Buying these parts today

[Amer]

Any recommendations/feedback/advice would be highly appreciated.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.99 @ Corsair
Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$399.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$195.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4.0 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$399.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.97 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	$1299.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Evolv X ATX Mid Tower Case	$193.25 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Asus 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$493.90 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor	$362.46 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus VG278QR 27.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor	$326.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Keyboard	$249.99 @ Dell
Mouse	Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse	$149.00 @ Walmart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$4286.50
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-15 11:44 EDT-0400

 

[Amer]

I was thinking of waiting for the RTX 3080 series but I'm only in the states for 2 more months

[Guest]

Why didn't you go 4x8?

[Amer]

Just now, Berkomeister said:

Why didn't you go 4x8?

Idk, so I can upgrade if needed in the future I guess I don't really need more than 32gb.. I mean 4x8 would be a lot nicer though.

[rapidkillerx]

wonder if you should go for a bigger hard drive, seems a little silly for the ssd to be double the capacity of the hard drive

[Amer]

Just now, rapidkillerx said:

wonder if you should go for a bigger hard drive, seems a little silly for the ssd to be double the capacity of the hard drive

The hard drive is literally to store things like videos, documents, etc. SSD is for everything else like my games, programs etc

[rapidkillerx]

get a better psu, one in the A tier of this list

 

[Amer]

2 minutes ago, rapidkillerx said:

get a better psu, one in the A tier of this list

 

Thanks, I mostly wanted the Asus Thor because of the looks lmao. Might get an AX860i then

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

5 minutes ago, Amer said:

The hard drive is literally to store things like videos, documents, etc. SSD is for everything else like my games, programs etc

It still might make more sense to get like a 250-500GB NVME drive for the OS and a 2TB sata drive for all your junk.

 

Not sure if the price lines up the same, but HDDs suck and you seem to have plenty of cash to burn .

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

16 minutes ago, rapidkillerx said:

get a better psu, one in the A tier of this list

 

 

12 minutes ago, Amer said:

Thanks, I mostly wanted the Asus Thor because of the looks lmao. Might get an AX860i then

The THOR is on the list, and Gold colored.

 

Or am I crazy?

 

Edit:

Gold - best units in the tier

 

Tier A • Recommended for high-end system

...

Single-rail

...

Asus | ROG Strix (<2020/2020+) / Thor

...

[SpookyCitrus]

First off, you have a pcie 4.0 nvme drive listed, the new 10th gen processors don't have Gen4 pcie support and neither do most of the motherboards so paying extra for a Gen 4 Nvme drive is just a waste of money. The PSU you picked is astronomically overpriced, and getting it solely based on looks is ridiculous, you can get a corsair equivalent for less than half the price of the Thor. The memory you picked is also overpriced. I changed a few things to save cost while still keeping quality components. Also keep in mind you're going to be spending about $530 on the processor as well which isn't listed on your list or mine because it is out of stock, so make sure you add the $530 to the total price. 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.99 @ Corsair
Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$399.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$144.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$279.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$55.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	$1299.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Evolv X ATX Mid Tower Case	$193.25 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$184.99 @ Corsair
Monitor	Asus PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor	$362.46 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus VG278QR 27.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor	$326.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Keyboard	$249.99 @ Dell
Mouse	Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse	$149.00 @ Walmart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3817.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-15 12:08 EDT-0400

 

[SpookyCitrus]

6 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

 

The THOR is on the list, and Gold colored.

 

Or am I crazy?

 

Edit:

Gold - best units in the tier

 

Tier A • Recommended for high-end system

...

Single-rail

...

Asus | ROG Strix (<2020/2020+) / Thor

...

It is a great PSU, however $490 great? Hell no.

You can get a Corsair HX Platinum for $185 that is in the same tier as the Thor and is even a multi-rail unit, it's a purple unit on the list which is the actual best of the tier. 

Purple includes the the Gold requirements as well as the unit being a multi-rail.

 

[Amer]

9 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

First off, you have a pcie 4.0 nvme drive listed, the new 10th gen processors don't have Gen4 pcie support and neither do most of the motherboards so paying extra for a Gen 4 Nvme drive is just a waste of money. The PSU you picked is astronomically overpriced, and getting it solely based on looks is ridiculous, you can get a corsair equivalent for less than half the price of the Thor. The memory you picked is also overpriced. I changed a few things to save cost while still keeping quality components. Also keep in mind you're going to be spending about $530 on the processor as well which isn't listed on your list or mine because it is out of stock, so make sure you add the $530 to the total price. 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.99 @ Corsair
Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$399.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$144.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$279.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$55.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	$1299.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Evolv X ATX Mid Tower Case	$193.25 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$184.99 @ Corsair
Monitor	Asus PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor	$362.46 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus VG278QR 27.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor	$326.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Keyboard	$249.99 @ Dell
Mouse	Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse	$149.00 @ Walmart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3817.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-15 12:08 EDT-0400

 

Well the Asus Thor is the same price @ 190$ ish but it's only because they're out of stock right now. As for the Sabrent 4.0, what motherboards support it because the read/write speeds are a big jump. The RAM; I can live with that

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

4 minutes ago, Amer said:

Well the Asus Thor is the same price @ 190$ ish but it's only because they're out of stock right now. As for the Sabrent 4.0, what motherboards support it because the read/write speeds are a big jump. The RAM; I can live with that

Only AMD boards atm support PCIe 4.0, and the extra performance is only meaningful in specific scenarios.

