New System Advice

[Plock]

Hello, just seeking advice for my first system build in a few weeks. I haven’t ordered any of the parts at the moment because I just want to ensure that the parts are compatible/effective together. I would appreciate any of your suggestions:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i PRO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250 GB M.2-2280 SSD

Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card

Case: Asus TUF Gaming GT501 ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

This system totals at about £1850, also I have got a 144Hz 1080p monitor and mostly play Minecraft Java and GTA5.

Thanks in advance. 

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, Plock said:

Hello, just seeking advice for my first system build in a few weeks. I haven’t ordered any of the parts at the moment because I just want to ensure that the parts are compatible/effective together. I would appreciate any of your suggestions:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i PRO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250 GB M.2-2280 SSD

Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card

Case: Asus TUF Gaming GT501 ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

This system totals at about £1850, also I have got a 144Hz 1080p monitor and mostly play Minecraft Java and GTA5.

Thanks in advance. 

it would be cheaper to go with an amd system. it seems a bit overkill overall for minecraft and gta V

[Plock]

9 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

it would be cheaper to go with an amd system. it seems a bit overkill overall for minecraft and gta V

I know going AMD would be cheaper, but that is not the point of this system. I want a machine that I know can complete any task I through at it, not just gaming. This system is also going to last me 4-5 years, so I want it to remain relevant even then.

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, Plock said:

I know going AMD would be cheaper, but that is not the point of this system. I want a machine that I know can complete any task I through at it, not just gaming. This system is also going to last me 4-5 years, so I want it to remain relevant even then.

well at the moment, the only place intel beats amd is in gaming, with their 9900k. for any other task, amd is king. so if you want the best cpu for gaming and productivity, a ryzen 9 3900 or 3950 are the best by far. for gaming only, the 9900k is still the better option. the 9700k is on par with the 3600x, which is half the price.

[Jordan_C21]

1 hour ago, Plock said:

I know going AMD would be cheaper, but that is not the point of this system. I want a machine that I know can complete any task I through at it, not just gaming. This system is also going to last me 4-5 years, so I want it to remain relevant even then.

yeah amd would be cheaper. the components you have selected will absolutely obliterate the listed games and pretty much any game for quite a while. the real question i propose, what are your future plans? do you have any workstation needs? school? video/photo production? streaming? how long do you plan on this system lasting? what is the purpose of this build.? this helps us answer your question of "is it worth it" essentially

 

 

Overall it looks very very solid, for a strictly gaming build the 9700k beats everything except the 9900k but thats a lil overkill. you could always get a 3800x and get relatively close gaming performance and have double threads which would be a beast in streaming an editing. On the other hand you have an nvidia gpu with NVENC that can handle streaming insanely well and most editing applications have cuda acceleration so if your comfortable spending this much, go for it. If you put everything in pcpartpicker everything should be compatible and from what I see you should be good to go man. the ONLY thing i can give some advice with and even this is minor is VRMs for mobo, the strix has pretty good vrms but there are a few motherboards with the exact same features with better vrms for cheaper, unless you really want a strix mobo then go for it like i said it will all work fine. If you dont know what VRMS are its the power delivery for your mobo so it helps with overclocking and you have an AIO, so id look into that. just me tho

[Guest]

Ryzen option with some Asus TUF components.

 

You should be more than fine with 16GB Ram. You could also drop down to a 2070 Super if you wanted to save some money.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£285.18 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5 TUF Gaming Alliance 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£49.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£171.44 @ Alza) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN TUF Gaming Allian 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£65.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£89.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  (£659.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Asus TUF Gaming GT501 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£124.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.98 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £1536.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-16 16:32 GMT+0000

[Plock]

1 hour ago, Jordan_C21 said:

yeah amd would be cheaper. the components you have selected will absolutely obliterate the listed games and pretty much any game for quite a while. the real question i propose, what are your future plans? do you have any workstation needs? school? video/photo production? streaming? how long do you plan on this system lasting? what is the purpose of this build.? this helps us answer your question of "is it worth it" essentially

 

 

Overall it looks very very solid, for a strictly gaming build the 9700k beats everything except the 9900k but thats a lil overkill. you could always get a 3800x and get relatively close gaming performance and have double threads which would be a beast in streaming an editing. On the other hand you have an nvidia gpu with NVENC that can handle streaming insanely well and most editing applications have cuda acceleration so if your comfortable spending this much, go for it. If you put everything in pcpartpicker everything should be compatible and from what I see you should be good to go man. the ONLY thing i can give some advice with and even this is minor is VRMs for mobo, the strix has pretty good vrms but there are a few motherboards with the exact same features with better vrms for cheaper, unless you really want a strix mobo then go for it like i said it will all work fine. If you dont know what VRMS are its the power delivery for your mobo so it helps with overclocking and you have an AIO, so id look into that. just me tho

Well, I have just started Uni and I know that we have got a big chunk on games development in Unity coming up, I also have to do lots of programming in Visual Studio.

