PC build revision - What do you think?

[WannaCrypt]

1. Budget & Location

 

Went from 3000 to 4000 to 9001... I'm not entirely sure, I'm willing to spend 1000-2000 more than current component list prices of list #1

Location: The Netherlands

 

2. Aim

 

First priority is not gaming, however for some unknown reason I want it to perform well in games as well and there's exactly where issues with hardware choice start to arise.

 

I am planning to start learning software development, work with different programs and find my way into an IT profession by loads of practise and experimentation. One of the first things on my todo list is experimenting with multiple VMs, trying out different OSes and Virtual Networking. Another thing will be malware testing on VMs as well as debugging these programs. So in short I will use the PC to learn software development as well as reverse engineering.

 

I want to be able to create youtube videos and do online streaming, because I want to be of help to others during the process, as well as learn the act of video editing, streaming and social media promotion

 

So for gaming I'm planning to get myself a VR device in the future, likely not until next year. Other than that I will of course try out the new battlefield that came with my 2080 Ti as well as some MMOs like GW2 and WoW. I have this vision of trying out new games than I don't know yet, but I can't say if I'll like it - it's just experimentation

 

I like the idea of i9-9900K being the top class performing CPU in games, but it may be foolish to get it for that reason if I'm not a real gamer and want to use the machine mainly for learning, working and eventual beautiful creations that I place far more value to than gaming, but if the CPU delivers that all then it's probably the best (and also cheapest) solution. . .

 

Forgot to add: I want to overclock the system as for everything there has to be a first time

 

3. Monitors

 

So for this I chose the 144 Hz Acer Predator XB271HU as listed below. I think I'm planning to buy another one in the future (not sure if same or different) to create a dual-monitor setup. Although 3 monitors seems cool as well but I think I want to set up the system first before investing in these

 

4. Peripherals

 

Getting Roccat Vulcan 100 AIMO keyboard. I already own a Razer Lancehead Tournament Edition White mouse. The idea of running multiple different softwares of different companies in order to control peripherals as well as RGB lighting (iCue software) does put me off as all these consume system resources and I wonder if there are alternative solutions to them, although they may not consume that much relatively

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

 

Most of this has been answered at question #2 but aside from that I'm currently stuck with my ancient i7-3630QM ASUS laptop that won't perform any of the tasks

Oh and lastly... I wanna build my own PC. I wanna learn it and this is a perfect chance

 

6. List of Parts

 

So here is the list I created using i9-9900K and below that is the parts I'd replace CPU and MB with should I go for i9-7980XE

Most research has been done for i9-9900K and I am/was almost going to go for this, but I still want to leave the option open for 7980XE also the reason why I'm not certain about this processor is because it dates from september 2017 and I found out new models may be coming out in the next 1-2 years. Not entirely sure, but the little info from news articles and forum posts I could find point out to that

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$529.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$166.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS MASTER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$295.40 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$529.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 970 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$167.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$247.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	$1399.00 @ B&H
Case	Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB White ATX Mid Tower Case	$139.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	be quiet! - DARK POWER PRO 11 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$178.99 @ SuperBiiz
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$124.79 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.25 CFM 120mm Fan	$31.17 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.25 CFM 120mm Fans	$109.43 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Corsair - LL140 RGB LED 51.5 CFM 140mm Fan	$31.17 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair - LL140 RGB LED 51.5 CFM 140mm Fan	$31.17 @ Amazon
Monitor	Acer - XB271HU bmiprz 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$599.99 @ Newegg Business
Other	WD 4TB Blue My Passport  Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBYFT0040BBL-WESN	$118.47 @ Newegg Business
Other	WD 4TB Red USB 3.0 My Passport Portable External Hard Drive (WDBYFT0040BRD-WESN)	$106.99 @ Newegg Business
Other	CORSAIR RGB LED Lighting PRO Expansion Kit	$39.99 @ Newegg
Other	ROCCAT Vulcan 100 Aimo RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Silver (ROC-12-411-BN-AM)	$149.08 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$5048.48
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$4998.48
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-06 11:33 EST-0500

 

7980XE:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-7980XE 2.6 GHz 18-Core Processor	$1900.00 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Gigabyte - X299 DESIGNARE EX ATX LGA2066 Motherboard	$449.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2349.99
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-05 10:39 EST-0500

 

7. Additional Notez

 

• CPU - Doubt between i9-9900K and i9-7980XE. Will the 9900K give me what I want from a PC?
• GPU - I already bought and possess this card (2080 Ti)
• SSD - I bought and possess both SSD's
• Case - I bought and possess the listed Corsair Crystal 570X case
• RGB - What you think about this RGB things? I like to have them, but it's also useless. I went with minimalistic iCue-supported setup nonetheless that seemed manageable after some research
• What I really think? - This i9-9900K setup seems so standard to me, unoriginal... see it everywhere... something's missing but I don't know what
• AIO - Will this 360mm AIO manage to overclock the 9900K to 5.2GHz with ease or do I need a custom loop for that?
• PSU - Will this amount be perfect enough (not too much / too little) for powering the whole system?

 

8. Conclusion

 

Some parts have already been acquired as noted above. The question is whether or not I should invest in this build and comments are needed to help me determine how much it will satisfy me. Everything is open for changes although I'd prefer to use the parts I already bought last year instead of reselling them or something,, I hope to find some answers! here

[LukeSavenije]

option 3/suggestion 1

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor	$589.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - DARK ROCK PRO TR4 59.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard	ASRock - X399 Taichi ATX TR4 Motherboard	$294.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$549.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 970 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$167.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial - MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$134.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card	$689.89 @ B&H
Case	Cooler Master - MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.02 @ B&H
Power Supply	BitFenix - Whisper M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$104.99 @ B&H
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$15.00
Other	WD 4TB Blue My Passport  Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBYFT0040BBL-WESN	$99.99 @ B&H
Other	WD 4TB Red USB 3.0 My Passport Portable External Hard Drive (WDBYFT0040BRD-WESN)	$109.99 @ B&H
Other	CORSAIR RGB LED Lighting PRO Expansion Kit	$39.99 @ Newegg
Other	ROCCAT Vulcan 100 Aimo RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Silver (ROC-12-411-BN-AM)	$149.08 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$3095.75
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$3045.75
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-05 11:37 EST-0500

 

[WannaCrypt]

@LukeSavenije Thank you for the list/suggestion. It seems like Threadripper is another great choice. I had thought of going for the 2950X instead while I was researching the option. However from what I've seen the 7980XE seems to outperform it in every way

[LukeSavenije]

2 minutes ago, WannaCrypt said:

@LukeSavenije Thank you for the list/suggestion. It seems like Threadripper is another great choice. I had thought of going for the 2950X instead while I was researching the option. However from what I've seen the 7980XE seems to outperform it in every way

every way? I can name a few

 

price, cores, heat (ahem), things like that

 

skylake x is just not worth it imo.

[TH3R34P3R]

7 minutes ago, WannaCrypt said:

@LukeSavenije Thank you for the list/suggestion. It seems like Threadripper is another great choice. I had thought of going for the 2950X instead while I was researching the option. However from what I've seen the 7980XE seems to outperform it in every way

If you are worried about that... go for the 2990WX... it’s the same price as the XE for almost double the cores. But the heat from that may be an issue however the 2990 will outperform the sky lake chip very easily.

[WannaCrypt]

4 hours ago, LukeSavenije said:

skylake x is just not worth it imo.

I do see truth in that.. My guess is that it would be best to wait for a new generation on these

 

Currently looking up info about the 2990WX

funny intro it has lol

 

Edit: I still haven't decided on purchase, any suggestions are welcome!