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4090 series spec ok?

Mark Ware

Mark Ware

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Currently running this setup and wondered if im going to be presented with any problems when going to the new 4090 series.

Corsair 500d case - space, ok? no vertical mounted GPU as the case only allows two slots? or am i wrong.

Intel 9900k - Auto overclocked - still enough grunt for gaming and the GPU won't be bottle necked?

Asus rog Maximums XI Hero - again bottle necks here?

corsair 32gb RAM - guess this is still plenty for gaming

970 pro M.2

Monitor is an LG running 3440x1440

And the old GFX card is a 2080FE

New PSU enroute as my 750w corsair isnt upto the job - gone to a HX1500 :)

Any thoughts, advice welcomed.

Mark
 
is the monitor 144hz? if so the cpu is probably fine for like 95% of games, if its a higher refresh rate screen then cpu will bottleneck more and more
best to try it out in the games you play then make a judgement call on upgrading anything else

HX1500 is really overkill :D
 
Thanks for the replies, yes, the monitor is 144hz. So, bottle neck yes, worth upgrading no.

Case wise, thanks for that i had no idea.

Now to find a case with as good airflow as my 500d.
 
Mark Ware said:
Thanks for the replies, yes, the monitor is 144hz. So, bottle neck yes, worth upgrading no.

Case wise, thanks for that i had no idea.

Now to find a case with as good airflow as my 500d.
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Get the Phanteks P600S, you can thank me later. :)
 
9900k will be very bottlenecked, I was running a 9700k at 5.2ghz and got quite a big bump in fps at 1440p going to a 12600k@5ghz with a 3080, a 4090 is going to be some crazy big bottlenecking at 1440p with a 9 series CPU
 
andybird123 said:
9900k will be very bottlenecked, I was running a 9700k at 5.2ghz and got quite a big bump in fps at 1440p going to a 12600k@5ghz with a 3080, a 4090 is going to be some crazy big bottlenecking at 1440p with a 9 series CPU
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did the 9700k at 5.2ghz not manage to keep 144 fps? with v-sync off obviously it'll be very cpu limited
 
Mark Ware said:
Thanks for the replies, yes, the monitor is 144hz. So, bottle neck yes, worth upgrading no.

Case wise, thanks for that i had no idea.

Now to find a case with as good airflow as my 500d.
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Corsair 7000X is great if you want to stick with Corsair.
 
Spook187 said:
Which card, I have a 4090FE in the 500d se no problem, is the se case not the same just with a glass panel on the front.
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You'd have to check the width - I have a Gigabyte 4090 Master and it was too wide, I'm not sure how it compares to the FE unfortunately.
 
Mark Ware said:
Corsair 500d case - space, ok? no vertical mounted GPU as the case only allows two slots? or am i wrong.
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Here's my Zotac 4090 in my Fractal Torrent

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There's enough room for the GPU cable to be stress-free. I'll still be buying a 90 degree or 180 degree adapter when they appear.
 
You can get brand new 6900XT's for £750 - would be a great card for your resolution. Cheapest Nvidia card available with that sort of performance is £1150.
 
Thanks for all the replies, after doing some rough measurements it does look like the 4090 won't fit especially with the 35- 45mm drop for the power cable.

Case wise im looking at the Lian Li 011 Dynamic XL just for a change from the several corsairs ive owned and i like the thought an upright GPU install might be fun. - Cannot find the upright GPU bracket yet though.

From a monitor refresh rate point mine is actually capped at 120hz due to it running through a capture card so im hoping the 9900k won't be too obtrusive at 3440x1400

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I mean coming from a 2080fe it's still a fair leap, right?
 
oh god yeah huge upgrade. New CPU is more about min/maxing your setup and fixing specific game issues i.e. MSFS and CP2077 are pretty CPU intensive
 
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