Assistance with discrete build

Uncletommy · 23 Jan 2019 at 14:12

I haven't built a new system for several years and starting to look the last few weeks has led me down a rabbit hole. I need some suggestions please.

I have to make it as discrete as possible (those are my orders...) - so no full tower and as quiet as possible.

I want to get the bare bones done to begin with and come back later for the monitor and graphics card. I have a 980 which will do me until i decide what to upgrade to.

Usage is mainly Adobe software primarily photoshop and lightroom but I do plan on gaming a fair bit.

My budget is roughly £1000 for

Case
Processor
RAM
Storage - Fast SSD for OS and large storage for library of photos
PS
Cooling solution
Wireless connectivity

So far I have the following:

CPU https://cdn.************.com/static/forever/images/product/33f96aec821c5c10f4b1fd636a7d1881.256p.jpg
Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor

CPU Cooler

Corsair - H100i v2 70.69 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Memory https://cdn.************.com/static/forever/images/product/835ab3efad1be13bbe53beef3e3c6f96.256p.jpg
Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

Storage https://cdn.************.com/static/forever/images/product/09a31f32abb3daaf5ed9b849bd60e675.256p.jpg
Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
£71.28

Power Supply

Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

orbitalwalsh · 23 Jan 2019 at 14:24

you'll be looking at intel, Ryzen has caught up well with Prem Pro - well mainly due to adobe coding better but photoshop and lightroom still favour intel, specially Lightroom!

with £1k budget you should be able to squeeze in a GPU that easily beats the gtx 980

6 core/6 thread 9600k beats ryzen 2700x 8 core 16 thread

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Lightroom-Classic-CC-2019-CPU-Roundup-Intel-vs-AMD-1298/

9600k slightly behind 2700x in Photoshop but 9700k does pull ahead- though overclock the 9600k to 5ghz all cores and will pull ahead again

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2019-CPU-Roundup-Intel-vs-AMD-vs-Mac-1295/

Uncletommy · 23 Jan 2019 at 15:21

Do you think the 9700k is that much better than the 9600k to justify the premium?

orbitalwalsh · 23 Jan 2019 at 15:25

Uncletommy said:
Do you think the 9700k is that much better than the 9600k to justify the premium?

Depends on the work your doing. hopefully that article will help guide yourself. If its your bread and better in life then would choose the best you can get for your budget . Gaming wise will last a bit longer due to extra 2 cores.

tried to keep it in theme of corsair

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Toshiba 2TB P300 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive (HDWD120UZSVA)= £52.99
1 x Gigabyte Z390 Gaming SLI Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £154.99
1 x Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £398.99
1 x Corsair Hydro Series H100x Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - 240mm (CW-9060040-WW)= £89.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £99.95
1 x Intel 256GB 545s SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps TLC 3D NAND Solid State Drive (SSDSC2KW256G8X1)= £37.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 275Q Silent Midi Tower Case - Black (CC-9011164-WW)= £77.99
1 x Corsair TX550M 550W 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020133-UK)= £85.99

Total: £1,011.18 (includes shipping: £12.30)

Uncletommy · 23 Jan 2019 at 16:42

What would you suggest in the way of micro boards if i went for a smaller form case?

lee32uk · 23 Jan 2019 at 19:12

Uncletommy said:
What would you suggest in the way of micro boards if i went for a smaller form case?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte Z390 M Gaming Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £129.95

Total: £140.45 (includes shipping: £10.50)

orbitalwalsh · 23 Jan 2019 at 20:11

Uncletommy said:
What would you suggest in the way of micro boards if i went for a smaller form case?

As lee.mentioned

lee32uk said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte Z390 M Gaming Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £129.95

Total: £140.45 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Same VRM set up

If you want to keep the Corsair theme

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...k-tempered-glass-cc-9011134-ww-ca-24d-cs.html

Uncletommy · 24 Jan 2019 at 11:45

This is excellent, thank you!

orbitalwalsh · 24 Jan 2019 at 12:47

Uncletommy said:
This is excellent, thank you!

trying to track down if where corsair handle their parts RMA - i know most of the customer service is 90% UK based , not to sure if its repaired here as well like Gigabyte. Handy to know if brexit ends up being a nightmare to ship and receive things etc