Meganter

right ... all I hear is excuses !

Strange, isn't it?
 
"Please unlock it"
"I have something really important to post"
"Can you unlock the mods on the forum thread please?"
"The PayPal transfer should have gone through, it was all the money I had, can you unlock it now?"
 
*Thread gets unlocked*
 

well hello there

I'm surprised nobody jumped in here as soon as it was unlocked ... almost 12h ago! lol

jay doesn't often times.
 

no, but apparently it said that a 580 is faster than a 1660 Super lol
 
Edit: I misread your comment, but that doesn't change the fact that Usermememark is a joke

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/userbenchmark-benchmark-change-criticism-amd-intel,40032.html#:~:text=Though Userbenchmark does not state,important than multi-core performance.
 
https://ownsnap.com/userbenchmark-is-not-trusted-by-tech-enthusiasts-find-out-why-this-huge-website-has-a-zero-credibility-in-tech-community/
 
https://www.notebookcheck.net/UserBenchmark-gets-banned-from-major-subreddit-due-to-drama-generation.461875.0.html
 
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/userbenchmark-bias.18883200/
 
 
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/66768/userbenchmark-adjusting-cpu-rankings-pandering-intel/index.html
 
So why then is it saying a 9100f (4c/4t @3.6GHz) is better than a 2700x (8c/16t @3.7Ghz)?
 
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-9100F-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-2700X/4054vs3958
 
Why are the top 31 CPUs in the 'effective speed' catergory all Intel?
 
Hell, it says 
It is factually incorrect to say Intel is better value for money than AMD.

If a YouTuber is big that doesn't mean he's right lmao..

So you are choosing one YTer over the literal tens of websites and sources that have proven that its info is incorrect?

User benchmark.. you serious?

UPDATE 1.0 - IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME!
 
Sure feels like its been a while, the last three builds have felt the same. It's getting harder and harder to find the time, organise and pull everything together. I'm closer to 40 than ever (funny how that works), married, two kids (under 3), a dog, a mortgage and a job to keep it all moving forwards. I adore PC hardware, its the one constant that has stayed with me my whole life. It's an absolute pleasure and a true privilege to have the support of these industry titans! It's been six years since I started modding under the MODZERO name and truly, I don't take any of this support for granted. I enjoy the process more than the result and without these sponsors, I'd get to build maybe one PC every 5 years. Each project is a labour of love, I don't go to the extreme and believe that a 'PC' should look like a PC. For me, it's all about clean lines, custom cables, sexy hardware and water cooling. With that in mind, come along for the ride.
I'm not sure when I first mentioned I'd be doing a 0-11D build but I'm pretty sure Lian Li sent me the case well over a year ago!
 
So where to begin, erm... Lian Li got in touch (I was honoured) and asked if I'd like to work with their Razer Edition 0-11D. I said I would and a couple of weeks later it arrived on my door from OCUK. I reached out to Gigabyte UK and they hooked me with some hardware goodies (I'll cover those in the next update). I then reached out to AMD UK and they sent me over some silicon loveliness (Thanks AMD, it's such a buzz having your support). Then, thinking this build was turning into something rather epic I reached out to Silverstone Tech (I'd not previously been sponsored by them). Side note - I've only ever used Silverstone PSUs (on my own builds), simply put, I believe they produce the best PSUs on the market. Certainly, others make great PSUs but for me, the simple design aesthetic and great cable pinouts make Silverstone my 1st choice.
 
Anyway, they hooked me up with a couple of options (more in the next update). EK then sent me a message as they were working on their 0-11d distro at the time (showing this builds age). The OG plan had been I'd build this around that, demo their distro glory early release style.
 
But a number of things went 'tits up' and everything got delayed...
 
Life can be a bummer.
 
THE CASE!
 

