144hz Is this build worth it?

[seanchaos]

Budget (including currency): 1700 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: League, Rd2, Warzone, Cyberpunk

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I have 2 4k monitors

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$289.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$169.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$194.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card	$499.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$150.98 @ Newegg
Custom		$129.99
Custom	PH-F120SK_DRGB	$40.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1665.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-24 14:33 EDT-0400

 

[Mateyyy]

You've set your priorities wrong for a gaming system, though regardless, I'd highly suggest waiting a bit longer at least for Ampere/RDNA2, especially since you plan on gaming at 4K.

[seanchaos]

Oh I didn't list it but I already have an m.2 and 2 hdds, but I was told this new gen4 hd was astronomically faster so i thought this would be worth the money and how much power am i looking at then with this build?

[SkillTim]

1 minute ago, BlueScope819 said:

Save some cash on the power supply, (a 650 watt is fine), get regular memory that's not crazy Tridant Z stuff, grab a B550 motherboard and a more reasonable solid state drive, then pick up a 2tb HDD and trade all of those savings for something like a 3080 which will be coming out in 6 days.

Agree with you, although a RTX 3070 would be a better buy for that rig as a 3080 will be overkill.

[seanchaos]

Can you show me a better psu that's suited for the build? Also why a B550 board and not an x570?

[SkillTim]

1 minute ago, seanchaos said:

Can you show me a better psu that's suited for the build? Also why a B550 board and not an x570?

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Dr3H99/silverstone-essential-650-w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-sst-et650-g

 

B550 is newer and if you're not going to use all the additional features of an X570, why pay more?

[seanchaos]

I see thanks.

7 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

You've set your priorities wrong for a gaming system, though regardless, I'd highly suggest waiting a bit longer at least for Ampere/RDNA2, especially since you plan on gaming at 4K.

What do you mean by my priorities are wrong, can you elaborate on what you mean?

[Mateyyy]

1 minute ago, seanchaos said:

What do you mean by my priorities are wrong, can you elaborate on what you mean?

As in you're overspending on most components and therefore you need to sacrifice on the GPU. Ideally for 4K I'd look at a 2080 Super, which should be able to fit into a $1700 budget just fine.

[seanchaos]

Would you mind showing me a build of your own making?

[SkillTim]

7 hours ago, seanchaos said:

Would you mind showing me a build of your own making?

<removed by staff> Please wait until you can get at least a 3070 as that's up there with the 2080 super. They'll be $599 apparently.

[seanchaos]

Okay I will thanks guys and before I buy I will come back for you help.

[SkillTim]

Just now, BlueScope819 said:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/iefo1g/me_trying_to_play_mfs2020_on_10k_pc/

I have heard. Sean didn't mention that he wanted to play Flight Sim. Most people want best bang for buck not overkill.

[seanchaos]

I'm more interested in just playing my games at 1440p and 4k not really into flight sim.

[Oswin]

remember to quote or mention so that we may get notified of your reply

 

 as @Mateyyy had suggested its better to wait for ampere if you are planning to do 4k gaming, 

 

and as for your current list here is something you could do for less:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$289.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler	$59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$74.99 @ B&H
Storage	Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$124.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$739.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Mid Tower Case	$74.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$109.98 @ Newegg
Case Fan	ARCTIC 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	$10.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	ARCTIC 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	$10.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1636.88
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-24 14:54 EDT-0400

*also a 10600k is definitely worth considering if you are mainly gaming

Edited August 24, 2020 by Oswin

[Helpful Tech Witch]

17 minutes ago, Oswin said:

*also a 10600k is definitely worth considering if you are mainly gaming

or  waiting for a 4000 series. That will also be coming out soon, probably a month or two, depending

 

[SkillTim]

On 8/24/2020 at 7:54 PM, BlueScope819 said:

it was an example of a future game. you don't build your computer to deal with the current games well, you build it so you don't have to upgrade it every time a game that you want to play comes out. of course, this is all a moot point because we don't have pricing or performance numbers that are official yet so we will just have to wait and see

3070 will fit that criteria. Anyone needing to game at more than 144Hz 1440p needs to redefine their life priorities.