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Optane^
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I'm going to be building this sometime this year. This is going to be my full white build. If you'd had some personal exp with some of these parts that I should be aware of, let me know. What're your thoughts? Please don't try and convert me to *gags* AMD. 


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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $409.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $129.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $279.89 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $144.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - FireCuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive $99.87 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card $529.99 @ Amazon
Case NZXT - H500i (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1934.69
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $1924.69
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-07 13:48 EST-0500  

 

PC - i7 12700K | EVGA FTW3 3090 | Corsair H150i | ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A | 32GB Corsair Vengance | Lian Li O11 Evo & EVGA 1k PSU

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9 minutes ago, Optane^ said:

Please don't try and convert me to *gags* AMD. 

If you are going all out. Like at least wait for Zen 2....... This wont be high end for long......

 

Also swap SSD to a mx500 500GB from Crucial and the HDD to a regular barracuda 2TB.

 

Spend the extra on a 2080.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM SE 63 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($161.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.85 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card  ($729.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500i (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME SNOWSILENT 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1659.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-07 14:07 EST-0500

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($409.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM SE 63 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($183.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.85 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card  ($729.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500i (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME SNOWSILENT 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1925.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-07 14:08 EST-0500

 

 

Or either of these two.

 

But honestly. Wait for Zen 2, going all out on a build right now just isnt that great of an idea. Like at all.

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the board: VRM (voltage regulator of the CPU) arent impressive and way too [profanity] expensive. 

 

GPU: RTX 2070 is terrible in value, being a bit faster than the 2060 but a big chunk more expensive. I'd swap it out.

 

Case: NZXT H500 doesnt have great airflow. Using the front as intake increases GPU temperature as it makes the system positive pressure and air dont flow in from the PCIe slot brackets into the graphics card.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $377.89 @ B&H
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $129.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard NZXT - N7-Z37XT-W1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $159.99 @ NZXT
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $144.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - FireCuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive $99.87 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS Video Card $703.98 @ Newegg
Case Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan BitFenix - Spectre PWM 51.3 CFM 120mm Fan $16.68 @ Amazon
Case Fan BitFenix - Spectre PWM 51.3 CFM 120mm Fan $16.68 @ Amazon
Case Fan BitFenix - Spectre PWM 51.3 CFM 120mm Fan $16.68 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1986.72
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1966.72
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-07 14:19 EST-0500  

 

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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@GoldenLag I just have a bad taste from AMD in my mouth. Everything AMD i've ever owned i'd had issues and their customer support has been a nightmare.

 

34 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

the board: VRM (voltage regulator of the CPU) arent impressive and way too [profanity] expensive. 

 

GPU: RTX 2070 is terrible in value, being a bit faster than the 2060 but a big chunk more expensive. I'd swap it out.

 

Case: NZXT H500 doesnt have great airflow. Using the front as intake increases GPU temperature as it makes the system positive pressure and air dont flow in from the PCIe slot brackets into the graphics card.

Board - I really love that N7 board. Saw it after RandomFrankP's video.

GPU - I might just keep using my 980Ti for now and switch to a 2080, thanks!

Case - This case I think is really clean. If airflow is that bad does it make temps rise that high? If it's an issue I'll look into it. I like RandomFrankP's build with this case.

 

27 minutes ago, BubblyCharizard said:

you have an NVME ssd, grab a regular HDD instead of a SSHD

 

Yeah I might. Main games are on the HDD, though. Wont the SSHD give me a little more performance? I haven' personally used one but if it's not a big difference, I will. Thanks!

PC - i7 12700K | EVGA FTW3 3090 | Corsair H150i | ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A | 32GB Corsair Vengance | Lian Li O11 Evo & EVGA 1k PSU

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Just now, Optane^ said:

@GoldenLag I just have a bad taste from AMD in my mouth. Everything AMD i've ever owned i'd had issues and their customer support has been a nightmare.

Zen has a very good trackrecord at this point.....

 

 

If you are going all out. Wait for Zen 2 or do an r5 2600 placeholder CPU untill Zen 2. 9000 series wont be much to look at if anything we know is remotely accurate. (Confirmed is the mid range 8 core is the same as 9900k, note: not top chip, according to CES in january)

 

As i said. Wait for Zen 2. Or at least placeholder untill then using Zen+ (mobo is compatible)

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1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

Zen has a very good trackrecord at this point.....

 

 

If you are going all out. Wait for Zen 2 or do an r5 2600 placeholder CPU untill Zen 2. 9000 series wont be much to look at if anything we know is remotely accurate. (Confirmed is the mid range 8 core is the same as 9900k, note: not top chip, according to CES in january)

 

As i said. Wait for Zen 2. Or at least placeholder untill then using Zen+ (mobo is compatible)

It's not the parts, it's the company. I will not support them any longer... Sorry.

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Just now, Optane^ said:

It's not the parts, it's the company. I will not support them any longer... Sorry.

Ok then. I can see that, but be adviced of Zen 2 and the currently good track record of the company over the past 2 years in terms of product handling and customer service. 

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43 minutes ago, Optane^ said:

Board - I really love that N7 board. Saw it after RandomFrankP's video.

GPU - I might just keep using my 980Ti for now and switch to a 2080, thanks!

Case - This case I think is really clean. If airflow is that bad does it make temps rise that high? If it's an issue I'll look into it. I like RandomFrankP's build with this case.

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3309-nzxt-h500-case-review-thermals-noise-vs-s340 

 

You can see that with front intake (the only way to use a 240mm AIO in the NZXT H500), the GPU thermals goes straight to the "bad" category from "above average (among those GN tested)"

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Here's intel build I suggest

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $409.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Corsair - H115i PRO 55.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $104.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Asus - PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $183.00 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $124.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $82.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital - Blue 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $61.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card $729.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case $89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $84.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1922.72
  Mail-in rebates -$50.00
  Total $1872.72
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-07 17:06 EST-0500  

 

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