Have i Missed anything

[Shonk]

I Have been wanting to upgrade for a while as my cpu is the bottle kneck in my pc for some games
I have been waiting on the Ryzen 3000 series but ryzen isnt doing it for me so will be going i9 9900k


but want to do it as cheap as poss whist keeping a min spec
e.g. 32gb

Im thinking i can get away with just replacing 4 parts
Well 3 but want to move the wifi/bt module to cnvi to free up an m.2 slot at some point)

CPU = i9 9900k
Motherboard = Gigabyte Z390 M Gaming
Ram = Ballistix Sport LT 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200
Wifi Module = Intel AX201 M.2: CNVio2 (will this even work on current cpu's? or will i have to get an AC 9560?)

Do you guys think i need to replace anything else?


PC Details
OS = Windows 10 Pro 1903
Motherboard = Intel DQ77MK
CPU = Intel i7 3770
Ram = 32GB 4 x 8GB Samsung PC3-12800L 9-9-9-20 1.35v

SAPPHIRE RX Vega64 NITRO+
mPCIE slot = Intel AC 9260 (mPCIE to M.2 Adapter)

PCIE 4x 2.0 slot = Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 256GB NVME SSD (1370 Read 1150 Write in the 4x 2.0 slot) (2600 Read 1150 Write in a 3.0 Slot)
Sata 0 = Crucial M550 512GB SSD
Sata 1 = Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSD
Sata 2 = Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSD
Sata 3 = KingSpec Q-180 180GB SSD
Sata 4 = Samsung CM871A 128GB SSD
Corsair HX750 PSU
Thermaltake Core V21 Case
Zalman CNPS10X Optima

1 x 200mm Front In
2 x 140mm Top Fan Out
1 X 140mm Rear Fan Out
Corsair Void Pro Headset
Logitech K340 Keyboard
Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Mouse
LG SK1 Soundbar
AOC AGON 32" AG322QC4 144Hz 2k Freesync2 HDR400

 

[Shonk]

Multiple Factors

X570 Prices
Lack of Micro ATX Boards
Bump in AMD's prices
They are clearly pushing the voltage to stupid levels stock to achieve 1 core at 4.6ghz (1.4-1.5v) on a 7nm cpu
that was far too much for an old 45nm Core 2 Quad Q9650 cpu nevermind current gen cpu's
and lets face it i want atleast 8 threads at that speed not 1

Im not an intel fanboy boy btw.

Cpu's that i have owned (that i can remember off the top of my head)

Intel 486 DX4 100
Intel Pentium Overdrive 83mhz
AMD K6 233
Intel PII 333
Amd Athlon XP Mobile 2600+
Intel P4 Northwood 3.4ghz
Athlon 64 4800+
Intel Q6600
Intel Xeon X5460
Intel I7 2820QM
Intel I7 3770
Intel Xeon E3 1220 V2
Intel Xeon E3 1240 V2
Intel Xeon E3 1265L V2

 

[Shonk]

I was planning on enforcing the 95w tdp and seeing how much i could push it keeping the cpu at around 75°
then if it bother's me (when) replace the cooler

its a very airy case it keeps my vega 64 at 63° with a 360w tdp (50% limit)

With regards to the X570's i expect to pay around 30% less than a Z390 not double

9900K is more like 200W CPU and needs way beefier heatsink to get those advertised high boost clocks.
Scythe Mugen 5 would be minimum level.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/scythe-scmg-5100-mugen-5-rev.b-cpu-cooler-hs-046-sy.html

And BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4/Noctua NH-D15 wouldn't be overkill.


There's no need for expensive motherboard to have good VRM.

 

[Shonk]

Ordered them

144.06 Ballistix Sport LT Gray 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 UDIMM
129.95 Gigabyte Z390 M GAMING
416.59 Intel Core i9 9900K 3.6 GHz Processor Boxed
£690.60

 

[Shonk]

I decided to go with a cooler in the end so i dont end up taking it apart twice
and also went with a 512GB Toshiba XG3 as my main OS drive to replace my 256GB Toshiba XG3 (256 GB will be moved to secondary m.2 slot)
and is Toshiba 19mn Toggle MLC

It wasnt cheap but hopefully im done now

Intel Core i9 9900K 3.6 GHz Processor £416.59
Gigabyte Z390 M GAMING £129.95
Ballistix Sport LT Gray 32GB (2 x 16GB) PC4-25600 16-18-18 £144.06
Noctua NH-D15S £66.01
Toshiba 512GB M.2 NVMe THNSN5512GPU7 (New Pull) (2600 Read 1550 Write) £60
Intel 9560NGW (New Pull) £14.95
Arctic Cooling MX-4 2019 4g £5.37
Windows 10 Pro Key £1.40
Total £838.33

 

[Shonk]

I was waiting for the Noctua NH-D15S for a few days so fitted the Zalman CNPS10X Optima
I was shocked it was capable of a prime 95 load of 165w and keeping it under 91 (enforced 165w tdp)

Have been testing the Noctua NH-D15S for the last few days and im perplexed as to why everyone rages about how its the best
its only able to maintain a 180W Prime 95 load (enforced 180w tdp)

I mounted it 4 times to ensure it wasnt a paste issue
1st My normal method using a credit card thin layer on cpu and hs
2nd Same as 1 but thick layers
3rd Same as 1 but only did CPU
4th did 1st Again

1 & 2 you could see the excess paste was pushed out and where comparable heat wise
3 wasnt enough paste and was a few degrees warmer

anyway that heatsink is way overpriced and overrated
and only able to keep a 9900k at stocks speeds under control if you make sure your mother board maker isnt over juicing your cpu
e.g. gigabyte they put 40-50w extra into a stock 9900K via CPU Internal AC/DC Load Line / CPU Vcore LLC
200w prime small fft stock speeds stock settings
150w prime small fft stock speeds Power Saving + LLC Low
and even thats over intel spec i suspect

there seem to be no way to set intel spec for the vrm's and llc
I Tried Power Saving + Normal = Prime 95 Fail
I Tried Power Saving + Stock = Prime 95 Fail

 

[Shonk]

Its a mesh case
200mm fan in the front blowing in
2 x 140mm on top sucking out
1 x 140mm rear sucking out

Its the best case i have ever owned for cooling
and an order of magnitude better than my old Corsair Carbide 200r
and that isnt considered a bad case for cooling

and has nothing do do with that cooler being only good for 180w

hence why i stayed micro atx when i upgraded to keep this case