Help on a new build...

EKAN87

EKAN87

EKAN87

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Hello,

I was wondering what people think of the below build. Please note I game on 4K TV (Samsung KS8000).

Space is limited for me, I game in my living room where my current PC sits in a cabinet, which opens up.

CPU - i7-8700k, i9-9700k or i9-9900k? Overlocking is not something I will be doing anytime soon but will keep the "k" as there is little in price difference
RAM - Kingston Fury Black 16GB DDR4 2666MHz
GPU - Asus Rog Strix 2080ti
Motherboard - Asus Strix B360-I Gaming Mini-ITX
Power Supply - Corsair 750W TXm Series Semi Modular 80 Plus Gold Ultra Quiet
SSD - Samsung 500Gb 860 EVO / Already have Samsung 250Gb 860 EVO which I will add from old build
HDD - Already have WD 1Tb Black which I will add from old build
Cooling - Noctua NH-C14S Ultra Quiet Performance or Corsair H60 2018 Hydro Series?
Case - Corsair Crystal Series 280X RGB Gaming Case

From my old build I will be selling my i5-6600k, Asus Strix 1080ti, Cooler, RAM and Power Supply. I know my old build is good but I struggle on the newer games which are more CPU intensive and I can get more money for my GPU and other parts now than a year or so later.

Thanks!!
 
9700k and Aorus ITX for £170, or Gigabyte mATX for £120 much better then B360 boards by a long long shot !

Push team group 3000hz ram for £90

Thought at 4k , ryzen 2600x is worth a look at due to CPU not being the main processing station at 4k, the GPU is !!!

Smaller, powerful, and cheaper !

Add your drives and fans/RGB fans and all sorted !

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,837.46 (includes shipping: £12.60)


Intel 9700k and Corsair mATX

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £2,098.40 (includes shipping: £12.60)


Enable MCE and should run 4.9ghz all cores :)​
 
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EKAN87 said:
Please note I game on 4K TV (Samsung KS8000).

Power Supply - Corsair 750W TXm Series Semi Modular 80 Plus Gold Ultra Quiet
SSD - Samsung 500Gb 860 EVO ...
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4K is such heavily GPU focused, that there's no sense to pay Intel's ludicrous prices from a platform without even upgrade path.
For comparison Playstation 5 might have same amount of CPU power available for games year from now.
(in PC there's lots of bloatware/overhead to run besides game)
AM4's upgrade path gives lot better endurance against that.

There are fully modular PSUs for less than that Corsair.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/antec-hcg-gold-750w-80-plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-24x-an.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seas...plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-05r-ss.html
Both without need to send over customs border of hard brexit if there's problem:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/32497642
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/32502045

WD Blue would be available for less than Samsung:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search?sSearch=wd+blue+500gb
 
EsaT said:
Both without need to send over customs border of hard brexit if there's problem:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/32497642
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/32502045

WD Blue would be available for less than Samsung:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search?sSearch=wd+blue+500gb
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https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/32522624/

along with corsair ,ram, coolers , storage etc :)

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/32499629/

PSU replacement still comes from Germany ^^^ :(
Not sure if @Corsair Nick can comment it PSU replacement is shipped from UK distributor or not ?

Consoles will be powerful next Gen but they'll still lack the speed power, even at 4k being GPU bound, CPU can still hold it back if they cant clock it higher then 3Ghz - Have a feeling they'll rock 7nm+ , that would be the smarter move

would personally go with Ryzen ITX to keep everything nice and small :D
 
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