Current Spec:
i7 3770
16GB
GTX 980ti
Samsung SSD
North Q Black magic PSU (think it’s 750W)
Anidees AI-6B Midi Tower Case
1080p TV (not overly fussed about 4K at the minute)
Expectations:
60fps with all the bells and whistles at 1080p, would really like to give ray tracing a go (I know all the pros and cons and am fully invested in giving it a go).
I want to stick with intel and Nvidia so I’m not fussed about going the AMD route.
Options:
1) Buy a Asus RTX 2080 around £600 and hope my CPU isn’t too much of a bottleneck. Could start here then move to one of the other options if it doesn’t work out.
2) Buy an i9 9900k, 16GB RAM, motherboard, cooler, and hope it all works with my current case and PSU. Stick with 980ti and live without ray tracing for a bit until it matures.
3) Option 2 plus sack off the 980ti and add an RTX 2080.
4) Complete new i9 build with a new case and everything, I’ve totalled it all up around £1800. Quite fancy this if I’m honest as it’s been ages since I’ve built a PC.
5) Leave as is, and wait it out another year.
Please help me make a decision! Thanks, potential build below...
i7 3770
16GB
GTX 980ti
Samsung SSD
North Q Black magic PSU (think it’s 750W)
Anidees AI-6B Midi Tower Case
1080p TV (not overly fussed about 4K at the minute)
Expectations:
60fps with all the bells and whistles at 1080p, would really like to give ray tracing a go (I know all the pros and cons and am fully invested in giving it a go).
I want to stick with intel and Nvidia so I’m not fussed about going the AMD route.
Options:
1) Buy a Asus RTX 2080 around £600 and hope my CPU isn’t too much of a bottleneck. Could start here then move to one of the other options if it doesn’t work out.
2) Buy an i9 9900k, 16GB RAM, motherboard, cooler, and hope it all works with my current case and PSU. Stick with 980ti and live without ray tracing for a bit until it matures.
3) Option 2 plus sack off the 980ti and add an RTX 2080.
4) Complete new i9 build with a new case and everything, I’ve totalled it all up around £1800. Quite fancy this if I’m honest as it’s been ages since I’ve built a PC.
5) Leave as is, and wait it out another year.
Please help me make a decision! Thanks, potential build below...
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Dual OC 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £599.99
- 1 x Asus ROG Strix Z390-F Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £199.99
- 1 x Corsair RMx Series RMx750 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020179-UK)= £124.99
- 1 x Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £518.99
- 1 x Corsair Crystal 570X RGB Midi Tower Tempered Glass Case - Black (CC-9011098-WW)= £149.99
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32= £89.99
- 1 x Samsung 970 EVO Plus Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £119.99
- 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H100x Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - 240mm (CW-9060040-WW)= £89.99
Total: £1,919.12 (includes shipping: £25.20)
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