9700K gaming rig build sanity check

grambo

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Hi guys,

tl;dr - have a 3770K @ 4.4GHz with a 1080Ti, so I am heavily CPU bottlenecked. Looking at building new 9700K rig for BF:V, RDR2 and to be ready for Cyberpunk 2077 all at 1440p 144Hz. Gaming only on this rig. Am I missing anything that would be better value on specs below? I already have the 1080Ti.


I think the time has finally come to build a new rig. Current system specs in sig but in case you have them turned off it's 3770K @ 4.4GHz, 16GB DDR3, ROG STRIX 1080Ti and an Asus P279Q 2560x1440 144Hz Gsync display. Currently playing Apex Legends, Battlefield V, some CSGO and working through Mass Effect Andromeda and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided for single player titles. I get great performance at max settings on all games except BF:V which is giving me problems. It will be 80-100fps on max details smooth, but then get choppy when assets are loading or lots is happening on the map. Looking at resource usage, CPU is pinned while GPU has lots of headroom. Obviously I am CPU bottlenecked here and stuff like RDR2, Cyberpunk is only going to be worse.

Main reason for new build is better BF:V performance as well as I want to play RDR2 and mainly for Cyberpunk 2077. I do not do anything resource intensive besides gaming (so no need for HT/SMT). I will consider upgrading the 1080Ti to a 2080 Ti if there's enough benefit for Cyberpunk in terms of performance/fidelity/ray tracing.

Proposed specs:
9700K w/ NH-D14 (will try for 5GHz all core. I don't like AIO's and not willing to deal with custom water)
Asus TUF Z390-Pro Gaming or Asus Prime Z390-A mobo (need 5 fan headers for Fan Xpert control)
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200 memory
Asus ROG STRIX 1080Ti (carry-over from current rig).
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Seagate Barracuda 8TB 5400rpm HDD (for media storage)
Fractal Define R6 USB-C Blackout case
Corsair RMx 750W modular PSU

I am going to buy a used 960 or something to throw in my old rig and sell it as a complete box. Don't have time to deal with parting it out.

Thanks!
 
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