Re: Advice regarding specs for new Desktop

[Rajen]

Re: Advice regarding specs for new Desktop

I plan to use the computer for computer chess matches and development hence the 2080ti. The comp may run continuously for 24 - 72 hrs upto a week at a stretch.

(the final CPU specs would be decided after i know what new stuff is being outed at CES

would the cooling be enough or should i go for liquid cooling

Case: CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE

Overclocked CPU: Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Eight Core (3.60GHz @ up to 5.0GHz)

Motherboard: ASUS® ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs, WIFI - RGB Ready

Memory: (RAM)16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)

Graphics Card:11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!1st

M.2 SSD Drive: 500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3400MB/R, 2300MB/W)

Storage Drive: 1TB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

Power Supply: CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET

Sound Card: ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Regards

Raj

 

[Rajen]

I forgot to add the main bit ie regarding cooling choice

Processor Cooling: Corsair H115i PRO Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans

Thermal Paste: COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND

 

[Rajen]

Liquid series vs equivalent Corsair Hydro cooled O/C desptop

the price differential can work out to about £350-£400 everything else remaining same

Is there any advantage in a liquid cooled system vs traditional cooling? eg using a corsair hydro 115 esp for continuous use ie running an O/C processor and GPU continuously for days at a time for Computer chess matches and development?

 

[Oussebon]

the price differential can work out to about £350-£400 everything else remaining same

Really? Even including the GPU cooling?

I won't bother drawing up matching specs for now as we're waiting for CES, but £350 seems a little on the low side versus what I'd have expected for both CPU and GPU custom liquid cooling in PCS's liquid series...