Help me decide..wait on AMD or get Intel

[conspiravision]

Since Intel has dropped the price of the 9900k and the shortage of AMD components I've been on the fence.  I'm initially planned to hold out for the 3900x and build that, however with recent gaming bench marks I'm not sure it's worth the hassle of trying to find available hardware to build a 3900x build.  That being said... is it worth the wait?  I'm using the 2080 as a place holder, I plan on getting the EVGA 2080 Super FTW3 Ultra. Either way I have to wait for that GPU to come back in stock. Any feedback on the part lists below would be appreciated.  Thanks!

 

My usecases:

Mainly gaming

Some software development

Some virtualization (most of this I do on AWS anyway so a beefy computer isn't needed perse).

 

 

Intel 9900k build:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$483.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$139.99 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound	Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut 3.9 g Thermal Paste	$11.59 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$239.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$269.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$217.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card	$789.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2283.42
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-28 10:29 EDT-0400

 

AMD 3900x Build:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$499.00 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$139.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$159.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$269.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$259.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card	$789.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2258.94
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$2248.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-28 10:30 EDT-0400

 

[GoldenLag]

3 minutes ago, yarn said:

CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $139.99 @ Amazon

not worth it, get an aircooler. 

 

3 minutes ago, yarn said:

Storage Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $259.99 @ Amazon

 

3 minutes ago, yarn said:

Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $217.89 @ OutletPC

overspending on storage.  no need to get NVMe

 

4 minutes ago, yarn said:

AMD 3900x Build:

yes you should be going with this build

[brob]

PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives will offer slightly better software development performance. I9-9900K still rules in gaming, but not by much and not in all titles.

[conspiravision]

1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

not worth it, get an aircooler. 

 

 

overspending on storage.  no need to get NVMe

 

yes you should be going with this build

As per the cooler, I initially planned on getting the Noctua but since changed. I realize the performance of Noctua would be better but going with looks on this one.  I might change my mind last minute though. 

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, yarn said:

As per the cooler, I initially planned on getting the Noctua but since changed. I realize the performance of Noctua would be better but going with looks on this one.  I might change my mind last minute though. 

look at bequiet offerings, Arctic. Fryzen 

 

those are all good. 

[LukeSavenije]

suggestion:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$329.00 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$89.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$132.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$94.99 @ Adorama
Video Card	ASRock Radeon VII 16 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card	$686.98 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	BitFenix Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$75.99 @ SuperBiiz
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1624.88
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-28 10:43 EDT-0400

 

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

Fryzen

isn't that deepcool?

[GoldenLag]

8 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

isn't that deepcool?

yep. 

[5x5]

Wait for the 3900X (or 3950X) to be available again - the 9900K is just not worth the money considering you lose out on 4 cores/8 threads, features such as PCIe 4.0 and have no upgrade path.

[conspiravision]

1 minute ago, 5x5 said:

Wait for the 3900X (or 3950X) to be available again - the 9900K is just not worth the money considering you lose out on 4 cores/8 threads, features such as PCIe 4.0 and have no upgrade path.

3950x would be ideal.. However I have been waiting for the 3900x since before their release .  

[AngryBeaver]

2 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Wait for the 3900X (or 3950X) to be available again - the 9900K is just not worth the money considering you lose out on 4 cores/8 threads, features such as PCIe 4.0 and have no upgrade path.

I would wait for the 3900x too. You are giving up 50% more cores/threads for the same cost.

[5x5]

1 minute ago, yarn said:

3950x would be ideal.. However I have been waiting for the 3900x since before their release .  

Then wait for stock - should be back soon. Losing 50% of your performance because of impatience is not a good idea imo.