i9-9900K build

sygnus21 · 13 Feb 2019

Hello guys (and gals), been a while since I posted. Anyway, I got this for my 60^th birthday last week….

and the end result is this….

System specs....

Case - Cooler Master HAF X case
MB - Gigabyte Z390 Extreme
CPU - Intel i9-9900K
RAM - 32gig Corsair DDR4 Dominator Platinum RAM (3333MHz)
CPU Cooler - Corsair AIO CPU cooler – H115i Pro
Drives - 5 Samsung SSD drives: 2x 512gig 970 NVMe drive (OS & Photos drive), 1 x 1TB 850 EVO (Acronis backups), 1x 1TB 860 EVO (music), and 1x 2TB 850 EVO (Games, data).
Graphics card - Sapphire Tri-X R9 Fury
Sound - On-board (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
Optical Drive - LG Blu-Ray
Power Supply - EVGA Super Nova I000 P2 (1000 watt)
OS - Windows 10 Pro x64 (1809)

You can see the wire management here. And for those For those wanting a closer look at this board see this 7 minute YouTube video. It's expensive, but you get a lot with it. Anyway now I'm just awaiting AMD’s board partners to release their versions of the Radeon VII for the graphics card upgrade.

In the meantime I’m seriously considering replacing my HAF X since I had to modify it to hold a 280mm AIO at the top of the case. Two cases under consideration, but with concerns are...

1) Cooler Master’s MasterCase H500M seems a good choice but being my MB is an extended (E-ATX) board, I’m a little concerned about it’s wiring clearance as discussed in this YouTube video at the 10:30 mark.

2) (more wishful thinking) is Corsair’s Obsidian 1000D. Plenty of room even with a custom water-cooling setup. Issue is size, and initial cost of ownership. I don't have a place to sit it, and in addition to the $500 (499.99) dollar asking price, there’s the added cost of RGB fans, and custom water-cooling parts.

Honestly, this Corsair 1000D is probably more pipe dream than reality considering cost and size. That said, assuming quality name brand parts, what is the average cost of a custom water-cooling setup? What’s the maintenance of such a system like?

Thanks

Dude · 13 Feb 2019

Happy birthday, looks great

Brawndo · 13 Feb 2019

Looking great. Enjoy!

essenbe · 13 Feb 2019

Looking Great Drew and Happy Birthday. As usual, a fantastic job on the wiring and photography work. Don't be such a stranger. We've missed you.

Compumind · 13 Feb 2019

Hi there...

Very informative post!

Just curious... How much was the "K" i9?

That is a very cool build - enjoy it.

Happy Birthday!

sygnus21 · 14 Feb 2019

Thanks Steve, the birthday was nearly two weeks ago. Thanks.

The K chip was $529. The board was $519

Can someone with custom water-cooling answer this....

sygnus21 said:

That said, assuming quality name brand parts, what is the average cost of a custom water-cooling setup? What’s the maintenance of such a system like?

Thanks.

essenbe · 14 Feb 2019

Drew, I've built several custom loops, although none recently. It would really depend on how fancy you want to get, but I would say a minimum of $400-$500. You can go up from there. I seem to recall my last build was in the $800 range. It also depends on what you will cool (just CPU or CPU and graphics card)

Maintenance is really not that much. If built right I used to drain mine and flush it out about once a year. I never had a problem with it.

Caledon Ken · 14 Feb 2019

Steve is it necessary to drain and flush yearly?

If the parts are selected such that no corrosion is occurring does the fluid become contaminated?

essenbe · 14 Feb 2019

Here is a post on some basic considerations. Water Cooling guide - Windows 7 Help Forums

essenbe · 14 Feb 2019

Caledon Ken said:

Steve is it necessary to drain and flush yearly?

If the parts are selected such that no corrosion is occurring does the fluid become contaminated?

Yes, it really should be done. Some people do it every 6 months, but if the right parts, fluids and additives are used once a year is more than sufficient, IMO. Consider it best practices. If you do get some corrosion or sediments in your radiator or blocks, you are in for a whole lot of problems. @doorules is probably the expert on watercooling. I doubt there is anything about watercooling he doesn't know.