My first build!

[Caleb2W]

Budget (including currency): $1600.00 usd

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: mostly games 

Other details- My first pc I bought little over a year ago with was a omen prebuild from bestbuy with a 2080 in it but now I wanna build one and upgrade most of it. I plan on using the 2080 I have now due to prices of any other gpu lol. This is my current list of parts to buy feel free to make recommendations I appreciate them greatly!

Motherboard: Msi z490 gaming edge (wifi)

gpu: rtx 2080

cpu: i9 10850k ( didn’t see much of a difference between this and the 10900k besides price) 

ram: 32g Corsair c16 3200 ddr4 (got it on sale)

AIO: Corsair H150I 360 

SSD: Evo 970 2TB m.2

power: Corsair 850w

case: Corsair 5000x (yes a lot of Corsair I like there stuff lol) 

I want this thing to be fast and load fast. I normally play on high graphics just because I don’t play on a high hertz monitor anyways. I’m hoping to have this build before battlefield comes out. Thanks to all that comment. Hope everything has a wonderful day!

[Downkey]

8 minutes ago, Caleb2W said:

Budget (including currency): $1600.00 usd

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: mostly games 

Other details- My first pc I bought little over a year ago with was a omen prebuild from bestbuy with a 2080 in it but now I wanna build one and upgrade most of it. I plan on using the 2080 I have now due to prices of any other gpu lol. This is my current list of parts to buy feel free to make recommendations I appreciate them greatly!

Motherboard: Msi z490 gaming edge (wifi)

gpu: rtx 2080

cpu: i9 10850k ( didn’t see much of a difference between this and the 10900k besides price) 

ram: 32g Corsair c16 3200 ddr4 (got it on sale)

AIO: Corsair H150I 360 

SSD: Evo 970 2TB m.2

power: Corsair 850w

case: Corsair 5000x (yes a lot of Corsair I like there stuff lol) 

I want this thing to be fast and load fast. I normally play on high graphics just because I don’t play on a high hertz monitor anyways. I’m hoping to have this build before battlefield comes out. Thanks to all that comment. Hope everything has a wonderful day!

What is the “Corsair 850W”?

What is the SSD? A 970 Evo?

That case is really mediocre airflow wise, I’d switch to a different case with RGB and better airflow (P400A, P500A-D, Lancool Mesh,) or if you really want Corsair get the 4000D airflow.

[Fasauceome]

Made a pcpartpicker version of your list.

You can cut a but of cost on the SSD if you want to , since paying a premium on the SSD for a gaming PC is not really worth much.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nQkxBc

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nQkxBc

 

CPU: Intel Core i9-10850K 3.6 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($406.00 @ Amazon

CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($167.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($225.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)

Storage: Crucial P1 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($243.87 @ Amazon)

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)

Case: Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($121.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $1325.8

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availabl

Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-22 09:12 EDT-0400

21 minutes ago, Downkey said:

What is the “Corsair 850W”?

What is the SSD? A 970 Evo?

That case is really mediocre airflow wise, I’d switch to a different case with RGB and better airflow (P400A, P500A-D, Lancool Mesh,) or if you really want Corsair get the 4000D airflow.

The case doesn't have really any glaring flaws, sure it's not the best but if it's more stylish for what OP is going for then it's alright.

[suedseefrucht]

48 minutes ago, Caleb2W said:

feel free to make recommendations I appreciate them greatly!

Of course you can build your system like that.
I also like to spend a little more money on quieter components or high quality ones.

But if I can save money and get the same or even better performance, I would save it.

Since you want to game on your PC, there will be no noticable difference from i7 to i9.
If you go for high end air cooling you can make your system quieter.

 

So if you go for i7 and maybe be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4, you get the same gaming experience but you save $220.

If you love the RGB so much, that you want to spend the extra $220, feel free to do so, but even if I have the money, I would save it to have multiple nice dinners with my girlfriend or to get a better GPU.

[Caleb2W]

1 hour ago, Downkey said:

What is the “Corsair 850W”?

What is the SSD? A 970 Evo?

That case is really mediocre airflow wise, I’d switch to a different case with RGB and better airflow (P400A, P500A-D, Lancool Mesh,) or if you really want Corsair get the 4000D airflow.

I only looked at this case because it comes with 3 Corsair fans which are $100 alone rather than buy them separately.

[Caleb2W]

41 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

Made a pcpartpicker version of your list.

You can cut a but of cost on the SSD if you want to , since paying a premium on the SSD for a gaming PC is not really worth much.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nQkxBc

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nQkxBc

 

CPU: Intel Core i9-10850K 3.6 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($406.00 @ Amazon

CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($167.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($225.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)

Storage: Crucial P1 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($243.87 @ Amazon)

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)

Case: Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($121.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $1325.8

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availabl

Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-22 09:12 EDT-0400

The case doesn't have really any glaring flaws, sure it's not the best but if it's more stylish for what OP is going for then it's alright.

