1st Time Building, Components Check Please

PHNX

PHNX

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Hi, I bought my first pre-built 10 years ago, and have since transferred the components to a larger case, upgraded the cooling, RAM, GPU, PSU, PCI USB3 ports, and added/swapped various drives including an SSD.

The PC is getting a bit slow these days and so I'm wondering if it's feasible to overhaul it using my existing case, PSU, HDDs, and cooling setup which are:
  1. NZXT Phantom 410 Black - Mid Tower Gaming PC Case, Upto ATX CA-PH410-B1
  2. Corsair Gaming Series 2013 Edition GS 700W ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit
  3. Corsair (CW-9060021-WW) Hydro Series H100i GTX 240mm Extreme Performance All-In-One Liquid CPU Cooler
  4. A combination of 6 x Corsair Air Series SP/AF120&140 fans.
  5. 5 x HDDs
but replacing the MoBo, CPU, GPU, RAM, and adding in an M2 SSD with:
  1. ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING, Intel Z490, S 1200, DDR4, SATA3, Dual M.2, SLi/CrossFire, 2.5GbE/ax Wifi, USB 3.2, ATX
  2. Intel Core i7 10700K, S 1200, Comet Lake, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 3.8GHz, 5.1GHz Turbo, 16MB Cache, 125W, Retail
  3. Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER WINDFORCE OC 8GB GDDR6 Ray-Tracing Graphics Card, 3072 Core, 1650MHz GPU, 1830MHz Boost
  4. 32GB (2x16GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black, PC4-28800 (3600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 18-22-22-42, 1.35V
  5. 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, M.2 (2280) PCIe 3.0 (x4), NVMe SSD, MLC V-NAND, 3500MB/s Read, 3300MB/s Write, 600k/550k IOPS
Could someone more learned than me please tell me if this seems like a sound plan, comment on the compatibility of the above components and recommend replacements if better bang for buck is available?
 
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With the CPU I'd consider a 10700 instead, this review explains why:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i7-10700/

With Ryzen, there's been a few negative threads on Corsair LPX lately. I don't know if it has any issues with Intel Z490, but I'd be tempted to choose another model or brand unless you're getting a good deal.

There's nothing wrong with the SSD, but the price per GB is pretty high, so I wouldn't want to buy a 1TB Samsung NVMe drive myself. A 1TB Crucial MX500 is almost half the price.

What resolution are you playing at?
 
Thanks very much for the advice everyone. Much appreciated.

@Tetras Interesting reading thanks. Think I'll go with the i7 10700 then. Re: the SSD I picked the Samsung as I've found their stuff to be pretty reliable in the past but am definitely open to other recommendations. Resolution-wise think I'm playing at 1680x1050 currently. That might be limited by my 2010 monitor though? I've always stuck with Corsair stuff but thank you for the heads up about that. Who would you recommend for decent RAM at the moment?

@MissChief I'm just having a look at the Sabrent Rocket drive now. Might be one to go for.

@VortexA1 Thanks for the warning. What might be a good PSU to go for, for this setup?
 
PHNX said:
Interesting reading thanks. Think I'll go with the i7 10700 then. Re: the SSD I picked the Samsung as I've found their stuff to be pretty reliable in the past but am definitely open to other recommendations. Resolution-wise think I'm playing at 1680x1050 currently. That might be limited by my 2010 monitor though? I've always stuck with Corsair stuff but thank you for the heads up about that. Who would you recommend for decent RAM at the moment?
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For that resolution a 2080 Super is hilariously overkill, like 500 FPS in CS:GO. Obviously if you upgrade the monitor it'll be a different story, but if you're going to stick with it, I wouldn't get more than a 2060 or 5600 XT. People buy RX 570/580s for that and they're less than £150.

I couldn't recommend any memory.
 
What's your budget? What monitor/resolution do you play on?

Is this just for gaming only, if so what type of games do you play? Do you do anything else i.e. video editing, 3D rendering etc (doubt it as you wouldn't have waited 7-10 years :p)

The parts you picked are fairly top end, so will do nicely. But you could probably settle on a Ryzen 3700X and 2070 Super bundle for a chunk of change less. :o
 
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What's your budget? What monitor/resolution do you play on?

Is this just for gaming only, if so what type of games do you play? Do you do anything else i.e. video editing, 3D rendering etc (doubt it as you wouldn't have waited 7-10 years :p)

The parts you picked are fairly top end, so will do nicely. But you could probably settle on a Ryzen 3700X and 2070 Super bundle for a chunk of change less. :o
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Definitely mate. And then if the OP wanted could just plonk in a 4000 ryzen when they come out without having to change the motherboard.

The new consoles are also Ryzen so I reckon they'll be nicely optimised for it too, so the PC versions will run very nice on it.
 
Sparx said:
What's your budget? What monitor/resolution do you play on?

Is this just for gaming only, if so what type of games do you play? Do you do anything else i.e. video editing, 3D rendering etc (doubt it as you wouldn't have waited 7-10 years :p)

The parts you picked are fairly top end, so will do nicely. But you could probably settle on a Ryzen 3700X and 2070 Super bundle for a chunk of change less. :o
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He could buy something better than a 1680x1050 monitor with the savings to boot. lol...

Honestly, these are the first questions that should have been asked in this thread.
 
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