9700k & 2080 Ti Build

[JB780]

Alright, here it is, my first PC build in 6 years. I wanted to keep the budget around $2000 USD. I'm going with a 9700k because it offers better gaming performance than the 3700x and I don't want to spend another $150 on a 9900k. Overclocking the 9700k should give me similar performance to the 9900k from what I have seen anyway. 

This is a machine that I will be using exclusively for gaming with a ASUS ROG Swift 1440 monitor.

 

The prices listed are in USD, I'm in Canada, and not necessarily what I am paying but everything (other than the case) is currently on sale. What do you think?

 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($362.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($182.88 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($112.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card  ($1219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify S2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2351.62

[jones177]

Looks good. 

 

I would go with an AORUS Ultra and a 850 w power supply.

 

The AORUS Ultra because I have one in the house and it is so far bullet proof.

 

The 850 watt PSU because my 2080 ti uses 385 watts on its own and that makes me paranoid.

 

[OtterlyDumb]

I'm no expert, but it might be better to spend a similar price as the HDD for an SSD instead. I upgraded from HDDs to an SSD and the performance increase was amazing. Also, as Jones said, a slightly more powerful PSU would be better. I would personally go for 32 gigs of RAM but from what I've heard 16 is plenty.

And remember, anyone, if I made a mistake please correct it. I'm trying to help, but I'm also trying to learn

[SpookyCitrus]

Looks good to me. However the price difference between USD and the Canadian Dollar when ordering PC parts is very different. Putting your build list together in USD is going to cause some issues as it is much cheaper for the components then what you will be paying when you actually by them from Canadian retailers at their prices. For example here's a list from PCPP with the exact parts you did but in Canadian currency instead of USD. If $2000 CAD is your budget you may want to do the build list in your currency because it's not just a little bit more it's almost $800 more in your currency. The Aorus Pro and Pro Wifi are also the same price in CAD.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$499.00 @ Mike's Computer Shop
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$144.99 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$244.99 @ Amazon Canada
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$123.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage	Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$144.99 @ Amazon Canada
Video Card	Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	$1649.99 @ Amazon Canada
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify S2 ATX Mid Tower Case	$234.81 @ Amazon Canada
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$144.99 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3187.75
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-18 14:56 EDT-0400

 

[SpookyCitrus]

2 minutes ago, OtterlyDumb said:

I'm no expert, but it might be better to spend a similar price as the HDD for an SSD instead. I upgraded from HDDs to an SSD and the performance increase was amazing. Also, as Jones said, a slightly more powerful PSU would be better. I would personally go for 32 gigs of RAM but from what I've heard 16 is plenty.

And remember, anyone, if I made a mistake please correct it. I'm trying to help, but I'm also trying to learn

The WD Drive OP listed is an SSD.

[OtterlyDumb]

1 hour ago, SpookyCitrus said:

The WD Drive OP listed is an SSD.

Ahh, my mistake, I must have thought I read RPM somewhere or something like that

 

[JB780]

6 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

 If $2000 CAD is your budget you may want to do the build list in your currency because it's not just a little bit more it's almost $800 more in your currency. The Aorus Pro and Pro Wifi are also the same price in CAD.

I took that into account, $2000 USD = ~$3000 CAD. I was able to get the Aorus Pro on Prime Day for $190, I can't remember exactly what it was but the WiFi didn't go down in price that much.

[SpookyCitrus]

Ahh I see.