I don’t mind the case you recommend but does it come with fans? I know the 5000x comes with 3 rgb Corsair fans which are expensive when bought separately.

[Caleb2W]

11 minutes ago, suedseefrucht said:

Of course you can build your system like that.
I also like to spend a little more money on quieter components or high quality ones.

But if I can save money and get the same or even better performance, I would save it.

Since you want to game on your PC, there will be no noticable difference from i7 to i9.
If you go for high end air cooling you can make your system quieter.

 

So if you go for i7 and maybe be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4, you get the same gaming experience but you save $220.

If you love the RGB so much, that you want to spend the extra $220, feel free to do so, but even if I have the money, I would save it to have multiple nice dinners with my girlfriend or to get a better GPU.

If I were to go i7 which one do you recommend I currently have a i7 8700k in my prebuilt 

[suedseefrucht]

7 minutes ago, Caleb2W said:

If I were to go i7 which one do you recommend I currently have a i7 8700k in my prebuilt 

I don't have any overclocking experience, so maybe someone else can answer that.
Personally I bought the 9700 non K last year for my build because it was the newest i7 back then.
 

Is there any game you play, which makes you think: "My CPU is too slow!"?
If not, you could just keep your current one until you feel like it's too slow.
But usually the GPU is the more important thing when it comes to gaming.

[Caleb2W]

2 minutes ago, suedseefrucht said:

I don't have any overclocking experience, so maybe someone else can answer that.
Personally I bought the 9700 non K last year for my build because it was the newest i7 back then.
 

Is there any game you play, which makes you think: "My CPU is too slow!"?
If not, you could just keep your current one until you feel like it's too slow.
But usually the GPU is the more important thing when it comes to gaming.

Ok I’ll have to mess around on bench test and see what comes up. I don’t plan to overclock anything because I don’t know how lol

[Downkey]

59 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

Made a pcpartpicker version of your list.

You can cut a but of cost on the SSD if you want to , since paying a premium on the SSD for a gaming PC is not really worth much.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nQkxBc

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nQkxBc

 

CPU: Intel Core i9-10850K 3.6 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($406.00 @ Amazon

CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($167.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($225.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)

Storage: Crucial P1 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($243.87 @ Amazon)

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)

Case: Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($121.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $1325.8

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availabl

Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-22 09:12 EDT-0400

The case doesn't have really any glaring flaws, sure it's not the best but if it's more stylish for what OP is going for then it's alright.

That P1 is pretty overpriced and a bit slow. The Mushkin pilot-E is much faster and is $20 cheaper. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vkLwrH/mushkin-pilot-e-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mknssdpe2tb-d8

Looks good otherwise

[Caleb2W]

4 minutes ago, Downkey said:

That P1 is pretty overpriced and a bit slow. The Mushkin pilot-E is much faster and is $20 cheaper. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vkLwrH/mushkin-pilot-e-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mknssdpe2tb-d8

Looks good otherwise

Ok so change that and you think it’d be a decent pc? Like I said I’m the post I want this boy to be fast and load quick ill use it mostly for gaming or movie watching lol

[suedseefrucht]

19 minutes ago, Caleb2W said:

I don’t plan to overclock anything because I don’t know how lol

Then you can maybe save even more money.
Intel CPU with K are overclocking capable and usually cost extra.
If you will always use a graphics card, you can even go for a CPU with an F.

These don't have internal graphics and are even cheaper.
 

If you mainboard doesn't need to support overclocking, you might not need a Z one,

except you want it for it's other specs.

[Caleb2W]

1 minute ago, suedseefrucht said:

Then you can maybe save even more money.
Intel CPU with K are overclocking capable and usually cost extra.
If you will always use a graphics card, you can even go for a CPU with an F.

These don't have internal graphics and are even cheaper.
 

If you mainboard doesn't need to support overclocking, you might not need a Z one,

except you want it for it's other specs.

Well is over clocking worth it? Because I can definitely learn. I’ve done nothing for the past week besides look up build guides and everything in between lol

[suedseefrucht]

2 minutes ago, Caleb2W said:

Well is over clocking worth it?

There are many opinions about that.

My opinion is: No.
If you go for AMD, overclocking is always possible (I think).
If you go for Intel, it costs extra.

You get a little more clock speed, which improves performance but you also need more power to run your system.

Intel Turbo Boost already automatically increases your CPU clock when needed, so you save energy when you dont need it and it will lower the clock speed.
Also if you overclock too high, your system can crash and become less reliable.

So you would pay more money for some extra performance but also extra power consumption and less reliability.