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So I'm leaving the world of laptop gaming behind me and have a before tax budget of about 2000 Canadian pesos, it's been a long time since I've build a full system and like most people I want to squeeze as much performance out of my budget as possible. I have my heart set on the thermaltake core P5 I've found for $169.99 as my case. Beyond that I'm more comfortable with team green but would consider an AMD chip if it means getting a better Nvidia card. Won't be getting a custom water cooler loop right away but will be building one in about 6 months or so and going for an aggressive overclock as some games I play have a CPU heavy workload. RGB is not a requirement but with the small price difference between some RGB components and their non colourful counterparts I'm going for looks in the open air core P5. Final stipulation is I refuse to buy anything MSI after the god awful treatment I've had from their RMA department on my current laptop, it took them 4 months and 4 times shipping it to them to replace the CPU that I told them was faulty from day one and wiped all my data and replaced literally everything but the CPU until that was all that was left to replace so MSI is a hard no. 

 

Here is my current PC part picker list, if anyone can make suggestions or modifications that would be great

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/ArtisanFoxx/saved/MgBNQ7

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1 minute ago, _Syn_ said:

this is the opposite of "squeezing performance out of my budget"

 

almost everything is wrong with this build

Like I said, I haven't built a computer since windows XP, so instead of pointing out how wrong it is you can make suggestions on what to change

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.50 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($184.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($145.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($172.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS Video Card  ($919.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME Ultra Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Other: Thermaltake CORE P5 ATX Open Frame Wall Mount Mid Tower Liquid Cooling Computer Case CA-1E7-00M1WN-00  ($169.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $2123.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-18 12:27 EDT-0400

This is much better for 2120 CAD. Still keeps your original case. Easy asf to OC

Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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1 minute ago, ArtisanFoxx said:

Like I said, I haven't built a computer since windows XP, so instead of pointing out how wrong it is you can make suggestions on what to change

I am doing that right now

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $329.00 @ Powertop
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $184.99 @ Newegg Canada
Thermal Compound Thermal Grizzly - Kryonaut 11.1 g Thermal Paste $45.98 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $309.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $145.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $87.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $72.50 @ Vuugo
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card $529.00 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Canada Computers
Other Thermaltake CORE P5 ATX Open Frame Wall Mount Mid Tower Liquid Cooling Computer Case CA-1E7-00M1WN-00 $169.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2005.42
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1985.42
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-18 12:31 EDT-0400  
 i would go with this. 
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Rig 1: i7-9700k OC'd to 5.0ghz all core | EVGA XC RTX 2080Ti | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 4x8gb | ASUS PRIME Z370-P | Asetek 550LC 120mm | ADATA 480GB SSD & Toshiba P300 3TB | Cooler Master Masterbox MB500 | Win 10 Home | Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum, G502 Proteus Spectrum, G933 Artemis Spectrum Snow Wireless Limited Edition, Corsair MM300 Mouse Pad | 2 MSI Optix Curved 27" FHD Monitors 

 

(before i sold the WD drive and MSI gpu - https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11946219 171 gaming. felt good.)

 

Rig 2: i7-7700k Stock clocks | MSI Armor GTX 1070 | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 2x8GB | MSI Z270 A-Pro | WD Green 240GB SSD & 2TB Seagate HDD | Thermaltake Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition | Win 10 Home | 2 HP Omen FHD 144hz 24.5" Monitors 

 

Rig 3: i7-6700 | GT 730 & GT 645 OEM | Some random DDR4 2133mhz 2x8gb sticks | OEM Dell Mobo | WD Black 2TB HDD & Toshiba 1TB HDD | Win 10 Home | 3 27" Dell FHD Monitors 

 

Rig 4: i7-4770 | EVGA SSC 1050ti | Some random DDR3 ram 2x2gb and 2x4gb sticks | OEM Dell Mobo | Stock Cooler | 1TB WD Black HDD | Win 7 Home 

 

RIP 

 

Rig 5 (dead and dismantled and sold) : i7-7820X OC'd to 4.8ghz all core | MSI DUKE 1080ti | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 4x8gb | Gigabyte X299 UD4 PRO | Asetek 240mm AIO | WD Green 240gb SSD | Other various components that I can't remember

 

Rig 6 (same fate as rig 5) : i7-8700k stock clocks | MSI DUKE 1080ti | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 2x8gb | MSI Z370 A-Pro | Asetek 550LC 120mm | WD Green 240GB SSD & Toshiba 2TB HDD | Other various components that I can't Remember 

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7 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.50 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($184.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($145.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($172.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS Video Card  ($919.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME Ultra Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Other: Thermaltake CORE P5 ATX Open Frame Wall Mount Mid Tower Liquid Cooling Computer Case CA-1E7-00M1WN-00  ($169.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $2123.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-18 12:27 EDT-0400

This is much better for 2120 CAD. Still keeps your original case. Easy asf to OC

That's not bad, thanks, I'll have to substitute the MSI parts tho, have a bit of a hate on for them over the 4 months I spent dealing with their RMA department over an issue I told them what was wrong on day one

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $689.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $139.99 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $219.00 @ Canada Computers
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $145.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $172.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GAMING 8G Video Card $674.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $129.99 @ Canada Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2292.93
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $2272.93
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-18 12:36 EDT-0400  

I tried to keep the system the way you chose it, but I replaced the cooler for a cheaper one because it was overkill, and you can add RGB fans to it later whenever you want, you can choose the 9700K instead and since you wanna do a custom loop later you can even drop down to a more basic cooler and get the RTX 2080 with that change.

 

I put the H500 Case as a placeholder so you can replace it but anything above that price point I think is a waste of money unless you wanna focus on looks but you said you want performance so..

 

everything else is pretty good, you can also do what @NunoLava1998 suggested and go with a Ryzen build, it's up to you really.
 

 

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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 $529.99 @ Memory Express
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $139.99 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $219.00 @ Canada Computers
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $145.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $107.75 @ shopRBC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card $929.00 @ Powertop
Case NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $108.99 @ Canada Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2280.70
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-18 12:53 EDT-0400  

 

the alternative build

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I would definitely 

33 minutes ago, TH3R34P3R said:
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $329.00 @ Powertop
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $184.99 @ Newegg Canada
Thermal Compound Thermal Grizzly - Kryonaut 11.1 g Thermal Paste $45.98 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $309.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $145.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $87.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $72.50 @ Vuugo
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card $529.00 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Canada Computers
Other Thermaltake CORE P5 ATX Open Frame Wall Mount Mid Tower Liquid Cooling Computer Case CA-1E7-00M1WN-00 $169.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2005.42
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1985.42
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-18 12:31 EDT-0400  
 i would go with this. 

I like 

CPU:R9 3900x@4.5Ghz RAM:Vengeance Pro LPX @ 3200mhz MOBO:MSI Tomohawk B350 GPU:PNY GTX 1080 XLR8

DRIVES:500GB Samsung 970 Pro + Patriot Blast 480GB x2 + 12tb RAID10 NAS

MONITORS:Pixio PX329 32inch 1440p 165hz, LG 34UM68-p 1080p 75hz

 

 

 

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thanks for all your help, here is the list I've settled on, I switched to team red for the CPU to be able to squeeze in the lowest cost RTX2080 that I could find a water block for as I plan on getting a full custom loop for down the road, here are the results

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/FtnqZR
 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($259.40 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($185.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Turbo Video Card  ($984.25 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Thermaltake - Core P5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($169.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $2219.60
 

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