutoCAD) & light rendering, full Adobe suite with amateur video work, maximum VR & gaming. This will be my home rig, Quadro's are at work hence consumer GFX. Probably run two 27" Asus MX279h 1080p monitors (I have one, I like it), these, cablemod cables and other peripherals I'll handle outside the build cost. Will look to upgrade year on year to keep the rig sharp, eg a second gfx card, water cooling, etc."

 

As always cheers you awesome people ;)
Ray

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might as well wait till summer to get ryzen

MSI GX660 + i7 920XM @ 2.8GHz + GTX 970M + Samsung SSD 830 256GB

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £469.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler £78.26 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £164.98 @ Ebuyer
Memory Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory £261.46 @ Scan.co.uk
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive £144.79 @ Aria PC
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card £661.48 @ Amazon UK
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case £64.99 @ Box Limited
Power Supply BitFenix - Whisper M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply £99.95 @ CCL Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1945.90
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-13 18:28 GMT+0000  

well... that was easy

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@LukeSavenije I see what you did there (and thanks, much more sensible).

 

@Neftex On a time frame I'm afraid, need the box operational inside a month for an upcoming project.  

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