Opinions/Suggestions?

Welcome to the forum BravoActual!

Nice Lumos build.   Top dog i9-9900K, overclock, great Asus Strix mobo, plenty of RAM, good new mid level RTX 2060 GPU.

You concentrated more on top CPU as I see it.    That excellent #1 processor is pricey but it has 8 cores & Hyperthreading with 16 threads. Most games would actually benefit more from emphasis on a stronger GPU, but perhaps your other uses will be more CPU centric. If not, the less expensive i7-9700K has 8 cores & 8 threads and is right up with it...the #2 gaming CPU and the best bang for bucks.    

The thing I would most want to upgrade on this nice new Lumos rig when you are ready would be to make use of the m.2 Drive slots on the Asus Strix mobo and get much faster NVME Samsung Evo memory working for you... perhaps as a larger 500gb or 1tb main boot drive. 250gb even with opsystem alone can still fill up quickly. M.2 NVME memory uses the way quicker PCIE X4 bus instead of the SATAIII bus.

Second would be to swap in a stronger Corsair AIO 240mm or 280mm cooler (with longer warranty) to keep things even cooler for your CPU overclock...the 120mm DS cooler is adequate for now but do monitor your temps...a bigger cooler would do much better CPU temps for you in summer.

Originally posted by hoserator Hi BravoActual, Congratulations on your order and welcome to DS. Definitely call DS to get the M.2 NVME drive and at least 500GB. It is way better than the M.2  SATA you would be replacing and also echo HockeyBuck's cpu cooler choice. Note that the warranty is for only one year parts. Enjoy. NOTE: of course, budget dictates so ................

Thanks for the input. It is much appreciated! I was on the fence for quite a bit regarding the two drives. Is NVME leaps and bounds faster/better than SATA? Will the CPU cooler be sufficient until I am able to upgrade?

Originally posted by HockeyBuck If you don’t require that top cpu, you could always ask DS to change it, and the $159 savings would help you pay for M.2 upgrade or cooler upgrade that could also be requested at that time. Just a suggestion. Yes m.2 NVME IS that much faster than a SATAIII 6gbps Drive....LOL. It’s why all the newest motherboards have 2 slots for two m.2 NVME drives.   Easily installed later too if you have to...just plugs in and one securing screw... Your 120mm DS cooler with 1 yr warranty will suffice until you can upgrade to the better 240mm or 280mm Corsair AIO cooler units that have longer 5 yr warranties... Also not too hard a job to upgrade later yourself. You asked for input...lol...these are the things Hose and I both see as places your build could quickly improve... DS can make changes now if you ask...and these suggestions could also be done later as upgrades if that’s how you play it. Your overall gaming experience on the rig with the new RTX 2060 will be very very good with mostly higher settings in games I would think...but the performance would be most noticeably improved when you can move up to a RTX 2070 or 2080 GPU in future. Cheers....

I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out! I figured with this build it’ll get me into games I can actually play compared to my current PC. I definitely plan on upgrading the GPU in the not so distant future. As far as cooling and NVME I’ll probably upgrade those shortly after I receive my build (assuming they are easy to upgrade lol). I would contact DS about changes but I am restricted by my budget. I’m currently using a 1080p monitor (will upgrade to 2080 when I make the jump to 1440p) so hopefully, like you said, I’ll have a good gaming experience with the 2060. Thanks again for the input. Extremely helpful! Now I just play the anxiously waiting game lol

Originally posted by ThePinkGoat I approve of your 16 GB of ram. I disapprove of your Cooler and hard drive. The cooler has a weak warranty and your HD is small. 250 GB?

Purchased the hard drive for the OS. Putting everything else on the 2tb hdd for now.

Edited by BravoActual - 19 Feb 2019 at 11:30am

Originally posted by Cretae I think the smaller M.2 for just the OS and maintenance utilities and a few apps is a great money-saver. You can always opt for a SATA SSD (like a 1TB 860 EVO) down the line for a games library, for example.

Thanks for the reply! Yeah I'll end up buying another SSD for games. Would it make much of a difference putting games on an M.2?