Apart from that, I occasionally do light photo editing in Photoshop and very rarely have to edit a video using Premiere. I have never streamed and don't plan to. I expect this machine to last between 4 and 5 years without upgrading it, then I will either upgrade some parts or just get a new machine.

As I have said, I only really play Minecraft and GTA5 because of the limitations of my current computer, but I like the idea of branching out and playing some new games in the future, without having to worry about if my computer can run it.

I'm not planning to overclock the system; however, I like the idea of getting more performance out of my CPU and might try it in the future. This is the main reason for getting the Strix motherboard in the first place. If you have any other suggestions for Asus motherboards, I would love to hear them.

[Plock]

21 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Ryzen option with some Asus TUF components.

 

You should be more than fine with 16GB Ram. You could also drop down to a 2070 Super if you wanted to save some money.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£285.18 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5 TUF Gaming Alliance 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£49.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£171.44 @ Alza) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN TUF Gaming Allian 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£65.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£89.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  (£659.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Asus TUF Gaming GT501 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£124.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.98 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £1536.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-16 16:32 GMT+0000

Thanks for your build list, the reason why I choose 32GB RAM and the 2080 super was because I didn't want to be restricting myself. I have also not had the greatest experience with AMD in the past and wanted to switch to team blue, despite the prices.

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, Plock said:

Thanks for your build list, the reason why I choose 32GB RAM and the 2080 super was because I didn't want to be restricting myself. I have also not had the greatest experience with AMD in the past and wanted to switch to team blue, despite the prices.

If going with a Z390 Intel build I would switch to Gigabyte as they have better boards (VRM wise). 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£454.38 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC LIQUID FREEZER II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£79.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£189.56 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£99.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£89.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  (£677.58 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P600S ATX Mid Tower Case  (£124.98 @ AWD-IT) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.98 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £1805.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-16 17:09 GMT+0000

[Jordan_C21]

1 hour ago, Plock said:

Well, I have just started Uni and I know that we have got a big chunk on games development in Unity coming up, I also have to do lots of programming in Visual Studio.

Apart from that, I occasionally do light photo editing in Photoshop and very rarely have to edit a video using Premiere. I have never streamed and don't plan to. I expect this machine to last between 4 and 5 years without upgrading it, then I will either upgrade some parts or just get a new machine.

As I have said, I only really play Minecraft and GTA5 because of the limitations of my current computer, but I like the idea of branching out and playing some new games in the future, without having to worry about if my computer can run it.

I'm not planning to overclock the system; however, I like the idea of getting more performance out of my CPU and might try it in the future. This is the main reason for getting the Strix motherboard in the first place. If you have any other suggestions for Asus motherboards, I would love to hear them.

i would go along with the other suggestion given about gigabyte boards, although if you insist on sticking to Asus for whatever reason unless you want to spend $300 for a mobo the strix is your best option. I would suggest the Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite its $172 so cheaper then your board and has superior vrms for overclocking. so if you want to OC in the future go with that, if you plan on never overclocking vrms dont matter too much, but its cheaper and its better to have it and not need it vs needing it and not having it yanno. If you are doing things besides gaming like you listed i would still go with a 3800x but you seem to not be comfortable with AMD and want to stick with team blue, on that note the 9700k will suit you just fine. in the 4-5th year of use it may not still hit 144hz like it does now but thats with anything, it sounds like you know what you want and just want assurance everything will be okay, im here to tell you, your system is just fine. the only real suggestions we have you arent interested in or comfortable with anyways, and the current config you have will suit everything you need, just go for it and im certain you will be happy with your build for the years to come

[Plock]

4 minutes ago, Jordan_C21 said:

i would go along with the other suggestion given about gigabyte boards, although if you insist on sticking to Asus for whatever reason unless you want to spend $300 for a mobo the strix is your best option. I would suggest the Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite its $172 so cheaper then your board and has superior vrms for overclocking. so if you want to OC in the future go with that, if you plan on never overclocking vrms dont matter too much, but its cheaper and its better to have it and not need it vs needing it and not having it yanno. If you are doing things besides gaming like you listed i would still go with a 3800x but you seem to not be comfortable with AMD and want to stick with team blue, on that note the 9700k will suit you just fine. in the 4-5th year of use it may not still hit 144hz like it does now but thats with anything, it sounds like you know what you want and just want assurance everything will be okay, im here to tell you, your system is just fine. the only real suggestions we have you arent interested in or comfortable with anyways, and the current config you have will suit everything you need, just go for it and im certain you will be happy with your build for the years to come

I will take your advice under serious consideration. Thank you so much for you help Jordan! 

[Jordan_C21]

1 minute ago, Plock said:

I will take your advice under serious consideration. Thank you so much for you help Jordan! 

Hey dm me dude whenever you think your about to buy I wanna see how everything turns out. Also continue asking questions on the forum , even ones you think are stupid and little. I do it. Better to ask then to assume , we are all here to help