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Hey guys!

Way back in the day, my Mom used to be big into building computers, and this summer we're going to build a computer together for me to take to college! My main goal was to make a strong gaming rig. The budget is 2000 US dollars, however there's a little bit of wiggle room there if it makes a big difference. I don't have any plans for multiple monitors or anything, but running 4K at good settings would be amazing- however currently I plan to run it on a Samsung CHG70 QLED (1440p, 144Hz, FreeSync). Also (I know I'm a newbie) but I was looking into headroom for possible overclocking in the future. I'm also decently concerned about how loud my computer would get (hence the Platinum PSU). About a month ago I had no idea how to build a computer, but this is what I've come up with after extensive research. Please let me know if I've made any horrible mistakes, and I'd love some extra tips :)

 

Note: At the time of posting the graphics card price is very high, but I expect it to come down around 750-800 dollars sometime soon

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $419.89 @ B&H
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $84.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Asus - PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $182.89 @ OutletPC
Memory GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $79.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $149.99 @ Samsung
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $84.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB DUKE Video Card $871.99 @ Amazon
Case Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case $74.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 650 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $119.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2099.50
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $2069.50
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-23 13:20 EDT-0400  

 

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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 $264.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $84.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - Z390 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $154.89 @ OutletPC
Memory GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $79.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $79.99 @ Adorama
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $84.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card $722.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply BitFenix - Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $76.98 @ SuperBiiz
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1624.50
  Mail-in rebates -$25.00
  Total $1599.50
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-23 13:31 EDT-0400  

 

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2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $264.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $84.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - Z390 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $154.89 @ OutletPC
Memory GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $79.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $79.99 @ Adorama
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $84.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card $722.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply BitFenix - Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $76.98 @ SuperBiiz
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1624.50
  Mail-in rebates -$25.00
  Total $1599.50
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-23 13:31 EDT-0400  

 

What are the reasons for your changes? I'm also trying to learn

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Better board. You can go with the Aorus Elite if you don't need wifi.

 

Gigabyte gpu will sync with the RGB on the board if you want that.

 

Corsair RMx is a quiet psu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($419.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.85 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1799.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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why not go mITX if you're bringing it out? There are small systems that cool themselves well (though of course not as good as big ATX mid towers)

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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3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

why not go mITX if you're bringing it out? There are small systems that cool themselves well (though of course not as good as big ATX mid towers)

Simply because I wouldn't have room to add more if I decided I wanted more later

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2 hours ago, epicbluebanana7 said:

Simply because I wouldn't have room to add more if I decided I wanted more later

ok then, I assume you mean adding HDDs?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $529.79 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $84.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $169.99 @ Amazon
Memory Patriot - Viper 4 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3733 Memory $119.99 @ Amazon
Storage HP - EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $159.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card $759.99 @ Amazon
Case Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case $74.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan Fractal Design - HF12-BK 83.4 CFM 120mm Fan $15.89 @ SuperBiiz
Case Fan Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan $14.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan $14.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan $14.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2060.47
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $2050.47
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-23 17:03 EDT-0400  

The orange parts on the board are all adjustable RGB, you can use Gigabyte's software to change their color. If you don't want the lights or Gigabyte software (they dont always work), you can disable them in the BIOS and the board will be in different shades of grey.

 

I have zero idea why this high rated kit is so cheap, maybe the green PCB? But then I have one that had green PCB in pictures but comes in black PCB instead.

 

Sacrificing a bit of speed compared to the 970 Evo for capacity, though tbh SATA SSDs are better choice if you still want a HDD in the budget without downgrading other things.

 

Removed HDD for budget reasons...

 

White graphics card to match the case

 

RM650x is quiet and durable, There's also the white variant now that I think of it, but possibly raising prices further

 

Fractal fan as exhaust, Phanteks fans as front intake. You can use the 2 fans that comes with the case as intake or exhaust on the top instead.

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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