Old System Built Nov-2012 - Time for new System

[Socrates470BC]

This is what I am thinking:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev.2 Full Tower Gaming Case - Orange= £249.95
• 1 x Asus ROG Maximus XI Code Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £359.99
• 1 x Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £479.99
• 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H115i Platinum RGB Performance Liquid Cooler - 280mm (CW-9060038-WW)= £139.99
• 1 x Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-30900 3866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMD16GX4M2B= £278.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex II 1000W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £179.99
• 1 x Asus GeForce RTX 2080 ROG Strix 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £899.99
• 1 x Samsung 970 EVO Polaris 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £458.99

Total: £3,063.18 (includes shipping: £15.30)


I am not looking to shave the budget, it is more important to have a great system with the best components. I do have some additional hard disks and an SSD which I will add myself.

I appreciate any comments or advice which I may receive.​

 

[Socrates470BC]

WOW, some very interesting replies, and lots of food for thought.

What is the system to be used for (should have told you this first).

I am a software developer, so system supports Microsoft development stack, multiple instances, multiple databases, reports, VM's, Photoshop, Video, 3 x 1440 screens, etc. Want to load tools fast, fast compilation of large systems.

Usual gaming requirements, plus VR.

When I purchased my last system (6 years ago), seasonic based PSU's were considered top. My understanding today is that Superflower and EVGA are now the leading brands (please correct me if this is not the case). The reason for overkill in power is that when running at less than 50% the fans do not run and system is much quieter.

I do tend to prefer Asus over Gigabyte and Intel over AMD (previously had problems with their AMD GPU drivers).

I did look at a number of cases, Corsair Obsidian 500D, Phanteks Primo, and Meshify. Usually use an air cooler, but going to use an AIO this time. I am still open minded about the case.

I did fancy the ROG strix 2080 TI but out of stock atm.

Waiting for new tech to arrive is not an option, current system has several issues (Power, MB and Memory and running out of storage). Was hoping to wait for Intel's 10nm (now 7nm apparently). AMD's future offerings sound appealing, but they have failed to deliver so often in the past I would not want to be an early adopter.

Some items were compromised due to lack of availability, but purchase will need to proceed soon.

Thanks so much for the feedback, and I will consider each suggestion with an open mind and see where it leads.