Intel PC Build for rendering and light gaming

[Michael B.]

I’m getting info on a $2000 pc Intel build for rendering and light gaming. I have a list of interested parts, but I’m well over the price partially due to the current hike in prices. I just want to make sure everything is compatible, and hear recommendations on a possible better and cheaper build. I’ve done a ton of research and found that the best price for the build would be $3,257.

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X Dual Fan 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory

Storage:
1) Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
2) (2) Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card

PC Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh RGB ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

O/S: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

Monitor: (2) Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor

Keyboard: Razer Huntsman RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard

 

[Alex Glawion]

Hey Michael,
Looks good to me! I am curious if you can make good use of 128GB of RAM? Is it for Rendering? What kind of Render Engines are you using

 

[Jerry James]

I’m getting info on a $2000 pc Intel build for rendering and light gaming. I have a list of interested parts, but I’m well over the price partially due to the current hike in prices. I just want to make sure everything is compatible, and hear recommendations on a possible better and cheaper build. I’ve done a ton of research and found that the best price for the build would be $3,257.

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X Dual Fan 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Hey Michael, what's the total cost on the 9700K and the Z390 motherboard in your region?

 

[Michael B.]

Hey Michael,
Looks good to me! I am curious if you can make good use of 128GB of RAM? Is it for Rendering? What kind of Render Engines are you using

I’ve got my work cut out for me since I’m doing renderings for Architecture, using plenty intensive programs.

 

[Michael B.]

Hey Michael, what's the total cost on the 9700K and the Z390 motherboard in your region?

I did some research and found the motherboard for $190 & the CPU for $270.

 

[Jerry James]

I did some research and found the motherboard for $190 & the CPU for $270.

I think you can bump up to a Core i5 10600K and pick out a cheaper motherboard (to balance out the cost) from here - https://www.cgdirector.com/best-z490-motherboards-intel-10th-gen-cpus/

Shouldn't affect your budget and total spend that way.

It'll give you a much better upgrade path to a 10-core 10900K processor if you ever want to.