Thrown together a first draft this morning. Not sure if I've made any faux pas so I'd appreciate some more intelligent opinions than my own.
£187.98 CPU - Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
£24.99 CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
£189.56 Motherboard - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
£58.00 Memory - Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
£117.00 SSD - Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
£165.97 HDD -Western Digital Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
£592.82 GPU - MSI GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card
£50.95 Case - Phanteks P300 ATX Mid Tower Case
£88.98 Power Supply - Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
£1476.25
Is the GPU overkill for that build? I want to future proof myself as much as I can but the price seems at odds with the rest of the build. Or have GPU prices really just hiked up that much recently? If so
Maybe swap it out for a GTX1660 and saving £250? It's the first thing I'm looking at to get the price down, at least. Also maybe a smaller HDD to reduce the cost wouldn't be a bad idea? I've gotten by with 1TB for 6 years now.
I haven't even looked at monitors yet but I'm currently using a ViewSonic VX2370 1080p monitor. Would you agree that I'm going to want to get a 4K monitor to make the most of a new build? It might be something I have to buy at a later date, unless I keep saving for a few months and get everything in one go.
Basically, I didn't expect the price to go so high quickly! So I've either made a mistake with picking parts too expensive for my needs or I'll need to keep saving up just a little longer.