Need Help Choosing Parts

Ron_Dallas

This is my first time building a high end rig and I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice. The build is for gaming (PubG etc..) as well as photo and video editing (Photoshop etc.).
My budget $2000 and I need help figuring out if I have met the following conditions.

• Is the memory up-gradable in the future eg: from i7 to i9
• I am getting 32 gb memory but would like the option to upgrade to 64 in the future
• Can I upgrade the video card in the future
• Will this support at least 3 monitors. If not what else do I need?
• Are there things that I have here that I do not need?

I have done a lot of research online but there is a lot of conflicting or confusing info out there. Thanks guys.

	CPU	Intel Core i7-9700K Coffee Lake 3.6GHz Eight-Core LGA 1151 Boxed Processor
	Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro WiFi Intel LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard
	RAM	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3200C16D-32GTZR - Black
	Case	Thermaltake View 51 Tempered Glass eATX Full Tower Computer Case - Black
	Power Supply	PowerSpec 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze ATX Semi-Modular Power Supply
	Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus XS Overclocked Dual-Fan 6GB GDDR6 PCIe 3.0 Graphics Card
	2.5" SSD	Inland Professional 1TB SSD 3D NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
	M.2 SSD	Inland Professional 1TB 3D QLC NAND PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD
	Hard Drive	Seagate BarraCuda 8TB 5400RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" OEM Internal Hard Drive
	Heatsink	Thermaltake Engine 27 1U Low-Profile CPU Cooler
	Thermal Compound	Performance PCs Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Thermal Grease - 1g
	Operating System	Microsoft Microsoft Windows 10 Home 32/64-Bit - USB
	Case Fans	Cooler Master MasterFan SF240R ARGB 240mm Frame Case Fan
	Surge and UPS	CyberPower Systems Standby Series 550VA UPS with 8 Outlets

Ian

Greetings!

For the processor, you can only really upgrade to a 9900K with this build. Intel's newest line of processors is on the LGA 1200 socket, which you'd need a compatible motherboard for that. So if you want a little upgrade flexibility, you may want to look into that.

The motherboard selected can go up to 64GB of RAM.

You can upgrade the video card for sure, a 750W supply and the parts currently picked would be fine with a higher-end video card than what you have picked out right now. 

Yes, you can run 3 monitors with that video card.

Everything you have listed is compatible, I don't see anything you don't need from that parts list.

Ron_Dallas

Thank you for this feedback. These are exactly the kind of answers I was looking for.

TSTonyV

One other thing to throw in here, that Thermaltake Engine 27 is not adequate for something like a 9700k or other mid/high end Intel processors like the 10600k or 10700k. If you don't plan on doing any overclocking you can get away with a Cooler Master Hyper 212, and if you are planning on overclocking I'd recommend something beefier like the Noctua NH-U14S or NH-D15.