First Build

[Nanomarine]

Hi guys, I plan on building my first real gaming PC this year. I will be coming from a PC with a 1050, 8gb ram, and an i5 4570. I plan on gaming at 1440p 144hz and I'd like to build a PC that will last for a few years and still be able to run games at max or almost max settings.

This is currently what I have picked out to build. I am open to changing some parts.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZQtkRJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZQtkRJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($419.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste  ($6.55 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($146.47 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($117.89 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.90 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($98.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - ML140 97 CFM 140mm Fans  ($35.57 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Antec P7 Window Midi-Tower Black, Red computer case - Computer Cases (Midi-Tower, PC, Plastic, SGCC, ATX,Micro-ATX,Mini-ITX, Black, Red, 16.5 cm)  ($44.54 @ Newegg) 
Other: RTX 2070 ($530.00)
Total: $1542.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-13 12:03 EST-0500

[Slottr]

Don't worry about getting a black drive, theyre loud and don't have a great performance increase. If you want fast drives, go all SSD. Otherwise a blue drive will do just fine.

[brob]

Looks fine. The Arctic Silver thermal compound is not really necessary as the Dark Rock Pro 4 comes with a tube of compound.

[Nanomarine]

I've been looking at the Ryzen 7 2700x and while it is rated slightly worse, it is cheaper the the 9700k. Would it still be a nice rig if I used the Ryzen instead of the i7?

[brob]

Yes, it could still be a nice rig. The 2700X has slightly lower gaming performance, but not enough to be really noticeable in most titles.

[Nanomarine]

Would you say the 2070 is a decent card or should I get something else? I plan on staying with 1440p for a while.

[brob]

More gpu power is almost always a good thing. As time goes by games become more demanding of the hardware.

[steve-kon]

 

17 minutes ago, Nanomarine said:

Would you say the 2070 is a decent card or should I get something else? I plan on staying with 1440p for a while.

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I don't think the RTX 20 series are worth an investment. You could get a 1080Ti and for your 2k monitor, it will suffice. The main goal of the RTX 20 series seems to be based on the assumption that game developers would opt for real-time ray-tracing and DLSS. Well, that could take a while to really see the full power of those GPU's. Sure they can be cool to show off playing SotTR and Battlefield V, but they're not worth the price.