First Build Advice

[Woodro92]

Hi,
I'm looking to build a PC to move away from console for gaming (mostly single play and RPGs) and for CAD/Modelling (Fusion 360, Hexagon Vero, Blender), I am building it to last a few years but be upgrade-able as needed.
List:
Case: Corsair 750D Obsidian (3 x 140mms inc)
Motherboard: ASUS STRIX Z390-F
CPU: Intel I9 9900k
GPU: EVGA Nvidia 2070 Super 1x (will be 2x in time with NV link)
RAM:4 x 8GB DDR4 Corsair Vengeance
PSU:1000W Corsair HW1000i
1x 500GB NVME SSD Kingston
4TB Toshiba X300 HDD
Noctua NH-D15 CPU cooler.

Peripherals I'll sort in time - eyeing up 2 24" MSIs and razor for mouse and keyboard.

This is a first build for me so forgive for any errors in the list, done research as best I can.
Any advice will be muchly appreciated, if better motherboard available, or I can fit 2 NVMEs etc etc, I am Flexible-ish on budget but not willing to go nuts with the wallet.
I have a friend who will do the build and the like but I wanted to see how far I can do on my own as enjoying looking into it and wished I made the jump sooner.
Many Thanks

 

[VortexA1]

If you're also going to be CAD/Modelling if you get a 3900 Ryzen you would have far more power on your CAD/Modelling, what res monitor will you be using? I think there is about a 5% difference with 9900 over Ryzen on frames.

Also I would get at least a 1GB SSD.

 

[Woodro92]

Thanks, I was looking at getting a SSD to add in as well as it has 2 slots for them in the tower at least.
Fair enough, I was looking at the AMD line as my friend said to go that way more as AMD are putting intel to shame in the current era but that's a different topic entirely.

 

[Sparx]

What's the budget?

As above I'd probably go for a Ryzen 3900X, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe drive combo... the extra cores/threads with a 3900X help you significantly for the software you use.

 

[Woodro92]

Thanks guys muchly appreciated, making the swap in the basket.
Also meant to say, I'd be happy with anything over 1080 if I'm honest but ideally 1440 if possible.

 

[Woodro92]

Oh and is going is 2070s and NV link worth it, ie buy and fit 1 now and then later in the year or next year buy another and use NV link (instead of SLI) or am I better off upgrading to the newer model when needed, heard Nvidia 30 series on way eventually?

 

[Sparx]

Can you post your basket up? When you view your basket, there is a 'BBCode' button below it, press that - then copy/paste the code here.

Probably better off upgrading GPU than SLI these days, the performance doesn't scale as much as you'd expect it too.

 

[Woodro92]

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My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW)= £139.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix Z390-F Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £199.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Quad Channel Kit (Black)= £169.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Twelve Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £449.99
• 1 x Corsair HXi Series HX1000i 1000W '80 Plus Platinum Digital Modular Power Supply (CP-9020074-UK)= £239.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £109.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER WindForce OC 3X 8G 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £518.99
• 1 x Noctua NH-D15 Dual Radiator Quiet CPU Cooler with two NH-A15 Fans= £84.95
• 1 x IcyBox Standard 5.25" Drive Bay USB 3.0 Multi Card Reader eSATA (IB-867)= £31.99
• 1 x Toshiba 4TB X300 High Performance Hard Drive (HDWE140UZSVA)= £94.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GC-WBAX200 PCI-E X1 WiFi-6 & Blutooth 5.0 Network Adapter= £34.99
• 1 x Gigabyte 1TB M.2 PCIe x4 NVMe SSD/Solid State Drive= £149.99

Total: £2,241.74 (includes shipping: £15.90)​

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[Sparx]

Yeah there's a lot of junk in that, you could get so much more and spend a lot less money, seriously.

The motherboard is Intel so you can't just swap to the AMD CPU, it won't fit or work! You need a different motherboard with an AM4 socket.

Do you need the huge case and 5.25" drive bay? If you need a card reader it'd be tidier to use an external USB one. PSU is also massively overkill.

Here's my suggestion for a build... 3900X cpu, X570 mb with onboard WiFi 6 AX, case has great airflow, awesome AIO water cooler for CPU. You can also save £100 by getting your Windows key on that popular auction site for about £5 too.

Edit: Also if this rig is for both gaming/3d work and you also mention buying 2x new monitors... I'd go for something that would do both well - like the LG 27GL850-B (obv just one of them, if you want another monitor for browsing etc get something else cheaper). The LG has 1440p, G-Sync, 144Hz, IPS panel - all the bells & whistles you'd want to game with, plus also being a quality IPS panel should be nice to render/model work on too.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Twelve Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £449.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit= £179.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Gaming OC 3X 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £499.99
• 1 x NZXT C-Series C650 650W 80+ Gold Fully-Modular Power Supply= £99.95
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £124.99
• 1 x Seagate 4TB Barracuda 5400RPM 256MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST4000DM004)= £92.99
• 1 x MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 ATX Motherboard= £219.95
• 1 x NZXT Kraken X53 AIO CPU Water Cooler - 240mm= £119.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower DRGB Case - White= £83.99

Total: £1,871.83 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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