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teknokanix Superclocked Member Total Posts : 197 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2008/09/10 20:09:12 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Status: offline Ribbons : 2 2019/02/15 12:13:30 (permalink) Hello. Time for an upgrade. I don't really keep up with what's compatible and all that. I just need recommendations for a new M.Board/Ram/CPU. Something around mid range specs/price. I'll order the new board here from evga. I don't use newegg so I wouldn't know where to look for the ram and a cpu. Thanks in advance for any help. #1 List Solutions Only 15 Replies Related Threads
Cool GTX EVGA Forum Moderator Total Posts : 31005 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2010/12/12 14:22:25 Location: Folding for the Greater Good Status: offline Ribbons : 122 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/15 12:25:45 (permalink) Intel or AMD ? $$$$ ? How many GPU do you use ? M.2 - how many ? Onboard WiFi or other "Need" ? What are you upgrading from ? Learn your way around the EVGA Forums, Rules & limits on new accounts Ultimate Self-Starter Thread For New Members I am a Volunteer Moderator - not an EVGA employee https://foldingathome.org -->become a citizen scientist and contribute your compute power to help fight global health threats *RTX Project* EVGA X99 FTWK *Nibbler* EVGA X99 Classified EVGA 3080Ti FTW3 Ultra #2
transdogmifier CLASSIFIED ULTRA Member Total Posts : 6116 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2003/09/05 14:26:21 Location: Orlando, Fl Status: offline Ribbons : 17 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/15 12:37:37 (permalink) Cool GTX Intel or AMD ? $$$$ ? How many GPU do you use ? M.2 - how many ? Onboard WiFi or other "Need" ? What are you upgrading from ? What kind of PSU do you currently have? All this and more! AMD Ryzen 7900x3d Deepcool LT720 Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX X670 (Might change..don't like this board) eVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra Gaming (Hybrid kit on it) Asus ROG Swift PG43UQ 4k Monitor eVGA 1600W Supernova T2 PSU 32GB Kingston 6000 DDR5 (2x16GB) Fury Corsair MP600 Pro 2TB (Boot) Corsair MP600 2TB (Games/Data) Phanteks P500A Case #3
bill1024 Omnipotent Enthusiast Total Posts : 11118 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2008/10/18 01:01:10 Status: online Ribbons : 65 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/15 12:43:46 (permalink) More info would help. Budget? What will you use the system for. If gaming what games and what resolution? The z370 or z390 chipset and an Intel 8600k, 8700k, or 9600k,9800k Can't go wrong with Gskill memory EVGA or Seasonic PSU You can get parts from several places, Amazon, newegg, Tigerdirct or even best buy sells PC parts. Life is too short to carry a cheap pocket knife #4
teknokanix Superclocked Member Total Posts : 197 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2008/09/10 20:09:12 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Status: offline Ribbons : 2 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/15 13:39:58 (permalink) upgrading from https://www.modsrigs.com/detail.aspx?buildid=24803 except I'm using a single 1080Ti and the PSU is a: https://www.thermaltake.com/Power_Supply/Toughpower_Series_/Toughpower_DPS_G/C_00002917/Toughpower_DPS_G_RGB_850W_Gold_/design.htm Later I'm going to buy a new PSU also. Suggestions will be nice. I always go Intel. System will be used for 4k gaming. Later on I'll get 2 of the new RTX video cards. So a board that supports 2 will be nice. Budget is $700.00 But for now that's all towards mother board, ram, and the cpu. wifi capabilities aren't important. No cable options are in my area so I'm stuck using my phone -_- #5
XrayMan Insert Custom Title Here Total Posts : 73000 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2006/12/14 22:10:06 Location: Santa Clarita, Ca. Status: offline Ribbons : 115 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/15 19:50:47 (permalink) Moved to General Hardware. My Affiliate Code: 8WEQVXMCJL Associate Code: VHKH33QN4W77V6A &nbsp #6
MSim Omnipotent Enthusiast Total Posts : 14686 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2005/05/22 23:13:30 Location: Earth Status: offline Ribbons : 38 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/18 16:40:09 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby teknokanix 2019/02/19 15:32:41 teknokanix upgrading from https://www.modsrigs.com/detail.aspx?buildid=24803 except I'm using a single 1080Ti and the PSU is a: https://www.thermaltake.com/Power_Supply/Toughpower_Series_/Toughpower_DPS_G/C_00002917/Toughpower_DPS_G_RGB_850W_Gold_/design.htm Later I'm going to buy a new PSU also. Suggestions will be nice. I always go Intel. System will be used for 4k gaming. Later on I'll get 2 of the new RTX video cards. So a board that supports 2 will be