New build. Help needed!!

[rdavidson98]

Hi everyone I’m planning on building a new 2080ti build but need help.

 

My chosen components are as follows:

NZXT H500i

I7 9700k

Gigabyte 2080ti Gaming OC 

Corsair H100i V2

500gb 970 EVO

2TB Barracuda 3.5” HDD

16gb Corsair DDR4 Vengance RGB PRO 3200mhz

MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK motherboard

 

I need help with compatibility and with choosing a PSU.

 

I see the 2080ti requires 2 x 8 pin PCiE connection; I cant seem to find  PSU that comes with this cable nor can I seem to find a seperate cable to buy online. Does the 2080ti come with one included?

The motherboard has an 8+4 pin CPU slot for power, again I cant seem to find a PSU with said cable nor one seperate online? I know this is only really needed for over locking but I’d like to have the option.

 

Are all these components compatible and will fit inside the h500i? 

 

Will the PSU come with all required cables or will I need to buy some seperate?

 

and finally which size PSU will I need? Minimum for 2080ti seems to be 650W but will this be enough to power all the other components I have chosen with head room for OC the GPU and CPU?

 

This is stressing me out lol as I cant seem to find any info on this. Help will be unbelievably appreciated. Thank you all!!!

[Brooksie359]

Get the 8700k instead and get an rm850x or rm750x for power supply as both will have what you need. When it says 2x8pin it just means you need to hook up 2 separate 8 pin connectors into the card. Also make sure you use a diffrent cable for each 8 pin connector going to the card.

[rdavidson98]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

Get the 8700k instead and get an rm850x or rm750x for power supply as both will have what you need. When it says 2x8pin it just means you need to hook up 2 separate 8 pin connectors into the card. Also make sure you use a diffrent cable for each 8 pin connector going to the card.

I was going to get 8700k but in the UK the newer 9700k is only £50 more. Does having hyper threading really make a huge difference as I’ve looked at benchmarks and the 9700k seems out outperform the 8700k? Although I was thinking of the 8086k as another option?

 

Oh perfect and I assume 6+2 PCIe connector is the same as 8 pin? Lol. So with 2 of these cables plugged into seperate slots on the PSU then into the GPU that will work? 

[Brooksie359]

Yes. I actually have 2 6+2 pin connectors attached to my 2080ti. I just don't like the 9700k because it runs really hot and when both are overclocked the performance difference is not noticeable. 

[rdavidson98]

Awesome mate. Thanks so much for your help here! 

 

Also would you say the MSI z390 tomahawk is good or would ASUS Z390 prime be better?

[rdavidson98]

Regarding the MSI tomahawk when I checked compatability on pcpartpicker it said that the m.2 on it shared bandwidth with a sata port? I’m only planning on using the 500gb 970 evo and 2tb barracuda atm but will I be able to add more storage?

[Brooksie359]

3 minutes ago, rdavidson98 said:

Awesome mate. Thanks so much for your help here! 

 

Also would you say the MSI z390 tomahawk is good or would ASUS Z390 prime be better?

I would get the z390 prime personally but that's the same board as I have so I might be a bit biased. 

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, rdavidson98 said:

Regarding the MSI tomahawk when I checked compatability on pcpartpicker it said that the m.2 on it shared bandwidth with a sata port? I’m only planning on using the 500gb 970 evo and 2tb barracuda atm but will I be able to add more storage?

I am assuming it just limits it to maybe 4 sata ports instead of the 6 or it could be more simply that it goes from 6 to 5. I know one of the z390 board goes from 6 to 4 when an nvme is installed. Just make sure the port is compatible with nvme. Some will not run with an nvme drive at all and others will run at data speeds. That being said I would go with the Asus board personally. 

[rdavidson98]

Cool, only annoying thing with ASUS prime is over here they’re on about a months backorder