Haven't built a PC in over 10 years!

[valvoa]

Hello all, this will be the first PC I've build in close to a decade! I'm extremely excited and have put together this build so far. Any thoughts about improvements around this budget? It will be used for gaming and work (3d artist). Initially I was thinking about going with a 9900k and a 2080ti but wasn't sure if it was worth breaking the budget for. I would like to play games on most Ultra settings on 1440.  Any feedback is greatly appreciated! thank you. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$399.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	NZXT - Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler	$159.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus - PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$188.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$225.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$77.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Black NVMe 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$129.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$799.99 @ Amazon
Case	NZXT - H700i ATX Mid Tower Case	$179.99 @ NZXT
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$99.39 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	NZXT - Aer RGB140 (3-pack) 71.6 CFM 140mm Fans
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2392.15
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$2362.15
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-08 17:33 EDT-0400

 

[Dedayog]

1 minute ago, valvoa said:

Hello all, this will be the first PC I've build in close to a decade! I'm extremely excited and have put together this build so far. Any thoughts about improvements around this budget? It will be used for gaming and work (3d artist). Initially I was thinking about going with a 9900k and a 2080ti but wasn't sure if it was worth breaking the budget for. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! thank you. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$399.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	NZXT - Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler	$159.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus - PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$188.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$225.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$77.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Black NVMe 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$129.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$799.99 @ Amazon
Case	NZXT - H700i ATX Mid Tower Case	$179.99 @ NZXT
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$99.39 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	NZXT - Aer RGB140 (3-pack) 71.6 CFM 140mm Fans
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2392.15
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$2362.15
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-08 17:33 EDT-0400

 

Wonder if 8700K is better for your use cases due to HT?

 

CPU cooler is pricey, ouch!   Do you really need NVMe, not sure if 3D Artist means huge file rendering or not.  Cuz you can get more bang for buck with SATA SSD (even in M.2 size).

 

G3 isn't that good, look at G2 or P2 and you can also cut down to 650w.  750 is overkill.

 

God, don't pay for Windows like that. Hope that's a place holder that means Argggg!!!!

 

Why the extra fans?   You just added 3 with the AIO.

[valvoa]

I guess that's why I was considering a 9900 for HT. Rendering is a huge aspect using Vray and Marmoset but maybe I could get away with a cheaper option? Windows is a PH and the extra fans we're to replace the stock ones. 

[Snipergod87]

If your application benefits from more cores instead of clock speed maybe look at the Ryzen lineup.

[Optane^]

GPU - 2080 is only <15% better than a 2070. I'd probably save some cash there.

HDD/SSD - Drop down from NVMe unless you really want it. You can get some 1TB drives now for the same price of NVMe.

PSU - Grab a RM PSU from corsair.

 

[Zando_]

5 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

Wonder if 8700K is better for your use cases due to HT?

 

CPU cooler is pricey, ouch!   Do you really need NVMe, not sure if 3D Artist means huge file rendering or not.  Cuz you can get more bang for buck with SATA SSD (even in M.2 size).

 

G3 isn't that good, look at G2 or P2 and you can also cut down to 650w.  750 is overkill.

 

God, don't pay for Windows like that. Hope that's a place holder that means Argggg!!!!

 

Why the extra fans?   You just added 3 with the AIO.

9700K beats the 8700K in most things IIRC, physical cores are faster than hyperthreaded threads. 

 

Would defo get a beefy air cooler instead of an expensive AIO, the case can easily clear an NH-D15, NH-U12A, BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4, Thermalright Le Grande Macho RT, etc. All of those will be quieter and more reliable than the AIO. 

 

Never had issues with my G3s, but I got those before I knew they were missing some protections or something, the G2s are said to be better by the PSU bois. Feel free to drop to a 550W PSU, an X5675 at 1.45v on 6 cores and 12 threads along with a max power target Gaming X 1080 Ti struggle to pull 553W in the most intensive synthetic tasks, a new i7 and 2080 should stay under 550 easily.

