1080p 144hz

[vishy92]

Hey!

 

Im building a new rig. I got a great deal for a 1070. Im planning to buy an i5 9600k to go with it. I have however no clue what ram i should get. Any recommendations?

 

Would this pc be decent for a 144hz 1080p Display? (still pondering on which one to get as well)

 

Cheers!

[ch3w2oy]

It'll be great for 1080p..as for RAM, if you don't care about RGB just get whatever you want as long as its DDR4, speed doesn't really matter that much for most people.. I would aim for 3000mhz as there isn't much of a price difference between it and 2400mhz.

[Jihakuz]

RAM doesn't really impact frames directly, just don't get awful 1MHz RAM haha

[vishy92]

6 minutes ago, ch3w2oy said:

It'll be great for 1080p..as for RAM, if you don't care about RGB just get whatever you want as long as its DDR4, speed doesn't really matter that much for most people.. I would aim for 3000mhz as there isn't much of a price difference between it and 2400mhz.

Yeah RGB is a non factor for me it just doest appeal to me as much as a tasteful closed case. Thanks. There is a decentish deal for a 16 Gig 3000mhz crucial kit where I live I just might go for it. Thankfullly ram prices seem to be dropping.

[SliceT]

Why not the Ryzen 7, you would have better rig, future proof with 8 cores.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$289.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$134.89 @ OutletPC
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	$69.95 @ Amazon
Video Card	Zotac - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB AMP Extreme Core Video Card	$489.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design - Define R6 Black TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$119.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA - 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$74.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1299.69
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1259.69
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-27 15:43 EDT-0400

 

[Guest]

3 hours ago, SliceT said:

Why not the Ryzen 7, you would have better rig, future proof with 8 cores.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$289.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$134.89 @ OutletPC
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	$69.95 @ Amazon
Video Card	Zotac - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB AMP Extreme Core Video Card	$489.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design - Define R6 Black TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$119.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA - 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$74.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1299.69
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1259.69
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-27 15:43 EDT-0400

 

That board is a bit weak though. I would go with an R7 2700 and a B450 Tomahawk for a cheaper option.