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TurboCoder3000

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Mostly, just wanted to get a yay or nay on this system build below? Any weaknesses with the build that you can spot? Is there anything I should change, and anything that screams "no freaking way would I ever do that?" Thank you!! The plan is to overclock to 4.9 GHz on the CPU.

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G3, 220-G3-0850-X1, 80+ GOLD, 850W Fully Modular, EVGA ECO Mode with New HDB Fan
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS ULTRA LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z390 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K Coffee Lake 8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.9 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I79700K Desktop ...
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X72 RL-KRX72-01 High-Performance 360mm All-In-One Water/Liquid CPU Cooler w/ Software Controlled RGB ...
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300)
Video Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 TURBO-GTX1070-8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5" 1TB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-76E1T0B/AM
DVD Drive: LG Black Blu-ray Burner SATA WH16NS40
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Series PH-ES614P_BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Wireless Card: TP-Link Archer T6E PCI Express AC1300 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit


 
With AMD expecting to announce new cpu's, at CES today, you might want to hold off. What is your budget? Even if AMD wasn't releasing new CPU's, I think you would be better off buying an R7 2700x, and using the savings towards a better GPU.
 


oreven wait to see what the price difference will be with intel's new 9th gen CPUs with no graphics core

 


Thank you!! It's a combination of uses - gaming, graphic design, web development, and some video editing. Probably 35%, 35%, 15%, 15% in terms of use, but it varies depending on the project.

In terms of gaming, I can't go much higher in terms of budget.
 


Oh wow - thank you for the information! I haven't kept up as of late with these developments, so this is something to think about for my next build.

Unfortunately, I am in need of a new build quickly to get back up and running due to the nature of how quickly my PC died. So bizarre.

Needless to say, I am never going with a Dell again.

 


Approximately $2,000 - - although I am already going a little higher at $2,300-ish for this build.
 
If gaming is priority one and you have any desire to get a 4k setup at some point you could trim down to a 2700x, am4 motherboard, and keep the stock cooler (actually good with AMD) and probably get at least an rtx 270 for the same money
 
At 4k, going premium with intel doesn't make sense as you'll see no performance difference between Intel & AMD at that resolution. What's more important is ensuring your processor will meet the needs of upcoming triple A titile system requirements and the R7 2700x beats out the i7 in multicore performance. This will allow you to save money going AMD to place the majority of your budget where it counts, the RTX 2080 TI. 4k gaming via triple A titles, the 2080 TI is your only choice.
 
64gb ram is a waste of money. 99% of all people do not need more than 16gb.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($308.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler ($180.02 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($77.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($108.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1973.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-09 16:19 EST-0500
 


Thank you! I should mention I am running two 144 hz 32" curved Samsung gaming monitors. 4 ms refresh. Not super gaming at 1 ms, if that impacts the build at all.

 
Ok guys, here's my final build. Had to make a couple adjustments once I got onto Amazon to ensure Saturday delivery for everything. According to PC Part Picker before purchase, should be no major issues with the following. I threw away the 64GB RAM idea and used the money I saved there to get the better video card.

What do you think?

AMD Ryzen 7 2700x 3.7 GHz
NZXT Kraken X72 AIO Liquid Cooler
ASUS ROG Strix X470 F-Gaming AMD Ryzen 2 AM4 ATX Motherboard
RAM G.Skill Ripjaws 32 GB DDR4 PC-4 25600 3200MHz
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 Power Supply
ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 OC Edition
ASUS Xonar DGX PCI-E Sound Card
TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300
Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
LG WH16NS40K Blu-Ray Reader Writer internal
Corsair Graphite 760T ATX Full Tower Case


 


I do need the 32 GB only because I crawl larger websites, and the RAM is needed as storage for the crawls.

Re: ditching the kraken - not a fan of overclocking? :)
 
Just to clarify, we are talking about 4k gaming right? I cannot recommend anything less than a RTX 2080TI. The graphics card upgrade path for gaming at 4k is going to be frequent enough as it is with how graphically demanding triple A titles are at that resolution. Try overclocking with the stock cooler. I bet you'll reach voltage instability before the thermal limit.
 
@sgt scream - No not 4K gaming. My apologies for not being 100% clear. Top non-4K settings on 2 32” 144 hz Samsung curved monitors are all I need.
 
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