 

Yes, just grab a key for $7 or so off eBay. 

 

Would defo get a better mobo as well, ASUS's ones have missed the mark this gen. Look at something like the Aorus Elite, should cost less and it's much better for OCing the i7 (Gigabyte's VRMs are much, much better than most of the ASUS boards this gen). 

[Optane^]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($126.30 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($509.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500i (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1781.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-08 17:54 EDT-0400

[Zando_]

5 minutes ago, Optane^ said:

GPU - 2080 is only <15% better than a 2070. I'd probably save some cash there.

2070 is a terrible value if you want an RTX card, because the 2060 exists. Better to go 2060 or 2080, or hop to the 2080 Ti if you have the budget. 

[valvoa]

I was considering the BeQuiet in addition to the AIO, I'll check out the rest of these options as well. Thanks for the feedback!

[Optane^]

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

2070 is a terrible value if you want an RTX card, because the 2060 exists. Better to go 2060 or 2080, or hop to the 2080 Ti if you have the budget. 

In his use case I think the 2070 would be a little better. 2080 Ti if you have the cash though.

[valvoa]

1 minute ago, Optane^ said:

In his use case I think the 2070 would be a little better. 2080 Ti if you have the cash though.

How much of a performance gain roughly are we talking about with a 2080 vs 2080ti?

[valvoa]

4 minutes ago, Optane^ said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($126.30 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($509.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500i (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1781.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-08 17:54 EDT-0400

thanks Optane!

[Optane^]

1 minute ago, valvoa said:

How much of a performance gain roughly are we talking about with a 2080 vs 2080ti?

30%+

[Stefan Payne]

1 hour ago, valvoa said:

 Any feedback is greatly appreciated! thank you. 

Can you wait a couple of weeks until Computex?

27th March to be precise.

That's the day that is rumored for the 7nm AMD Parts to be released wich might (or not) be as good as the 8 Core Intel Chips but Cheaper or even offer 12 Cores on Desktop...

 

Another possibility is to bet on those Chips and get a decently modern Ryzen 5/1600 or 2600 version with the plan to replace the CPU as soon as the Replacement is there...

 

But since your system is 10 years old, you might not want to wait, right?

[valvoa]

1 hour ago, Stefan Payne said:

Can you wait a couple of weeks until Computex?

27th March to be precise.

That's the day that is rumored for the 7nm AMD Parts to be released wich might (or not) be as good as the 8 Core Intel Chips but Cheaper or even offer 12 Cores on Desktop...

 

Another possibility is to bet on those Chips and get a decently modern Ryzen 5/1600 or 2600 version with the plan to replace the CPU as soon as the Replacement is there...

 

But since your system is 10 years old, you might not want to wait, right?

I have another system that I've been using but yeah, my main rig is just about at the 10 year mark.

[valvoa]

2 hours ago, Optane^ said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($126.30 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($509.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500i (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1781.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-08 17:54 EDT-0400

if I go with a 2080ti will the H500i be big enough? Or should I still go with the H700i?

[Stefan Payne]

4 minutes ago, valvoa said:

I have another system that I've been using but yeah, my main rig is just about at the 10 year mark.

LGA1366/X58??

 

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It will be used for gaming and work (3d artist).

Have you taken a look at the other side??
Is your choice the best or might there be an Alternative??

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($154.97 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($182.88 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($706.98 @ Newegg) Radeon 7 might do much better depending on workload, check the programs you use and see if it performs better on R7.
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB530P ATX Mid Tower Case  ($110.31 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($99.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2012.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-08 22:45 EDT-0400

[Optane^]

14 hours ago, valvoa said:

if I go with a 2080ti will the H500i be big enough? Or should I still go with the H700i?

According to gamers nexus it can handle up to a 381mm card and the 2080ti is around 300.