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In the quest to tame the 13900K should i look into installing a contact frame? I've been looking at various videos including GamerNexus' and it looks a pretty solid solution. Any experience?

Okay, I should be there. Dropped the high power connector on the psu because I thought I could just replace it with a cablemod 12VHPWR to PCI-e cables (how many for a 4090? 3? 4?) for THIS Be Quiet PSU which seems like a good deal at 240 euros on Amazon for a Platinum psu, couldn't find anything better myself on pcpartpicker. I would also pair it with a 180 degree adaptor from cablemod for a cleaner install. Any opinions on the PSU? Couldn't find much infos online about it and Corsair and Seasonic seem a little too expensive. Also, @brob RAMs listed on the mobo QVL are not so available here in Italy. Is the QVL really important or can I just follow the supported speeds on the specs? Thanks!

Can I consider it at the same level of the G Skill? The price is lower

Thanks, and I just googled what QVL is. So the Trident Z looks good but not very available here, I'll have a more in depth look to other options. As for the PSU, pcpartpicker calculated 938W and I thought to allow for a little headroom just in case but now I'm just wondering if I really need to narrow my options because of this high power connector. I would still buy a cablemods adapter i think though. EDIT: @brob just did a second quick search, what about this? https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product/Vh2bt6/corsair-vengeance-lpx-128-gb-4-x-32-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-cmk128gx4m4d3600c18 Copy for the two fans! And thanks!

Copy that and thanks for the clarification. Should I look into the 7950X or 7950X3D suggested by @cmndr now that sourcing RAM shouldn't be an issue if I go high capacity DDR4? That would help shrinking down case size since a 360 radiator won't be mandatory leaving me with only the AP201 Prime case for the build. As of now, this is what I've pieced together: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i9-13900K 3 GHz 24-Core Processor (€610.88 @ Amazon Italia) CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (€152.22 @ Amazon Italia) Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B760-G GAMING WIFI D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€215.00) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR4-4000 CL18 Memory (€427.37 @ Amazon Italia) Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€199.99 @ Amazon Italia) Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€199.99 @ Amazon Italia) Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card (Purchased For €0.00) Case: Asus Prime AP201 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€100.00) Total: €1905.45 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-09 14:14 CEST+0200 I'm missing the PSU, and I filtered for the ones that have the high power connector for the 4090 natively on board, not a lot of choice and this Silverstone HELA 1200R Platinum which is from a brand I trust and it's not the most expensive on the list. The reason for the on board high power connector is just cable management but if it's not a big deal i'll just broaden the filters a bit. Thanks!

So can I just find an mAtx board that supports both ddr5 and 4 and upgrade down the line?

Thanks for the suggestion, definitely a life saver. So in terms of my application (CAD, 3D renders and previsualization suite) would I benefit from a DDR5 ram or can I not overthink RAM and just go with a good DDR4 kit? opinions? As for the CPU, that was the only thing that I wasn't gonna question but the idea of not having a lot of heat to dissipate kinda intrigues me more for the fact that can help me scale down the whole build and fit everything in a ITX case like the Dan C4 which can then fit into a smaller foam case for transportation. If I go ITX i just need to rethink RAM and try to get to 128gb with just two sticks

