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My Z390 Build is complete! Well, almost... I'm just waiting on the CableMod PSU cables and CableMod 2x 30cm RGB Strips to be delivered but I couldn't wait!

I am quite happy with this build! I am thinking about painting the PCI slots black rather than the stock white color. Looking forward for my light strips so I can have a warm white tone to show off the build as I am not a fan of crazy colors all over the place. Looking for positive or negative feedback to see if I can improve this build, other than the cables and case lighting! 

 

Cheers all and a happy new year!

 

 

*EDIT 01/03/19* CPU @ 5GHz OC - 35 degrees C - idle 

*EDIT 01/03/19* GPU @ 1,897 MHz - 52 degrees C - idle

 

Going to run a stress test shortly to see what my temps are for the CPU. I am sort of worried about temps under load for the 9900K but I prefer air cooling vs water cooling.

 

Parts List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/dlethbridge/saved/c6bzYJ

 

Case - Fractal Design Define S
CPU - Intel i9 9900K 

CPU Cooler - be quiet! Dark Rock 4
Motherboard - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
RAM - 16 GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4-3200
GPU - EVGA GTX 1080 8GB SC

PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W

SSD - Samsung 970 Evo 250 GB M.2

HDD - 2x Seagate Barracuda Compute 4 TB in raid 1

Fans: Noctua NF-F12 LTT Edition

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If you could do it over again u would have suggested one small change 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $479.99 @ Newegg Canada
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler $118.61 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $299.00 @ Canada Computers
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $189.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $104.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage Seagate - Barracuda Compute 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $148.32 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Seagate - Barracuda Compute 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $148.32 @ Amazon Canada
Video Card Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card $999.00 @ Canada Computers
Case Fractal Design - Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case $125.99 @ PC-Canada
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Amazon Canada
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit $164.99 @ Newegg Canada
Monitor Asus - VS228H-P 21.5" 1920x1080 Monitor $136.75 @ Vuugo
Monitor Asus - VS228H-P 21.5" 1920x1080 Monitor $136.75 @ Vuugo
Monitor Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $299.99 @ Newegg Canada
Keyboard SteelSeries - Apex M750 Wired Gaming Keyboard $189.99 @ Memory Express
Mouse SteelSeries - Rival 600 Wired Optical Mouse $69.99 @ Amazon Canada
Headphones SteelSeries - Arctis 7 Headset $175.63 @ Amazon Canada
Other Noctua NF-F12 PWM Linus Tech Tips Edition 120mm Cooling Fan With 1500 RPM $35.99
Other Noctua NF-F12 PWM Linus Tech Tips Edition 120mm Cooling Fan With 1500 RPM $35.99
Other Noctua NF-F12 PWM Linus Tech Tips Edition 120mm Cooling Fan With 1500 RPM $35.99
Other Noctua NF-F12 PWM Linus Tech Tips Edition 120mm Cooling Fan With 1500 RPM $35.99
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $4012.25
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-28 16:15 EST-0500  

I personally don't think the 9900k is warranted until you are at the 2080, 1080 ti, or 2080 ti level. That being said your next gpu upgrade will probably let the 9900k actually stretch it's legs.  

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Ooooooooo... that's gorgeous. Thinking about selling some of my other rigs and making a 9900K setup myself, I'd have to use an NH-D15S to cool it though (sadly the Pro4, while gorgeous, doesn't fit in the case I wanna use, an S340 Elite). Lemme know how temps are though! 

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Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

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pretty neat setup, gratz!

CPU:i7 9700k 5047.5Mhz All Cores Mobo: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC, RAM:Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 OC 3467Mhz GPU:MSI RTX 2070 ARMOR 8GB OC Storage:Samsung SSD 970 EVO NVMe M.2 250GB, 2x SSD ADATA PRO SP900 256GB, HDD WD CB 2TB, HDD GREEN 2TB PSU: Seasonic focus plus 750w Gold Display(s): 1st: LG 27UK650-W, 4K, IPS, HDR10, 10bit(8bit + A-FRC). 2nd: Samsung 24" LED Monitor (SE390), Cooling:Fazn CPU Cooler Aero 120T Push/pull Corsair ML PRO Fans Keyboard: Corsair K95 Platinum RGB mx Rapidfire Mouse:Razer Naga Chroma  Headset: Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma Sound: Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker Case: Modded Case Inverted, 5 intake 120mm, one exhaust 120mm.

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45 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

4.7 ghz is the 9900k's stock frequency so idk why you would overclock to 4.7. 

Just OC'd to 5 and temps only went up 2C

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52 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

If you could do it over again u would have suggested one small change 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $479.99 @ Newegg Canada
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler $118.61 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $299.00 @ Canada Computers
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $189.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $104.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage Seagate - Barracuda Compute 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $148.32 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Seagate - Barracuda Compute 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $148.32 @ Amazon Canada
Video Card Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card $999.00 @ Canada Computers
Case Fractal Design - Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case $125.99 @ PC-Canada
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Amazon Canada
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit $164.99 @ Newegg Canada
Monitor Asus - VS228H-P 21.5" 1920x1080 Monitor $136.75 @ Vuugo
Monitor Asus - VS228H-P 21.5" 1920x1080 Monitor $136.75 @ Vuugo
Monitor Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $299.99 @ Newegg Canada
Keyboard SteelSeries - Apex M750 Wired Gaming Keyboard $189.99 @ Memory Express
Mouse SteelSeries - Rival 600 Wired Optical Mouse $69.99 @ Amazon Canada
Headphones SteelSeries - Arctis 7 Headset $175.63 @ Amazon Canada
Other Noctua NF-F12 PWM Linus Tech Tips Edition 120mm Cooling Fan With 1500 RPM $35.99
Other Noctua NF-F12 PWM Linus Tech Tips Edition 120mm Cooling Fan With 1500 RPM $35.99
Other Noctua NF-F12 PWM Linus Tech Tips Edition 120mm Cooling Fan With 1500 RPM $35.99
Other Noctua NF-F12 PWM Linus Tech Tips Edition 120mm Cooling Fan With 1500 RPM $35.99
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $4012.25
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-28 16:15 EST-0500  

I personally don't think the 9900k is warranted until you are at the 2080, 1080 ti, or 2080 ti level. That being said your next gpu upgrade will probably let the 9900k actually stretch it's legs.  

Thanks for the info. Do you think it would make sense for me to actually downgrade my CPU to the 8700K while saving money seeing you say I won't be able to get all the performance from the 9900k because of the 1080?

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3 minutes ago, TrinityHigh said:

Thanks for the info. Do you think it would make sense for me to actually downgrade my CPU to the 8700K while saving money seeing you say I won't be able to get all the performance from the 9900k because of the 1080?

Not if you already built the thing. 

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On 12/28/2018 at 5:22 PM, Zando Bob said:

Ooooooooo... that's gorgeous. Thinking about selling some of my other rigs and making a 9900K setup myself, I'd have to use an NH-D15S to cool it though (sadly the Pro4, while gorgeous, doesn't fit in the case I wanna use, an S340 Elite). Lemme know how temps are though! 

Thanks! I was thinking about going back to NZXT but I couldn't leave my Define S. I personally do not like PSU shrouds lol. Temps below!

 

CPU idle - 35 C

CPU under load - 87 C

GPU idle - 52 C

GPU under load - 76 C

 

I thought the CPU and GPU temps would be higher but the temperature in my basement is pretty cold lol! 

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