OCUK KINETIC ZX - INTEL Z390 Changes

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So I called OC yesterday and I was recommended this system for my budget (around £1500) but I thought I’d run it past a few knowledgable people on here. I’ve just purchased a PG279Q 1440p 165hz Rog Swift (Gsync) and I’m looking for a system to compliment it nicely! So I can still spend a bit more of it’s going to be a worthwhile upgrade, how is this system just straight out the box? Or should I be looking at something completely different?

Some people will notice I’ve taken to this forum a few times asking similar questions but I’ve finally got around to buying the monitor so it’s full speed ahead now.
 

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not to bad, board is Gigabyte which has best VRMs in each price band .
card only has 2 year warranty but im guessing as its been bought as part of the system, should fall under the full 3 year system warranty .
it would drive the screen just nicely .

ask them to change Kolink PSU to bequiet 600w that are on deal .

could drop down to 9600k and push RTX 2080 , give give you gtx 1080ti performance and push 15fps+ to take advantage of that high HZ monitor .

since gaming at 1440p, 9700 to 9600k should make to much different , spepcially if it can be clocked to 5ghz all cores

My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x OcUK Kinetic ZX - Intel Z390 Configurable Coffee Lake Refresh DDR4 Gaming PC = £1,590.95
    • Case:Kolink Levante Midi Tower Airflow Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass
    • Processor:Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM
    • Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30
    • Primary Drive:TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
    • Secondary Drive:Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - *System Stock*
    • Graphics Card:Inno3D GeForce RTX 2080 Twin X2 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
    • WIFI:Unwanted
    • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
    • Security Software:**Special Offer** Bullguard Internet Security - Anti-Virus and Security - 1 Year 3 PC
Total: £1,605.05 (includes shipping: £14.10)​
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orbitalwalsh said:
not to bad, board is Gigabyte which has best VRMs in each price band .
card only has 2 year warranty but im guessing as its been bought as part of the system, should fall under the full 3 year system warranty .
it would drive the screen just nicely .

ask them to change Kolink PSU to bequiet 600w that are on deal .

could drop down to 9600k and push RTX 2080 , give give you gtx 1080ti performance and push 15fps+ to take advantage of that high HZ monitor .

since gaming at 1440p, 9700 to 9600k should make to much different , spepcially if it can be clocked to 5ghz all cores

My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x OcUK Kinetic ZX - Intel Z390 Configurable Coffee Lake Refresh DDR4 Gaming PC = £1,590.95
    • Case:Kolink Levante Midi Tower Airflow Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass
    • Processor:Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM
    • Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30
    • Primary Drive:TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
    • Secondary Drive:Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - *System Stock*
    • Graphics Card:Inno3D GeForce RTX 2080 Twin X2 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
    • WIFI:Unwanted
    • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
    • Security Software:**Special Offer** Bullguard Internet Security - Anti-Virus and Security - 1 Year 3 PC
Total: £1,605.05 (includes shipping: £14.10)
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That does seem like a strong move, so would you keep the rest the same though, case etc?

I’ll have to check out that gpu and cpu situation as soon as I finish work though but I feel pretty close to pulling the trigger!
 

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seems 9700k is on offer for £100 , normally its about £150 to step up from 9600k to 9700k .

i think because of the cash off , its hard to do a build list and then have OCUK build it .

https://www.eteknix.com/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2070-gaming-oc-white-review/5/

shows difference between gtx 1070/1080/2070/2080


fancied something small, ITX build. OCUK prob could build for £1500 all in :) normally charge £50-80

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,432.43 (includes shipping: £12.60)​
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‘I think because of the cash off , its hard to do a build list and then have OCUK build it’ sorry, I don’t quite follow what you mean? Are you saying it’s hard to use their prebuilt and modify it or that it’s hard to pick all the parts and have it made?
 

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Basically, I think he's saying that the system is such a good deal that you'll struggle to build it yourself for the same price/you might not be able to get OcUK to build you a custom quote for the same value (both of which are true)
 

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ScottiB said:
Basically, I think he's saying that the system is such a good deal that you'll struggle to build it yourself for the same price/you might not be able to get OcUK to build you a custom quote for the same value (both of which are true)
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Well that would make sense. The temptation to up my budget slightly for the Zotac 2080 is real though! I’m also a bit unsure of what pwm fans to get for the case but I’m sure I can’t leave it stock, it only has the one.
 

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Joshuk said:
Well that would make sense. The temptation to up my budget slightly for the Zotac 2080 is real though! I’m also a bit unsure of what pwm fans to get for the case but I’m sure I can’t leave it stock, it only has the one.
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Wonder if Silent wings are still buy 3 for price of 2... Though they are £20 a pop and damn good !
 

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Nah , was just a bundle deal of 3 fans by themselves . Was good because they are such expensive fans you were getting one free or 1/3 off .
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Ahh I see, I think that’s gone now what would you do for cooling though? Add 3 140mm fans (2 intake and 1 exhaust and have the stock 120m on exhaust too?) and then do I need the fan regulator to control the fans and stop them spinning 100% all the time?
 

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Joshuk said:
Ahh I see, I think that’s gone now what would you do for cooling though? Add 3 140mm fans (2 intake and 1 exhaust and have the stock 120m on exhaust too?) and then do I need the fan regulator to control the fans and stop them spinning 100% all the time?
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would personally just add two 140mm to the front and 120mm stock to the rear. keeps positive pressure high and forces air out of the case . Fans would plug into the motherboards headers and be controlled via its bios/software
 

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orbitalwalsh said:
would personally just add two 140mm to the front and 120mm stock to the rear. keeps positive pressure high and forces air out of the case . Fans would plug into the motherboards headers and be controlled via its bios/software
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Great help thanks a lot, that’s exactly what I done in the end too
 
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