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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $504.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Corsair H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $189.99 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste $8.38 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste $8.38 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI MEG Z390 ACE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $269.89 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $229.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $229.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $219.99 @ Amazon
Video Card NVIDIA TITAN RTX 24 GB Video Card $2489.98 @ Amazon
Case Cooler Master MasterCase H500M ATX Mid Tower Case $219.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair HX Platinum 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $220.00
Case Fan Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan $27.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan $40.44 @ Amazon
Case Fan Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan $40.44 @ Amazon
Case Fan Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan $40.44 @ Amazon
Monitor LG 27UK650-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor $519.99 @ Amazon
Monitor Asus ROG SWIFT PG35VQ 35.0" 3440x1440 200 Hz Monitor $2499.00 @ B&H
Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard $157.97 @ Amazon
Mouse Logitech MX Master Bluetooth Wireless Laser Mouse $67.98 @ Amazon
Mouse Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse $129.99 @ Best Buy
Headphones Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones $600.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $8735.77
Mail-in rebates -$20.00
Total $8715.77
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-09 02:28 EDT-0400

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10 minutes ago, Kretoo said:

Hi! I'm finally building my pc, wanna know your thoughts 馃挱

Too much thermal paste ....聽

But to be serious, do you really need Titan ??聽

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8k build, yikes. Almost makes it hard to believe this is an actual project.

You don't need a 2.5k Titan RTX card for gaming. 2080 Ti is enough and like half as cheap.

What are you doing with all that thermal compound? Why two mice? Why Intel instead of Ryzen?

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my work station build out class that and its cheaper.....

MSI x399 sli plus聽 |AMD theardripper 2990wx all core 3ghz lock |Thermaltake flo ring 360 | EVGA 2080, Zotac 2080 |Gskill Ripjaws 128GB 3000 MHz聽| Corsair RM1200i |150tb | Asus tuff gaming mid tower| 10gb NIC

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get ryzen 3950x instead. disable 8 cores and overclock it and it is better than i9 9900k in gaming

QUOTE ME聽聽FOR ANSWER.

Main PC:

Spoiler

|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC聽to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C聽||聽Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker)聽|| Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings ||聽Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital聽|| Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold聽||聽Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb聽||聽Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb聽|| Asus Rog Theta 7.1聽||聽Asus Rog claymore聽|| Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse聽||Monitor 1聽Asus 1080p 144hz||Monitor 2聽AOC 1080p 75hz||

Test Rig.

Spoiler

|聽Ryzen 5 3400G聽||聽Gigabyte b450 S2H聽|| Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16聽||Stock cooler聽||聽Antec NX100聽|| Silverstone essential 400w聽||聽Transgend SSD 220s 480gb聽||

Just Sold

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|聽i3 9100F聽|| Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI聽||聽MSI Z390 A-Pro聽|| Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler聽|| Kolink Horizon RGB聽|| Corsair CV 550w聽||聽Pny CS900 120gb ||

Tier lists for building a PC.

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

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Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/聽 OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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50 minutes ago, Whiro said:

Too much thermal paste ....聽

But to be serious, do you really need Titan ??聽

So 1g is enough?

and yup I need it for rendering..

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3 minutes ago, Kretoo said:

So 1g is enough?

and yup I need it for rendering..

It鈥檚 more than enough聽

聽聽聽@Whiro聽tag or quote will do the trick聽
i5 3570K @ 4.7Ghz 聽|聽 AsRock聽Fatal1ty Z77 Performance聽聽|聽 Corsair Vengeance聽16GB 1600MHz 聽| 聽ASUS Strix GTX 970 OC 聽| 聽Phanteks P400S TG 聽(mesh panel) | 聽EVGA 500W1聽 |聽 Storage: Corsair 60GB SSD (boot), Gigabyte 120GB SSD, WD 2Tb HDD |聽Cooling: Custom loop

聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽EKWB EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 RGB PWM

聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽EKWB EK Supremacy Evo , naked die

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Laptop: Gigabyte G5-KC | i5 10500H | RTX 3060

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聽 聽 聽 聽 聽THE FIRST OF DEATH AND DARKNESS

聽 聽 聽 聽 He feast on the dead to inherit their power

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51 minutes ago, jj9987 said:

You don't need a 2.5k Titan RTX card for gaming

for 3D rendering too.

52 minutes ago, jj9987 said:

What are you doing with all that thermal compound?

I removed one.

52 minutes ago, jj9987 said:

Why two mice?

聽one for gaming, another for design & productivity.

54 minutes ago, jj9987 said:

Why Intel instead of Ryzen?

I prefer higher clockspeed.

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44 minutes ago, dogwitch said:

my work station build out class that and its cheaper.....

it's not always about the price.

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1 hour ago, Kretoo said:

Hi! I'm finally building my pc, wanna know your thoughts 馃挱

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $504.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Corsair H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $189.99 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste $8.38 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste $8.38 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI MEG Z390 ACE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $269.89 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $229.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $229.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $219.99 @ Amazon
Video Card NVIDIA TITAN RTX 24 GB Video Card $2489.98 @ Amazon
Case Cooler Master MasterCase H500M ATX Mid Tower Case $219.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair HX Platinum 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $220.00
Case Fan Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan $27.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan $40.44 @ Amazon
Case Fan Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan $40.44 @ Amazon
Case Fan Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan $40.44 @ Amazon
Monitor LG 27UK650-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor $519.99 @ Amazon
Monitor Asus ROG SWIFT PG35VQ 35.0" 3440x1440 200 Hz Monitor $2499.00 @ B&H
Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard $157.97 @ Amazon
Mouse Logitech MX Master Bluetooth Wireless Laser Mouse $67.98 @ Amazon
Mouse Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse $129.99 @ Best Buy
Headphones Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones $600.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $8735.77
Mail-in rebates -$20.00
Total $8715.77
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-09 02:28 EDT-0400

Buy 2080聽

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i know but even spec wise to.