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It's your standard 0-11d with some added RGB and a Razer etched logo. Oh! and some green USB ports. To be honest, I love it! There is a reason this case is so popular, it looks amazing! I like Razer, I've used their products off and on since their inception and the green flare of the ports with the effect the etched logo will give once the RGB does its thing is all good news in my books.
So what to do first...
 

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Yup! dismantle it!
 

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Which turned out to be a PIA. The price point on this case is awesome and I guess you gotta keep them costs low somehow huh... pressed steel and rivets it is then. But never mind, my wife treated me to a new drill (fancy) and I got to work hunting them down. Like this cheeky wanker hiding behind a black tape I'll not be able to replace.
 

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A lot of rivets later, the case was down to a frame. But why I hear you cry (cried no one) well, I'll get to that in a moment.
 

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The front IO and rear panel were difficult, well, a pain. That front IO panel doesn't want to come off and they integrated an RGB strip into the panel which needed to come out in a sequence. The back was a fight too, it seemed as though the order in which the frame would have been first assembled would call for top/bottom panel to be removed before the back would come away. I opted to drill out the mid-wall rivets on the bottom panel which provided enough flex for the rear panel to come away.
 
So front, rear, top, back and feet are all off for some painting love.
 

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Oh, a couple of rads too! If you're on Instagram check me out, with this build as I've been doing certain bits documented as stories. I pulled apart the SE360 and PE360 rads with ease. EK have you mind with those rads. four hex screws, slide the ends across and the sides pull off.
 
So, the case and rads in bits, they got packed up and sent on their jollies.
 
This is where this one gets fun. Some time prior, I was watching Top Gear and the lads are ragging a McLaren 600LT around the track.
 

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This, McLaren 600LT!!!!.. in THAT green, with THOSE yellow callipers, forged alloy wheels, carbon panelling and a touch of orange in the model name stitching.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT!
Not the car! but the paint, the whole colour scheme. That's my 0-11D build in car form.
As it turned out, getting that green wasn't gonna happen. McLaren doesn't list the colour on their website (not that I could find) and 3rd party colours without a reference were gonna be difficult.
Very difficult.
Still, I sent some emails and PM'd a few people.
 

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That's it! That is Luminaire green, a sample from Mclaren! Not that Mclaren knows that. I'll link the company that made it happen when I finish the build cos you really need the light to show off this paint! It has a metallic pearlescence to the hue (ponce)! it's three shade of green with a sparkle up close and wow do the panels look awesome!
Yup, sorry... moving on. I'll show it off when it's done and the guy that did the paint is happy to provide the service to others (granted, it cost me three times the value of the case to get it painted) but compared to other sprayers I'd had quotes from he is reasonable, reliable, great communication and genuinely takes pride in his work.
 

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RIVETS! counter-sunk Lian Li black rivets... These I picked up from MDPC-X along with all my cable sleeve, connectors, crimps, wire, combs and terminals. They ship worldwide and only offer the best. #nocompromise again, more on this in a future update.
 

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Putting them in is so much easier than taking them out. Once you remember how to re-assemble the case that is! I got a panic on fearing I'd have to drill the rivets back out and mark the paintwork in the process.
But alas...
 

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Oddly, I was left with 4 stubby thumb screws and a small piece of foam (which now, having written it down reminded me it was a pressure fit wedge to hold the LED strip from wiggling) Oops.
 

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I'm jumping ahead a little, but I bought the Phanteks vertical GPU bracket. I'd intended to hold out for the EK one they announced during the EK EXPO and if the ribbon on this gives me any grief I'll be sure to go back and place my order.
I went with Phanteks for two reasons, it seems to have a smaller footprint and it positions the GPU further forward (closer to the side panel) than the Lain Li vertical bracket (oh yeah, that's the other one I was looking at..).
Annoyingly I didn't get a photo but fitted there wasn't the clearance required to put the SE rad + a 25mm fan underneath. Which ticked me off as I'm sure I'd seen it used in another 0-11d build on reddit. But not to worry.. break out the old Dremel and touchup paint.
 

