Need advice on my first gaming pc build

LJMtheDestroyer · 19 Apr 2020 at 12:32

Budget: £1500 Country: UK Location: On top of desk (43cm deep) Use: Gaming Peripherals: Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor, Speakers (Lighting?) OP System: Windows 10 Form Factor: ATX

I already have the monitor, keyboard and speakers. I assume a mid tower case would be best and I have chosen a CPU and GPU, (Intel Core i9-9900K) and (Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super), I am now stuck at picking out a motherboard and further, if anyone could help that would be great. I feel like there needs to be at least 4DIMM slots but am not sure. Thanks for any help.

LJMtheDestroyer · 19 Apr 2020 at 15:08

I’ve only ever used intel and I’ve heard that it is better for running a single thing at a time, whereas Ryzen is better for multitasking

LJMtheDestroyer · 19 Apr 2020 at 16:01

Primarily gaming, mid tier games, only just getting into pc gaming properly.

LJMtheDestroyer · 19 Apr 2020 at 16:18

I currently have a Dell 27 Gaming Monitor - will upgrade in future

LJMtheDestroyer · 19 Apr 2020 at 16:23

At the moment I have decide on a CPU (Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor), a GPU (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card) and a Motherboard (Asus PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard). Does that seem okay?

LJMtheDestroyer · 19 Apr 2020 at 16:36

Thank you, this is all super useful

LJMtheDestroyer · 19 Apr 2020 at 16:48

Is the only advantage of Ryzen the price? As the intel i9-9900K also has 8 cores and 16 threads

LJMtheDestroyer · 19 Apr 2020 at 18:01

Is 1TB SSD and 1TB HDD a good combination of storage? Or is 500MB SSD and 2TB HDD better? Plus, could you guys recommend any HDD's, 1TB and 2TB