WWGeezer Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Good info, I would never do the true water cooled, close loop looks reasonable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWBrinson Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 They are, Geezer. That said, there are still some awesome CPU Heatsink/Fans out there that will do the trick. I think Duck mentioned Noctura. That's what I'd have put on the CPU had I opted for the fan. https://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWZed Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Icy’s solution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWICYtheDEAD Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 It works!!!! Don't hate on my state of the art ceiling fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWDriftwood Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, WWICYtheDEAD said: It works!!!! Don't hate on my state of the art ceiling fan. Now just strap a knife and a gun to the oscillating fan and it's a full blown Icy setup.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWSandMan Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I have been using a Noctua air cooler on my system for many years. Aside from the occasional dis-assembly to blow the dust-bunnies out of the grill work, it's been flawless. But it is massive, be sure to check the measurements for your specific motherboard and case closely, I found that I can't use "normal" heat sinks on my RAM modules because the cooler sits too low on top of the RAM slots. My case has a window on the side, and all it shows is the Noctua cooler, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWSittingduck Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Geezer....this progressed any? just for the hell of it, i checked my wish list for a build....50% of it (video card and cpu included) are out of stock at newegg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 I got tired, will take another look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWNavyGunner Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 WoW...…. If I had Gezz's money I would burn my own..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Back on the build research....do we need more than 16 gig ram for what we fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWDubya Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 1 minute ago, WWGeezer said: Back on the build research....do we need more than 16 gig ram for what we fly Can never go wrong with more RAM, but 16GB will do you just fine. Just be sure you get the fastest RAM your MB will handle, coupled with the lowest CAS possible... 3200mhz with 15 or lower CAS is what I'd shoot for... That's just to the high side of mainstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWDubya Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Oh, and if you are getting SSD, get at least 1TB in size... That way you don't have to worry about disk space. I've run pure SSD for the last 7 or 8 years, and never had less than that in my primary drive. Had one go bad in that time, but I've had three spinning drives crap on me in a similar span of time prior to going solid state. So if you have reservations regarding SSD longevity, don't worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Agreed on the largest size SSD you can grab. In a perfect world, I'd have a smaller one for the OS, a large size for all gaming, and a large size for mass storage (photos, videos, etc.). Also, if it doesn't absolutely break the bank, go for 32 GB of RAM. Don't skimp on speed, like Dub alluded to, but extra head space with memory is always a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 The motherboard I’m picking has the new M2 pcie built in SSD slot, so now a third choice for storage, still musing about it chunk what is your strategy for backing up your photography work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWSandMan Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Image/photo files, I use a 4tb hdd. I have a bad habit of keeping most of my shots instead of just the actual keepers. One day I'll trash all the bad ones and save a couple tb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Right now I have a 2TB mechanical drive, but when it gets full, that thing crawls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 Been digging in a little deeper.....the stuff in yellow I am set on, working my way up to graphics card, liquid cooler and memory. Found some great video's on cases and realized I was missing the mark. The previous case had almost no usb ports on the front face and I use those a lot. That being said several questions come up. I tend to go for stability versus overclocking, tend to leave everything running at spec ( maybe that is why my system lasted ten years).....but a few questions come up 1. Processor, kept to the straight i7 not unlocked no separate overclocking processor. Doesn't cost much more to get "unlocked" but simple is better for me. 2. Power....750 w enough if I go for a better graphics card (2080 versus 2070)? 3. CD Drive.....The nice cases seem to no longer have slots for cd drives....if I have legacy software or pictures do I have to buy an external drive just to grab info or load old software keys? 4. Windows OS.....yikes, the products sold online are confusing I know I want Windows 10 Professional 64 bit OEM.....but products all over the place, downloadable versus CD versus stick. I assume for a brand new build I am not downloading, would want it on a disc, but not sure. Guess I will need an external CD drive to be able to upload? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWSittingduck Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 bet you thought twice before posting that.... i7-9700k is same price (339.00 at newegg) but from what I see specs on 9700k are much better, and this is without any fiddling in the bios (other than enabling turbo). Granted, this is just one site...you may see different on another site... https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_core_i7_9700-911-vs-intel_core_i7_9700k-888 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 Just trying to narrow the field. So the point is the specs are better even if you leave it alone out of the box. Interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Have you also looked at the AMD Ryzen? I’m not as far along as your planning yet Geezer, but the Ryzen family is crushing all these head to head tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 I have my own weird logic about getting comfortable with spending money so have some product loyalty with intel processors ( and Corsair power sources and memory and WD drives ) The biggest breakthrough was convincing myself that I wanted to do the build itself. Going to start buying stuff starting tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 I can appreciate that. Good luck with this build Geezer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 Its Windows 10 that is crazy. Price for Windows 10 Professional / USB drive not OEM, varies from $99 to $189 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 since I am shooting the moon, here, going with the M.2 PCIE superfast 1 TB drive for the boot and game application drives, but two 1 SSD drives for storage of images and videos. What I always have wanted to have were two identical drives where I could automatically back up one drive to the other for pictures and graphics. Going all SSD. So one 1 TB drive superfast for boot up and game applications ( M.2 PCIE) Two 1 TB SSD drives with auto back up going on between them so if one fails, the docs are not lost. I bought the case tonight because New Egg had it for $169, with a gift card. Down to the cooler and watching what goes on sale on Friday and after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWSittingduck Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 10 hours ago, WWGeezer said: going with the M.2 PCIE I'm jealous. my motherboard doesn't even support sataIII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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