New build recommendations - Gaming

[wachuko]

Hi again,

Looking to build a second system for my son. Can't believe it has been so long from the first build we did back in March 2013. We have upgraded a few components but, based on feedback from a few forum members, we are currently limited by the CPU for gaming throughput...

This is what we currently have:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32GB (8 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage1: Samsung 850 PRO - 512GB - 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive
Storage2: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 1080 8GB
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Blue ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Certified Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Speakers: Genius SP-HF1800A 50W 2ch Speakers
Monitor: LG 34" Ultra-wide curved LED Monitor
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-OSMIUM Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-KRYPTON Wired Laser Mouse
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 - 64-bit

For the new system, the only thing that I have decided on is on the GPU
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080

Since the first system was dual purpose, at the time, I just tried to go with something that would work more for the creation of characters than pure gaming... This time around, since we will just dedicate the old system to character creation/animation, I would like better performance for games, better cooling, etc...

The current one we have will be turned into the computer my daughter will continue to use for character animation. Right now they were sharing the computer for gaming and animation (Maya, Creative Cloud, zBrush, etc.)

Knowing this. What would be the recommended components to go with? Would like to stay with Intel CPU... and a budget of around US$1,800.00 + 800 (GPU) = 2,600.00 - not a hard/fixed budget... it can change a little if I understand the benefits. Just do not want to go as crazy as I did in the first build...

Thank you in advanced for your recommendations!!

 

[jaslion]

Hi again,

Looking to build a second system for my son. Can't believe it has been so long from the first build we did back in March 2013. We have upgraded a few components but, based on feedback from a few forum members, we are currently limited by the CPU for gaming throughput...

This is what we currently have:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32GB (8 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage1: Samsung 850 PRO - 512GB - 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive
Storage2: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 1080 8GB
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Blue ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Certified Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Speakers: Genius SP-HF1800A 50W 2ch Speakers
Monitor: LG 34" Ultra-wide curved LED Monitor
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-OSMIUM Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-KRYPTON Wired Laser Mouse
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 - 64-bit

For the new system, the only thing that I have decided on is on the GPU
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080

Since the first system was dual purpose, at the time, I just tried to go with something that would work more for the creation of characters than pure gaming... This time around, since we will just dedicate the old system to character creation/animation, I would like better performance for games, better cooling, etc...

The current one we have will be turned into the computer my daughter will continue to use for character animation. Right now they were sharing the computer for gaming and animation (Maya, Creative Cloud, zBrush, etc.)

Knowing this. What would be the recommended components to go with? Would like to stay with Intel CPU... and a budget of around US$1,800.00 + 800 (GPU) = 2,600.00 - not a hard/fixed budget... it can change a little if I understand the benefits. Just do not want to go as crazy as I did in the first build...

Thank you in advanced for your recommendations!!

A simple oc to 4ghz with your cpu and you are good to go really.

 

[Eximo]

I really wouldn't call it limited, that is still a decent workhorse of a processor. A little overclocking will take it very close to what the current CPUs can manage. More up to the GPU when it comes to gaming performance.

RTX2080 is within a few percent either side of a GTX1080Ti, which should be significantly cheaper (and easier to get a hold of).

If you wanted to build it anyway, you have to choose between the i7-8700k 6c/12t, the i7-9700k with 8c, or the i9-9900k with 8c/16t.

You can stick with HEDT by getting an X299 board and an i9-7800x.

There is nothing really dated with the rest of your choices. You can go with the same CPU cooler, slightly newer version of the Samsung Evo 960 or 970 or the Pro series NVMe drives.

If you like that case, you can get another one...

I can put something together, but a lot of the other choices come down to personal preference.

 

[Eximo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($360.98 @ Newegg Business)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($85.22 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: EVGA - Z370 FTW ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Pro 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($397.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB iCX GAMING Video Card ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($102.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG - 34UB88-P 34.0" 3440x1440 75Hz Monitor ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2546.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-20 16:04 EDT-0400

 

[wachuko]

Thank you!! I do want to build a second system to allow one to move to my daughter's room for her art work and keep the new system in the home office... Thanks again!