Need Help Choosing Parts (again)

alexcessive

i know i was just here but had two unfortunate incidents in a row: first, my current PC has started "blacking out"- it just stops connecting to monitors, no matter the cable. and second, the original suggestion to my first build had parts that sold out before i could buy the build.

so, combined with it becoming vital i get my new build in, like, less than a week, i need new advice on this secondary build.

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-intel.aspx?load=2029825b-d3d4-4536-a76a-345f09451ac0

things to keep in mind:

- this would be my new work/gaming/personal computer, so hard drive space is very important to me.

- my work requires having multiple adobe programs open at once, it eats RAM like a black hole

- really want a build that can feasibly handle any game i throw at it. totally fine with a stable 60fps 1080p kinda thing

- my current PC is 7 going on 8 years old (despite currently being a ticking time bomb) and it'd be cool if my new build could have that kind of comparable lifespan

Ian

Greetings. What you have picked out here looks good for the price and for what you're looking to do but I'd suggest a couple things.

I'd highly recommend a 7200RPM 3.5" drive for your storage space instead of a 5400RPM, something like https://www.microcenter.com/product/478139/toshiba-x300-6tb-7200rpm-sata-iii-6gb-s-35-internal-hard-drive should work well at a similar price / same storage size.

For the processor, you're going to need some sort of cooler, whether it be air or liquid. You could go with something such as https://www.microcenter.com/product/513903/cooler-master-hyper-212-black-universal-cpu-cooler for air cooling, or up to https://www.microcenter.com/product/617537/corsair-a500-dual-fan-cpu-cooler which is a top-end air cooler. 

For the water cooling route, you can go with something such as https://www.microcenter.com/product/503854/corsair-hydro-h60-120mm-white-led-water-cooling-kit 

alexcessive

thanks for the tip on the hard drive! unfortunately my store is out of stock on one of the suggested coolers, would this one be a decent alternative?

https://www.microcenter.com/product/0473998/engine-27-1u-low-profile-cpu-cooler

TSTonyV

alexcessive said:

thanks for the tip on the hard drive! unfortunately my store is out of stock on one of the suggested coolers, would this one be a decent alternative?

https://www.microcenter.com/product/0473998/engine-27-1u-low-profile-cpu-cooler

Unfortunately that's just not a great cooler. It's very low profile and I think at best it only has performance similar to a basic stock Intel cooler. 

The bare-minimum for a 9700K is the Hyper 212 Evo in my opinion but ideally you'd want something a little more powerful if you plan on overclocking the CPU, which you should, if you're getting the 9700K. I'm partial to the Noctua NH-U14S but it may not be available, other options would be Noctua NH-D15/D15S or AIO liquid coolers like the one Ian mentioned already. 

alexcessive

my local store has these two in stock

https://www.microcenter.com/product/0513895/hyper-212-rgb-black-universal-cpu-cooler

https://www.microcenter.com/product/0373900/hyper-212-evo-universal-cpu-cooler

that do have much better specs, but my only concern was the compatibility filter didn't show these as available options? obviously not believing the compatibility filter to be flawless, it still just makes me cautious

TSTonyV

They're definitely compatible, nothing to worry about there. Between the two I'd choose the Hyper 212 Black because it's a slightly newer updated version of the 212 Evo with a better mounting mechanism and a quieter fan from what I've heard.