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Sorted.
 
That'll do for now. I'll be back with UPDATE 2.0 perhaps at the weekend. I want to share the hardware I'll be using and maybe get some photos of all the EK glory they sent me!!!! I mean, WOW! They spoilt me. ❤️ those guys.
Thanks for checking this out, I appreciate I write a lot and maybe you just came for the photos (hey, we look at pron), either way, thanks.
J.

Hey everyone, new to the forums but I'm an old school PC gamer and builder.  Long story short, the previous build was nearing 6 years old for everything minus the GTX 980 Ti SLI I bought in summer of 2015 decided it was time to ride into the sunset.  The motherboard began having issues and it just died after a few days of odd symptoms.  So, after exploring my options, I was NOT going to pay $200+ for a six year old motherboard (Z97 based) and went with my latest build.  Before anyone wonders why I went with a previous gen build, the new parts I bought were on sale recently at my local Micro Center.  After choosing my new parts to buy, it was time to part ways with my Devil's Canyon build and I reused some of the parts from that six year old rig to use them in my Budget Beast.  Some will question why I still use SLI, it's because the vast majority of the games I play support SLI and it was much cheaper to buy both of the current cards I have now when they cost less than half of what a new RTX 2080 Ti sell for (when it's being phased out now).  I did thought about going with a current gen system, but they were sold out, so I settled with the previous gen that's still very formidable these days. 
 
 
Here were the specs to that Devil's Canyon build:
 
i7 4790K w/ Hyper 212 EVO with push/pull setup
2x GTX 970 G1 SLI later upgraded to GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme SLI
ASUS Z97-A
16GB Corsair Dominator GT DDR3 2000 CL9 (was 8GB at first but upgraded to 16GB in summer of 2015) w/cooling fans
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G1
Cougar Evolution case w/ 3x Cooler Master 120mm fans
Intel 530 Series 480GB SATA SSD w/ Windows 7 Ultimate x64 later upgraded to Windows 10 Pro x64 during free upgrade period
Sandisk Ultra II 240GB for storage (didn't need but was a Christmas gift in Holiday 2015)
2x Toshiba HK3R2 960GB SATA Enterprise SSD for games and storage (bought at a local liquidation sale and bought both for $400 in Spring of 2015)
 
 
Here is an early pic from late 2014 when it had the GTX 970 G1 SLI and don't have any updated pics with the GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme SLI.  The PC did run warm with the very cramped 980 Ti SLI but never went over 80 degrees during heavy gaming, it lasted 5 years of strong gaming.
 
 

 
 
 
 
With the motherboard of that build gone bad, it was time to perform another worthwhile mega upgrade since my Devil's Canyon PC lasted me nearly 6 years of hard gaming and I wasn't going to pay $200 plus for a 6 year old motherboard.  With what I said earlier why I went with a previous gen build, it was on sale, that's all, lol.  So here are the specs to my current Budget Beast and then I'll break down why I named it the Budget Beast.  Even though it's built and I'm gaming on it right now, there are a few upgrades such as new much quieter fans for my EVGA CLC 360 are in the works.  As the photos show, it's not the prettiest rig out there and there is a reason for that.  I game from the comfort of my couch and I actually turned off all of that rainbow stuff.  The EVGA CLC 360 fit up front and I mounted all three EVGA fans up front and then two of the Cooler Master fans inside for a push pull effect.  I prefer my rig nice and dark while gaming on my 55 inch Samsung Q60R Series QLED TV.  It's why aesthetics isn't very important because I was on a budget and wanted the best bang for my buck build that has upgrade potential for the next 5 years and it's tucked to the side of my TV stand. 
 
