[SOLVED] Looking for assistance with having a new rig built.

[Cymerian]

So, after eight years, my Corsair water cooling unit finally died. Instead of buying and installing a new one, it's best I get a new rig all together.

With that being said, a lot has happened in eight years and as a father I know I won't have time to assemble a new computer and go through the RMA process if a get a dud part. So I need a good place to order a pre built top tier rig. Also, some suggestions on hardware would be greatly appreciated since my overall knowledge is out of date. I know I'll be paying a premium and that's fine. Thanks for your help in advance.

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong section.

 

[coozie7]

Where do you live?
What will the system be used for?
What display/s will you be using?
Once we know these things we'll be able to guide you better.

If you're adamant you cannot or will not build yourself, that's fine, I understand your reasons, but it will be significantly cheaper to take the DIY route and if your child/children are interested in computers you could turn the build into a little lesson for them-assuming they can't already build a HAL9000 in their sleep already that is. 😉

Most small computer shops will either build to order or build a system from parts you supply, try a few phone calls and see what they say-and how much they'll charge.

 

[jwcrellin]

Also, your budget willgreatly impact the parts/focus of what your system can be used for.

 

[Cymerian]

I live in southern New Jersey. It will be a vigorous gaming rig. My 32 inch Samsung LED monitor is still fine. Last rig contained two GTX 580s, i7 950 overclocked, 16gb ram, Corsair water cooling unit, HAF 932 case. This unit was built near the end of 2010. Budget wise, 4000 would be my Max.

 

[coozie7]

What rez is the monitor?

 

[Cymerian]

It's a Samsung s27a950d so I believe it's just 1920x1080

 

[jwcrellin]

Dual gpu is not really a viable option anymore. 95% of new builds will only include a single high performance gpu. Crossfire and SLI scaling just doesn't make sense the way they used to. Also the availability and affordability of larger capacity solid state drives has increased significantly. Just stay with multi layer TLC Nand models, don't go for the QLC crap.

Gaming performance is maximized by having an intel i7 7900k. The i9 9900k has hyperthreading but also costs quite a bit more.

 

[Cymerian]

Thanks for the very useful information. Any suggestions on where to order pre built rigs?

 

[coozie7]

Okey dokey, here's something for discussion:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($128.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($110.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card ($749.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140MP 68.09 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140MP 68.09 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Samsung - LC32JG50QQNZA 32.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor ($359.99 @ B&H)
Total: $2072.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-08 14:23 EST-0500

Plenty going on here:

The big i7 is paired with a cheap cooler because I'm guessing you won't aim at any overclocking, the cooler can be changed for something larger and more powerful though.
No spinning disc, you can add a HDD if you wish.
Yep, I've gone for the hugely expensive RTX2080 which will be stupid overkill for a 60Hz HD TV display but I've also dropped in a truly spectacular Samsung 32" 2K into the mix, again, it's just a suggestion you may or may not take up.
The case and fans are essentially placeholders, I'm sure you have other ideas about the case but the extra fans are there because very few cases have enough installed out of the box-You'll want at least 3: Two in the case front as intake and one in the rear for forced exhaust.

 

[jwcrellin]

https://www.nzxt.com/bldnow NZXT is really good, they use name brand parts and don't cut corners. You can completely customize your build to be the way you want and they don't rape you over price.

 

[coozie7]

Yep, the NZXT site does allow considerable customisation of the system and they don't use cheap parts, it's particularly good to see them providing top quality power supplies in their builds.

www.letsbld.com/bld/step4?price=1000&draft=7286183488

Just click though the options to see exactly how I specced this up.

Do bear in mind, this setup is very powerful, if you will stay with a 60Hz HD display you can alter the specs and lower the graphics card cost.

 

[Cymerian]

Thanks for the options guys. I really appreciate it and you've got me up to speed very quickly.

 

[Cymerian]

In case anyone wanted to know what I ended up buying

https://imgur.com/a/J0QJHmf