Ultra Clean Gaming PC under $2k

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James Kirk
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Ultra Clean Gaming PC under $2k

The Ultra Clean gaming computer was built for my customer who wanted a complete Desktop PC for Gaming and Stock Market Analytics for under $2k. The 9700K ensures plenty of power and wouldn't overwhelm the Tower cooler as easily as the 9900K. Plus, who need HT for gaming when you have 8 cores?

Notes on setup:
RAM: XMP profile worked fine, brining timings to 15-15-15-35 @ 3000Mhz
CPU: Set -2 on AVX Offset, which allows the CPU to stay under 90C even in a worse case scenario. Normally hovered in the 70-80C range under full load. Non-AVX workloads stayed under 70C
With these Intel 9xxx chips, do not skimp on the power supply. They can pull nearly double the TDP even at stock settings.
SSD: Actually a 1TB Samsung 860 Evo. We decided against the M.2 drive to keep costs down. For gaming & stocks, the improvement would be negligible. This drive still hits around 50MB/s in 4k random read, so there's plenty of speed.

NOTE: If you actually plan on overclocking this chip to 5+Ghz on all cores, I highly recommend a 140mm Push/Pull Tower Cooler, or better yet, custom Water Cooling loop. I personally avoid water cooling except on extreme builds, as reliability, longevity, and low maintenance are usually my priorities.
Color(s): Black
RGB Lighting? No
Theme: Technology
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

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Hardware

CPU
$ 223.00
Intel - Core i7 9700K
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 8
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 142.35
MSI - Pro (Z390-A)
Chipset: Z390
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 32.99
G.Skill - Ripjaws V (3200MHz) (Red)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 16 GB
Graphics
$ 829.00
MSI - GeForce Armor
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 2070
Storage
$ 112.00
Western Digital - WD Blue Desktop (WD40EZRZ)
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 4 TB
PSU
$ 209.98
Corsair - RM650x (2018)
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 99.99
NZXT - H500, Black
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 83.56
Case Fan
$ 19.99
NZXT - AER F120
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 74.95
Noctua - NH-U12S (Brown)
Type: Air Cooler
Size (WxHxD): 158 mm
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 2,057.32
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