New gaming PC build - input needed

[Darkeez]

Hi all,

 

My current PC (over 6 years old) need replacing, and looking to make a complete new build - this PC will only be used for gaming, at the moment I am playing titles such as COD:MW and RDR2.

I am located in Denmark, so would be making all purchases in the Nordic countries (possible UK/Germany if cheaper with shipping). My budget is maximum of £1.500, preferably less.

 

My monitor is a ASUS 24 inch LED VG248QE, I'm looking to upgrade that with a new primary monitor soon (not part of the listed budget) - any suggestions for this are welcome too.

I do not need to purchase any peripherals or OS.

 

I have made a suggested part list, I have always been a Intel guy, so my list is with that in mind. I am open to AMD, I just do not have any knowledge about that and also unsure about current Intel hardware.

So I am looking for input to the listed parts or if you can make another build that is better/cheaper with same performance - then please do.

 

Things I am unsure about are with brand of GPU to get for example if MSI Gaming is better than ASUS ROG or if by spending a little more I can get a big gain in performance.

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£365.00)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 35.14 CFM CPU Cooler  (£25.00)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£155.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£72.00)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£205.00)

Storage: Samsung 840 Evo 500GB SSD (Part of current PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card  (£493.00)
Case: Fractal Design Define C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£83.00)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£80.00)
Total: £1478.00

 

Prices are rough estimates for Danish shops.

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[JBRz]

Something to consider - I noticed you are forking out a lot of cash for that 1TB m.2 drive; whilst I understand this is totally per use-case, I've personally found it more cost effective simply buying a 256GB m.2 drive purely for windows plus the odd application, and leaving the rest for a larger hard drive or equivalent priced SSD. For example, I recently purchased a 256GB Adata m.2 + a 4TB Seagate HDD for just over £100. Food for thought!

[boggy77]

Equivalent amd build 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	1759.00kr @ Alternate
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	787.00kr @ Alternate
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	594.00kr @ Alternate
Storage	HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	1181.06kr @ Newegg Denmark
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC 3X Video Card	4464.00kr @ Alternate
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	448.00kr @ Alternate
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	631.00kr @ Alternate
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	9864.06kr
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-26 14:14 CET+0100

 

[trevb0t]

The Evo Plus is a bad buy. Yes it's got solid performance, but in a gaming PC you will see 0% difference between that and an incredibly cheap SATA SSD.

Further, the extreme reliability is not much a factor on a gaming PC's SSD, since gaming and OS operation don't write a ton of files. The Evo Plus is a SSD for workload computers. 

[Darkeez]

Good input about the SSD, I will look into that.

 

Regarding the linked AMD build, I can see that I save quite a bit of money on that - but is the performance the same? From what I can read the AMD build should be more futureproof  than an Intel build?

[CTR640]

AMD has gotten back in the game and kicked Intel in front and back and left to right. You can't go wrong with AMD 3600 (6core) or 3700 (8core).

[trevb0t]

1 hour ago, Darkeez said:

Good input about the SSD, I will look into that.

 

Regarding the linked AMD build, I can see that I save quite a bit of money on that - but is the performance the same? From what I can read the AMD build should be more futureproof  than an Intel build?

The 3600 will compete with anything on Intel's current lineup. It loses a bit to the 9700K and the 9900K(F/S), but makes up for it by being $200...

So really it's hard to say any chip is a better idea currently, unless you have a need for more cores. Then you want the 3700X/3900/50X.