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iamacyborg
By iamacyborg
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So my motherboard decided to die a couple days ago in a particularly smoky fashion and I'm looking to build a replacement future proof system that'll last a good ~5 years without the core components needing to be changed.

My last PC was:

  • Intel i770k CPU
  • 16GB Corsair Vengeance LP
  • 500GB 840 Evo SSD
  • 1TB WD Blue HDD
  • MSI Z87-G45
  • 770 GTX (upgraded to 1060 in late '16)
  • Corsair rm750 PSU


This PC will be used for casual web browsing, PC Gaming (1440p high refresh rate) and work (lots of excel, basic web dev, some specialised data tools and a smidge of Photoshop) so need to be fairly flexible but also doesn't need to be super powerful.

I'm looking to replace the motherboard, CPU and RAM, and potentially stick it in a new case. What I've come up with so far is: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor £251.59 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler £29.39 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard Asus - PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £158.14 @ Amazon UK
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory £99.95 @ Amazon UK
Case Cooler Master - MasterCase Pro 6 ATX Mid Tower Case £99.98 @ Ebuyer
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £639.05
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-13 14:48 GMT+0000  

 

 

Would appreciate any feedback or any ways I might improve the system without going north of £650. I plan to reuse other components from the old PC like drives, GPU, etc.

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Grab the i7 8700K instead, the i5 9600K is terrible value to the point I'd rather have a Ryzen 5 2600.

 

Go for the Aorus Elite Z390 instead, perfect motherboard that will last years to come, the entire ASUS z390 line up is extremely overpriced due to ROG branding, components are underwhelming.

 

Get a true/decent cooler like a Dark Rock 4.

 

If you can't make afford it then I sincerely suggest going Ryzen 5 2600 instead, with a decent B450 or X370/470 and stock cooling as you'll be cheapening a lot, getting on pair performance but with much better longevity.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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Yeah the 8700k would put me above budget unfortunately, even without the case.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor £353.99 @ Newegg UK
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler £55.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £159.99 @ Box Limited
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory £99.95 @ Amazon UK
Case Cooler Master - MasterCase Pro 6 ATX Mid Tower Case £99.98 @ Ebuyer
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £769.90
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-13 15:11 GMT+0000  

 

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Go Ryzen. Get a 2600 or 2600x and you'll have a nice system that can be upgraded over the years. I would personally get a 2600 and good X470 motherboard to handle future upgrades. I had the 2600x and it's plenty for now, I do web and graphic design. The 6c/12t is just unbeatable at its price, if gaming isn't your priority, Intel should not be the first consideration when you're on a budget.. 

Ryzen 3800X + MEG ACE w/ Radeon VII + 3733 c14 Trident Z RGB in a Custom Loop powered by Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium
PSU Tier List | Motherboard Tier List | My Build

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