Is my 9900K (future) build good?

[Shiniontv]

Hello everyone

 

I was hoping you guys could help me out and tell me if my 9900K (future) build is good.

I am buying 2x8GB DDR4-3200Mhz Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM, 9900K, Z390 Aorus Elite and Cryorig H7 (will also be listed below).

Is it good, or should I go for other motherboards / coolers?

FYI: I am buying it off a German site called Mindfactory.de - The TRAY version (570€) is about 200€+ cheaper than the WOF version (740€), so I should pick the TRAY version, right?

 

PCPartPicker Link

 

Please bear in mind, that I am buying it off this website, so prices may differ.

[TrigrH]

you need a lot more cooling than a H7 for a 9900k.

[LukeSavenije]

This is one of the less cases I recommend a better motherboard if possible. A 9900k needs a lot of power, so as much as possible. Would a taichi ultimate, aorus master or a maximus fit? And I recommend some heavier cooling for the chip too. What about a be quiet dark rock pro 4 or noctua nh-d15?

Edited December 2, 2018 by LukeSavenije

[SupaKomputa]

9900k is hot, i would consider ryzen 2700x.

tray is good for intel, as it doesn't give you heatsink.

with ryzen you don't need to buy aftermarket cooler.

[TrigrH]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

This is one of the less cases I recommend a better motherboard if possible. A 9900k needs a lot of power, so as much as possible. Would a taichi elite, aorus master or a maximus fit? And I recommend some heavier cooling for the chip too. What about a be quiet dark rock pro 4 or noctua nh-d15?

his motherboard choice has a fantastic VRM.

[dev_1523]

Here are my suggestions : - 

• Cooling: Go for at-least a decent AIO( All In One )  Liquid Cooler like at-least a 240 mm ( radiator size) one by either Cooler Master( ML240R , ML240L ) or Corsair( H100i ). 
• Motherboard: Here is a cool motherboard buying guide for you - The Best Z390 Motherboards for VRMs, 10Gb LAN, Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX (2018) 
• RAM: Looks Just Fine
• Cabinet: So this section is a very subjective topic but i would recommend you checking out Fractal Design Meshify C

That is all for the build you linked , don't forget to pair a decent GPU with your system if its main purpose is for gaming, but if not , why are you even going for Intel then

[LukeSavenije]

2 minutes ago, dev_1523 said:

Cooling: Go for at-least a decent AIO( All In One )  Liquid Cooler like at-least a 240 mm ( radiator size) one by either Cooler Master( ML240R , ML240L ) or Corsair( H100i ). 

Or a big tower air cooler, but still some good recommendations, but any 240+ mm from asetek will do here. 

[Shiniontv]

I will probably use the ML240L from CoolerMaster. Is the case a bad choice?

[xg32]

1 hour ago, Shiniontv said:

Hello everyone

 

I was hoping you guys could help me out and tell me if my 9900K (future) build is good.

I am buying 2x8GB DDR4-3200Mhz Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM, 9900K, Z390 Aorus Elite and Cryorig H7 (will also be listed below).

Is it good, or should I go for other motherboards / coolers?

FYI: I am buying it off a German site called Mindfactory.de - The TRAY version (570€) is about 200€+ cheaper than the WOF version (740€), so I should pick the TRAY version, right?

 

PCPartPicker Link

 

Please bear in mind, that I am buying it off this website, so prices may differ.

the h7 is closer to a 100w tdp despite the specs saying 150w, u want at least a darkrock 3->d15 or some good AIO, The rest is decent

[dev_1523]

1 hour ago, Shiniontv said:

I will probably use the ML240L from CoolerMaster. Is the case a bad choice?

its not a bad choice , just not so great in terms of airflow. But if you are looking for something looks focused and you are digging the design , go for it!

 

[dev_1523]

2 hours ago, LukeSavenije said:

Or a big tower air cooler, but still some good recommendations, but any 240+ mm from asetek will do here. 

i would probably recommend water-cooling only. If budget allows , then even a custom loop will be great but then considering a motherboard upgrade for higher and stable overclock's will be a plus. 