Hello, it's me. again! Sorry for the very late reply but got caught in a mad work week. Thank you everyone for the great suggestions, lots of great hints over here and I've slightly rethought the system as follows: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i9-13900K 3 GHz 24-Core Processor (€654.04 @ Amazon Italia) CPU Cooler: EK Nucleus AIO CR360 Dark 72 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (€170.00) Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-G GAMING WIFI Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€362.39 @ Amazon Italia) Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€267.16 @ Amazon Italia) Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€267.16 @ Amazon Italia) Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€192.88 @ Amazon Italia) Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€192.88 @ Amazon Italia) Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card (Purchased For €0.00) Case: Asus Prime AP201 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€100.00) Total: €2206.51 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-01 22:10 CEST+0200 Still unable to find 128gb kits of RAM but I'll follow some of your suggestions above and eventually go with 2x64gb kits, hence the 4 ram slots matx motherboard. Ripjaws vs Z5? I just filtered DDR5 6000Mhz CL30. Just out of curiosity, is there a reason why is so difficult to find fast DDR5 kits of that size? Regarding mobo, I went TUF just because it looks rugged, but I've also seen the Asus ROG STRIX Z690-G GAMING WIFI, which is more expensive. I'm still confused on what chipset I should go with but this board looks like it has the same features as the strix while costing less. EDIT: Also just realized that the mobo I choose wouldn't need a K processor because of its chipset and only has one USB 3.2 Gen 1 header whilst the case has two USB 3s in the front. Also, doesn't seem it has enough PCI-E lanes for everything considering a 10gb ethernet upgrade down the line. Replaced it with the Strix, but also looking into MSI MAG Z690M MORTAR WIFI Micro ATX. Am I wrong? In the end, I'm more oriented towards a mATX case with a Pelican case + custom foam. The reason why I went for this particular one is that is one of the few mATX cases that I could find that supports a 4090 + a 360 AIO for the 13900k and couldn't find anything better on CaseEnd.com . I didn't wanna go ITX and sacrifice temps, I still want a powerful yet reliable system. Plus, not a lot of ITX boards seem to support 4 sticks of RAM. As for the GPU anti sag bracket, I'll have a company custom CNC one for me that can go from the top to the bottom of the case (like a rack retainer, pic attached) and clamp the 4090. AIO: They all look too "gaming" for a workstation so I went with that EK. Looks expensive and I wanted to swap all fans for Noctuas, still a good idea even if that comes with (what I only suppose are) good fans? CPU wise, can I save a few €€ and go 13900KF or better have also integrated graphics? PSU: If I filter for Platinum/Titanium of at least 1300W (pcpartpicker says that I'm at 950W, excluding other SSDs and/or fans) with a high power 12v connector on board I'm left with very few options on pcpartpicker. Any directions here? Almost ready to start buying components and start this journey, thanks everyone!

Hey jaslion! Thanks for replying so fast, very precious advices here. So, from my understanding it's either a very compact ITX case that keeps it firm or a rack case with a very well engineered GPU bracket/holder/cage, correct? No removing the gpu every time is not option also because I'd want it to be very fast to setup and be ready to go. Ideally the shock mount flight case it will travel into will be bigger and already equipped with a patchbay/networking/ups, so I can just slide the system in and make it travel ready. Might be relevant or not but I forgot to mention that said "travel" will only be made by me or on a truck provided by the tour production, never by a shipping company or by air/sea so it's somewhat "controlled". Attached is a tentative part list I just put together, overall it's overbudget considering it's still missing the case. Where can I optimize? My "sort by descending price" attitude to determine performance has hit again and I'm stuck. MOBO: The ProArt board seems like it has everything I need, I don't know if there's something better (even if it's more expensive) or something with the same level of performance for a better price. Also, I know that Z790 chipset are better than Z690 but I noticed that the ProArt Z790 is cheaper than its Z690 version, why is so? What about TUF boards? They looked rugged but was wondering if it's just marketing. CPU: is there a better option than the 13900 for this specific application? Is the pain cooling it worth the performance or better look into other options, if any? RAM: I just went for the fastest DDR5 speed I could find on pcpartpicker, but I don't know if that has to be my only source for parts. I'm really having a hard time gauging RAM, any advice? Also, in the filters it also gives bundles, is there a meaning to it? Do I have to buy in bundle because they're matched? Can't I just do 2 x 64gb sticks to reach 128gb of RAM? If I filter for 64gb DDR5 sticks I only end up with one result. SSD: I thought it might be a good idea to have them in RAID1 for redundancy, am I correct? PSU: might be another area where I can cut some more budget, might not need titanium and at this point I'd prefer something reliable and rugged. CASE: I like your suggestion but I'm looking for something with at least one usb-c front connector if it exists. OR I just thought I can have a front patch panel with some more IO routed from the back of the case to the front, but I'd need to slim down the system to 3U, which i don't think it's feasible considering the 4090. Noob question: can I swap the AIO fans with Noctua or better performing ones to help reducing noise? Again, thanks for replying and sorry for the million questions, definitely not an easy build to do by myself! J

