Will this be a balanced build?

[runn]

Hi, 

 

I'm planning to build my first gaming computer. I planning to play CS:GO, Destiny, Red Dead Redemption 2, and other AAA titles.

 

I live in Denmark and have budget on around 1900-2000€ / 2100-2200$.

 

I already have an Asus 27" LED TUF VG27AQ monitor, keyboard, mouse and headset.

 

So my question is - do you think this build is balanced or do you think I should change some of the component?

 

Case: Be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 rev. 2

PSU: Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850W (BN253)

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0)

CPU: Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7GHz

CPU Cooler: Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4 3200MHz 2x8GB

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER WINDFORCE OC 3X 8G

OS Drive: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB

 

Thanks for any feedback and suggestion - I'm looking forward to build my very first gaming computer.

[Jurrunio]

Ryzen 3rd gen is faster in CSGO with competitive memory, PSU is way overkill (R5 3600 + 2080ti dont need more than 650w), Samsung SSDs are overpriced, look for Adata SX8200 Pro or Sabrent Rocket or HP EX950 or Corsair MP510. Even WD Black/SN750 is usually cheaper, and that's somewhat expensive already. For fastest speed to load into the game lobby you might want a PCIe 4.0 SSD even.

[Oalei]

i would change the psu and get a better CPU like a i7 9700/7 3700x

[Meganter]

Hello,

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€199.00 @ Caseking
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	€89.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	€93.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€119.95 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB GAMING OC Video Card	€1249.00 @ Caseking
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	€92.48 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	€73.85 @ Mindfactory
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1917.27
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-13 19:56 CEST+0200

 

I would do something like that with your budget, better everything  

[Mateyyy]

You could save a load of money, firstly, by swapping the PSU out for a 550W or 650W unit (be quiet! Straight Power or Corsair RMx would be great options), as you won't be even close to needing 850W to power the system (with the specs you've listed, at full 100% load on both the CPU and GPU, it would consume around 350W, probably even less).

 

The i5-9600K really isn't a smart purchase nowadays especially. People have already started noticing stuttering and other issues in CPU intensive games, because of having just 6 cores, without hyper-threading. Because of that, I'd suggest you go for a Ryzen 5 3600 (similar to an i7-8700K/9700K) or Ryzen 7 3700X (close to an i9-9900K). I can't really recommend the i7-9700K as it's not too great of a value, considering the other available options. When it comes to the motherboard, you could get by with a good B450 board, if you go with the 3600 (though you'll need to flash the BIOS). If you'd rather go for the 3700X, I'd suggest you go with something like an ASUS TUF X570-Plus.

 

Also, you should consider adding in a HDD, as 500GB won't really be enough for mass storage/games.

[runn]

Thanks for all your feedback and suggestions for other parts - it helps a lot! 

 

I will defiantly look into a Ryzen setup. I'm currently wondering how much of a benefit I will get, on gaming, by upgrading from a Ryzen 5 3600 to a Ryzen 7 3700X setup?

 

Which solution would you recommend. Both options are roughly in the same price range:

Option 1: Ryzen 5 3600, B450 motherboard and then a RTX 2080 Super

Option 2: Ryzen 7 3700X, X570 motherboard and then a RTX 2070 Super

 

And then I just have another question. When looking for a GPU what is the real difference between the different manufactures of a RTX board? They all use the same chips right? So what is the difference aesthetics, build quality or even performance?

 

Once again, I really appreciate your feedback.

[Meganter]

31 minutes ago, runn said:

Thanks for all your feedback and suggestions for other parts - it helps a lot! 

 

I will defiantly look into a Ryzen setup. I'm currently wondering how much of a benefit I will get, on gaming, by upgrading from a Ryzen 5 3600 to a Ryzen 7 3700X setup?

 

Which solution would you recommend. Both options are roughly in the same price range:

Option 1: Ryzen 5 3600, B450 motherboard and then a RTX 2080 Super

Option 2: Ryzen 7 3700X, X570 motherboard and then a RTX 2070 Super

 

And then I just have another question. When looking for a GPU what is the real difference between the different manufactures of a RTX board? They all use the same chips right? So what is the difference aesthetics, build quality or even performance?

 

Once again, I really appreciate your feedback.

 

I would go option 1 unless you do some streaming then option 2 is better (CPU wise).

Same chip but different aesthetics and build quality, the performance is usually the same (by a margin of FPS usually).

[Mephi00]

4 hours ago, runn said:

Thanks for all your feedback and suggestions for other parts - it helps a lot! 

 

I will defiantly look into a Ryzen setup. I'm currently wondering how much of a benefit I will get, on gaming, by upgrading from a Ryzen 5 3600 to a Ryzen 7 3700X setup?

 

Which solution would you recommend. Both options are roughly in the same price range:

Option 1: Ryzen 5 3600, B450 motherboard and then a RTX 2080 Super

Option 2: Ryzen 7 3700X, X570 motherboard and then a RTX 2070 Super

 

And then I just have another question. When looking for a GPU what is the real difference between the different manufactures of a RTX board? They all use the same chips right? So what is the difference aesthetics, build quality or even performance?

 

Once again, I really appreciate your feedback.

I would combine the two, get a 3600 and a x570 for ultimate OC and a 2080 super / ti

 

The difference is looks, build quality and the cooling capability (and noise), with better cooling you get better overclocks

[RodrigoRS]

Hello, man.

 

First of all, choosing an 3600 or a 3700x has more to do with what will you do or future proffing. If you want to save some money, go with the first option but get a GOOD B450 (Tomahawk Max, for example) or a fairly cheap but good X570 (Asus PRIME X570-P or Asus TUF X570).

 

I'd recommend to go Ryzen 5 3600 with a x570 so, next year, when ryzen 4000 launches, you'll be able to upgrade to a much faster cpu and with more cores (¿Ryzen 4700x?), without felling guilty. If you buy an 3700X (almost top of the line) there won't be much of an upgrade and it won't be worth it.

 

TLDR, get the RTX 2080 Super with a Ryzen 3600 and a good, but fairly cheap X570. Next year, upgrade your 6 cpre CPU to a +8 core CPU of the 4000 series and you'll have the "best" rig for the money for the next 6~8 years.

[Guest]

8 hours ago, Mephi00 said:

I would combine the two, get a 3600 and a x570 for ultimate OC and a 2080 super / ti

 

The difference is looks, build quality and the cooling capability (and noise), with better cooling you get better overclocks

You don't need an X570 board for a 3600. Also Ryzen doesn't overclock that well anyway so it is best to let precision boost handle that. There are also quite a few mediocre X570 boards, especially some of the entry level ones. A good B450 board like a Tomahawk MAX will do fine.

[AndreiArgeanu]

For the ssd the intel 660p drives are quite cheap. At 100$ you get 1tb of storage (1.02 TB to be specific)

[runn]

Again, thanks for all your comments. It definitely help me a lot!

 

Just to follow up I went with this setup:

Case: Be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 rev. 2

PSU: Be quiet! Straight Power 11 750W

Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 3.6 GHz

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4 3600MHz 2x8GB

GPU: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8G

OS Drive: Adata XPG SX8200 PRO SSD

 

Thanks

[Meganter]

3 minutes ago, runn said:

Again, thanks for all your comments. It definitely help me a lot!

 

Just to follow up I went with this setup:

Case: Be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 rev. 2

PSU: Be quiet! Straight Power 11 750W

Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 3.6 GHz

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4 3600MHz 2x8GB

GPU: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8G

OS Drive: Adata XPG SX8200 PRO SSD

 

Thanks

 

Nice build man, enjoy your gaming sessions !