Next build

niofalpha · December 13, 2019

So after 5 years, 4 coolers, 3 houses, 2 motherboards and 1 RMA my old rig is on it's last legs. I want to have a build ready for when it croaks, or sooner if I decide waiting for the next generation of hardware just isn't worth it. I'm trying to stick to a black + RGB color scheme, and I already have the SSD. I'm trying to spend around $900 with out a GPU or storage. I'm also interested in other cases, I don't have much space in my apartment and I need WiFi. I also have a PCIE sound card I'm bringing over.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$339.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$129.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$168.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$94.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$169.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$55.88 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1069.82
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-13 17:51 EST-0500

+ my old 980 until next gen GPUs drop is what I've decided on.

Now, I've stopped following tech news as much as I did when I built my first rig, I see that Intel's projected 10th gen Desktop processors aren't predicted to be that great. On top of the generic "will it fit, is the case good, etc" questions, should I wait a few months to build, or should I buy it now?

Metallus97 · December 13, 2019

And the next day I write this;

G O A M D on the CPU.

At the moment there is no sense in getting a intel CPU besides competitive 240FPS gaming in some titles. In games the gap is real close between i7 9700 and Ryzen 3600/700 but in EVERYTHING else especially the 3700 busts the i7s a......

SSD: Bit overpriced

PSU: okay but there are better/cheaper at the same perf options