Budget (including currency): 2000+ Euros (can go higher if needed, excluding 4090FE that I already own) Country: Italy Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Heavy 3D previsualization of concerts, events and live shows with Syncronorm Depence 3, designing in CAD (Vectorworks), 3D modeling on Blender, occasional gaming and video editing with Premiere/Da Vinci Hello everyone, long time LTT fan and viewer. I'm a creative director and show designer from Rome, Italy working for worldwide A-class artists and tours. I'm planning on building a portable previsualization rig that I can transport on-site when there's the need to keep working on the programming and previz of such shows on location but that can also be used in an office space. I already own a RTX 4090 FE that's still in the box and wanted to include that in the system obviously. CASE / MAKING IT PORTABLE The main concern is the transportability and safety in doing so and from here the first question: would you rather have a small form factor case that can fit in a Pelican case with custom foam or like a 3/4U ATX rack case that can fit everything and would be transported in a shock mounted flight case like THIS? What are the best practices in making a system portable? I'm concerned about a GPU that big moving around and how to prevent it from doing that. I don't know many rack mountable ATX cases and the best I found is THIS from Density. Seems expensive and maybe not very good front IO but it's the only one that can carry a large GPU like the 4090 and allow for ample colling and an AIO that I suppose would be necessary for such a high end system. Also, adding onto this, I would like this to be as silent as possible when not used on the road in the previsualization suite we have at the studio, hence the requirement for AIO support. I'm obviously open for more suggestions regarding cases since I've already looked into all the main brands and didn't find a good alternative at the Density. CPU / RAM I've been watching LTT for over 9 years now but choosing components such as CPU and RAM without going "sort from price (descending)" has never been my thing. I was oriented towards a i9-13900K just because from a quick search it looks like it's the most powerful nowadays even though I've seen from multiple sources (LTT included) that it's impossible to cool. I wonder if a 360 AIO would do the trick tho. Same goes for RAM, I know I want DDR5 but what parameters should I take into consideration when choosing RAM for my application? MOBO There's way too many of them and watching LTT's ultimate guide on building a pc twice didn't prevent an eternal indecisive person like me from freezing in front of the million options presented. I've been recommended the ProArt series from Asus but don't know if it's too overkill or if there's anything better. PSU / SSD / AIO As for all the other components, like PSU, SSD and AIO I'm even more in the dark so feel free to suggest the best options for a high end system. It doesn't need to be fancy, it just needs to be powerful so the balance is more towards power, aesthetic is just an added bonus if possible. After all, this thing probably won't have a windows but we're still a creative company ahah MONITOR I was looking at the Dell U4919DW (not included in the aforementioned budget). What's your opinion on it? I like that I can have multiple sources and be able to use it for displaying the screen(s) out of this pc and maybe an additional laptop if needed. Any other suggestions? I'm not married to the one monitor thing, I've actually spent most of time using a laptop with a secondary monitor so pretty used to have two instead of a big one. Thanks in advance for taking the time to read through this and sorry for any eventual misspelling and the lenghty post. Cheers from Italy!

I did an NVRAM e PRAM reset but that didn't solve the issue. Any other option anyone? Thanks

Hey thanks for replying. How do you reset the adapter?

Hey everyone, here's a (at least to me) pretty odd one. Recently I've changed the SSID on my Asus RT-AC86U router on both the 2.4 and 5GHz bandwidths. From that point it looks like that only my Macbook Pro (connected to the 5GHz) randomly disconnects. No other device in the house drops the connection and my Macbook does fine on every other network that is not that one. I did restart the router and the laptop and made it forget the wifi network but that didn't do the trick. I still have to test if it does the same thing on the 2.4. Does any of you have a clue about what's going on? Thanks!

UPDATE: So I bought a super cheap DLink Wifi Extender on Amazon just to give it a try and return it. Of course it didn't work so I suppose I either have to find a better quality product or change approach and have a point to point antenna and then connect the receiving antenna to an access point in the AirBnb. Has any of you guys had any experience with something similar? Edit: I've found THIS on Amazon (I'll remove the link and put the name of the item if links are not allowed) but looks very chinese. Thanks!

