Bottlenecked PC

[prestons97]

Budget (including currency): N/A

Country: U.S.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Computer Engineering, Software Development, and Games, of course.

Other details: Currently, I am using a FTW3 3090, i7 9700k, B-360A PRO Motherboard, and 32GB of DDR4. That said, I'm confident my CPU and motherboard are bottlenecking the rest of my system-- quite substantially, too.

I was wondering if anyone had CPU suggestions that would pair well with my GPU and reduce bottlenecking. A motherboard and RAM upgrade would be necessary with that, but is less important to me. Thanks, friends.

 

[Why_Me]

25 minutes ago, prestons97 said:

Budget (including currency): N/A

Country: U.S.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Computer Engineering, Software Development, and Games, of course.

Other details: Currently, I am using a FTW3 3090, i7 9700k, B-360A PRO Motherboard, and 32GB of DDR4. That said, I'm confident my CPU and motherboard are bottlenecking the rest of my system-- quite substantially, too.

I was wondering if anyone had CPU suggestions that would pair well with my GPU and reduce bottlenecking. A motherboard and RAM upgrade would be necessary with that, but is less important to me. Thanks, friends.

 

DDR4 3200? What set of RAM and cpu cooler do you have atm?

[PC HEROES]

29 minutes ago, prestons97 said:

Budget (including currency): N/A

Country: U.S.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Computer Engineering, Software Development, and Games, of course.

Other details: Currently, I am using a FTW3 3090, i7 9700k, B-360A PRO Motherboard, and 32GB of DDR4. That said, I'm confident my CPU and motherboard are bottlenecking the rest of my system-- quite substantially, too.

I was wondering if anyone had CPU suggestions that would pair well with my GPU and reduce bottlenecking. A motherboard and RAM upgrade would be necessary with that, but is less important to me. Thanks, friends.

 

Hello... I would go with a new CPU, new CPU Cooler, Motherboard , and RAM. I have a list below for you to look over. I added a Air Cooler and 360mm AIO, you can take your pick. Please let me know what you think.

 

I have been building PCs for over 30 years so if you have any questions please ask. For future communication I use Discord for much faster response times as I have it open 24/7. Here is my Discord: Wizardsnapper#2772 I am also available if you need help before, during, or after the Build process on Discord through Voice or Video Chat. I can be with you while you build your new PC if you need me to be.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PyvHJy

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($366.84 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Frozen Notte ARGB 72.37 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($71.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z790 GAMING PRO WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA FTW3 GAMING GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB Video Card
Total: $774.62

[prestons97]

29 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

DDR4 3200? What set of RAM and cpu cooler do you have atm?

Just some set of DDR4 3200 I picked up on Amazon and a stock CPU cooler. Nothing special.

[prestons97]

19 minutes ago, PC HEROES said:

Hello... I would go with a new CPU, new CPU Cooler, Motherboard , and RAM. I have a list below for you to look over. I added a Air Cooler and 360mm AIO, you can take your pick. Please let me know what you think.

 

I have been building PCs for over 30 years so if you have any questions please ask. For future communication I use Discord for much faster response times as I have it open 24/7. Here is my Discord: Wizardsnapper#2772 I am also available if you need help before, during, or after the Build process on Discord through Voice or Video Chat. I can be with you while you build your new PC if you need me to be.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PyvHJy

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($366.84 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Frozen Notte ARGB 72.37 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($71.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z790 GAMING PRO WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA FTW3 GAMING GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB Video Card
Total: $774.62

 

I like the list, but I was thinking about these specs I found on Microcenter-- seems like a great deal:

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006593/intel-core-i9-12900k,-asus-z790-v-prime-wifi-ddr5,-gskill-ripjaws-s5-32gb-kit-ddr5-6000,-computer-build-bundle

 

CPU: i9-12900K

Motherboard: ASUS Z790-V

RAM: 32GB of DDR5-6000

Seems like a no brainer to me, unless you think the 13th gen CPU will bring that much more efficiency. Although, I did some research and it seems the only difference is the L2 Cache-- with the 13th gen having roughly double the amount. The bundle is on sale for $400 right now, which to me, seems nicely priced although you can tell me differently if not.

[Why_Me]

26 minutes ago, prestons97 said:

 

I like the list, but I was thinking about these specs I found on Microcenter-- seems like a great deal:

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006593/intel-core-i9-12900k,-asus-z790-v-prime-wifi-ddr5,-gskill-ripjaws-s5-32gb-kit-ddr5-6000,-computer-build-bundle

 

CPU: i9-12900K

Motherboard: ASUS Z790-V

RAM: 32GB of DDR5-6000

Seems like a no brainer to me, unless you think the 13th gen CPU will bring that much more efficiency. Although, I did some research and it seems the only difference is the L2 Cache-- with the 13th gen having roughly double the amount. The bundle is on sale for $400 right now, which to me, seems nicely priced although you can tell me differently if not.

I wouldn't recommend a 12 gen DDR5 build do to the native DDR5 support not to mention that board's VRM's are pretty bad. You'll suffer thermal throttling. If you want to reuse your RAM then you can do something like this. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($272.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG620 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $461.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-01-15 23:28 EST-0500

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z690-A-WIFI-DDR4

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134594/intel-core-i712700k-processor-25m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz/specifications.html 

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/GAMMAXX-AG620-Dual-Tower-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/15900.shtml

 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/78bN28

14700kf + pro z690 a wifi ddr4

 

14600kf is 80$ cheaper though you lose 2 pcores and 4 ecores

 

1 hour ago, prestons97 said:

 

I like the list, but I was thinking about these specs I found on Microcenter-- seems like a great deal:

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006593/intel-core-i9-12900k,-asus-z790-v-prime-wifi-ddr5,-gskill-ripjaws-s5-32gb-kit-ddr5-6000,-computer-build-bundle

 

CPU: i9-12900K

Motherboard: ASUS Z790-V

RAM: 32GB of DDR5-6000

Seems like a no brainer to me, unless you think the 13th gen CPU will bring that much more efficiency. Although, I did some research and it seems the only difference is the L2 Cache-- with the 13th gen having roughly double the amount. The bundle is on sale for $400 right now, which to me, seems nicely priced although you can tell me differently if not.

Pretty good deal but the 12900k is kinda meh when theres the 13/14600k which will destroy it in singlecore and problably match it in multicore

 

And you already have rams you can reuse so no need for ddr5, you can get most of the performance benifit from going ddr5 by just tuning your ddr4 to 4200-4500 gear 1 which is doable for common ics like hynix djr or micron rev e/b