Any comments on a build before I spend a lot of money?

[ScoMcK]

Hello,

If anyone more capable and knowledgeable than I can review the specs below I'd appreciate it, it's the Tomb Raider Ultra build with a tweak for memory.

Given that it's a suggested build I don't forsee amy issues, but I wanted to check.

I'm aiming to invest more now and not have to replace parts for a long time.

I'm planning on running it with two 24 inch monitors, I haven't chosen them yet and would be happy for any suggestions?

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 120 2.5" SSD, (up to 560MB/sR | 540MB/sW)
2nd Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Is there anything I'm missing or should consider.before buying this?

Any advice is appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

 

[Grinty]

This doesn't look optimal. Can you give us your budget, the resolution/refresh rate you want to aim for and if you'll be doing anything other than gaming on this system?

For starters:
- An AMD build is likely to be better, cheaper or both.
- 4x8GB RAM modules will be slower than 2x16GB, and you've chosen relatively slow modules anyway.
- The RTX2080S is great, but way more than you need unless you're looking for 4K resolution, or 1440p on an ultra-wide monitor (the latter is a fantastic option, but the monitors are not low-budget).
- Your SSDs are bottlenecked by the SATA interface, getting at least one of them as an M.2 would give you much higher speeds (so shorter boot/loading times).
- That wireless card isn't great - the next option up is only £10 more expensive and a lot better.
- Can't see what warranty you've gone for, but at least go for the Silver one.

 

[Dan79]

Agree with @Grinty but for purely gaming you will only want 16gb of RAM anyway

 

[SlimCini]

What's it for?

 

[Stephen M]

Agree with above, if just for gaming 16GB RAM is enough and the current AMD CPUs are miles beter than Intel. Drop the SSD and go for a Samsung m2 NVMe SSD as they are about the best around and very much quicker than a SATA drive.