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The great people from this forum helped me put together a build ~7 years ago and I'm back for round 2.  Budget is ~$2000 (US) however its flexible, can go over if necessary.  Would love to hear some feedback from you guys! Here is what I currently have:

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $224.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $39.67 @ B&H
Motherboard MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $129.99 @ B&H
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $67.99 @ Newegg
Storage Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $124.00 @ Adorama
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card $1106.98 @ Newegg
Case Thermaltake Core P3 ATX Mid Tower Case $139.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $140.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1974.59
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-05 15:20 EDT-0400  

 

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3 minutes ago, fmt1 said:

The great people from this forum helped me put together a build ~7 years ago and I'm back for round 2.  Budget is ~$2000 (US) however its flexible, can go over if necessary.  Would love to hear some feedback from you guys! Here is what I currently have:

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $224.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $39.67 @ B&H
Motherboard MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $129.99 @ B&H
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $67.99 @ Newegg
Storage Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $124.00 @ Adorama
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card $1106.98 @ Newegg
Case Thermaltake Core P3 ATX Mid Tower Case $139.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $140.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1974.59
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-05 15:20 EDT-0400  

 

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.67 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($124.00 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card  ($1106.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($140.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1966.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-05 15:38 EDT-0400

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.67 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($124.00 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card  ($1106.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($140.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $2035.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-05 15:39 EDT-0400

CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Black Mobo: Gigabyte X870E Aorus Pro GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT RAM: G.Skill 2x16GB @ 6400 MHz SSD: PNY XLR8 2TB PSU: Corsair RM1000x Case: Fractal Design North Monitor 1: Asus XG27AQWMG(280Hz) Monitor 2: Asus VG259QM (240Hz)

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Thanks for all the replies so far. I am open to switching to an AMD CPU, I will look into that a little more.

1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

What is the pc going to be used for ? 

 

Do you need anything else like a Monitor and/or Mouse+Keyboard ? 

Mainly just gaming, and I'm all set when it comes to monitor/peripherals.

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12 hours ago, fmt1 said:

Thanks for all the replies so far. I am open to switching to an AMD CPU, I will look into that a little more.

Mainly just gaming, and I'm all set when it comes to monitor/peripherals.

A Ryzen cpu is definitely the way to go.

 

I would do something like this.

 

Assuming you are gaming at 1440p then a 2080 Super is better value over the 2080 ti from a price/performance aspect. If you are on 1080p then you could drop down to a 2070 Super or 5700XT.

 

A lot of coolers are out of stock or overpriced. The Arctic Freezer below is pretty much all you need though.

 

You can drop the Ram down to 16GB if you want, but having 32GB just means you don't need to worry about upgrading it. If you play modded games then you can use more Ram.

 

Swapped out the case for a Fractal Meshify. If you want the P3 then of course go with that, but be aware it has no dust filters etc so it will be harder to keep clean and it will be louder due to the open design. There is also no real support for fans either apart from a radiator, so you are relying on ambient air circulation.

 

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2921-thermaltake-core-p3-review-quality-test-bench-alternative

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler  ($47.42 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($137.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($709.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1654.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-06 05:32 EDT-0400

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7 hours ago, lee32uk said:

A Ryzen cpu is definitely the way to go.

 

I would do something like this.

 

Assuming you are gaming at 1440p then a 2080 Super is better value over the 2080 ti from a price/performance aspect. If you are on 1080p then you could drop down to a 2070 Super or 5700XT.

 

A lot of coolers are out of stock or overpriced. The Arctic Freezer below is pretty much all you need though.

 

You can drop the Ram down to 16GB if you want, but having 32GB just means you don't need to worry about upgrading it. If you play modded games then you can use more Ram.

 

Swapped out the case for a Fractal Meshify. If you want the P3 then of course go with that, but be aware it has no dust filters etc so it will be harder to keep clean and it will be louder due to the open design. There is also no real support for fans either apart from a radiator, so you are relying on ambient air circulation.

Thank you for the info, and after looking into it more I agree that Ryzen is the better choice right now. 

 

Read that the motherboards with MAX suffix are pre-updated to have Ryzen 3000 compatibility, so the suggested one shouldn't have any compatibility issues right?  

 

I also like the case you recommended, makes more sense and also saves a little money.

 

The prices of Cooler Master Hyper 212 and Arctic Freezer you mentioned are very similar, are there any notable differences between the two?

 

Sorry for all the questions, appreciate the help though!

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15 minutes ago, fmt1 said:

Thank you for the info, and after looking into it more I agree that Ryzen is the better choice right now. 

 

Read that the motherboards with MAX suffix are pre-updated to have Ryzen 3000 compatibility, so the suggested one shouldn't have any compatibility issues right?  

 

I also like the case you recommended, makes more sense and also saves a little money.

 

The prices of Cooler Master Hyper 212 and Arctic Freezer you mentioned are very similar, are there any notable differences between the two?

 

Sorry for all the questions, appreciate the help though!

Yes the max boards will work out of the box with the 3000 series cpu's. 

 

I would take the Arctic Cooler over the Cooler Master as it performs a bit better.

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