My next build - looking for second opinions

[WheezerX]

I'm building a new rig after needing to sell my old one out of necessity (tough times, tough decisions). I'm not too into the whole RGB scene and I'm just looking for something that's going to be able to load games quickly, stream and general usage such as youtube, MS Office, etc...

The m.2 drives I intend to RAID 0 with, and that's the only part I'm not 100% on if I'm doing correctly yet. I'm hoping the chosen system can support them as I've been told there would be support on the motherboard for the dual m.2 drives.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$309.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$168.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$74.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$189.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Zotac GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Twin Fan Video Card	$499.99 @ B&H
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	$139.00 @ Walmart
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA GM 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$84.98 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$99.95 @ Amazon
Monitor	LG 27GK750F-B 27.0" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor	$299.00 @ Adorama
Keyboard	Logitech K840 Wired Standard Keyboard	$34.99 @ Dell
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse	$48.58 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1950.43
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 11:29 EST-0500

 

[Meganter]

Just now, WheezerX said:

https://secure.newegg.com/Wishlist/SharedWishlistDetail?ID=CFHkzcpD3466uIB4Ni6qYg%3d%3d

 

I've built my list for my next system, I feel like it's a pretty solid list, I'm not too into the whole RGB scene and I'm just looking for something that's going to be able to load games quickly and be able to stream. 

The m.2 drives I intend to RAID 0 with, and that's the only part I'm not 100% on if I'm doing correctly yet. I'm hoping the chosen system can support them as I've been told there would be support on the motherboard for the dual m.2 drives.

We can't see the list, you should use PCP too  

[WheezerX]

Yeah, I set it to public and people on my FB are saying they're forced to login. I'm going to compile a PC part picker list now. Newegg needs to be reminded what "Public" means apparently lol

[WheezerX]

delete this post please

[Meganter]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$309.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$164.99 @ B&H
Memory	OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$57.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$124.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Corsair MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$124.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$784.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	$139.00 @ Walmart
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$44.99 @ Newegg
Monitor	LG 27GK750F-B 27.0" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor	$299.00 @ Adorama
Keyboard	Logitech K840 Wired Standard Keyboard	$34.99 @ Dell
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse	$48.58 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2134.50
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 08:55 EST-0500

 

 

Almost the same price but better. 

SSD with similar performance but double the storage for less.

Better GPU.

3200 cl 16 is roughly equal to the 3600 cl 18 you chose.

As good PSU but for way less too.

You can get windows via ebay etc for 10$.

[WheezerX]

I've had bad experiences personally with Rosewill but I suppose I don't -need- a 650 or platinum rated PSU, also, I like my Romer-G keyboards. I'll shop around for something similar to what you posted at a gold rating.

Is OLOy reputable? I've never heard of them before. Also, the CL should have been 14 but I guess PC part picker didn't list what I intended, on Newegg I have CL14

For storage, I had a single 960GB 2.5" SSD for several years, never went above 60% usage, so I think the price could drop even more if we bumped those down to 512GB drives.

As for the GPU, I am not doing 4k, I doubt I'll even go to 2k as I've gamed on both 1080p and 2k in the past and it's generally not enough of a difference for me to justify almost twice the cost on the panels. 2070 Super should be overkill for 1080p even at high refresh rates.

Thanks for the input, I'd like to hear more about the RAM and m.2's you listed, how to they measure up to what I had originally?

[Meganter]

6 minutes ago, WheezerX said:

Thanks for the input, I'd like to hear more about the RAM and m.2's you listed, how to they measure up to what I had originally?

Ram is good w/e the brand but if you have 3600 cl14 go for it as it will be better.

 

Samsung 970 Pro, 512GB at 150$ :

MLC Nand

Sequential Read 

Max. 3,500 MB/s

Sequential Write 

Max. 2,700 MB/s

MTBF

1.5 Million Hours Reliability

Warranty 

5 years

 

Corsair MP510, 960GB at 125€ (double the storage ~ for 50$ less) :

TLC Nand

Sequential Read

Up to 3,480MB/s

Sequential Write

Up to 3,000MB/s

MTBF

1,800,000 Hours

Warranty 

5 years

[WheezerX]

Okay, so I see they make a 480GB model with MP510 with the same specs (other than size of course). I honestly don't use my storage all that much. My old SSD was 960GB and never pushed passed ~60%. So we can cut that cost even more, since I won't have a need for almost 2TB of space. These 480GB models are only $69.99

 

*edit*

I found the MP510 480GB on PC part picker, it's weird cuz if you just hit "add storage" it doesn't show up but if you got to "browse products" and click storage, it will. I'll update changes to my build in OP as we go along.

[Meganter]

21 minutes ago, WheezerX said:

Okay, so I see they make a 480GB model with MP510 with the same specs (other than size of course). I honestly don't use my storage all that much. My old SSD was 960GB and never pushed passed ~60%. So we can cut that cost even more, since I won't have a need for almost 2TB of space. These 480GB models are only $69.99

 

*edit*

I found the MP510 480GB on PC part picker, it's weird cuz if you just hit "add storage" it doesn't show up but if you got to "browse products" and click storage, it will. I'll update changes to my build in OP as we go along.

Why 2 SSD and not 1 though ?

 

Also don't forget to buy a W10 key from ebay for 10$ instead of 100.

[brob]

Why two M.2drives? Have you considered instead using a 1TB unit? It can always be split into virtual crossing you prefer. I'd suggest using an Intel 660p or Crucial P1.

[WheezerX]

No ebay keys, thanks but pass on that shadyness

2x m.2s for RAID 0 performance, although I'm comparing price and performance of PCIe Gen3 models vs PCIe Gen4 models now...

 

RAID 0 PCIe Gen3 will outperform a single PCIe Gen4 (within the theoretical speeds of course). I can get two of the Gen3's for the price of one of the Gen4's, as well.

[brob]

Given NVMe speeds, RAID 0 offers no noticeable improvement in gaming and general use. It is more fragile as a single error results in the loss of the entire array.

 

An advantage of using a single larger drive is that it leaves the second M.2 connector available should additional storage be needed.

 

 

[WheezerX]

Really? I'd have thought throwing a RAID setup would give quicker load times at the very least

 

[brob]

3 minutes ago, WheezerX said:

Really? I'd have thought throwing a RAID setup would give quicker load times at the very least

 

Sure one might realize better load times. But the improvement is for the most part in the order of milliseconds, i.e. generally not noticeable.

[WheezerX]

*chin scratch* Okay, that's fair. I also just watched this
 

So basically I should move to a single, large m.2 at Gen4 for best results...