[SOLVED] New Gaming PC (Final Thoughts)

[agentile]

Hi everyone,

After spending most of last night watching videos, reading articles and painstakingly trying to make decisions, this is where I have fallen.

This will be a prebuilt system from Scan 3XS. I would appreciate any advice on ways to improve and especially areas where I may have gone a little too far and could save money without performance loss.

This system will be for 1080p and in the future 1440p gaming when I upgrade my monitor. My computer is also my media system for TV shows, movies, and general usage.

CPU: R7 2700X
MB: Asus ROG STRIX X470-F
CPU Cooler: be quiet Dark Rock 4
GFX: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB BLACK GAMING
Memory: 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Module DDR4 3000Mhz
PSU: Corsair Fully Modular RM650X
HD1: Samsung 970 EVO Polaris 250GB M.2 PCIe 3D NVMe SSD/Solid State Drive
HD2: Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM008 Desktop SATA III Hard Drive
Case: Fractal Meshify C
OS: Windows 10

Total inc VAT: £1670

I decided on Ryzen because of value. For the price, you really do seem to get a lot for your money and for the sake of a few FPS, the i7 9700k--which was my other option--seemed very expensive. The money saved has gone into CPU cooling, an upgraded PSU and RGB memory.

Before I make the purchase I'd love to get your opinions.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

That system is a very good performer and the 2700x will allow for future gpu upgrades. The only reccomendation i can make would be an x470 board over the b450, however the b450 board will work fine and allow that cpu to run well at 4.0ghz.

 

[madmatt30]

It's nice but overpriced, I wouldnt pay extra for overclocking either, the 2700x doesn't need to be overclocked manually at all.
It'll hit faster boost speeds than 4 ghz under normal use.

 

[agentile]

I was considering saving money on the CPU cooler and going for the Dark Rock Pro 4, would that be enough? I could save another £20 on dropping the RGB Memory too if I was to do that.

 

[madmatt30]

The dark rock will keep a 2700x around 60c on full load, & you won't hit full load ever unless you're doing professional rendering or stress testing.

So yeah it's more than enough.

I'd personally pick a better board than the B450 Strix when you're spending that kind of money though.

 

[agentile]

With the money saved, I can upgrade to the Asus ROG STRIX X470-F. I'll put that in.

 

[madmatt30]

Make sure the ram is 2 X 8gb sticks, not a single 16gb stick

 

[agentile]

Just checked, and yes it's 2x8. Is there anything I'm forgetting? a better case maybe?

 

[agentile]

System ordered, thank you for the advice. Now the inevitable impatience

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Haha. Its worse when you get your first component. Its exiting untill you realize you cant use it untill the rest comes. Sounds like a good build that will last a good while. Have fun!

 

[agentile]

Update. It has arrived! Installing AC: Odyssey and getting everything set up. I also bought myself a S2716DG to go with it. 165Hz with G-Sync, oh yes! Can't wait.

Going from 60 to 165Hz in windows alone is lovely, can't wait to see it in a game.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Enjoy!