(2192/631 - 1) * 100 ~= 247% faster in single threaded workloads.
(16967/455 - 1) * 100 ~= 3629% faster in multi threaded workloads.

Thanks, I rounded the 3629% down to 40000% (!)

Somewhat inferior to Intel's top lines, but also much cheaper. About $320 for a Ryzen 2700X, and $890 for a i7-7820x. This doesn't include the price of motherboards, nor account for upgrading down the line. For an older game like Civ 4, Intel would be better: Games not built for multi-core CPUs require a single but powerful core, the latter which Intel tended to excel at.

The upcoming Zen 2 will be using a smaller node process, which should negate the performance advantage that Intel had to this point. Intel used to have a huge lead on that, but their efforts have stagnated to the point that AMD could now catch Intel.

The fact you haven't upgraded since 2009 and now you're stating you have saved up long and heard makes it all the more bizarre or trolling that you'd come up with some an extravagent system. Because unless you've come into a lottery run, you're wasting loads of hard earned money on massive overkill of components.

It also kind of is plug and play but there's lots that can wrong for a newbie. If any of your components are incompatible you have a problem. So getting the 2080TI is a bad idea right now unless you have a system up running because they currently have reliability issues.

But tbh you're probably trolling, so congrats on getting bites

I very much doubt this is trolling. It's just that from an external perspective, it's easy to see this in an "optimal" way, and thus conclude that nobody would go for the build suggested. For the OP this is a big event, they haven't done this for 9 years, and are really looking forward to it.

This isn't someone posting a diamond encrusted steriod injecting cockring, I really don't think there was any e-peen in this. I think there's certainly some advice that the OP could benefit from (which has been asked for), but really it's just an indication that they aren't thinking this through, and are trying to ensure they get a long term build by just throwing money at it. This is a (near) once in a decade event for them, so I think we can afford to give them the benefit of the doubt for their intentions.

I did a similar thing about 6 years ago. Bought a massive processor for £1K, overall spent £5K on the rig. It was wasteful, but the result has lasted me for the next 6 years apart from a graphics card upgrade last year. It was indulgent, and I totally screwed it up, buying a case with 120mm top fans and trying to fit 140mm water cooling fans (it still to this day hangs down suspended by 4 screws out of 8). I even just placed the order wrong and bought the wrong motherboard in the first place. However it wasn't a "hey look at me", it was a "I don't know what the hell I'm doing, so I'm just buying the most expensive thing on the basis that it's probably at least near the best". I probaby could have got a better or at least similar rig for half the price, but I didn't, and I don't know how that would have turned out (it's easy to "what if" after things have been done).

Overkill components are called long-term investments in this industry. If i buy a rig to play the games i have now, in a year it won't do me any good. Buy the top of the line now, it'll last me for 10 years, even if it is a bit overkill for right now.

That said, the way the industry is working right now that's a totally bad strategy, but the average person doesn't understand how parts are made to break down these days and things like that. If you truly care, try throwing that into your explanation, as well, 'cause it sounds to me like this user only wants to get a new computer (and/or upgades) once ever 10 years, which is respectable given how things like these are priced, top of the line components or not. This is also why such people buy the pre-built Dells and such ,which we also criticize, but then we expected them to see the cost advantages of our methods when they couldn't see the cost advantage of building their own computers over buying pre-built. Well, we've convinced them before, now to convince them again.

But, then again, the elitism also most likely comes from a user that thinks "Turbo unlocked" or something is some fancy new technology and not rebranding of the same technology that arduinos use to save power ("magic overclocking as needed" is more or less setting the clock to normal while the "normal" speed is the power saver tech). Don't forget the amps.

OK. You are probably right. I am wrong and I yelled at this poor guy. He just wanted some help. I could have helped him without being mean. I am sorry for being a jerk. I should not have been mean to you. I should not have assumed that you were trolling. I should have given you information and helped you with your build.

I am sorry. Please forgive me.

Not much missing...
I'd just add another HD for secondary backups, or preferably get another one in an external case or NAS so it doesn't get fried with the others if there ever is a power surge or something (assuming they aren't connected then...)
I'd also go for a 1000W power supply, not technically needed, but some headroom is preferable I think.

Also, still needs an appropriate chair of course ;)

What about an uninterruptible power supply? Not just for black outs, but for clean power, too? There are an awful lot of brown-outs, and more are coming with the current headlong rush into renewable energy generation (hence limiting the dispatchable power generation and its business model, heralding more —unscheduled— power outages).

I know a good PSU will smooth minor power fluctuations, but I've been enamoured with the idea of a UPS even since I first encountered them. (Heck, my old gaming laptop has a battery with zero capacity, so if I even disconnect the 240v it shuts down in seconds; yet I like to think it is at least smoothing the power supply. A little. /dream )

While a UPS is definitely a piece of gear that I recommend, I must also say this: They have a limited lifespan. Be sure to replace every four or so years, otherwise you will get dunked on.

Thank you for replying. :)

Here is one route you could take.

When I was new at building a PC, I used that site a lot to try out different combinations. Been using it ever since.

Maybe a bit overkill Motherboard? $591 is too much and it is even more expensive than the CPU.

I just put in the motherboard the original poster specified. I'd never go with this sort of build personally but those are the proper parts for that kind of build and they go together without issue.

It's up to him or her whether they want to change things. Pcpartpicker lets you edit the list and they are more than welcome to change anything. That's just an example build.