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3950x for gaming is a waste of money and your setup will never be 5 years future proof.

Plug your PSU into a power outlet and have the switch in the off position. 
 
Touch the PSU casing (or the case, if you've installed the PSU in the case) any time you move your feet, or before you touch any components to ground yourself. 

The chance of killing hardware due to static discharge is pretty low. Just ground yourself every now and then and you'll be fine. Touch a metal object every now and then and don't wear a wooly jumper while dragging your socks back and forth along the carpet and you should be fine. The case on the power supply is grounded so if the PSU is plugged in to a grounded wall outlet you can just touch the case of the PSU to ground yourself.

easiest wa is to change where your monitor pluggs into

What ever you plug the display in is the GPU that will be used 
You can plug a display to both of them and each one will do a different thing separately.

you'll be fine.
and plug both into the gpu

read that back, slowly

I'd say 1440 144hz is best. Yes 144 is better then anything below it and you will see and feel the difference. (I can't believe it's still a discussion in 2020). If you can afford 1440p 144hz go for it.

if you play fps games compettetively.
then go 1080p 144hz
if you play driveclub uncharted 4 HZD as mentioned go QHD (IMO)

STEP 6 - MEGA Desk Complete:
 
Since it was first finished there has been a few iterations, I initially bought myself a single 34-in UW, but just added a second just a week ago, I also changed up the setup for my second desk but for the time being I feel like I have nothing to add or change so I am happy with the end result, to say the least.
 
The process for me to build the desk setup initially only really took three nights. But I had been already planning and buying a few things for 4-months prior to that, so it was "completed" around late September 2019 (wow feels like 2-years ago with these crazy times), and the most recent changes with the addition of the second 34" UW and changing the second desk layout happened this past week, with my Mini Work PC sitting in the corner. I also had a leak right above my desk, so I taught myself basic plumping and thankfully sorted it out in about a week.
 
Enjoy this photo dump! And if you have any questions feel free to ask away, I hope some of you enjoyed this!   

 
Any suggestion or something different you would have done? I love hearing other peoples ideas. 
 
For those interested my other builds are linked in my signature. 
 

Update #..... sh!t i've lost count.
 
Added a second 34" UW, the Asus ROG SWIFT PG348Q, a 100HZ IPS G-Sync panel. In truth I wanted the new Alienware AW3420DW but at $1,700cad rupees, no thanks, I can wait. The PG348Q was a crazy good certified open box deal, only $650, so this felt like a no brainier.
 
Ever since I got my Dell U3419W I wanted a second UW, but this time round it had to be 100Hz+ and IPS, so the PG34 ticked all those boxes. The only downside is that the curvature is less than that of my U3419W, but a true first world problem and since the top monitor is tilted down they would not be perfectly line up regardless. 
 
For my full office build log of my MEGA Desk, click HERE. And my updated parts list is HERE.
 
Otherwise I vesa mounted both monitors, added some more RGB strips. cleaned up my office, and took some pics, enjoy!

My girlfriend and I bought a house at the beginning of summer, which means a new office for me! I've been so busy so it has taken a while to put together, and plan. And not only that but Zen 2 launched! An upgrade I've been waiting for since June 2017 when I first got my R7 1700 and AMD promised of AM4 support through 4 generations of CPU's. So naturally this meant a new shiny R7 3800x and I decided to upgrade my RAM to a 32GB kit of Corsair Vengeance RGB LED Pro memory!
 
I was going to go for R9 3900x but caught wind of the 3950x, but decided to hold off for now. I think that will be the next upgrade for my main system. Dubbed Blueberry Pi, of course. Gen 4 Ryzen R9 4950x and a X670 motherboard? That with a new GPU would likely be my next upgrade in a 1.5-2 years, but that is more planning ahead than I normally do so who knows.
 
