What would you change in this build?

[Dizz]

Hi guys, I'm getting back into gaming more again and would like to build my own PC to save on some of the costs of the pre-built machines as well as to customise the look myself. I'm after a powerful machine built specifically around gaming on ultra settings at 144hz+ at 1440p.

Can you have a look at the build below and see if i've missed anything and what you would change to potentially save money or to make improvements? I'm not sure about the performance benefits of SSD over the WD Black HDD in terms of cost. I want some big storage, with the SSD to run the operating system and key programs.

The look of the PC is important too so I would like it to look clean.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-10600K 4.10GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £274.99
• 1 x Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q 27" 2560x1440 IPS 165Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync LED Backlit Gaming Monitor= £499.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £189.95
• 1 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMT16GX4M2C3= £139.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER WindForce OC 3X 8G 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £529.99
• 1 x NZXT H710 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass= £139.99
• 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)= £6.49
• 1 x Corsair CV Series CV650 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020211-UK)= £66.95
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler= £64.99
• 1 x WD 4TB Black 7200RPM 256MB Cache Internal Performance Hard Drive (WD4005FZBX)= £174.95
• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0B)= £66.95

Total: £2,176.05 (includes shipping: £20.82)​

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[Dizz]

Thanks for the replies, since I was a kid I have always had Intel CPUs so I guess I'm just drawn to them which is silly really. I'm really considering the AMD options.

When do you think the 4000 series chips will hit the shelves?

 

[Dizz]

nearly £2200 for that? ouch.

Care to expand on what you think is bad value?

 

[Dizz]

Looks good, you defo need to change motherboard though 10th gen Intel are z490 boards, unless it's a typo I'd also probably go noctua cpu cooler cause I'm a snob lol if it fits in case

Yea I didnt really check the mother board to be honest.

 

[Dizz]

sure

OK great thanks.