nice. Budget is $700.00 But for now that's all towards mother board, ram, and the cpu. wifi capabilities aren't important. No cable options are in my area so I'm stuck using my phone -_- I would keep an eye out for a quality 80 Plus gold rated PSU made by EVGA or SeaSonic to go on sale. These two websites below can help you catch them on sale. Build-a-PC-Sale Slickdeals EVGA G2/G3 Series SeaSonic Focus Plus Series When it comes to selecting a motherboard, check out what the top mfg's have to offer. Make sure the mobo you select has enough USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 for all your needs. If you plan on sticking with onboard audio, like most people do these days. I would want Realtek S1220 over the S1220A chip. Check out what audio software features the mobo comes with. ASUS ROG mobo come with some nice audio software features. #7
Cool GTX EVGA Forum Moderator Total Posts : 31005 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2010/12/12 14:22:25 Location: Folding for the Greater Good Status: offline Ribbons : 122 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/18 17:01:16 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby teknokanix 2019/02/19 15:32:24 Z390 would be you best bet Intel Core i7-8700K - budget CPU Intel Core i9-9900K Learn your way around the EVGA Forums, Rules & limits on new accounts Ultimate Self-Starter Thread For New Members I am a Volunteer Moderator - not an EVGA employee https://foldingathome.org -->become a citizen scientist and contribute your compute power to help fight global health threats *RTX Project* EVGA X99 FTWK *Nibbler* EVGA X99 Classified EVGA 3080Ti FTW3 Ultra #8
teknokanix Superclocked Member Total Posts : 197 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2008/09/10 20:09:12 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Status: offline Ribbons : 2 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/19 16:02:14 (permalink) Cool GTX Z390 would be you best bet Intel Core i7-8700K - budget CPU Intel Core i9-9900K Getting the 9900K & https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=123-CS-E397-KR Any recommendations on ram?? Also I'd like some recommendations on cooling for the 9900k post edited by teknokanix - 2019/02/20 10:42:29 #9
Cool GTX EVGA Forum Moderator Total Posts : 31005 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2010/12/12 14:22:25 Location: Folding for the Greater Good Status: offline Ribbons : 122 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/21 11:12:18 (permalink) let your budget & availability guide you I've used G.Skill for years ..... I would look at 3200 - 3600 speed (with the tightest timing (smallest numbers) @ any given MHz) For general use 16 GB is just fine - 32 GB if the software you use can really leverage the extra RAM GSkill RAM Configurator recommendations for EVGA Z390 FTW Techspot - DDR4 @ 4000 does it make a difference bdary posted this link originally: https://www.quora.com/What-difference-does-MHz-make-in-the-speed-of-the-DDR4-RAM Learn your way around the EVGA Forums, Rules & limits on new accounts Ultimate Self-Starter Thread For New Members I am a Volunteer Moderator - not an EVGA employee https://foldingathome.org -->become a citizen scientist and contribute your compute power to help fight global health threats *RTX Project* EVGA X99 FTWK *Nibbler* EVGA X99 Classified EVGA 3080Ti FTW3 Ultra #10
Delirious EVGA Forum Moderator Total Posts : 17474 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2007/11/15 13:34:04 Location: at my computer Status: offline Ribbons : 61 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/21 11:33:44 (permalink) teknokanix Cool GTX Z390 would be you best bet Intel Core i7-8700K - budget CPU Intel Core i9-9900K Getting the 9900K & https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=123-CS-E397-KR Any recommendations on ram?? Also I'd like some recommendations on cooling for the 9900k I have the 3200 C14 corsair pro vengence. Looks pretty and runs well. Cooling? if you want the full potential of that CPU, you will need water. I think you can 5.0 ghz with a corsair prebuilt unit. Anything more, I'd go custom loop. https://www.amazon.com/gp...itle?ie=UTF8&psc=1 "Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger" Affiliate Code XZUMV9TJW5 Associate Code: 7PM43CU71IB2IAP education may be expensive but wait until you get the bill for ignorance A wise man once said that we can't make anyone feel or do anything. We can throw things into the wind, but it's up to each person to decide how they want to react, where they want to stand when things fall. #11
