This build has been upgraded over time (thus the 9900k on Z370 for example)

Originally I had an i5-8400 I found the motherboard on clearance at the local Micro Center, a deal that was too good to pass up. Having later upgraded to the i9-9900k, I'm very happy I had spent the few extra dollars on a high end Z370 motherboard. The Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 has no issue with the i9-9900k at 5.0 GHz, and have no doubt it is capable of pushing it to 5.1+GHz, if my 9900k would allow. The only issue I ran into initially was high VRM temperatures, after some research I found that it wasn't uncommon for the VRM heatsinks to become loose. Sure enough I tightened the screws holding the VRM heatsinks down, and VRM temperatures dropped by 10°C-20°C.

This build is used mostly for gaming. I was lucky enough to get an EVGA RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra on launch day. This build originally had a Gigabyte Aorus RTX 2060 SUPER, so some of the images may have that instead of the more recent EVGA RTX 3080 XC3.

In 2019, 3rd gen Ryzen is an amazing value! Much better in terms of value for money when compared to Intel. However my since I already have a high quality Z370 motherboard, a 9900k was an obvious upgrade choice. Had I not already had the motherboard I almost certainly would've gone with Ryzen.

HERE is the PCPartPicker List