Flamethrower 1972's BUILD THREAD

[Flamethrower1972]

I just got my ASUS STRIX Z-790-H. I am in the prosses of building my new gamming PC. Got a way to go through until I have all the parts. Does anyone else have this board?

 

[BugFreak]

I don't have the 790 but I'm still using older STRIX -E boards and like them. As long as you aren't going for world record overclocks it will do great.

 

[Flamethrower1972]

I am going to use the AI OC in the BIOS.

 

[EarthDog]

Cool beans. I don't own one but I may have reviewed it (or at least one of the Strix cousins). Solid boards! Enjoy!

Keep us posted on your progress.......whenever you get a chip/parts.............and do the AI overclocking..........some benchmarks at stock, then after AI would be awesome!!

When do you plan on getting all the hardware? What will it be? You tease! LOL

 

[Flamethrower1972]

Next month will be the EVGA G7 power supply. And my

CableMod E-Series Pro ModMesh Sleeved 12VHPWR Cable Kit for EVGA G/G+ / P/P+ / T (Black + White) and

Formulamod 12VHPWR Comb Kit, 20 Pieces Set PSU Cable Extension Comb Kit 24pin ATX /4+4pin EPS /12+4pin (Transparent Black) and ​

Apevia LP314L-RGB Lunar Pro 140mm Silent Dual-Ring RGB Color Changing LED Fan for Gaming with Remote Control, 32x LEDs & 8X Anti-Vibration Rubber Pads (3-pk).​

 

[EarthDog]

....and what about CPU? RAM? GPU, etc? The really important bits, LOL!

 

[Flamethrower1972]

I have to do it month by month because I live on SSI-D.

 

[EarthDog]

I have to do it month by month because I live on SSI-D.

I get it. We're all on a budget. But do you have plans for X CPU or Y RAM or Z GPU?

 

[Flamethrower1972]

Yes

ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 TI​

G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 7600 (PC5 60800)​

EZDIY-FAB Moonlight 120mm RGB Case Fan with Fan Hub X and Remote X2​

Crucial T500 1TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 Internal Gaming SSD X3​

Intel Core i7-14700K​

AOC CQ27G3Z 27" Curved Gaming Monitor, QHD 2K 2560x1440, 1000R VA, 240Hz 0.5ms​

EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G7 220-G7-1000-X1 1000 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply​

Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 - Multi Compatible All-in-One CPU AIO Water Cooler​

 

[EarthDog]

Nice looking build!!!

Since you're on a budget, I see places where you can cut back and save money without losing performance (negligible) or reliability, if you'd like.

1. 1KW PSU is massive overkill. For what you have listed, a 650W would do fine. That said, I suggest getting something in the 750W-850W range to save some cash and get you closer to running in the sweet spot of the PSU. I run a 13900K and 4090 with 850W.
2. Speaking of sweet spots, DDR5-7600 RAM is awesome fast, but I doubt you'd notice the difference between DDR5-7000, or even 6800 for that matter.
3. Curved monitors are novel... just make sure you like it. Maybe sit in front of one at store, where possible.

...or with the money saved, look at a RTX 4080 to realize your monitor's potential on more games.

 

[Flamethrower1972]

Thank you for your input.

 

[JLK03F150]

1KW PSU is massive overkill. For what you have listed, a 650W would do fine. That said, I suggest getting something in the 750W-850W range to save some cash and get you closer to running in the sweet spot of the PSU. I run a 13900K and 4090 with 850W.

I was thinking along the same line as you on the PSU, but then I thought about his pair of 1080 ti's and assumed they are both in one rig. From a folding with 2 cards perspective I decided to leave the 1kw PSU alone, as he might add one of his 1080 ti's or another 4070 ti down the road. Do you think a Gold 850w can handle a pair of 4070 ti's folding?

 

[Flamethrower1972]

I know but I want to be on the safe side because later on down the line I am Shure I am going to go to 14th gen CPU and make my way to a 4090 gpu.

 

[EarthDog]

You bring up great points @JLK03F150 ! My thinking was that the dual 1080Ti's are staying on his current system for a dedicated F@H machine while this is a separate gaming rig.

If he wants to add a 1080Ti (250W max) to the 4070ti (285W)/gaming machine and fold, I would on a quality 850W unit, absolutely.

I know but I want to be on the safe side because later on down the line I am Shure I am going to go to 14th gen CPU and make my way to a 4090 gpu.

Like I said above, I run a 13900K and a 4090 on a 850W PSU. FTR, I ran it on a 750W PSU for a couple of months without issue (or loud operation). There is plenty of headroom for the (meager?) power increases normally seen with 14th-gen.

I mean, you do you, of course(!), but, a quality 850W unit is plenty safe for a flagship-class 14th-gen and a RTX 4090. That leaves adequate headroom and allows for quiet operation (I have a Titanium unit, note, so it's a bit more efficient). The highest I've seen this system in gaming peaked around 600W, but it normally runs around 450-550W (at the wall depending on the game (2560x1440 @165Hz+), mind you, so ~10% less actual power use).

 

[Flamethrower1972]

You all bring up good points I will look into it.

 

[Nebulous]

Dam wicked nice new build! Be sure to post pics after it's all put together. Run some benchies too!

 

[Flamethrower1972]

I will do that it is just going to take time.

 

[EarthDog]

Im curious.........when do you think this all comes together? We talking 3 months? 6? A year?

 

[Flamethrower1972]

I would say 6 months. I know that's a long time, but I am doing the best I can.

 

[EarthDog]

I would say 6 months. I know that's a long time, but I am doing the best I can.

Yeah yeah.. do you! I only asked because different things may he available at the time and to keep an eye out. Maybe buy the cpu last (you may be able to get 14tg-gen out lf the gate).