Hello.
Finally told myself that it is a time to get a new system.
So far I bought a new i5 9600k for $175, an EVGA FTW3 1080ti used for $450, and an Assus z390-A prime used for $100.
Please let me know if I am on the right path. I also have a 2080 coming for ($550), but will most likely pay for shipping and return.
I am upgrading because my older build can not run 43"+23" displays with multiple applications(a game, a browser, and a java based application) without lags.
Still looking for memory and a decent cooler.
Cooler:
Currently I have 212 evo, but I think that will be not enough to overclock 9600k.
I would want to overclock 9600k and have it running like that from the start at least for some time. So I would need a decent cooler.
Memory:
Need help selecting memory. I was going crazy about selecting memory. Read about daisy chain vs t-topology a bit. Not sure which one is z390-a. After ctrl+F found in one place it mentions daisy-chain, but then it talks about display ports in that place. But then on some retailer's website I found it saying that z390-a is t-topology. This spec is important to me as I want to understand if it is better to go dual rank right away in case the board is daisy-chain.
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/PRIME_Z390-A/E15017_PRIME_Z390-A_UM_V2_WEB.pdf
I want to have 16 or 32 gb of ram. Also want to overclock memory.
Was looking at:
1. Dark pros for $120.
2. And t-team extreems. These are binned in 6 bins, at least on newegg website. I like extreems at 3733 for $109. I heard that 4133 19-19-19-39 kit is maybe the best in the world, but it comes at the price of $144. And I was curious if anyone had experience overclocking this specific 3733 kit to perform at the speed of 4133 kit, because in my understanding all of these sticks are supposed to be the same thing, but are tuned differently (which is called a silicon lottery). However, for memory I suspect it could be just marketing and segmentation imho. I need an advice if I could buy a 3733 kit with 90% confidence that I could overclock it to be at 19 cas and 4133 hz after doing some research and manual tweaking.
3. Then I might have a cheap option for these: CORSAIR VENGEANCE LED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz C16 Desktop Memory. I do not have a model number, but might get them for $40 used for 16gb. Also, might have an option to get one or two kits. I do not care about RGB, but they seem to go for really cheep for 16 and 32gb. And I kinda like the idea of having 32 gb. I tend to have a lot of tabs open and then might want to have a game running on the other screen. Is this kit overclockable and how far can it be taken based on your experience? Would you say that my best bet is to check qvl list of memory for this question?
4. Then I was looking at sales and for now these 16cl 3600 16gb gskills are on sale for $68.
5. Also, was looking at these 32gb 3200 gskills. for $144. These appear to be dual rank, which could be good for daisy-chain mother. But the 390z appears to be t-topology according to the specs at one retailer.
Please let me know what you thing about the whole build and which memory you advice. I have an open mind attitude if you advice other RAM kits and just in general as far as the build goes.
Thank you.
Finally told myself that it is a time to get a new system.
So far I bought a new i5 9600k for $175, an EVGA FTW3 1080ti used for $450, and an Assus z390-A prime used for $100.
Please let me know if I am on the right path. I also have a 2080 coming for ($550), but will most likely pay for shipping and return.
I am upgrading because my older build can not run 43"+23" displays with multiple applications(a game, a browser, and a java based application) without lags.
Still looking for memory and a decent cooler.
Cooler:
Currently I have 212 evo, but I think that will be not enough to overclock 9600k.
I would want to overclock 9600k and have it running like that from the start at least for some time. So I would need a decent cooler.
Memory:
Need help selecting memory. I was going crazy about selecting memory. Read about daisy chain vs t-topology a bit. Not sure which one is z390-a. After ctrl+F found in one place it mentions daisy-chain, but then it talks about display ports in that place. But then on some retailer's website I found it saying that z390-a is t-topology. This spec is important to me as I want to understand if it is better to go dual rank right away in case the board is daisy-chain.
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/PRIME_Z390-A/E15017_PRIME_Z390-A_UM_V2_WEB.pdf
I want to have 16 or 32 gb of ram. Also want to overclock memory.
Was looking at:
1. Dark pros for $120.
2. And t-team extreems. These are binned in 6 bins, at least on newegg website. I like extreems at 3733 for $109. I heard that 4133 19-19-19-39 kit is maybe the best in the world, but it comes at the price of $144. And I was curious if anyone had experience overclocking this specific 3733 kit to perform at the speed of 4133 kit, because in my understanding all of these sticks are supposed to be the same thing, but are tuned differently (which is called a silicon lottery). However, for memory I suspect it could be just marketing and segmentation imho. I need an advice if I could buy a 3733 kit with 90% confidence that I could overclock it to be at 19 cas and 4133 hz after doing some research and manual tweaking.
3. Then I might have a cheap option for these: CORSAIR VENGEANCE LED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz C16 Desktop Memory. I do not have a model number, but might get them for $40 used for 16gb. Also, might have an option to get one or two kits. I do not care about RGB, but they seem to go for really cheep for 16 and 32gb. And I kinda like the idea of having 32 gb. I tend to have a lot of tabs open and then might want to have a game running on the other screen. Is this kit overclockable and how far can it be taken based on your experience? Would you say that my best bet is to check qvl list of memory for this question?
4. Then I was looking at sales and for now these 16cl 3600 16gb gskills are on sale for $68.
5. Also, was looking at these 32gb 3200 gskills. for $144. These appear to be dual rank, which could be good for daisy-chain mother. But the 390z appears to be t-topology according to the specs at one retailer.
Please let me know what you thing about the whole build and which memory you advice. I have an open mind attitude if you advice other RAM kits and just in general as far as the build goes.
Thank you.
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