Thoughts on this build?

JosefJoseph · 15 Aug 2019 at 19:06

MB - MSI Z390 MPG Gaming Pro Carbon (1151) DDR4 ATX
CPU - Intel Core i7-9700k 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake)
GPU - EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra Gaming
RAM - Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz
Cooler - EVGA CLC 120 RGB All in One - 120mm
SSD - Samsung 1TB 860 EVO
Power - Seasonic Focus Plus 650W 80 Plus Gold
Case - Bitfenix Enso Mesh Midi Tower RGB Gaming (3x Free ARGB fans)

Any feedback and opinions would be great

StarShock · 15 Aug 2019 at 19:36

Seems fairly solid, might be tempted to compare against an amd build could get similar performance for a little less money. I'm also not sure about that cooler. For similar money could get a high end air cooler that would out perform it.

JosefJoseph · 15 Aug 2019 at 19:39

StarShock said:
Seems fairly solid, might be tempted to compare against an amd build could get similar performance for a little less money. I'm also not sure about that cooler. For similar money could get a high end air cooler that would out perform it.

Any recommendations on a different cooler, I was just looking into that now.

tamzzy · 15 Aug 2019 at 19:50

JosefJoseph said:
MB - MSI Z390 MPG Gaming Pro Carbon (1151) DDR4 ATX

better off getting a gigabyte aorus - has better VRMs

JosefJoseph said:
RAM - Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz

Crucial Ballistix Sport LT BLS2K16G4D32AESB 3200 MHz, DDR4, DRAM, Desktop Gaming Memory Kit, 32 GB (16 GB x 2), CL16 - better choice

JosefJoseph said:
Cooler - EVGA CLC 120 RGB All in One - 120mm

you'd probably want a 240mm aio, rather than a 120mm aio.
if you're not to averse to sticking a lump of metal instead, the scythe mugen 5 is probably a better (and cheaper) choice.

JosefJoseph said:
SSD - Samsung 1TB 860 EVO

for that sort of money, better to get the corsair mp510 960gb. nvme m.2 ssd.
860 evo is extremely poor value for money

Stephanie Peterson · 15 Aug 2019 at 19:58

i7-9700s had it, cant really see the point now.

tamzzy · 15 Aug 2019 at 20:02

Stephanie Peterson said:
i7-9700s had it, cant really see the point now.

hah. i wasn't even gonna go there...

Stephanie Peterson · 15 Aug 2019 at 20:04

Well its got to be mentioned, yeah someone will pop up and say it can do a few more fps in some old game at 1080p while standing on one foot and whistling.
Meanwhile the 3700 or 3800 have twice the thread capacity and will take the 9700s trousers down and give it a scare with a cucumber every other day.

tamzzy · 15 Aug 2019 at 20:06

@Stephanie Peterson true. i guess when we're talking in terms of value for money...then 3700x + b450 tomahawk max wins any day of the week vs 9700k + z390.

JosefJoseph · 15 Aug 2019 at 20:36

tamzzy said:
better off getting a gigabyte aorus - has better VRMs

Crucial Ballistix Sport LT BLS2K16G4D32AESB 3200 MHz, DDR4, DRAM, Desktop Gaming Memory Kit, 32 GB (16 GB x 2), CL16 - better choice

you'd probably want a 240mm aio, rather than a 120mm aio.
if you're not to averse to sticking a lump of metal instead, the scythe mugen 5 is probably a better (and cheaper) choice.

for that sort of money, better to get the corsair mp510 960gb. nvme m.2 ssd.
860 evo is extremely poor value for money

Thanks, I purposefully did not include anything listed as 'out of stock' on OC as it's difficult enough getting anything for any value delivered to Malta, won't find any already here.