Well, I ordered a 5950X for
only $200 over retail. Getting new everything. Well, except for the video card. No one would blame me for waiting on that. Have a 1080Ti. I think I'll be just fine for quite a while.
Here's a rundown on the parts:
- AMD Ryzen 9 5950X CPU
- Fractal Design Define 7 Gunmetal/Gray (inlcudes 2 x 140mm fans and 1 x 120mm fan)
- Seasonic PRIME TX-850 PSU
- Asus WS X570-Ace motherboard
- G.Skill TridentZ RGB Series DDR4 3200 CL14 (14-14-14-34) at 1.35V (8GB x 4)
- Noctua NH-D15 chromax.Black, Dual-Tower CPU Cooler (140mm, Black)
- Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
I wanted expandability and a well made case. I believe that
@sdifox mentioned Fractal Design. Lian-Li is going all tempered glass. I don't want windows. It will sit under my desk. Interesting is that it comes with two 140mm intake fans. Anyone have any experience with Fractal Design case fans? I hate RGB on the memory, but couldn't find another model in stock that was on the QVL and had those tight timings. So, I went with the bling ram. Will never see it, but will turn it off if I'm able. I'm going to have to wait a week or two for the case and a couple of months for the power supply. I don't need those to make sure everything works though. Those power supplies can be tough to come by, but I got it at a price I'm comfortable with. Going to be fun putting it altogether!
Edit: looks like the Noctua cooler will take a week. The CPU delivery is estimated for next Monday, as well.