1440p 144hz build

Shields08 · February 8, 2019

I am a first time builder looking to build a gaming pc under $1800 monitor included. What CPU and GPU combos will get 100+FPS on a 1440p monitor at 144hz with demanding games like battlefield? For under $1800 monitor included?

Also recommendations for a good 1440p 144hz monitor are welcome.

TH3R34P3R · February 8, 2019

6 minutes ago, Shields08 said:

I am a first time builder looking to build a gaming pc under $1800 monitor included. What CPU and GPU combos will get 100+FPS on a 1440p monitor at 144hz with demanding games like battlefield? For under $1800 monitor included?

Also recommendations for a good 1440p 144hz monitor are welcome.

give me about 5 minutes. and ill have a build for you.

TH3R34P3R · February 8, 2019

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$259.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/Red) CPU Cooler	$33.12 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$169.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$114.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$67.85 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card	$499.99 @ B&H
Case	Corsair - SPEC-OMEGA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$124.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor	Samsung - LC27JG50QQNZA 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$329.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1800.69
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1760.69
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-08 12:51 EST-0500

Shields08 · February 8, 2019

Thanks Reaper. Do you think the 9600K will be better without hyper threading than the i7 8700k? I don’t mind spending a touch more cpu if it will be a noticeable gain. I know the RTX 2070 should be a beast. Is it better than the GTX 1070ti or 1080? I’m not questioning you because I have never even gamed on a pc. Should I build now or will RTX prices come down around Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals?

Turtle Rig · February 8, 2019

21 minutes ago, Shields08 said:

Thanks Reaper. Do you think the 9600K will be better without hyper threading than the i7 8700k? I don’t mind spending a touch more cpu if it will be a noticeable gain. I know the RTX 2070 should be a beast. Is it better than the GTX 1070ti or 1080? I’m not questioning you because I have never even gamed on a pc. Should I build now or will RTX prices come down around Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals?

Very nice build good job threadripper… you rock! Every thing looks good and right in your budget. As far as prices falling down that is not going to happen anytime soon,, maybe in a year or so there will be tiny drop in prices, unless its the 10xx series. Thos prices go down, but new technology is expensive and by the time you want it for a lesser price by waiting a new card will come out and youll want that.

So in short do the upgrade now.

Jurrunio · February 8, 2019

My "nothing cheaped out or overboard" build will look like this

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	Scythe - Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler	$52.39 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$169.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$84.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$67.85 @ OutletPC
Storage	Toshiba - 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$78.90 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card	$698.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case	Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case	$64.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan	$13.92 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan	$13.92 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan	$13.92 @ Amazon
Monitor	Samsung - LC27JG50QQNZA 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$329.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2099.83
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$2059.83
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-08 13:37 EST-0500

8700k and 9700k perform similarly at the same frequency because more cores is compensated by not having HT. 9700k's extra cost is mostly justified by using solder rather than paste between the lid and die of the CPU, which gives better thermals compared to 8700k without delid. Delidded 8700k cools even better, but then delidding itself makes 8700k route more expensive than 9700k.

Big air cooler because 280mm liquid coolers don't beat them when noise levels are normalized, but cheaper.

A strong board that can easily support the CPU's overclock. Even the 9900k can be handled should you think of upgrading to that. Alternative will be the Asrock Z370 K6 or Z390 Phantom 6, with weaker but still sufficient VRMs for the 9700k and oc friendly features such as a debug post code and BIOS reset switches (rather than no debug tools and annoying jumpers on the Elite).

cheapest 2x8gb high frequency kit.

500GB SSDs give a lot more capacity per dollar and big enough to store a few games along with the OS, even though for durability's sake I generally recommend leaving it half filled at most.

Big HDD for stuff that doesnt fit into the SSD. Also one that's cheap for the capacity.

RTX 2080 is my choice for 1440p 144fps in demanding games. Still not the highest settings, more like a mix of high and very high depending on how demanding the game is.

A case with average performance, build quality and affordable price. Comes with a 140mm and 120mm fan each. I'd put them on the top as intake because I prefer having less dust than performance.

Intake fans at the front to pull air in

1440p 144Hz VA Freesync monitor. VA panel doesnt suck in colour reproduction like TN without costing as much as IPS at this resolution and refresh rate. Nvidia opened up Freesync support so this function gets used as well.

57 minutes ago, Shields08 said:

For under $1800 monitor included

I'd cut the CPU to a 9600k then, omit the HDD and get a cheaper board like the Asrock Z370 Extreme4. Same single thread performance and enough cores to crank most games past 144fps still. I really don't want to downgrade to the 2070 because that's a card that performs in most games, very closely to the 2060 yet cost quite a bit more (5-15% more fps, 30% more price). However the 2060 isn't exactly great, it can touch 100fps average in BF5 with RTX of course disabled at 1440p high in BF5, but then BF5 without RTX stuff is easier to run than many big AAA games..