Hello Yea Forums frens. I am building a gaming PC for the first time, and I am very nervous about it. I would like to tap into the giant brains of this image board to check my work and point anything I missed putting together my rig.
Here's the specs I'm considering CPU: Intel i7-9700k GPU:RTX 2080 SSD: 250 GB HDD: 2 TB Barracuda RAM: 16GB G Skill Aegis Power Supply: Seasonic 850W Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z390 Aorus Pro Case: Thor V2 I plan on reusing the the Screen, keyboard, mouse and wireless network card from my old prehistoric rig.
All of this plus fans will come out to the tune of of 1800 buckaroos. Am I going overboard? There are certain parts (the case, the motherboard, SSD) where I'm not sure if I really NEED to go for the premium price. Also, do you think I'll need a soundrive? I'm very eager to hear what you fellas think.
Hi user, my build is similar except I went ryzen instead of Intel. Definitely splurge for the ssd, I would even rec a bigger one (500gb-1tb) if you can afford it because games are getting more expensive all the time
Luke Adams
>intel in 2019 Why do people do this to themselves?
Jacob Rivera
Dumb dumb frogposter poster
Ian Stewart
Ah I see. Since I was going to have both and SSD and an HDD I wasn't sure how much going big on the former would help. I was thinking of going for ryzen, but most places I look online were of the mind that intel was overall better for gaming. What's the problem with Intel? Is it the price?
Camden Kelly
PSU is way too big, get a modular around 600w instead (keep it seasonic though)
I would highly recommend getting a quality SSD and motherboard. It doesn't need to be super expensive or "gamer" edition, but you certainly dont want those parts to fry. Cheapen out on the case if you want, theres plenty of quality product for any budget. I'm not sure what a soundrive is, but I dont think you will need it at all. Intel's perfectly fine, dude is probably just shitposting or an AMDshill.
Adrian Johnson
>All of this plus fans will come out to the tune of of 1800 buckaroos. Am I going overboard? There are certain parts (the case, the motherboard, SSD) where I'm not sure if I really NEED to go for the premium price. Also, do you think I'll need a soundrive? I'm very eager to hear what you fellas think.
I would avoid getting a 2080 btw, get a used 1080Ti and increase the SSD size
what the fuck is a soundrive btw?
Benjamin Russell
what's the resolution on your old monitor?
Brandon Campbell
Sorry fellas, I meant to say "sound card" but if you couldn't tell I'm kind an idiot. I know you don't NEED one, but it seems like it might be good to have.
Jackson Wood
Intel's fine, better for gaming but yeah a bit pricier
I have to do a lot of workstation shit (compiling code and whatnit), so if you plan on doing any of that I would def consider going ryzen
Hudson Cruz
This, intel is fine if you dont paying more for less. AMD is for poorfags.
Oliver Thompson
RGB is stupid, save yourself money and buy this instead
modern motherboards are pretty good about isolating the audio components, they aren't necessary anymore unless you're a producer, and even then I think a lot of those guys are going with USB-based solutions
Can you tell us what size and resoution (and refresh rate if you know it) display you have and if/when you intend to upgrade it?
Kevin Edwards
>soundrive Most of you guys are probably too young to know, but a sound card used to be a standard requirement for any PC to be able to play sound other than system beeps before it was all integrated. Incidentally, they also were good for direct recording or seperating audio streams, which was restricted on most future sound devices on copyright grounds.
because I've never heard of a soundrive in my life and didn't know what the fuck it is
Cameron Torres
Sound cards and network cards are mostly useless, the on motherboard equivalents are perfectly fine, unless you plan to edit sounds, or want to do anything special with multi lan cables coming in and out your pc. I havent use them in my pc sinds the early 2000.
Camden Johnson
>that pic I remember I loved puffing solder fumes when I was a kid. Good times
Elijah Bailey
Don't invest in a sound card, it plugs into your motherboard and your probably going to hear static as a result. Since you seem to be on a budget, look for a discrete DAC/AMP combo instead of a soundcard if your headphones are too quiet or if you hear motherboard static. Otherwise, you dont need it.
James Roberts
What games are you even going to play OP
Alexander King
Are you sure you werent fishing for /l/eddit gold and upboats?
You don't need a soundcard unless you're a professional musician\producer or you're an audiophile. But in all of those cases you wouldn't be asking about a soundcard here in the first place. So don't bother, build-in motherboard sound adapters are great for general consumer use
protip: spend $10 on an ESD strap for peace of mind the banana plug is specifically shaped so it only fits through the grounding slot in your power outlet so you can't fuck it up and put it in the wrong outlet
Chase Bell
Never understood why people buy flagship i7's and GTX cards just to play WoW/LoL/toaster games.
Also jk user, game with whatever the fuck you like, even if you should probably lower the specs because that is overkill
Wyatt Lee
Excellent bait, if you are OP you have successfully wasted everyone’s time. Hats off to you sir.
James Allen
What? Maybe some minecraft and tf2 too.
Dominic Green
is on the right page. >600W PSU I would agree if OP doesn't overclock the CPU or gpu which would be a waste of money. Don't get the "k" version of the cpu or "z" version of the motherboard if you aren't overclocking. If you are overclocking, look into a cpu cooler since the 9700k doesn't come with one.
Connor Howard
Overkill is a grand understatement. Dear god OP you have to play other games or dont make a rig with premium stuff at premium prices.
Zachary Harris
Imposter! I plan on running games like Anno 1800, modern FPS simulation type games, grand strategy games like Imperator rome.
Blake Hall
hes talking about the botnet in intel cpus and performance reduction from security patches buy yourself a poorippa and quad channel ram
Jaxon Jenkins
Then the only thing i would change is a 1080 ti instead of the 2080, the difference isnt worth the money. And you might want a decent CPU cooler.
Aaron Ramirez
>get an after market CPU cooler because the stock ones usually fucking suck for anything other than a normal workstation >Do not use pre installed thermal paste on whatever CPU cooler you get, its usually trash >Arctic silver type thermal paste is better in the long run especially if you operate at high temps but its harder to install, Silicon is more noob friendly >either way install software to monitor and record CPU temps and watch it very carefully over the first week >get a bigger SSD or a second SSD, while M2 is preferred a secondary Sata SSD is fine if all you are doing is installing games on it >games are running 50gb and up these days and really benefit from installing on an SSD, put the new more hardware demanding games on SSD and the older less demanding shit on the mechanical drive >Your mechanical drive is a seagate and while those ones do get decent reviews for the most part seagate products have a pretty high failure rate and are best used for storage not running software off of in my experience >trash the sound card that is a waste of money >case looks a bit over the top and very ricer but if you like the look thats fine. In the end as far as cases go all that matters is if it can fit what you want in it and airflow. Being able to add extra fans and having space for liquid cooling if you decide to go that route is nice >you would be fine on a 700w power supply, enough to keep your running but still some room to add more shit
Jayden Parker
But 1080tis are much more expensive since they arent making them anymore.
Jayden Reed
Nobody on this board should be allowed near solder
Juan Murphy
They werent when i build my rig 4 months ago, if they are indeed cheaper go for the 2080.
Hunter Brooks
Why not, solder is like a "my first constuction kit".
Jose Baker
They would probably try to eat it or burn themselves
You're gonna need at least 2 2080 Ti's to run any AAA game for max settings/1080/60 fps. That cute little 2080 will let you run some fun indie games though.