Thanks everyone who contributed to the post. Looks like I have a fair bit to study. Will come back to annoy y'all if I need more help!

Yes they are on the same level but they don't share the same "hole" (as pictured) so running a cable would be pretty impossible. Do I have to use same brand products to do the bridge? Is there any wireless antenna that can connect to an existing network like a normal client would do and then pass that connection onto another access point via ethernet? Am I overthinking this? Thanks!

Sorry for the late replies, it's been a hell of a couple weeks. Would it be better in you opinion to have an antenna that connects directly to my wifi like a "client" and then that antenna is in the same network as the router/ap providing connection in the airbnb? Yes, they're literally 20 meters apart, there's just a small hallway with the elevator in between the two doors. Already did it. I can do it, it's all legal here. I might investigate into this but I'm way ahead in the construction work so I don't think I'll be able to pass that cable nicely. Also, both the apartments are on the third floor and it would be pretty impractical to route a cable out of my apartment, down 10 meters, up 10 meters and poke a hole in a wall to get into the other apartment. Now that I'm thinking the two apartments are close but on different "wings" of the building so they don't share the same walls. I don't know how to explain it so here's a picture: 2/4 windows in my apartment open in the red square "hole" and 2/4 windows in the airbnb open in the green one and the two holes don't communicate at ground floor. I have a couple of routers laying around, would be good to be able to recycle something. Will look into that, thanks!

Hey @SupaKomputa thanks for the reply. So my intuition was sort of correct, I should be able to extend my current network just by having a "receiver" in the new house that will also serve as the AP for the guests without having to deal with multiple devices like I was thinking. As far as restricting if I remember correctly the Asus router gives to ability to cut guest ssid out of the main local network so if I'm able to extend that network I should be good. Thanks!

Hello everyone, tried to google a bit but don't know what product to look for to solve this. I just bought another apartment in the condo i currently live in and want to make it into an AirBnb. This apartment is on the same floor as the one I'm living in with the entrances being less than 20 meters apart. I want to use the same connection I have in my house in this apartament but with the ability to create a separate network for the guests. The idea I came up with is some sort of antenna connected to my router beaming to a receiver in the AirBnb, connected to another router that will provide the actual SSID airbnb guests will connect to. Does it make sense? What type of products should I google for? How will I restrict guests from being able to access my personal home network? I currently have an Asus RT-AC86U router for my house. Another solution to restrict access to my network would be to create a Guest SSID on my Asus RT-AC86U and extend that but I feel like two dedicated antennas creating a bridge would be better for signal strenght. For this solution, will a NETGEAR WN3000RP be the thing I would use? Do you have any recommendation on better products? (Ethernet is not a viable solution because I will have to do construction work in a public area to have a cable going from my apartment to the airbnb) What's your guys advice? Thanks!

Thanks for the thorough response, definitely helped. What's the correct procedure to make sure that backups are truly 1:1? I've read a couple of procedures on the web but couldn't remember what they were about. Thanks!

Hello everyone, I'm updating my file storage situation and I narrowed my selection to the following Synology products: DS918+ (4 bays), DS1019+ (5 bays), DS1618+ (6 bays) Now I'm in the process to pick which HDD and in what configuration I'm gonna put in the system. I currently have 4TB of storage in R1 and it took me over 4 years to fill it up so I'm looking at a 8-12TB goal for this new storage. This will mainly be personal stuff and archival of old work stuff. Knowing this, these are the option I came up with but can't decide on which way to go, so I'd really appreciate if someone can share their experience. Let's assume I will buy 4TB drives. Let's also assume that this whole box is gonna be backed up on a cloud service and/or off site server. I think with a 4 bay, the best solution will be a Raid 10 but I'm really struggling with the idea of losing half of my storage capacity. Also, how risky is Raid 5 for real, that will bring me to 12TB? What's the performance hit knowing that this will just be attached to the network with 2 Gigabit LAN aggregated? Will I be able to use the Raid 10 performance benefit with that type of connection? With the 5 bay solution I can go Raid 6, but again, I don't want it to be slow. So, how slow is Raid 6? Do I really need a 2 drive redundancy? With the 6 bay solution I can go Raid 10 and have a 12TB storage unit but price increases significantly. This leads me to drives: should I pick 5400 or 7200 rpm drives? Will I get a hit with 5400 RPM considering the network situation? Will the RAID 10 make up for the slower drive? Sorry if this is all over the place but I’m really confused on how to approach this. Thanks to whoever will responds and help me clear my mind out.