 
i9 9900K w/ EVGA CLC 360 (stock fans are a bit noisy when they spin up but I game with headset, no issue there)
2x GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme in SLI later upgraded (a week later, lol) to GTX 1080 Ti Strix in SLI w/ HP HB SLI Bridge
ASUS Maximus Hero XI CoD Black Ops 4 Edition
32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 CL14
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G1 (reused it since it has a 10 year warranty through EVGA and still going strong)
Cooler Master NR600 case
Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M2 SSD w/ Windows 10 Pro x64
Intel 530 Series 480GB SATA SSD (reused it and now serves as extra storage)
2x Toshiba HK3R2 960GB SATA Enterprise SSD for games and storage
ASUS PCE-AC88 Wifi (much better reception and download speeds over old Wireless N wifi)
3x 120mm fans (from previous build and used in the Budget Beast) and then 6x more fans from CLC 360, case, so the PC has 3x EVGA 120mm intake fans for CLC 360 out front, then two 120mm Cooler Master fans for pull duty inside the case, then one 120mm fan for rear of PC and finally two 120mm fans for exhaust duty at the top of the case.
 
 
I play on a 55 inch Samsung Q60R Series QLED TV with a pair of Sennheiser GSP 600 headset.  The TV supports native 120hz at both 1080p and 1440p, then 4K 60hz with HDR, Freesync (Too bad all current Nvidia cards don't support Freesync through HDMI), and sub 9 ms input lag.  So for games that I want looking pretty run at 4K 60hz and for shooters like Destiny 2, I play them at 1440p 120hz.  I also don't care about fancy KB/M because I game with an XBOX One Elite controller.  Long story short, I had a bad car accident way back in 2003 and my right wrist which is my mouse hand is not normal.  It hurts my wrist to play over one hour with the KB/M, so I've been a couch gamer with various XBOX controllers for over a decade now.  I use Pinnacle Game Profiler for the older games that don't have native controller support.  I have used the same Cooler Master Devastator II KB/M for as long as that previous PC build and they are working fine from a tray I have beside my recliner whenever I browse the web.  
 
 
The Budget Beast 0.9 w/ GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme SLI.   I decided to upgrade them because 80 degrees is too warm these days and I was running out of VRAM with 6GB the cards had.  Many games played at 4K 45+ FPS at ultra settings, it wasn't bad overall but the lack of VRAM made me realize how dated the GTX 980 Ti are now.
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Then by sheer luck, I stumbled into a local sale of two ASUS Strix GTX 1080 Ti for cheap, I jumped on it and now my Budget Beast runs better and much cooler despite the SLI setup.  Here is the Budget Beast 1.0 in it's ok looking glory! 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
I took this screenshot to show the temperatures as I was playing Destiny 2 with all settings cranked to max at 1440p 120hz.  The PC runs much cooler with the GTX 1080 Ti SLI setup, that makes me very happy.  During one hour of heavy gaming in Destiny 2, the highest temperature I saw for the hottest GPU was 65 degrees for the top card and 60 degrees for the bottom card.  The CPU never went above 40 degrees which is awesome and I get plenty of performance over my older i7 4790K just running the factory clocks.  The RAM has the XMP profile enabled to run at DDR4 3200 CL14, my games are snappy, no complaints there.  The GTX 1080 Ti's do run their factory overclock settings through the ASUS GPU Tweak tool.  Sure, I can overclock like crazy, I won't for now because the performance is good so far and it runs pretty cool while gaming for a few hours even so far.  I run my desktop at 1440p because 120hz makes it more comfortable to see the mouse pointer move around the screen.  The TV doesn't have an issue from switching to 4K 60hz and back to 1440p 120hz. 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Seeing such high FPS at 1440p with a few dips to 110 here and there makes me one happy gamer gaming from the comfort of my couch.  I turned off all the rainbow light shows because I want my mancave to be dark during gaming.  Sure, there are 240hz panel gaming monitors and more, but there isn't yet an affordable 55 inch 4k 120hz+ TV yet for us couch gamers, so 1440p 120hz is great for now  
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Sorry I didn't post each step of the build, I was just in a hurry to get to gaming while making sure everything works good.  So far, so good now for why I call this build the Budget Beast.  After deciding if I wanted another Z97 motherboard or not, I made the list of things to buy because they were all on sale at my local Micro Center last week and such.  I bought the following:
 
