First PC build!

[hohoho]

Hello,

 

 

May I have your advice?

 

I am currently planning my first PC build. I will use it for light to medium gaming in 1080p, probably 1440p down the line. I hope to be able to use it for as long as possible (min. 5 years) without upgrading major parts. The system should be as quiet as it can possibly be and I am quite keen on aesthetics. It is to note that I will probably add the GPU down the line and need to use something like a cheap GT710 with the AMD CPUs. 

My budget is 1200€ and the location is Germany.

 

These are the configurations:

 

 

SFF build (between 1000€ and 1200€, depending on configuration)

 

CPU: - Intel Core i5 9400 or

     - Intel Core i7 8700 or

     - AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or

     - AMD Ryzen 7 2700

 

CPU cooler: Noctua NH-L12

 

Mainboard: - Asus ROG Strix B360-I

           - Asus ROG Strix B450-I

 

Memory: - Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8 GB 2666mHz (for Intel)

                        - Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8 GB 3000mHz (for AMD)

both doubled later

 

GPU: - Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB FE

     - Nvidia RTX 2060 6GB FE

 

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB

 

Powersupply: Corsair SF450 80PLUS Gold

 

Case: Louqe Ghost S1

 

 

 

mini/midi tower build (between 900€ and 1200€, depending on configuration)

 

CPU: - Intel Core i5 9400 or

     - Intel Core i7 8700 or

     - AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or

     - AMD Ryzen 7 2700 or

     - AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

 

CPU cooler: - Be quiet! Dark Base 4

            - NZXT Kraken M22

 

Mainboard: - Asus ROG Strix B360-I

           - Asus ROG Strix Z360-G

           - Asus ROG Strix B450-I

 

Memory: - Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 2x8 GB 2666mHz (for Intel)

        - Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 2x8 GB 3200mHz (for AMD)

 

GPU: - Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB FE

     - Nvidia RTX 2060 6GB FE

 

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB

 

Powersupply: Corsair RM550X 80PLUS Gold

 

Case: - NZXT H200i

      - Phanteks Enthoo Evolv

 

 

The Louqe Ghost is a beautiful case, but do I need to be aware of any issues with such small cases? Which CPU/GPU is the best for my needs? And is there anything else I forgot about?

 

Thank you again!

[Teunvdhanenberg]

Idk man i think you got everything perfect but you just need to choose

 

suggestion: get 2060, 570x corsair case, z series motherboard, 1x corsair rgb vengeance 8gb is enough to play games but you can get more

[hohoho]

The Corsair 570x is quite a lot too big for my opinion and why would I need a z-series intel motherboard if the CPUs are locked?

Also, Corsair unfortunately does not sell the RGB in single sticks, which is pretty annoying.

[Teunvdhanenberg]

3 minutes ago, hohoho said:

The Corsair 570x is quite a lot too big for my opinion and why would I need a z-series intel motherboard if the CPUs are locked?

Also, Corsair unfortunately does not sell the RGB in single sticks, which is pretty annoying.

All true....

choosing the right things is something for your own i cant really help with that

[PopsicleHustler]

Lets just say that your ambitions do not meet reality. 

 

If you plan on gaming at 1440p in the future, you need GTX1080 or higher if you need future proof for a few years. GTX1060 is getting outclassed by today's standards.

 

As for the CPU, don't get i5. Game are using more and more cores, so i5s slowly but surely getting performance hit in modern games. So either get 8700k or 9900k, or go with Ryzen.  Might want to wait for Ryzen 3000 reviews.

 

If you want silent build, don't pick FE cards, they're fairly loud.

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, PopsicleHustler said:

As for the CPU, don't get i5. Game are using more and more cores, so i5s slowly but surely getting performance hit in modern games. So either get 8700k or 9900k, or go with Ryzen.  Might want to wait for Ryzen 3000 reviews.

By the time games have a noticable performance increase from 8 cores over 6 cores, the 9700k/9900k's IPC will have made themselves irrelevant anyway.

[xKyric]

16 hours ago, hohoho said:

Hello,

 

 

May I have your advice?

 

I am currently planning my first PC build. I will use it for light to medium gaming in 1080p, probably 1440p down the line. I hope to be able to use it for as long as possible (min. 5 years) without upgrading major parts. The system should be as quiet as it can possibly be and I am quite keen on aesthetics. It is to note that I will probably add the GPU down the line and need to use something like a cheap GT710 with the AMD CPUs. 

My budget is 1200€ and the location is Germany.

 

The Louqe Ghost is a beautiful case, but do I need to be aware of any issues with such small cases? Which CPU/GPU is the best for my needs? And is there anything else I forgot about?

 

Thank you again!

Nice post, you've clearly done a fair bit of research. 
With the parts you have decided on, I would build a system similar to this: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/JDrKQZ.

The 1060 is just acting as a placeholder for a 2060. 

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, xKyric said:

Nice post, you've clearly done a fair bit of research. 
With the parts you have decided on, I would build a system similar to this: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/JDrKQZ.

The 1060 is just acting as a placeholder for a 2060.

Why nvme?

[xKyric]

14 hours ago, ears_ears said:

Why nvme?

It's what @hohoho listed on the original post, so I'm assuming it's important to him/her.  

[Guest]

@hohoho for what you're doing NVMe is useless, go with regular sata ssd

[hohoho]

51 minutes ago, xKyric said:

It's what @hohoho listed on the original post, so I'm assuming it's important to him/her.  

 

44 minutes ago, ears_ears said:

@hohoho for what you're doing NVMe is useless, go with regular sata ssd

I will get this from a friend who does not need it anymore. Normally I would go with a regular SATA, but under the circumstance

[hohoho]

15 hours ago, xKyric said:

Nice post, you've clearly done a fair bit of research. 
With the parts you have decided on, I would build a system similar to this: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/JDrKQZ.

The 1060 is just acting as a placeholder for a 2060. 

Thank you.

 

The MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB ARMOR OC costs the same as a 1070/2060, so I will probably not go with it.

[xKyric]

1 hour ago, hohoho said:

Thank you.

 

The MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB ARMOR OC costs the same as a 1070/2060, so I will probably not go with it.

The 1060 is only on the list because the 2060 isn't released yet, it's just acting as a placeholder.

You should definitely get a 2060/1070.