Thanks for this, definitely a solid option. The question now is: can you fit enough drives in a case this small? Are you aware of any website that compares cases or where you can search by size/needs?

Thanks for all the responses guys. So, from what I undestand, there's no "best" solution that wins over the others. In case I decide to go DIY, does anyone know of a case I can use for this build considering the space that I have?

Thanks for the input. And yes, I agree with you. The thing that concerns me about getting a commercial box is scalability and expansion as my only way to expand my storage will just be getting bigger drives. I don't know where I read that it's usually best practice to go with more drives of smaller capacity than with fewer high capacity drives but I might be wrong. I think that thing said that usually higher capacity drives are more prone to failures but the technology has probably advanced on that side. Also, I'm currently unable to pick a box because the options are too many while I roughly know what I should get to build a DIY solution. Are you able to recommend a product or a category? Is there any website that compares this stuff? DIY solution stops me because of the case, power draw and which OS to install. The actual build shouldn't take that long. Thanks!

Hello everyone! Preface: I love technology and I watch every single video of this stuff but I’m not a massive expert compared to some of you so please bear with me for incorrect stuff. Also, I’m Italian so my English might not be the best. I'm in the process of updating the storage situation at home that also serves as an archive for all the past works. On the personal stuff side: it’s the usual stuff, movies, family photos, documents and what not. Work stuff: I’m a lighting designer so once a project is finished I usually make a folder with the project/artist name and store all the paperwork and also music and footage of the shows (this can’t get quite heavy as it’s full concerts recorded in 1080). Little background: my solution now is a Lacie Big2 Nas with 2 x Enterprise WD Gold 4TB drives in Raid 1. (as pictured) Now, first requirement is that I want access policies for work and personal stuff so I can also share the family stuff with the rest of the house (a media server like plex could be a plus). For remote access I already have a VPN server running on my router but if I can run something on the new system to make it faster that would be cool. Also, being a house it should be silent. (Yes, I f***d it up on the HDD choice I know) Limitations: The space I have to put this system in is the one in the photo attached and each “module” measures w43 h33 d29 cm and I can get another module above if needed but it’s not very deep. Reading a bunch on the forum I narrowed my option to these: - Building a Unraid machine - Bullding a FreeNas machine - Buying a Synology (or another top of the line) NAS (maybe 4 or 6 bays) and fill it with 4 x 4TB drives in a Raid 10 so I can have a mix between speed and redundancy (I need advice here on best options, my knowledge is quite limited on this) First option looks the most fun to me and probably easier but I know that Unraid sucks a lot of storage capacity and may not be the best option considering my physical space limitations. Also, is there even a case that fits in that space? Second option will solve the Unraid problem of limiting the storage capacity but I heard that FreeNas is more complex (I don’t know if it’s more or less feature rich tho) and I’ll still need to find a case for that. Third option would be the easiest one but, for the same capacity, is gonna be very expensive and I think the processors they use all seem very slow and outdated. Also, which NAS? Synology alone has far too many options and I find it quite impossible to understand all the little nuances and differences between every model. (Both the first two option will also draw more power from the wall I think but I won’t quote myself on this. There’s probably a proper way of building these machines without wasting resources) Also to consider, I travel a lot for work. And by a lot I mean A LOT (like 170 flights a year) so I don’t have plenty of time to fix issues or to build the machine and tune it so I need something that’s as smooth as possible to setup without sacrificing performances because I don’t like compromises and I can go the extra mile if needed. I think this is it for now, thanks to whoever will find the patience to deal with this and help me. P.S. Please don't mess with me for my diy "server fan" type cooling solution lol