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So I am trying to build a new PC to last for a few years while also being aesthetically pleasing and I am wondering which build I should go with.

 

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Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $359.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM SE 63 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $155.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard Asus PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $177.99 @ Amazon
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $95.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $95.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card

$550 @ Amazon

Case Corsair Crystal Series 680X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $223.80 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $113.48 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1287.22
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1817.22
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-17 20:43 EST-0500  

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Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $359.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $124.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $229.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $84.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $95.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.99 @ Best Buy
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card $499.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair Carbide 175R RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $104.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1614.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-17 21:10 EST-0500  

 

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they're both about the same.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz) much better upgrade path on AM4.
CPU Cooler: Silverstone PF360-ARGB 94 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($127.50 @ Amazon) 
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland Premium 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($649.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 750w is overkill for a PC with a single GPU.
Total: $1574.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-17 20:23 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Why do you have so many fans in the second one? You know the RGB cases come with RGB fans right?

I'd probably go with the first one, but try and find a white card since that seems to be your theme.

@Herman Mcpootis By the time someone needs to upgrade to something AM4 provides that the 9700k doesn't, the AM4 CPUs will be obsolete.

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Of the two, get the second PC and drop the extra case fans. The fans that come with the case are more than adequate for your PC, and they also have RGB. Use the savings to buy a game.


If you want your PC to last even longer, I'd maybe get cheaper RAM, a cheaper case, a cheaper PSU (the G3 is overpriced at $120 as it is anyway - note that "cheaper" does NOT mean cheap out), and a cheaper but very respectable air cooler like an NH-D15 or a Dark Rock Pro 4. This will allow you to get a better CPU and GPU.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($471.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($177.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($95.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($669.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1788.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-17 20:31 EST-0500

 

A plain looking PC with a GTX 2080 SUPER and 9900K will last a bit longer than an RGB galore PC with only a GTX 2070 SUPER and 9700K. The 9900K will most likely allow you to do several years of GPU upgrades before you need a CPU upgrade, too. Of course, it won't look as awesome, so it all depends on what you really want: aesthetics or longevity?

 

Also, the 200R, despite being a compact case, should be large enough to accommodate an air cooler the height of the Dark Rock Pro 4 (162.8 mm with 165 mm clearance). That said, having used this case, I'd say that buying another front intake fan certainly wouldn't hurt.

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1 hour ago, xqtoe said:

 

What games/software, and what monitor resolution/refresh rate?


Really don't need to spend more than $1200 or so

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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1080p 144hz and OW, Apex, PUBG, League, just a variety of games

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1 hour ago, Kavawuvi said:

Of the two, get the second PC and drop the extra case fans. The fans that come with the case are more than adequate for your PC, and they also have RGB. Use the savings to buy a game.


If you want your PC to last even longer, I'd maybe get cheaper RAM, a cheaper case, a cheaper PSU (the G3 is overpriced at $120 as it is anyway - note that "cheaper" does NOT mean cheap out), and a cheaper but very respectable air cooler like an NH-D15 or a Dark Rock Pro 4. This will allow you to get a better CPU and GPU.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($471.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($177.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($95.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($669.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1788.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-17 20:31 EST-0500

 

A plain looking PC with a GTX 2080 SUPER and 9900K will last a bit longer than an RGB galore PC with only a GTX 2070 SUPER and 9700K. The 9900K will most likely allow you to do several years of GPU upgrades before you need a CPU upgrade, too. Of course, it won't look as awesome, so it all depends on what you really want: aesthetics or longevity?

 

Also, the 200R, despite being a compact case, should be large enough to accommodate an air cooler the height of the Dark Rock Pro 4 (162.8 mm with 165 mm clearance). That said, having used this case, I'd say that buying another front intake fan certainly wouldn't hurt.

Thanks for the input, I'll put it into consideration, but I'm also looking for an aesthetically pleasing build.

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12 minutes ago, xqtoe said:

1080p 144hz and OW, Apex, PUBG, League, just a variety of games

 

2 minutes ago, xqtoe said:

Thanks for the input, I'll put it into consideration, but I'm also looking for an aesthetically pleasing build.

Then maybe get an 011 dyanimc and do custom water cooling.

But even factoring in an extra $100-200 for RGB, the PC doesn't need to cost that much.

 

Even threw in a 240hz display here, which is nice for fps games.
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bQt3Zf

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool Neptwin RGB 56.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($127.50 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Patriot Scorch 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($113.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.90 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer XF250Q Cbmiiprx 24.5" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1441.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-17 22:08 EST-0500

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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4 minutes ago, xqtoe said:

@Streetguru I have about $1800

Spending a lot more than that, really isn't going to get you that much more performance, especially for 1080p 144hz/240hz or even 1440p 144hz. or a 1440p 100hz ultra wide. The RX 5700 or 5700 XT is plenty for that.

 

How's your headset/mouse/keyboard? or even your chair or desk lol.

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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4 hours ago, xqtoe said:

Thanks for the input, I'll put it into consideration, but I'm also looking for an aesthetically pleasing build.

I mean it makes more sense to build for longevity though and you could still add some bling later,  much easier than adding a better GPU or CPU later.  However,  what you've chosen looks pretty decent also, specs wise for sure. 

 

6 hours ago, dizmo said:

You know the RGB cases come with RGB fans right?

More RBG = more faster, apparently! ;)

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I'm going with this now:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $471.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $88.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard Asus PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $177.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $95.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card $729.99 @ Amazon
Case Rosewill Cullinan V-Silent ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $104.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1843.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-18 03:06 EST-0500  

 

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Why not the EVGA Super?  Don't they have best warranty in town and it's cheaper? 

 

Otherwise,  nice! 

The direction tells you... the direction. 

-Scott Manley, 2021

 

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MSI Afterburner 

OpenRGB

Lively Wallpaper 

OBS Studio

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Avidemux

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VLC

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GIMP

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Paint

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17 minutes ago, xqtoe said:

I'm going with this now

It's a waste to get a 2080 super for a 1080p 144hz display, the 2070 super would be more than enough already.

 

and the 9900K is at best only 5-10% faster than the 3700X with 3200-3600mhz RAM, despite the roughly $250 price increase.

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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I'm pretty much set on my build, but what should I sell my 2 year old PC for?
i7 7700, 24gb ram, 1050 ti (prebuilt)

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