[SOLVED] My first build in years

[Terpinator]

Hello everyone, hope everyone is doing well these days!

I am finally planning a computer build (It has been years since I last built one). I am pretty far removed from researching hardware (my last GPU i bought was an Nvidia 600 series) so I am pretty out of the loop with what is awesome these days. I did some quick looking around and put a build together. Looked at the price and may have gotten slightly carried away. The initial parts I have selected are below. What does everyone think about it and are there any substitutions I could make to drop the price a bit without sacrificing a bunch of performance?

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K Coffee Lake 8-core
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Super
PSU: EVGA 750 GQ 750W
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Designare
Cooling: Deepcool Assassin III
Storage: Crucial MX500 1TB SSD
Case: Fractal Design Define 7

 

[bmockeg]

Hello everyone, hope everyone is doing well these days!

I am finally planning a computer build (It has been years since I last built one). I am pretty far removed from researching hardware (my last GPU i bought was an Nvidia 600 series) so I am pretty out of the loop with what is awesome these days. I did some quick looking around and put a build together. Looked at the price and may have gotten slightly carried away. The initial parts I have selected are below. What does everyone think about it and are there any substitutions I could make to drop the price a bit without sacrificing a bunch of performance?

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K Coffee Lake 8-core
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Super
PSU: EVGA 750 GQ 750W
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Designare
Cooling: Deepcool Assassin III
Storage: Crucial MX500 1TB SSD
Case: Fractal Design Define 7

I personally wouldn’t spend money on a CPU without hyperthreading Intel 10xxx is releasing and AMD is a better buy IMO.

That PSU is garbage.

Giving us a budget would work better.

 

[Barty1884]

Given you've posted in the "PC Gaming" subforum, assuming this is a gaming rig?

At a glance, some comments:
1. While Intel does tend to have the edge in gaming performance ,the gap has been closed to almost irrelevancy by AMD Ryzen. If you do want to go the Intel route, that's fine - but note their 10th 'Gen' CPUs launch later this month.

2. For gaming, you'd be hard pressed to exhaust 16GB of RAM, so 32GB is (almost certainly) unnecessary

3. The GQ is a solid enough PSU and it's been around a while. There are good options for less money- and that configuration does not warranty 750W.

4. While the Define 7 is nice, when you're working to any sort of budget, focus on your performance-driving components first of all. Plenty of good case options in the <$100 range...

5. While Intel boards tend to be pricey, there's really no reason to spend >$300 for a Z390 board when there are solid offerings in the ~$150 range.


Just as an example, you're looking at a ~$2,000 spend in the parts you listed?
You'd be extremely hard pressed to notice any difference between that and something like this, for around 60% of the cost - and a Ryzen offering doesn't strictly need aftermarket cooling...

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($172.39 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($87.83 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 665p 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1248.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-07 19:00 EDT-0400

 

[bmockeg]

I personally wouldn’t spend money on a CPU without hyperthreading Intel 10xxx is releasing and AMD is a better buy IMO.

That PSU is garbage.

Giving us a budget would work better.

I’d start around this and see what you’d like to change. I do agree with Barry, 32GB is a lot. I don’t surpass 10 GB usually.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($294.14 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard ($209.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($179.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC 3X Video Card ($549.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1523.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-07 19:01 EDT-0400

 

[Terpinator]

I personally wouldn’t spend money on a CPU without hyperthreading Intel 10xxx is releasing and AMD is a better buy IMO.

That PSU is garbage.

Giving us a budget would work better.

Sorry not sure how I left off the budget. I am really looking to spend maybe 1500-1600 tops. I realize the rig I posted is around the 2k mark which is why I came here to see what you all had to say. This is the first time I have really looking into gaming hardware in a long time.

Given you've posted in the "PC Gaming" subforum, assuming this is a gaming rig?

At a glance, some comments:
1. While Intel does tend to have the edge in gaming performance ,the gap has been closed to almost irrelevancy by AMD Ryzen. If you do want to go the Intel route, that's fine - but note their 10th 'Gen' CPUs launch later this month.

2. For gaming, you'd be hard pressed to exhaust 16GB of RAM, so 32GB is (almost certainly) unnecessary

3. The GQ is a solid enough PSU and it's been around a while. There are good options for less money- and that configuration does not warranty 750W.

4. While the Define 7 is nice, when you're working to any sort of budget, focus on your performance-driving components first of all. Plenty of good case options in the <$100 range...

5. While Intel boards tend to be pricey, there's really no reason to spend >$300 for a Z390 board when there are solid offerings in the ~$150 range.


Just as an example, you're looking at a ~$2,000 spend in the parts you listed?
You'd be extremely hard pressed to notice any difference between that and something like this, for around 60% of the cost - and a Ryzen offering doesn't strictly need aftermarket cooling...

1. That is good to know. In the past I have built a couple of rigs but I have little to no experience with AMD in a personal or working environment so I wasn't sure of the performance difference. I am not against AMD at all but that it why I went Intel.

2. RAM is kind of where I started looking to cut some costs after I posted this. I will almost certainly go down to 16.

3. PSU is something I always tend to go over for it seems. Good to know a 650 should cover it.

4/5: I will be honest, I picked those after reading an article for the 2020 best hardware from here lol. I am not too set on either of them.

And the last part, 2k is pretty pricey for me. Thanks for posting another build option. I am much more comfortable around that price range.

I’d start around this and see what you’d like to change. I do agree with Barry, 32GB is a lot. I don’t surpass 10 GB usually.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($294.14 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard ($209.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($179.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC 3X Video Card ($549.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1523.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-07 19:01 EDT-0400

Thanks for posting another parts list! I will take a look. It seems like the common suggestions are lowering the PSU power, switching to Ryzen, less RAM, and saving on the motherboard and case.