New build for gaming.

[widdows]

Hi, I am based in the UK and looking to build a new computer for gaming and video editing. I have a budget of roughly £2500, but that needs to include a monitor, mouse and keyboard, I would like to be able to play most games at 144hz on the highest settings. I have this specked up but I am not sure everything is compatible as I am new to this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	£491.98 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler	Noctua - NH-U9S 46.44 CFM CPU Cooler	£49.98 @ Novatech
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	£118.86 @ More Computers
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£214.19 @ Ebuyer
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£219.29 @ More Computers
Storage	Toshiba - P300 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£64.36 @ Box Limited
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card	£700.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case	Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case	£68.90 @ More Computers
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	£79.00 @ AWD-IT
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	£94.97 @ CCL Computers
Monitor	AOC - AG241QX 23.8" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	£302.33 @ Aria PC
Keyboard	Kingston - HyperX Alloy FPS Wired Standard Keyboard	£76.17 @ Amazon UK
Other	Logitech G502 HERO Gaming Mouse with HERO Sensor (RGB Mice, 16'000 DPI, 11 Programmable Buttons, Laptop PC Computer Mouse, 5 Adjustable Weights, Balance Tuning) - EU Package – Black	£59.95 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£2540.77
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-26 14:29 GMT+0000

Is an i9 overkill? I currently have a 1080p 60hz monitor that I am planning on using as well as the new one, is an RTX 2080 powerful enough to support this or should I try and get a RTX 2080ti with a less powerful cpu? 

 

Thank you.

[MrIceCremeLollipop]

6 minutes ago, widdows said:

Hi, I am based in the UK and looking to build a new computer for gaming and video editing. I have a budget of roughly £2500, but that needs to include a monitor, mouse and keyboard, I would like to be able to play most games at 144hz on the highest settings. I have this specked up but I am not sure everything is compatible as I am new to this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	£491.98 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler	Noctua - NH-U9S 46.44 CFM CPU Cooler	£49.98 @ Novatech
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	£118.86 @ More Computers
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£214.19 @ Ebuyer
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£219.29 @ More Computers
Storage	Toshiba - P300 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£64.36 @ Box Limited
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card	£700.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case	Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case	£68.90 @ More Computers
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	£79.00 @ AWD-IT
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	£94.97 @ CCL Computers
Monitor	AOC - AG241QX 23.8" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	£302.33 @ Aria PC
Keyboard	Kingston - HyperX Alloy FPS Wired Standard Keyboard	£76.17 @ Amazon UK
Other	Logitech G502 HERO Gaming Mouse with HERO Sensor (RGB Mice, 16'000 DPI, 11 Programmable Buttons, Laptop PC Computer Mouse, 5 Adjustable Weights, Balance Tuning) - EU Package – Black	£59.95 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£2540.77
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-26 14:29 GMT+0000

Is an i9 overkill? I currently have a 1080p 60hz monitor that I am planning on using as well as the new one, is an RTX 2080 powerful enough to support this or should I try and get a RTX 2080ti with a less powerful cpu? 

 

Thank you.

Get the 9700k and a 2080ti and you should be fine in most games, the i9 is overkill and although the i7 is, You might as well save some money. 

[PopsicleHustler]

9900k is an overkill for pretty much any mainstream gaming and even video editing. 8700k/9700k will be more than enough..

 

If you want to keep that 9900k you need 2 things: Better motherboard and ALOT more cooler.

 

That CPU cooler you picked will fry that CPU. You need something like Dark Rock Pro 4 or decent 280mm AiO.

 

For the motherboard, go with Z390 Gigabyte Aorus lineup.

[boey]

- 16GB is more than enough for gaming.

- With this budget might as well go for Full Modular PSU, like Corsair RMx series

- The 9900k outputs a lot of heat, not sure if an NH-U9S is sufficient. If I were you I'd go for a NH-D15 or be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4

- NVME SSD's don't give you any real-word performance advantage vs SATA SSDs unless you are moving around large files frequently, like 4K videos.

- You could use the 2700X and still be fine in game, especially at 1440p

- With the saved money you could get an RTX 2080 Ti

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	£289.93 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	£68.33 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	£134.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Patriot - Viper 4 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£99.49 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£137.99 @ Aria PC
Storage	Toshiba - P300 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£64.36 @ Box Limited
Video Card	Palit - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB GamingPro Video Card	£989.99 @ Box Limited
Case	Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case	£68.90 @ More Computers
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	£91.49 @ Ebuyer
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	£94.97 @ CCL Computers
Monitor	AOC - AG241QX 23.8" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	£302.33 @ Aria PC
Keyboard	Kingston - HyperX Alloy FPS Wired Standard Keyboard	£76.17 @ Amazon UK
Other	Logitech G502 HERO Gaming Mouse with HERO Sensor (RGB Mice, 16'000 DPI, 11 Programmable Buttons, Laptop PC Computer Mouse, 5 Adjustable Weights, Balance Tuning) - EU Package – Black	£59.95 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£2478.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-26 15:00 GMT+0000

[LukeSavenije]

9 minutes ago, PopsicleHustler said:

For the motherboard, go with Z390 Gigabyte Aorus lineup.

or alternatively a selective part of the asrock linup

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£491.98 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Alphacool - Eisbaer LT360 63.85 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£109.85 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£167.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£95.36 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£95.36 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Corsair - MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£182.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£64.36 @ Box Limited) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£669.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£64.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.00 @ AWD-IT) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£94.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: AOC - AG241QX 23.8" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  (£302.33 @ Aria PC) 
Keyboard: Kingston - HyperX Alloy FPS Wired Standard Keyboard  (£76.17 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Logitech G502 HERO Gaming Mouse with HERO Sensor (RGB Mice, 16'000 DPI, 11 Programmable Buttons, Laptop PC Computer Mouse, 5 Adjustable Weights, Balance Tuning) - EU Package – Black  (£59.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £2554.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-26 15:16 GMT+0000