i9 9900K and ASUS Maximus Hero XI BLOPS4 bundle - $749.98 at Micro Center
EVGA CLC 360 - $140.25 at Newegg
32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 CL14 - $197.99 at Newegg
Cooler Master NR600 - $69.99 at Micro Center
1TB Samsung 970 EVO M2 SSD - $179.99 at Micro Center
Cooler Master MasterGel Maker thermal paste for EVGA CLC 360 and CPU - Free from a friend of mine that had extra from a build he just did last month
2x ASUS Strix GTX 1080 Ti - $500 for both cards from a local sale
ASUS PCE-AC88 Wifi card - Free because it was a birthday gift this past May
HP High Bandwidth SLI Bridge - Free from friend who didn't need it after upgrading to RTX 2080 SLI from GTX 1070 SLI
 
Grand Total for the new parts:  $1418.49 (Including VA State taxes and free shipping for Newegg parts), with the cost of both the GTX 1080 Ti's included - $1918.49
 
 
Now now, nearly two grand is not budget friendly, so what I did to name my new rig the Budget Beast, I sold many parts of my Devil's Canyon build to fund it.  These are the things I sold for to help lessen the cost of the Budget Beast:
 
i7 4790k w/ Hyper 212 Evo push pull setup, broken motherboard, 16GB Corsair Dominator GT DDR3 2000 CL9 (four sticks plus RAM cooler), 240GB Sandisk Ultra II SATA SSD and the Cougar Evolution tower - $400 to a local Ebay flipper who says the i7 4790k still sells for several hundred because of Win 7 support that many users overseas still use and the RAM is still very good for its age. 
2x Zotac GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme SLI - $450 to a local guy a day before purchasing my 1080 Ti SLI
 
Grand total of sale from old parts:  $850
 
 
 
The grand total after buying and selling:  $1068.49 including taxes and such
 
Now you see why I called this build the Budget Beast?  It's because it's quite the beast for costing me less than $1100 since the older parts I reused don't count towards the total of this build since they were paid for six years ago now.  I did take a risk with the used GTX 1080 Ti, they were used for mining but after stress testing them, both cards work great and both are still under factory warranty from ASUS until Oct of 2021.  The guy I bought the cards from gave me the original receipts just in case I need to file an RMA between now and Oct of 2021.  Both cards were purchased on the same day too and now that I've been gaming on the Budget Beast for a week now, I'm one happy gamer.  I do plan to upgrade to 64GB of RAM if I ever need to and will also upgrade the GTX 1080 Ti SLI sometime in 2022 in time for Elder Scrolls VI into either RTX 3080 Ti or the generation after that in SLI.  Then I hope after the next GPU and RAM  upgrade, this Budget Beast will last me until 2025.  I may even get a new full size tower to help the cards run cooler and to make space for the future SLI setup I have and maybe care about aesthetics then too, lol.
 

I don't have any build logs for this one. But a sweaty night of building and eagerly awaiting packages from my saved pennies and well... I'm so crazy proud of how this came out I'd love the community's feedback.
 
Ladies and gentlemen, 'The Noctua Build'.
 

 
Featuring:
3 x Nf-a12x25 in the bottom
2 x NF-F12 on the radiator
3 x NF-S12A in the roof
 
The build specs are:
Asus Rog X370-F mobo
Ryzen 7 2700X CPU @ 4.15Ghz on all cores
16GB 3200mhz Corsair Vegence RGB RAM
Gigabyte 2070 Super @ 2100mhz
 
Benchmarks are in my signature.
 
Iniital thermals give me 33-40C on the CPU at idle
30C on the GPU at idle.
 
Please let me know what you think!!!
 
