[New Built] I9-9900ks with some overclocking - Is it ok like this?

[Yves81]

Hi Everyone,
its a long time that i made a new pc built and i would like to know if what i planned out after some research is any good.
I dont care about optics and noise very much. The system will be used for gaming and work.

I live in Cyprus and it gets very hot in summer. Sometimes up to 45 Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) And yes i dont have AC.

My plan was to buy an already delidded and tested CPU up to 5ghz.

If possible i would also like to overclock to 5ghz.

From the research i did i came up with the following system: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/P2FqBZ

It would be nice if you could tell me if you would change anything or see any problems with it.

 

[EarthDog]

Overall it looks good...I just don't know how well any cooling short of a 3.120mm AIO/Custom loop will keep that processor cool with all cores and threads at 5 GHz wth 45C ambients. You may need to have a 'summer' overclock with lower clocks.

I assume you are gaming high Hz 2560 x1440 or 40K UHD 60 Hz to snag a 2080 Ti? If you are on 1080p you can save some cash and go 2080/2080 super, etc.

 

[Yves81]

Thanks for the fast answer. In summer i dont game as much and i guess i could clock it down if needed.

I have a 3440x1440 curved Monitor that supports 120hz.

I already have the 2080 ti because i use it currently as an external graphic card with my macbook pro. Bought it last year, because i knew i wanted to get a desktop at some point. Is way underused in this setup and also sometimes my macbook pro overheats when playing, so not a longterm solution. At least i get like 40-80 fps in escape from tarkov.

Would you recommend using water cooling instead of the noctua? I watched some videos and read that basically most of the AIO Watercoolers are not much better then the noctua. Which watercooling AIO would you recommend?

From what i read the thermaltake 3 ultimate has the best cooling from the AIO solutions but has a bad software. I dont think i can do a custom loop myself.

Oh and also:
I would buy the delidded CPU from https://www.caseking.de/der8auer-core-i9-9900ks-5-0-ghz-advanced-edition-hpit-608.html (website in german) They basically gurantee a cpu that runs at 5ghz under 1,39v and runs around 8 c cooler then a non delidded chip.

 

[EarthDog]

Most are not better. This is why I suggested a beefy AIO, something that has 3,120mm radiator. Which one is better than that high-end ari cooler, I do not know offhand... but there should be reviews out there showing it's relative performance.

1.4V at 40C+ ambient is going tough to keep in order...

 

[Voodoo Rufus]

I went straight to a 2x140 custom loop with the best block I can get. I can tell you the 9900KS runs hot even with water temps in the low 30C range if you run it hard, even without OC.

It's winter here, and with a modestly warm house (65F), the CPU will still throttle on AVX loads. I haven't delidded it yet but I'm hoping that helps.

Depending on your loading, you're going to want the biggest, meanest air cooler you can get, or a big AIO.