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I have not built a PC since 2007 and have been trying to catch back up with all of the changes. I am building the PC for mainly gaming, some very light work being done as well. My budget is $2,500.00. Here is a list of parts that I am thinking about. The only part that I will not change is the case as it goes with a theme of my home office. I keep going back and forth between getting the i7 8700k and either getting an NVME M.2 drive in place of the SSD or going from a 2080 to a 2080 ti. What is everyones thoughts? Thanks in advance for the guidance!

 

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZV77NQ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZV77NQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($529.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($273.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($327.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($779.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2291.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-19 18:24 EDT-0400

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Go with i7 8700k, it is enough for a 2080 even speaking of a ti, and i would get 700 750 w PSU as the GPU and CPU can be overclocked. Also use the diference from the i9 9900k to get a HDD, it is never bad have a backup in case your ssd fails or to be safe if for whatever reason you run out of space in the SSD

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The 9700K or 8700K would both be ok if you are mainly gaming.

 

Swapped out the board for a much better one. If you want a cheaper wifi board then there is the Aorus Pro wifi.

 

Gigabyte gpu has 4 year warranty when registered. Nothing wrong with EVGA though. 

 

Swapped the Corsair 240mm cooler to a Corsair 280mm. Should make a slight difference to temps.

 

Cheaper SSD. The MX500 is pretty much on par. You won't notice any difference put it that way.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($529.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i PRO 55.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS MASTER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($289.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($277.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($739.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2217.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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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 $529.89 @ B&H
CPU Cooler Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $109.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $194.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $109.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage HP - EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $159.99 @ Newegg
Storage HP - EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $159.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card $706.98 @ Newegg
Case NZXT - H700 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case $149.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2231.80
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $2211.80
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-19 18:47 EDT-0400  

I know you said "dont change the case", but airflow is not the focus of this case and putting the 9900k with RTX 2080 in it is going to cook either one of them and leave the other running pretty warm.

 

Changed CPU cooler, H700 case can top mount a 360mm 30mm radiator and its fans, so you dont blow warm air to the GPU. Even the H500 can use a 280mm H115i Pro in the front. Both cost the same atm as the 240mm H100i.

 

Changed SSD, going NVMe for less combined money

 

Changed board, the Maximus Hero Wifi is competitive at $180, not $280.

 

Changed graphics card, this one cools well enough (could be a touch worse than the XC Ultra) and comes with 3 games while costing much less (10%)

 

Didn't add case fans, the H700 comes with 3 120mm and a 140mm already which leaves no room for more after installing the radiator.

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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14 minutes ago, GB189 said:

 I chose the Asus as everyone seems to agree that Asus is the golden standard for overclocking. 

Who told you that ? Sure they have some good boards for overclocking but that one isn't one of them. As mentioned above it is overpriced for what you get. The Gigabyte Z390 Aorus boards have much better VRM's. Only good Asus Z390 ones are the top priced ones and the Gene mATX.

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4 hours ago, Jurrunio said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $529.89 @ B&H
CPU Cooler Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $109.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $194.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $109.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage HP - EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $159.99 @ Newegg
Storage HP - EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $159.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card $706.98 @ Newegg
Case NZXT - H700 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case $149.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2231.80
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $2211.80
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-19 18:47 EDT-0400  

I know you said "dont change the case", but airflow is not the focus of this case and putting the 9900k with RTX 2080 in it is going to cook either one of them and leave the other running pretty warm.

 

Changed CPU cooler, H700 case can top mount a 360mm 30mm radiator and its fans, so you dont blow warm air to the GPU. Even the H500 can use a 280mm H115i Pro in the front. Both cost the same atm as the 240mm H100i.

 

Changed SSD, going NVMe for less combined money

 

Changed board, the Maximus Hero Wifi is competitive at $180, not $280.

 

Changed graphics card, this one cools well enough (could be a touch worse than the XC Ultra) and comes with 3 games while costing much less (10%)

 

Didn't add case fans, the H700 comes with 3 120mm and a 140mm already which leaves no room for more after installing the radiator.

Thank you for the input. I just don't like the blue air vents around the case on the H700 plus it is huge... I'll have to think about this one.

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4 hours ago, lee32uk said:

Who told you that ? Sure they have some good boards for overclocking but that one isn't one of them. As mentioned above it is overpriced for what you get. The Gigabyte Z390 Aorus boards have much better VRM's. Only good Asus Z390 ones are the top priced ones and the Gene mATX.

Thank you for the input

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2 hours ago, GB189 said:

Thank you for the input. I just don't like the blue air vents around the case on the H700 plus it is huge... I'll have to think about this one.

there are cases with their vents on the bottom (silverstone PM01) or side (Lian-Li O-11) instead so the front can be a flat decorative piece, but they are so rare that finding a blue one is more difficult.

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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