(NOTE: I need to put the panels PCI brackets back on the back, I just got so excited lol.
 

Hello guys, 
 
So this is my computer :
 
CPU : I7-8700k  4,7GHz 1,275v
CPU cooler : Noctua NH-U14S
GPU : Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
Motherboard : Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra
RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3466 MHz CL16
SSD : Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2,5" + Sabrent Rocket 1TB M.2
HDD : Seagate BarraCuda 4TB 3,5" 5400RPM
Case : Phanteks ECLIPSE P600S Black
PSU : Corsair HX Platinum 850W
Others : Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.black.swap x3 top exhaust
Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax.black.swap x3 front intake, x1 rear exhaust, x1 on the CPU cooler
Noctua NA-HC6 chromax.black on the CPU cooler
 
CPU : I got it for Christmas, a family gift. That bad boy can go up to 5,2GHz at 1,35v but I keep it at 4,7GHz for no reason in particular.
CPU Cooler and fans : Well I'm a "fan" (what an easy and bad pun ) of Noctua since 2012 now, my previous build add the same but in the old beige/brown.
GPU : This one is good but it was a mistake. I bought it in June, just before the release of the 5700XT. But I got 3 games for free with it !
Motherboard : Probably overkill but it was on discount earlier this year, it's wel built and could allow a better OC than my previous and meh Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming Rev.1.
Ram : It's ram right ?  
SSD : Samsung because we all make mistakes... Sabrent was a gift from my mom for my birthday this year, this is fast but to be honest I don't really see a lot of difference compared to my Samsung.
HDD : Mass storage, I have a lot of music and illegaly downloaded movies.
Case : That case is AWESOME. Easy to build in, good bundle with, it's quiet yet has a really good airflow even closed !
PSU : 850w is overkill, but what can I say, I got it for new for the price of a RMx 550w.
 
And without futher ado :
 

 

 

 

 

 
I know the quality is not the best but I only have a phone to take picture, a fancy LG G6 ThinQ.
 
Oh and as you can see I like Star Wars, say hello to tiny Vader

You don;t need an i9, the i5-10600k is a way better buy, especially for a gaming build. 
 

why a i9? do you have a gpu already? a gpu that would work well with a i9 would be 900. not sure you have your priorities right.

You have very unrealistic demands. No way you're going to get all that for just $900.

Yeah, I don't know about that and an "i9" at $900.
 
PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $171.89 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $139.99 @ B&H Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $64.99 @ Newegg Storage Team MP34 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $66.98 @ Amazon Storage Western Digital Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $89.99 @ Amazon Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card $239.99 @ Walmart Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Mid Tower Case $70.98 @ Amazon Power Supply be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $79.66 @ Amazon   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total $924.47   Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-15 13:13 EDT-0400    

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This is my build from 2016 (Broadwell-E) that I took pictures of but never did get around to posting and sharing. The motherboard died a few weeks back and I tore her all apart this last weekend. 🥺  New build is the opposite direction -- mATX. That being said, anyone who wants to buy a Caselabs case, this behemoth is taking up space!

I make the switch to AMD.  Cool, Quiet, much faster.   
 
Ryzen 9 3950x (new)
Noctua NH-U14S + Additional NF-A15 (New)
32GB DDR4 3600 CL16 (New)
Asys x570 Tuf Gaming Wifi (New)
EVGA 2080ti XC (Carried Over)
Corsair RM1000i (Carried Over)
Corsair MP600 512GB (New)
Samsung 970 Pro 512GB (Carried Over)
Corsair Carbide Air 540 (Carried Over)
5x Corsair ML140 Pro Fans (Carried Over)
 
Old System (Putting into a new case with PSU, GPU etc)
Intel Core i7 7820x 
32GB DDR4 3000
Asus x299 Tuf Mark 2
Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
 

Me finally understanding what it was all about :

 

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I completely agree, but you really shouldn't use sites like UserBenchmark to make these decisions