My first build in years
My first build in years
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
Intel CPUs have an edge in gaming performance, but AMD Ryzen has closed the gap. 16GB of RAM is sufficient for most games, and 32GB is generally unnecessary. The GQ PSU is a decent option, but 750W isn't always warranted. When building a PC, prioritize performance components within your budget, focusing on those first before aesthetics like the Define 7 case.
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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-core processor
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU cooler
MSI B450 Tomahawk Max ATX AM4 motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 memory
Intel 665p 1 TB M.2-2280 NVMe solid state drive
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X video card
Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX mid tower case
SeaSonic FOCUS 650 W 80+ Gold certified semi-modular ATX power supply
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor ($294.14)
Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI ATX Motherboard ($209.99)
G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($179.49)
Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC 3X Video Card ($549.99)
NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98)
SeaSonic FOCUS 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99)
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.
RAM is kind of where I started looking to cut some costs after I posted this. I will almost certainly go down to 16.
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.
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.