 

@SpookyCitrus those changes all look good to me except I would scrap the HDD altogether as I said.

[SpookyCitrus]

9 minutes ago, Amer said:

Well the Asus Thor is the same price @ 190$ ish but it's only because they're out of stock right now. As for the Sabrent 4.0, what motherboards support it because the read/write speeds are a big jump. The RAM; I can live with that

The 10900k doesn't have pcie gen 4 suppoprt, that's not coming until the next CPU release from Intel. Only AMD has support for pcie gen 4 atm. Only some Z490 boards (I believe gigabyte boards) have pcie gen 4 as an option because the Rocket Lake CPUs coming in the close future will support pcie gen 4 and will be on the LGA 1200/ Z490 platform. The 10th gens currently out do not and will not.

[Amer]

27 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

Only AMD boards atm support PCIe 4.0, and the extra performance is only meaningful in specific scenarios.

 

@SpookyCitrus those changes all look good to me except I would scrap the HDD altogether as I said.

 

26 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

The 10900k doesn't have pcie gen 4 suppoprt, that's not coming until the next CPU release from Intel. Only AMD has support for pcie gen 4 atm. Only some Z490 boards (I believe gigabyte boards) have pcie gen 4 as an option because the Rocket Lake CPUs coming in the close future will support pcie gen 4 and will be on the LGA 1200/ Z490 platform. The 10th gens currently out do not and will not.

Well, what if I get a 3900x instead of the 10900k? Would it make more sense to get the Sabrent 4.0?

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

4 minutes ago, Amer said:

 

Well, what if I get a 3900x instead of the 10900k? Would it make more sense to get the Sabrent 4.0?

Depends on what you are doing with the machine. Is it purely for gaming?

[Amer]

6 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

Depends on what you are doing with the machine. Is it purely for gaming?

Mostly gaming yeah

[Avocheeseado]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor	$529.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$399.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$179.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$279.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$1499.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Evolv X ATX Mid Tower Case	$193.25 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair AX 1000 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$284.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor	MSI Optix MAG272CQR 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$399.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	HP Omen 27i 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$499.99 @ HP
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Keyboard	$249.99 @ Best Buy
Mouse	Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse	$119.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$4863.13
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-15 13:05 EDT-0400

If you can afford then this. A 1080p monitor with a 4 grand pc is not great id go 1440p

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

3 minutes ago, Amer said:

Mostly gaming yeah

10900K is the way to go then.

[SpookyCitrus]

43 minutes ago, Amer said:

Well, what if I get a 3900x instead of the 10900k? Would it make more sense to get the Sabrent 4.0?

No, not if you're just gaming. It won't really improve anything over a standard nvme drive in games.

[SpookyCitrus]

34 minutes ago, Avocheeseado said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor	$529.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$399.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$179.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$279.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$1499.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Evolv X ATX Mid Tower Case	$193.25 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair AX 1000 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$284.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor	MSI Optix MAG272CQR 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$399.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	HP Omen 27i 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$499.99 @ HP
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Keyboard	$249.99 @ Best Buy
Mouse	Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse	$119.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$4863.13
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-15 13:05 EDT-0400

If you can afford then this. A 1080p monitor with a 4 grand pc is not great id go 1440p

The 1000w power supply is completely unnecessary. Plus OP already had a high resolution monitor selected. They had a 4k monitor and a high refresh rate 1080p the 4k was I'm guessing main display and the 1080p is the secondary. I personally would rather do a high refresh rate 1440p over 4k 60hz as well but still OP did have a high resolution monitor selected already.

[Avocheeseado]

18 hours ago, SpookyCitrus said:

The 1000w power supply is completely unnecessary. Plus OP already had a high resolution monitor selected. They had a 4k monitor and a high refresh rate 1080p the 4k was I'm guessing main display and the 1080p is the secondary. I personally would rather do a high refresh rate 1440p over 4k 60hz as well but still OP did have a high resolution monitor selected already.

Oh yes I didnt see both the monitors

[Guest]

If you are mainly gaming I would do something like this for the short term. You can then look at upgrading the cpu/gpu at a later date once the new hardware is out in Q4. An 8 core should be fine for a good while though.

 

I haven't added a board as B550 are due out today so you should have more options there. 

 

So kept the 4K monitor as the 2nd screen, and swapped the 1080p for a 34" 3440 x 1440 144Hz. If you prefer a regular 27" 1440p then the HP one above is a good option. With this sort of budget you shouldn't be gaming at 1080p.

 

The Arctic cooler is a bit overpriced at the minute. You should be able to get the Duo version for that price.

 

Also NVMe 4.0 isn't worth the extra cash over a regular NVMe 3.0 SSD for gaming.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($274.49 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($116.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($259.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($739.99 @ 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  ($125.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor  ($358.62 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: LG 34GK950F-B 34.0" 3440x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($899.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Keyboard  ($249.99 @ Best Buy) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse  ($119.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $3341.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-16 09:13 EDT-0400