Hello!
Just under 3 years ago I spoke with a former guild member about building a new PC. After taking his advice (which I'm not so sure was good), I built the following:
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic + lots of Corsair LL120 fans + Commander Pro Controller
CPU: Intel Core i5-9600k
Cooler: Corsair H100i Pro AiO cooler
Mobo: ASUS Prime Z390-A
RAM: 4 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-2666MHz
GPU: MSI RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G
PSU: Corsair RM750x
Storage: 250GB NVMe M.2 SSD for Windows, 500GB NVMe M.2 SSD for games, 2TB 7200RPM HDD for other shit.
Monitors: Currently have 2 monitors hooked up, 1x 27" 1440p 144Hz monitor (main monitor) and 1x 24" 1080p 60Hz (secondary monitor). I plan to change the secondary one to a 27" 1440p monitor, just to have the same size and same resolution on both monitors.
I use the computer for gaming (various games like WoW, RDR2, so both CPU and GPU "intensive") but also for programming python and running Virtual Box with Kali for pen testing, and so on.
So, here come the questions:
- What is the most important thing to upgrade first when it comes to getting better performance? I'm assuming DDR4-3200 RAM or a better CPU?
- What are peoples experience with fan vs AiO coolers? If I was to switch CPU, I'd consider switching to a fan cooler.
I was looking at the i7-9700k, mainly for hyper-threading. Will I notice a difference?
Oh and lastly, I don't really overclock. I'd like to try it at some point but not at this point in time.
Thanks!
Edit: Hmmm, just checked and seems my mobo can't take DDR4-3200