PC Upgrade - Your Opinion

[Armin Abe]

I am currently assembling a new machine for myself because I am passing it along to a friend of mine for its resell value (with friend's discount obviously) and I'd like your thoughts on my planned build. FYI: I am a newcomer when it comes to overclocking CPU's.

 

This is my parts list on amazon if you want everything in detail https://www.amazon.de/registry/wishlist/3P1OAYL7UID10

 

Case: Fractal Design Define R6 Blackout Tempered Glass

Mobo: ASUS Prime Z390-A

RAM: GSKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3000 2x8GB

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K

Cooler: Wak Fractal Design Celsius S36 (not sure which AIO I should go for)

      or: Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro

M.2: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB

PSU: Be Quiet Straight Power 11 650W

 

I am going to keep my ASUS GTX 1070 TI Strix because my friend already got my old MSI GTX 970 4GB (which I thought was a bit borked with Windows store games) last year for his birthday - but he didn't mind that.

 

I am planning on mainly gaming and streaming, but I am also going to render stuff for my sister's collgege projects.

 

Thanks in advance and your time.

 

[germgoatz]

You won't gain much by going over 2400 with RAM

Also if you want a good air cooler the Noctua NH-D15 is very efficient, but Be quiet's coolers are still quiet and cool very well.

 

[lmeneses]

Get the 2060 rather than the 1070ti, I would go with the dark rock pro 4, and I would get the EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2, 80+ GOLD over your current psu

[TH3R34P3R]

9 minutes ago, Armin Abe said:

ASUS Prime Z390-A

Please. Don't do this. Don't buy ASUS z390... almost anything else is better... 

 

personally i'd say go MSI or Gigabyte (gigabyte kicked ass on the z390 series)

[Constantin]

1 minute ago, TH3R34P3R said:

(gigabyte kicked ass on the z390 series)

LOL!!!!!

[Manderis]

7 minutes ago, Armin Abe said:

I am going to keep my ASUS GTX 1070 TI Strix

 

3 minutes ago, lmeneses said:

Get the 2060 rather than the 1070ti

No point in getting the 2060 if you already have the 1070ti

Maybe consider a cheaper SSD with higher capacity. Maybe a MX500 or WD blue/black 

The PSU is fine, depending on the price. 

 

Location and budget would be nice to know. Monitor resolution and refresh rate are usually a nice information but you already have a gpu so...

 

If you want to game and stream maybe check out the Ryzen 7 2700 or the i7 8700k because the 9700k lacks smt

[Constantin]

Get an Asus motherboard, just get an ATX, not a micro-ATX

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, Constantin said:

Get an Asus motherboard, just get an ATX, not a micro-ATX

Nah, the ASUS mobos have crap VRMs for the price premium they command. Whereas even a midrange Gigabyte Z390 gets you a 12+1 phase VRM. And their high midrange to high end ones are excellent. ASUS is really only better if you're doing LN2 from everything I've seen. 

[Armin Abe]

2 hours ago, Manderis said:

 

No point in getting the 2060 if you already have the 1070ti

Maybe consider a cheaper SSD with higher capacity. Maybe a MX500 or WD blue/black 

The PSU is fine, depending on the price. 

 

Location and budget would be nice to know. Monitor resolution and refresh rate are usually a nice information but you already have a gpu so...

 

If you want to game and stream maybe check out the Ryzen 7 2700 or the i7 8700k because the 9700k lacks smt

I live in southern germany.

The budget isn't my biggest concern altho I'd like to keep it fairly cheap not more than 1300€/1400€ for a new build (excluding gpu), but I'd like to settle on quality for this build's parts even if they cost's a bit more.

My current monitor is an off brand 1440p 144hz gsync display overclocked to 165hz and a simple 1080p secondary 60Hz one.

 

I've followed the red party a bit with their Ryzen lineup, but I can't quite wrap my mind around those yet because - history with AMD (my dad, friends and so on).

[germgoatz]

3 minutes ago, Armin Abe said:

I live in southern germany.

The budget isn't my biggest concern altho I'd like to keep it fairly cheap not more than 1300€/1400€ for a new build (excluding gpu), but I'd like to settle on quality for this build's parts even if they cost's a bit more.

My current monitor is an off brand 1440p 144hz gsync display overclocked to 165hz and a simple 1080p secondary 60Hz one.

 

I've followed the red party a bit with their Ryzen lineup, but I can't quite wrap my mind around those yet because - history with AMD (my dad, friends and so on).

Don't worry, everyone has a permanent scar from the FX series, but trust me, there's no lies when people praise Ryzen. Compared to Intel's equivalent chips, Ryzen is a price/perf king. Although slightly worse gaming by a few FPS due to better IPC on Intel's chips, but every generation of Ryzen has pushed FPS up a little bit.

[Armin Abe]

2 hours ago, TH3R34P3R said:

Please. Don't do this. Don't buy ASUS z390... almost anything else is better... 

 

personally i'd say go MSI or Gigabyte (gigabyte kicked ass on the z390 series)

I tought because I have a Aurorus device already I'd pair it with an adequit counterpart for the RGB goodness... but now with all the "boo ASUS" messages I am reconsidering some choices.

[Manderis]

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/dX2NHh
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/dX2NHh/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€319.95 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€72.89 @ Aquatuning) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€198.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€150.89 @ Alternate) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€70.91 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 Blackout TG ATX Mid Tower Case  (€134.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 11 CM 700 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€96.02 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €1044.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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