Current Specs:
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Gotta say though, the new Vengeance RGB Pro memory looks REALLY good, I just have it set to static blue but it's a lot brighter and aesthetically pleasing versus the blue LED Vengeance kit I had before. I thought it was a dumb upgrade but I needed 32GB of RAM in my work computer so I decided to just get the RGB Pro kit for this build, not regrets here haha. The big upgrade was going from my R7 1700 to the new R7 3800x. The 1700 was always great value, it was the first time an 8-core 16 thread CPU was available for less than $500 by a long shot. But first gen Ryzen was not that fun to be honest. I had tons of instability and motherboard issues for nearly a year, AM4 has come a long way since. Over the past year my system on my Asus X470 ROG Crosshair VII Hero (Wi-Fi) has been rock solid. I've maintained a steady OC of 3.9Ghz and had my RAM clocked at 3000Mhz. But this now looks lackluster compared to the 3800x, the high clocks and outright  performance gains seen in the 7nm die improvements are noticeable. I do a lot of high core workloads and the R7 1700 was already an improvement over the i7-6700k I was using before, but the 3800x is a new level. I am really happy with it and I can't wait to try and OC, right now everything is at stock.
 
Cinebench R20 numbers: (I included my other CPU's scores as well)
R3 2200G
- OC @ 3.7GHz = 1,425
- OC @ 3.8GHz = 1,443
- OC @ 3.9GHz = 1,480
- OC @ 3.9GHz w/ RAM @ 3000MHZ = 1,567
- OC @ 4.0GHz NOT STABLE
i7-6700k
- OC @ 4.6GHz w/ RAM @ 3000MHZ = 2,245 (most stable)
- OC @ 4.7GHz w/ RAM @ 3000MHZ = 2,289
R7 1700
- Stock, boost @ 3.7Ghz = 3,042
- OC @ 3.8GHz = 3,368
- OC @ 3.9GHz = 3,457
- OC @ 3.9Ghz w/ RAM @ 3000MHZ = 3,531
- OC @ 4.0Ghz w/ RAM @ 3200MHZ = 3,690 (voltage cranked)
R7 1700x
- Stock, boost @ 3.8Ghz = 3,455
i7-8700k
- Stock, boost @ 4.7Ghz = 3,412
- OC @ 5.0Ghz w/ RAM @ 3200MHZ = 3,997 (De-lid, stable)
R7 3800x
- Stock, boost @ 4.5Ghz = 4,925
- OC @ 4.4Ghz w/ RAM @ stock= 5,002
 
Previous thread on the build: 
 
Now for some current system photos!
 

 

 

 
 
And some pics of the new office setup:
 

The Dell IPS ultra-wide was a new purchase this summer as well, I replaced it with 2x 24" 1440p displays I had before. I also moved my mass storage (4x 8TB hard drives in Raid 10) from my i7-8700k + GTX 1080 system to a 4 bay external drive that can be seen behind the right side of my monitor.
 

Second PC (i7-8700k +GTX 1080) is getting moved into the Corsair Crystal 280x shortly, it will be setup as a permanent gaming PC with my new 4k TV.
 
Questions? Feel free to ask away!
 

Spent time today taking a few proper pics, I also re-routed a few cables and added some cable combs some of which will be removed once the cables are trained.
 

 
 

I think the most important thing is the monitor and a mouse, since they're your main means to interact with the PC.
 
I'd get the monitor first. And I would prioritise panel quality to refresh rate. A really good 144hz panel is better than a budget 240hz one, because ghosting, response times, colour accuracy, overshooting... 
 
A jump from 60 to 144 is much bigger than a jump from 144 to 240.

whats the rest of your system?
 
FOr gaming, id say 2560x1440 at 144 refresh rate is the sweet spot between price, image quality, and system requirements.

If it's a gift go for it and then sell the 8700k
It still goes for 200+ on used market

use the i9 9900k then it is better than 8700k

you must e-beg elsewhere

The brand, in general, is solid and would be more than fine for air cooling.
 
But you'd have to be more specific for knowledgeable members. Are we talking one of their cases? A fan? CPU Cooler?

I've been generally happy with Be Quiet! products.
But as @divito says, you should be a little more precise on what product you're exactly talking about.

@LAR_Systems Thank you Sir for all the work you put into this. just installed your extension. this is so much better!

@LAR_Systems Thank you Sir for all the work you put into this. just installed your extension. this is so much better!

So, the following is the sort of thing that happens when you're quarantined at home and have evenings and weekends to more less let your mind wander.
 
