Which build is better?

[GeneralShah]

Build 1

 

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core 

CPU Cooler: Gigabyte AORUS LIQUID COOLER

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 

 

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory 

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card 

Case: NZXT H710i ATX Mid Tower Case

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

 
Case Fan: NZXT AER RGB 2 52.44 CFM 120 mm Fan Quantity : 4

 

Build 2

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X72 Liquid CPU

Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 ACE ATX AM4

Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory 

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive 

 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card

 
Case: NZXT H710i ATX Mid Tower Case 

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

 
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 RGB LED 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fan 

Case Fan: Corsair LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fans 
 

Which is better?

[DailyProcrastinator]

6 minutes ago, GeneralShah said:

Which is better?

Both are going to be great, but what is your primary use case?

 

Also with better utilization you can get a 2080 Ti.

[BetteBalterZen]

All around, AMD build
Pure gaming, Intel build 

[GeneralShah]

7 minutes ago, TheDailyProcrastinator said:

Both are going to be great, but what is your primary use case?

 

Also with better utilization you can get a 2080 Ti.

I just want the build mainly for gaming but which is more reliable?

[GeneralShah]

5 minutes ago, BetteBalterZen said:

All around, AMD build
Pure gaming, Intel build 

Which build is more reliable for gaming and some work?

[BetteBalterZen]

Just now, GeneralShah said:

Which build is more reliable for gaming and some work?

I'd take the Intel build if you mainly game. Those higher clockspeeds and easy overclocks you can do with the i9 + the 3600MHz RAM over the 3200MHz - it just makes more sense if you focus on gaming. You will have better gaming performance with the Intel build in most games. But the AMD build is still very strong, and those extra cores will make everything else "better". 

If you're unsure, find benchmarks comparing the two CPU's you've mentioned and see if the difference is enough for you to pick the Intel. If the difference isn't really saying you anything, take the AMD build. 

[GeneralShah]

4 minutes ago, BetteBalterZen said:

I'd take the Intel build if you mainly game. Those higher clockspeeds and easy overclocks you can do with the i9 + the 3600MHz RAM over the 3200MHz - it just makes more sense if you focus on gaming. You will have better gaming performance with the Intel build in most games. But the AMD build is still very strong, and those extra cores will make everything else "better". 

If you're unsure, find benchmarks comparing the two CPU's you've mentioned and see if the difference is enough for you to pick the Intel. If the difference isn't really saying you anything, take the AMD build. 

How big of a difference is it because the amd build parts are easier to find. Do you think the amd build is good for warzone, rainbow six siege, gta and ark? 

[ShinRamen]

Are those prebuilts? If your main focus is gaming those builds both have some very odd specifications. Unless you are doing something very unusual 64GB of ram is overkill for a gaming build. Samsung SSDs are good, but pricey - and won't give you a performance boost in games. You'll definitely pay for things that you don't need for a gaming PC and could get away either much cheaper or with even a 2080 Ti as mentioned above.

Is building a system on your own an option? We could throw together some potential builds for you if you are interested.

[DailyProcrastinator]

8 minutes ago, GeneralShah said:

I just want the build mainly for gaming but which is more reliable?

Both are reliable. For gaming the 9900k is going to be best but you have no upgrade path, with AMD you will have at least one more gen of CPU's, so if that is something you are interested in keep that in mind. 

[BetteBalterZen]

2 minutes ago, GeneralShah said:

How big of a difference is it because the amd build parts are easier to find. Do you think the amd build is good for warzone, rainbow six siege, gta and ark? 

I can't mention the exact performance difference since I have not researched benchmarks of the two CPU's to compare them but the AMD build is still a strong gaming PC but I'm 99.9% sure the i9 build will have higher FPS

[DailyProcrastinator]

3 minutes ago, GeneralShah said:

How big of a difference is it because the amd build parts are easier to find. Do you think the amd build is good for warzone, rainbow six siege, gta and ark? 

 

[GeneralShah]

4 minutes ago, ShinRamen said:

Are those prebuilts? If your main focus is gaming those builds both have some very odd specifications. Unless you are doing something very unusual 64GB of ram is overkill for a gaming build. Samsung SSDs are good, but pricey - and won't give you a performance boost in games. You'll definitely pay for things that you don't need for a gaming PC and could get away either much cheaper or with even a 2080 Ti as mentioned above.

Is building a system on your own an option? We could throw together some potential builds for you if you are interested.

Yea sure 

[GeneralShah]

1 minute ago, TheDailyProcrastinator said:

 

Thanks

[DailyProcrastinator]

Just now, GeneralShah said:

Thanks

No probs

[ShinRamen]

1 minute ago, GeneralShah said:

Yea sure 

Great. Where are you from and what is your total budget for the build?

[GeneralShah]

Just now, ShinRamen said:

Great. Where are you from and what is your total budget for the build?

Maryland and do you have a discord so i can just message you from there? The budget is around 2.8k

[ShinRamen]

14 minutes ago, GeneralShah said:

Maryland and do you have a discord so i can just message you from there? The budget is around 2.8k

I'm not on the discord, sorry. I'll post a potential build in a bit, on my way home right now.

[GeneralShah]

27 minutes ago, ShinRamen said:

I'm not on the discord, sorry. I'll post a potential build in a bit, on my way home right now.

Ok

[Guest]

Why don't you actually try replying to people who have helped you, instead of starting new threads all the time ?

 

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1178023-is-this-a-solid-build/?tab=comments#comment-13481736

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1177907-is-this-a-good-build/?tab=comments#comment-13480669

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1177787-whats-the-best-motherboard-for-this-build/?tab=comments#comment-13480133

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1177778-which-motherboard-is-better-and-more-reliable/?tab=comments#comment-13479786

 

[ShinRamen]

As requested a build with the same CPU, CPU cooler and case - with a better 2080 Ti and a better PSU (I just realized it's the same model, I though the builds above had an RM unit).
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$434.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler	$199.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$199.00 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$189.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ Adorama
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$1099.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT H710i ATX Mid Tower Case	$169.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$104.78 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2608.72
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$2558.72
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 18:17 EDT-0400

 

Your initial builds and request to stick with the case and CPU cooler gave me the impression that aesthetics are somewhat important to you. This is why I chose the Gigabyte motherboard to go with the GPU and the RGB memory.

 

The board can handle a maxed out 3900X, but you could get a X-570P from Asus for less which is at least equally as good or even a B450 board and save somewhere around ~$80.

 

The memory is fast/low-latency (3600MHz/CL16) but expensive and a lot. For the games you mentioned you'd be fine with 16GB of equally fast non-RGB ram, so you could potentially save aother $100.

 

You can completely skip the CPU cooler and save $200 or get an air cooler (DRP4) and save ~$120.

 

Case is very subjective, so if you really like the aesthetics I can't recommend to get a different one. I will say though: it's very expensive and doesn't have the best airflow.

 

The Crucial p1 is a great SSD. You could get a more expensive SSD like in your builds above or even a Gen 4 SSD but those would not boost your gaming performance (maybe decrease load times from 7 seconds to 5 - don't quote me on that, though)