Looking for some suggestions/advice

[Fimbimble]

So currently I have a rather dated prebuilt rig running a Ryzen 5 1600 and a Gtx 1060 6gb and I'm looking to upgrade.

 

I'm based in the UK, have a budget of £1,500 - £2,000 and already have monitor and peripherals. I'm not fussed about RGB, but I've got a 25" 240hz 1080p monitor that I'd like to get the best out of. The system is used almost exclusively for gaming and internet browsing.

 

Ideally I'd like it to be an ITX build for the small footprint, and something that doesn't double up as a space heater. Noise isn't so important to me because I wear headphones most of the time anyway. I've no particular hardon for an AIO liquid cooler either, it's more for aesthetic and positive reviews I've heard. Likewise no preference for AMD or Intel, again it's been suggested that Intel might work better for my monitor.

 

I'm considering something like the below, but as noted I'm a total novice so would welcome suggestions/comments/advice - 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	£347.94 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X52 Rev 2 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	£122.99 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard	£202.97 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£96.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£99.95 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£99.95 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card	£570.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case	NZXT H200 Mini ITX Tower Case	£79.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	NZXT E 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£85.47 @ Scan.co.uk
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1707.04
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-29 20:50 BST+0100

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Thanks,

 

Fimbimble

 

Edit: Also happy to change case for a smaller footprint if possible! Subject to uk availability

[5x5]

The 8700K is irrelevant when the R5 3600X exists - I'd say get an R7 3700X and a B450 Tomahawk - it'll perform the same in games and be about about 40-45% faster in everything else

[MeatFeastMan]

As the person above said, AMD is certainly the better option in terms of value. May as well stick in a 3700x just for that extra futureproofing as more games start to use more than 12 threads. Something like this will work:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	£299.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	£238.39 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£96.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£99.95 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£99.95 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card	£570.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case	NZXT H200 Mini ITX Tower Case	£79.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£79.00 @ AWD-IT
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1565.05
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-29 21:35 BST+0100

You could change to a 3600 as mentioned by the person above if you wanted to save money. I got rid of the cooler because you can use the stock cooler instead and save £120, but if you prefer to use watercooling then go ahead and add that back in. I also changed the psu, because it's slightly cheaper and you'll get the best customer service as always from Corsair. If you wanted to shave off even more and don't mind the heat, an RX 5700XT would save you £100 and only perform around 5% slower so that's an option.

[Fimbimble]

Great, thank you. I wasn't sure on the cooler and only included it (aside from for aesthetics) because the last time I built a system the stock coolers were not particularly great.

 

Would there be any issues on freesync/gsync? The 25" 240hz is an Alienware with freesync, but I think they are now compatible with both anyways?

 

The heat is a big deal for me at the moment tbh, the room I'm in gets quite hot as it is, so cooler would be better