Build for Friend

[Yellow_]

I'm doing a build for a friend, she does 3D art rendering, and wants to do 144hz 1440p gaming 

 

Any objection?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	£464.40 @ CCL Computers
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	£64.49 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	£166.84 @ More Computers
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£147.18 @ Aria PC
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£104.51 @ Aria PC
Storage	Crucial - MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£118.00 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card	£690.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case	Corsair - Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case	£119.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	£92.99 @ AWD-IT
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1969.19
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-22 01:17 BST+0100

[Jurrunio]

No extra case fans?

[Yellow_]

6 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

No extra case fans?

I have some old NF-F12 fans I'm going to put in

[.Apex.]

25 minutes ago, Yellow_ said:

I'm doing a build for a friend, she does 3D art rendering, and wants to do 144hz 1440p gaming 

that's a maxed out system, are you sure the 9900K is necessary? but otherwise it's a great system, I have no complains about the chosen parts, but consider that Zen 2 is very close, at least see what it has to offer before making a purchase decision.

[Yellow_]

23 hours ago, _Syn_ said:

that's a maxed out system, are you sure the 9900K is necessary? but otherwise it's a great system, I have no complains about the chosen parts, but consider that Zen 2 is very close, at least see what it has to offer before making a purchase decision.

Thanks for the input!

 

And yeah I would go AMD. But she also uses some of the Adobe applications, so Intel is performance favored a little more than AMD chips.

[.Apex.]

5 minutes ago, Yellow_ said:

Thanks for the input!

 

And yeah I would go AMD. But she also uses some of the Adobe applications, so Intel is performance favored a little more than AMD chips.

Ryzen performs weird because of the lower clockspeed and the memory latency, but that could all change when Zen 2 comes out, we really don't know what it's gonna be like, so that's why i'm suggesting to wait, it's up to you or her in the end ofc

Btw when I say Zen 2 I mean Ryzen 3000, which is not out yet

[NickPickerWI]

This looks like a rock solid system.

 

Love the case choice, btw.

[Yellow_]

23 hours ago, _Syn_ said:

Ryzen performs weird because of the lower clockspeed and the memory latency, but that could all change when Zen 2 comes out, we really don't know what it's gonna be like, so that's why i'm suggesting to wait, it's up to you or her in the end ofc

Btw when I say Zen 2 I mean Ryzen 3000, which is not out yet

Oh yeah no I gotcha, just the adobe software is fairly optimized for intel processors rather than AMD, no matter the generation. I feel the safest bet would be the 9900k. Though I'll consider waiting- depending on how soon she needs the system done.

[Yellow_]

23 hours ago, NickPickerWI said:

This looks like a rock solid system.

 

Love the case choice, btw.

thanks vm, I'm really excited to build in it

[Bearmann]

Looks great! If she is going to overclock, I think the Aorus Pro has a little bit better VRM than the Elite, so it MAY do a little bit better. If not, might as well save a bit of money. What software does she use?

[jerubedo]

It's an excellent build. My only note is that I'd possibly step up to the Z390 Aorus Pro over the Elite. Better OC potential there for the 9900K.