MSI x399 sli plus聽 |AMD theardripper 2990wx all core 3ghz lock |Thermaltake flo ring 360 | EVGA 2080, Zotac 2080 |Gskill Ripjaws 128GB 3000 MHz聽| Corsair RM1200i |150tb | Asus tuff gaming mid tower| 10gb NIC

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5 hours ago, dogwitch said:

i know but even spec wise to.

Can I see your build?

5 hours ago, Mario5 said:

Buy 2080聽

what's聽the strongest 2080ti ?

6 hours ago, SavageNeo said:

get ryzen 3950x instead. disable 8 cores and overclock it and it is better than i9 9900k in gaming

I think I'll be waiting for the i9 10900k & 30xx.

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Threadripper 3970X 3.7 GHz 32-Core Processor 聽($1899.99 @ Amazon)聽
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler 聽($79.90 @ Amazon)聽
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste 聽($8.38 @ Amazon)聽
Motherboard: Gigabyte TRX40 AORUS MASTER EATX sTRX4 Motherboard 聽($479.99 @ Amazon)聽
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory 聽($189.99 @ Amazon)聽
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory 聽($189.99 @ Amazon)聽
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive 聽($199.98 @ Amazon)聽
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming Video Card 聽($1099.99 @ Newegg)聽
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500M ATX Mid Tower Case 聽($219.99 @ Newegg)聽
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 聽($164.00 @ Amazon)聽
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan 聽($27.95 @ Amazon)聽
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan 聽($40.44 @ Amazon)聽
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan 聽($40.44 @ Amazon)聽
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan 聽($40.44 @ Amazon)聽
Monitor: LG 27UK650-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor 聽($519.99 @ Amazon)聽
Monitor: LG 38GL950G-B 37.5" 3840x1600 175 Hz Monitor 聽($1796.99 @ B&H)聽
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard 聽($157.97 @ Amazon)聽
Mouse: Logitech MX Master Bluetooth Wireless Laser Mouse 聽($67.98 @ Amazon)聽
Mouse: Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse 聽($129.99 @ Best Buy)聽
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 650 聽Headphones 聽($600.00)聽
Total: $7954.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-09 04:23 EDT-0400

Double the RAM, 4x the cores, faster SSD, less money, whilst still being stupidly overkill.

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what program do you use for 3d rendering?

can it take advantage of multiple cores and of a titan RTX?

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2 hours ago, Kretoo said:

what's聽the strongest 2080ti ?

Asus strix matrix

EVGA Hybrid

MSI lightning Z, sea hawk

Gigabyte waterforce

Inno3D IChill

Zotac AMP extreme

Gainward phoenix

Galax HOF

PNY XLR8

Palit overcloked

QUOTE ME聽聽FOR ANSWER.

Main PC:

Spoiler

|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC聽to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C聽||聽Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker)聽|| Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings ||聽Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital聽|| Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold聽||聽Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb聽||聽Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb聽|| Asus Rog Theta 7.1聽||聽Asus Rog claymore聽|| Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse聽||Monitor 1聽Asus 1080p 144hz||Monitor 2聽AOC 1080p 75hz||

Test Rig.

Spoiler

|聽Ryzen 5 3400G聽||聽Gigabyte b450 S2H聽|| Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16聽||Stock cooler聽||聽Antec NX100聽|| Silverstone essential 400w聽||聽Transgend SSD 220s 480gb聽||

Just Sold

Spoiler

|聽i3 9100F聽|| Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI聽||聽MSI Z390 A-Pro聽|| Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler聽|| Kolink Horizon RGB聽|| Corsair CV 550w聽||聽Pny CS900 120gb ||

Tier lists for building a PC.

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

Spoiler

Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

Spoiler

Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

Spoiler

Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

Spoiler

Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/聽 OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

Spoiler

Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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i mean, sick build to be sure, but what are u using the titan for?

also just a quick question one of your case fans is 140 mm and has 58cm better airflow but is 13 dollars cheaper than the others?

lastly not sure you really need a i9 specially for also rendering. maybe a threadripper? theyre decent for gaming and good for productivity(or so i hear)

edit: so apparently, for gaming a i7 9700k will do just fine, so if you want the best gaming, i7, but for both and pack a punch, either threadripper or i9.聽

stuff is cool. stuff that has fancy lighting is cooler. stuff that has fancy lighting and聽works聽is the coolest.

i game so i know a bit abt gaming tech, not much abt professional tech.

writing this as i finish a 3 hour D2 sesh so excuse anything wrong.

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Exteme or fantasy builds are considered trolling. You may post again if you want actual real help. With budget and use case matching.

PS. Why I think this is fantasy build? Quite simple. 2x thermal paste, 2x mouse, 4x case fan when your case comes with 3 installed and AIO has two.

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