TLDR: Based on the many questions and comments of folders during the last LTT folding event I made a dark mode Chrome Extension for the F@H web client with a real time PPD benchmark database that gives you feedback on your PPD by GPU model and work unit.  It also has an LTT skin when you fold for our team ID with a forum F@H badge level indicator.

THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL PROJECT AND IS IN NO WAY DIRECTLY SUPPORTED OR AFFILIATED WITH LTT, IT'S FAN / ENTHUSIAST MADE.
 
The website with GPU/WU database: https://folding.lar.systems/
The dark mode extension link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/folding-at-home-in-the-da/alpjkkbjnbkddolgnicglknicbgfahoe
(note the screen shot on the chrome store page is the default skin, did not want to show the LTT skin as LMG does not know I did this and the skin is unofficial)
 
To use the extension in Chrome:
Make sure F@H is running on your system. Install the "Folding in the dark at home" extension https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/folding-at-home-in-the-da/alpjkkbjnbkddolgnicglknicbgfahoe Navigate to your local F@H client URL https://client.foldingathome.org/
THIS IS A BETA VERSION: So please be gentle as I could only test it so far on Windows 10 with the last 2 versions of the F@H software and right now it's only available for Chrome.   This is an evenings and weekends type project so any bug fixes need will be applied as so as I can.
 
The Team LTT Skin:

 
 
Goals of the extension:
Look easy on the eyes, especially at night, while helping new folders to team LTT by showing a specific LTT folding skin variant if they set us as the team correctly, saw a number of people during the event that put in the team number off by 1 so yeah... (it has a default skin for other teams) A sub component of the LTT skin is so that if they show the team in an LMG video again perhaps they will know they have it set to LTT and not PCMR
  Reduce new folder questions to @GOTSpectrum and the event thread that are related to PPD performance For PPD the client collects once an hour a users PPD, GPU and WU to build a database of PPD averages by GPU and WU ID. The client then pulls from this database and displays to the user if there PPD is currently above or below the average based on their GPU and the specific WU to reduce questions like "I hear my GPU should get 2mil points, but i'm only getting 1.5mil?" because it varies by WU The client uses the baseline for your GPU and the WU to show a real time indicator of % above or below the average so a user can visualize how variable PPD is on a WU while it folds different parts and if the user changes settings or usage on their machine such as competing GPU usage or over/under clocking.
  Reduce badge request thread stuff for forum admins. When the client is set to team LTT it shows what forum F@H badge level you are eligible for with a link to the forum based ONLY on points submitted to team LTT to avoid confusion over a users total points (for no or other teams) vs LTT specific points.
  Provide a data backed GPU PPD database that is always current The dark mode skin has direct links to https://folding.lar.systems/ which posts publicly the GPU PPD averages based on real world user submitted conditions such as changing cores, all WUs blended etc. which is useful to gauge if you're getting the most out of your card or inform buying additional ones for folding.  https://folding.lar.systems/folding_data/gpu_ppd_overall  There is also detailed breakdowns of a GPU model that shows how different WUs performance work to better see the variance in a cards performance.
RTX 2080 Super Example - https://folding.lar.systems/folding_data/gpu_ppd_profile?gpu_model=GeForce RTX 2080 Super Don't see your GPU on the list, just start using the extension and it will become available in a few hours as data samples are collected and processed,  the more people that use the extension the more GPUs and WUs in the database.  The long term goal here is to no longer have to guess what current, older or cloud GPUs can do in terms of PPD we will have real world backed data. The PPD scores will adjust over time based on most recent data to account for changes to cores and drivers.
  Super user features You can run the extension with the query string parameter ?nofade=true added to the end of the URL to prevent the web client from sleeping for always on monitoring.  Note this mode disables viewing your F@H total scores to be kind to the F@H API providing it that does not expect those calls 24/7.  
I have lots of other ideas for the client and PPD database site but need users and interest to have GPU data samples from use to get there so please give it a look.
 
Cheers, and thanks for all the fun it's been so far folding with team LTT.
 
 

Well the problem could very well be the fact that one of your screws isn't going in properly, so you have uneven mounting pressure. I don't really get how you managed to do that though.
 
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reinstall CPU cooler. (you did apply thermal paste right?)