Help Please, Unsure what to get

[ReubenF]

Hi All

 

Im battling make up my mind what to get. 

 

Im comparing two systems, this is mostly driven by cost, I have chosen a single store due to shipping costs. These prices are competitive (from what I can tell) and in some cases are the best. Im in Australia so this might make the prices look huge. 

 

So what do you guys recommend here? Im looking to game and also run VM's and some programming. I would like to have the best performance. 

To mitigate the huge cost in the new CPU's and Motherboards I have gone from the ROG Maximus to the ROG Strix. The previous Strix boards didnt hold overclocks as well (apparently) So Im concerned this might still be an issue. 

 

What do you guys recommend? 

 

Option 1 
 

Motherboard	ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero Z370 LGA 1151-2 ATX Motherboard	$399.00
CPU	Intel Core i7 8700K Hex Core LGA 1151-2 3.70GHz Unlocked CPU Processor	$589.00
GFX	Already Purchased	$1,100.00
RAM	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 3200Mhz Memory	$269.00
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x 850W 80 Plus V2 Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$209.00
Case	Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C TG Mid-Tower E-ATX Case - Gunmetal	$259.00
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X62 280mm AIO Liquid CPU Cooler	$239.00
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO 250GB NVMe 1.3 M.2 (2280) 3D V-NAND SSD - MZ-V7E250BW	$128.00
	Samsung 860 Evo 500GB M.2 SATA III 6GB/s V-NAND SSD MZ-N6E500BW	$129.00
	Total	$3,321.00

 

Option 2

9th Gen
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard	$419.00
CPU	Intel Core i7 9700K Octa Core LGA 1151 4.90GHz Unlocked CPU Processor	$659.00
GFX	Already Purchased	$1,100.00
RAM	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 3200Mhz Memory	$269.00
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x 850W 80 Plus V2 Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$209.00
Case	Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C TG Mid-Tower E-ATX Case - Gunmetal	$259.00
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X62 280mm AIO Liquid CPU Cooler	$239.00
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO 250GB NVMe 1.3 M.2 (2280) 3D V-NAND SSD - MZ-V7E250BW	$128.00
	Samsung 860 Evo 500GB M.2 SATA III 6GB/s V-NAND SSD MZ-N6E500BW	$129.00
	Total	$3,411.00

 

[Mdgtman91]

option 2, gotta have the threads for the VM life, also productivity and stuff, also its only another $100.

as for the OC, the cooling will be the limiting factor here so I wouldn't be too concerned about it.

[dingd0ng]

the Strix E boards aren't the best value. I would go for the Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro or Pro WIFI. NZXT Kraken is only good for looks, I would go H150i PRO or H115i PRO. Instead of the TridentZ RGB, I would get the Ripjaws V version of the same memory.

[ReubenF]

Thanks Guys

[brob]

You could also downsize the psu. 650W is more than enough for either build, 750W if you are really paranoid.

 

I would go with #2, the i7-9700K. It has slightly higher turbo clocks than the i7-8700K so it will have better performance on lightly threaded work like programming and most gaming.  Also, uses a much better thermal interface material and should have better overclocking result.

[ReubenF]

15 minutes ago, brob said:

You could also downsize the psu. 650W is more than enough for either build, 750W if you are really paranoid.

 

I would go with #2, the i7-9700K. It has slightly higher turbo clocks than the i7-8700K so it will have better performance on lightly threaded work like programming and most gaming.  Also, uses a much better thermal interface material and should have better overclocking result.

Would you suggest the 750w psu if i changed to the Corsair H150 pro?

[brob]

Changing the cpu cooler doesn't really affect the psu logic. If you can fit a good 750W psu in the budget, you might as well. Otherwise a 650W unit is going to be fine.

[ReubenF]

On 10/22/2018 at 3:36 PM, brob said:

Changing the cpu cooler doesn't really affect the psu logic. If you can fit a good 750W psu in the budget, you might as well. Otherwise a 650W unit is going to be fine.

Thank you for the help.