Cool GTX EVGA Forum Moderator Total Posts : 31005 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2010/12/12 14:22:25 Location: Folding for the Greater Good Status: offline Ribbons : 122 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/21 11:38:05 (permalink) For that 9900K CPU I would go with a 360 AIO (if it would fit in your case) or custom loop Learn your way around the EVGA Forums, Rules & limits on new accounts Ultimate Self-Starter Thread For New Members I am a Volunteer Moderator - not an EVGA employee https://foldingathome.org -->become a citizen scientist and contribute your compute power to help fight global health threats *RTX Project* EVGA X99 FTWK *Nibbler* EVGA X99 Classified EVGA 3080Ti FTW3 Ultra #12
Afterburner EVGA Forum Moderator Total Posts : 25794 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2007/09/21 14:41:48 Location: It's... Classified Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah........ Status: offline Ribbons : 110 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/21 12:24:15 (permalink) I just wanted to chime in and say all of the recommendations offered are what I too would consider to be a good path for a solid performer. Frankly, it is making me wonder if I should not build one and got me diving down the WC rabbit hole of research again #13
teknokanix Superclocked Member Total Posts : 197 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2008/09/10 20:09:12 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Status: offline Ribbons : 2 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/21 13:08:13 (permalink) So I'm buying https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=123-CS-E397-KR 1st then https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i9-9900K-Desktop-Processor-Unlocked/dp/B005404P9I/ref=asc_df_B005404P9I/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312727440900&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15790191178578408098&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=200534&hvtargid=pla-568241016938&psc=1 then https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Radiator-Advanced-Lighting-Software/dp/B077FZPCRH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529571967&sr=8-1&keywords=h150i&tag=linus21-20 lastly. x2 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G8Q7QPY/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 So much for my $700.00 budget...haha, Although, I didn't think the RAM would be that expensive. will be a month between each purchase. Long wait but worth it. Only reason I'm upgrading is because of that AVX requirement that started to popup in games now. Well the only 2 I've seen is GE3 and flower....I cannot run flower.....reallly now -_-... plus my system is rather ancient except for the GPU...although it's pretty much overkill for the games I do play. Thanks for all the help everyone! :D post edited by teknokanix - 2019/02/21 13:11:57 #14
Delirious EVGA Forum Moderator Total Posts : 17474 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2007/11/15 13:34:04 Location: at my computer Status: offline Ribbons : 61 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/21 13:13:35 (permalink) dont forget an M.2 drive. I went for a 970 pro 2 TB. and I love it. But whatever you need for your circumstance. one of the things about the z390 and that cpu is how easy it was to just get a great overclock. I hardly had to work for 5.2 5.3 was not obtainable on my water system (too much heat) as I suspect won't be unless you have a cpu that's really a gem. 5.2 was ok but 5.1 just sit right for me "Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger" Affiliate Code XZUMV9TJW5 Associate Code: 7PM43CU71IB2IAP education may be expensive but wait until you get the bill for ignorance A wise man once said that we can't make anyone feel or do anything. We can throw things into the wind, but it's up to each person to decide how they want to react, where they want to stand when things fall. #15
Cool GTX EVGA Forum Moderator Total Posts : 31005 Reward points : 0 Joined: 2010/12/12 14:22:25 Location: Folding for the Greater Good Status: offline Ribbons : 122 Re: New CPU/Board/RAM Recommendations. 2019/02/21 13:27:05 (permalink) You are "Better Off" buying the RAM as tested sets - instead of buy two smaller sets - This comes from several RAM Mfg. That said - my self included - many have mixed sets & had it worked The RAM Mfg - Caution you - that they "might not work at advertised speed" when mixing two different sets - Because they were Not factory tested On the Page you Linked - it Also has the 4x8 GB than the 2 sets of 2x8 GB Shop around with Vendors you like - I hate Amazon's "live pricing" as it changes all the time, even if you go back to your shopping cart later There is Always the i5-9600K ($230) if your budget is on life-support Learn your way around the EVGA Forums, Rules & limits on new accounts Ultimate Self-Starter Thread For New Members I am a Volunteer Moderator - not an EVGA employee https://foldingathome.org -->become a citizen scientist and contribute your compute power to help fight global health threats *RTX Project* EVGA X99 FTWK *Nibbler* EVGA X99 Classified EVGA 3080Ti FTW3 Ultra #16

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