[LukeSavenije]

5 minutes ago, dev_1523 said:

i would probably recommend water-cooling only. If budget allows , then even a custom loop will be great but then considering a motherboard upgrade for higher and stable overclock's will be a plus. 

Yeah, agree with that costum loop, but don't underestimate the nhd15 and dark rock pro 4

[Shiniontv]

Do you guys think I should buy the dark rock pro 4 / dh15 or the ML240L? Same price.

[dev_1523]

6 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

Yeah, agree with that costum loop, but don't underestimate the nhd15 and dark rock pro 4

They are good , but ......

[Gix7Fifty]

1 minute ago, dev_1523 said:

They are good , but ......

But what? No risk of a leak! No pump failure!

[WihGlah]

9900k needs a lot of cooling. At this point I think a 360 rad it pretty much minimum. 

 

Gigabyte has the best motherboard VRMs this cycle, but I would get a better SKU.

[dev_1523]

6 minutes ago, Gix7Fifty said:

But what? No risk of a leak! No pump failure!

Look , yes that is surely a case. But i have worked for a PC building company for 2 years and have shipped more than 100 systems myself and have like 0 complains regarding the water-cooling even after such bad handling during shipping.
The cases you guys are mentioning is really rare . This is the thing , you got to risk it for better performance and better life of your system.

 

4 minutes ago, WihGlah said:

9900k needs a lot of cooling. At this point I think a 360 rad it pretty much minimum. 

 

I totally agree with you!

[Rune]

Cooler is a bit lackluster, but otherwise, sure. Fairly similar to what I have actually.

[Gix7Fifty]

15 minutes ago, dev_1523 said:

Look , yes that is surely a case. But i have worked for a PC building company for 2 years and have shipped more than 100 systems myself and have like 0 complains regarding the water-cooling even after such bad handling during shipping.
The cases you guys are mentioning is really rare . This is the thing , you got to risk it for better performance and better life of your system.

 

I totally agree with you!

Again, what is wrong with a big air cooler?

[LukeSavenije]

@dev_1523 agree, disagree. Most air coolers are on par with aios. Custom is still better, but okay

[pipos666]

I can relate, just created my account for this:

Proc: 9900k

Mobo z370 aorus gaming 7

Ram: 4x8GB @3600

Case: Carbide 540

Cooler: Corsair h115i and here I had good temps at 5Ghz but louder as hell (below 80°), if I change to a quieter profile the in became hot as hell (100° spikes)

So I decided to give a try to the NH-D15:

81-83° at full load (synthetic

65-80° in real life escenario (gaming)

And the noise? I always need to check if the fans are working

No regrets on switching to air.

 

Ed: Probably a 360 will do a better job, but in my case was a no go because of my case, it doesn't have the space for it as I use the front as intake and don't want to feed it with hot air as it could fry my RTX

[Shiniontv]

7 hours ago, pipos666 said:

I can relate, just created my account for this:

Proc: 9900k

Mobo z370 aorus gaming 7

Ram: 4x8GB @3600

Case: Carbide 540

Cooler: Corsair h115i and here I had good temps at 5Ghz but louder as hell (below 80°), if I change to a quieter profile the in became hot as hell (100° spikes)

So I decided to give a try to the NH-D15:

81-83° at full load (synthetic

65-80° in real life escenario (gaming)

And the noise? I always need to check if the fans are working

No regrets on switching to air.

 

Ed: Probably a 360 will do a better job, but in my case was a no go because of my case, it doesn't have the space for it as I use the front as intake and don't want to feed it with hot air as it could fry my RTX

send me your pc

[mxk]

1 hour ago, Shiniontv said:

send me your pc

You can't put a 9900k into a z370 motherboard right out of the box. You have to update the BIOS with an 8th gen chip so you have to buy z390 boards.

[xg32]

On 12/2/2018 at 3:42 AM, Shiniontv said:

Do you guys think I should buy the dark rock pro 4 / dh15 or the ML240L? Same price.

the dark rock pro 3 is better than the 4 in themals, i personally switched back to air coolers to cool vrm+not having to worry about pumps not working (my fans can stop and my cpu won't be 90C, those 3 have virtually the same performance +/- 5C