General Help

[Mathens]

I am new to computer planning and am looking for general comments on this PC Part Picker list. Any comments are greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($634.00 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($123.14 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z390 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($163.64 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($117.58 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Best Buy Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card  ($439.00 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 601 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($172.90 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($129.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Total: $2098.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-23 21:37 EDT-0400

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

What are you using it for?

 

 

[Mathens]

I will use it for a wide variety of things. Any work that comes up for my university degree, some gaming, and general use. Single core performance is very important to me. 

[Fasauceome]

9 minutes ago, Mathens said:

Any work that comes up for my university degree

Unless your degree involves some kind of rendering or 3D work, you're overspending on the CPU a ton. What do you expect to hit this PC with?

 

Also be sure to quote people or use @Electronics Wizardyso that people see your response

[Mathens]

I am taking a degree in software engineering. As of yet I am not sure what I am going to specialize in so i wanted to be over rather than under, performance wise, to deal with anything that could come up. Which CPU would you recommend I use instead. Other than that I just want to make sure that I am not missing better components for similar prices?

[VEXICUS]

2 hours ago, Mathens said:

I am new to computer planning and am looking for general comments on this PC Part Picker list. Any comments are greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($634.00 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($123.14 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z390 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($163.64 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($117.58 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Best Buy Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card  ($439.00 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 601 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($172.90 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($129.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Total: $2098.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-23 21:37 EDT-0400

 

I'll recommend something like this instead...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($448.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($264.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($106.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($128.50 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($519.99 @ Memory Express) Placeholder for aftermarket varient of the same card
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1669.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-24 00:20 EDT-0400