Time for an upgrade?

I've got the Darkbase 900 pro in white which has 3 140mm silent wings 3's pre installed. I maybe able to add an extra one to the front where the drive bay covers are as theyre honeycombed but don't have a dust filter so am a little apprehensive as my house is dusty. Wish be quiet did a full front dust filter as I don't use optical drives.
 
Ordered the 9900k bundle now as well and the missus hasn't killed me... Beast mode activated!

@orbitalwalsh any pro tips for the rebuild? Fan configs etc?

Also I've never changed so much hardware on an existing system before, will I need to do a fresh install of Windows 10 for all the drivers and stuff?
 
Vidar said:
I've got the Darkbase 900 pro in white which has 3 140mm silent wings 3's pre installed. I maybe able to add an extra one to the front where the drive bay covers are as theyre honeycombed but don't have a dust filter so am a little apprehensive as my house is dusty. Wish be quiet did a full front dust filter as I don't use optical drives.
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Would install one at the bottom ?.

As with fans, people have different views on positive or negative pressure .I like positive to avoid dust in the case

So be honest, you should be fine swapping the hardware over :)
 
Guess I could actuall, maybe both in the bottom depending on psu cables.

Would you recommend a fresh Windows install or should it be okay? Only thing I'm really unsure about.
 
Which fan header should I connect the 12v pump to? I remember seeing something that said not the cpu fan header but the manual doesn't say.

I've got the new AORUS master board.
 
Vidar said:
Which fan header should I connect the 12v pump to? I remember seeing something that said not the cpu fan header but the manual doesn't say.

I've got the new AORUS master board.
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I connect my fans to CPU_Header, CPU _OPT and then connect my pump header to Pump_System or System fan and set that to 100%

that way, fans are controlled via temp of the CPU but pump will be set at 100% - also set ZERO RPM WARNING!

Pump 4 pin header is By the 24 PIN plug - accepts both 3/4 pin headers
 
@orbitalwalsh Well I'm up and running without to many issues, I made a newb mistake and installed the cooler without removing the peel off protector lol, I raged at the back plate for the cooler, what's the point of having adhesive pads to hold it in place if the slightest bit of pressure makes it fall off? Also my cable management skills leave a lot to be desired but I'm thinking I may order some custom cables.


I'm now getting an error message when I log in "turbo v help access violation" which from a quick google seems to be something to do with AI Suite, however for some reason it doesn't seem to want to uninstall as I get the "The model does not support this application" error. Not sure how to get rid of it to be honest.

I've been into bios and activated the xmp profile for my ram, set my pump fan header to full speed. Finding the Gigabyte bios a little counter intuitive but I'm going to flash it tomorrow and see if it improves. Is there anything else you can think of I need to be doing? It's been a while since I've done this.
 
@Vidar as yes, removing old Asus software is a right pain !
They been caught out with uploading software with current z390 .

O have to use masking tape to hold on the back brackets , right pain in the backside.

Ah yes, Gigabyte bios isn't the most user friendly. I believe new bios adds a better '''easy use " UI but advanced UI is still the same
Want to be improving .

Not much more to do , bar driver updates etc. Get some gaming in , run cinebench and Asus realbemch to see how CPU temps are doing etc
 
Wish I'd saved my results on the old hardware for Cinebench but without doing anything I scored a 1811 on the cpu, thats a good 600 to 700 points ahead of the 3930k

Realbench score is 118,400 with a maximum cpu temp of 59c, idling around 32c which considering the 9900k runs hot I'm pretty chuffed with as it's cooler than my 3930k I believe.

All in all I'm really chuffed and I haven't even gamed yet, that RGB ram looks epic and surprisingly tasteful, while I'm sure I'll be bugging these forums and you in particular some more, all I can say is thank you for the advice etc! I owe you a beer.
 
Vidar said:
Wish I'd saved my results on the old hardware for Cinebench but without doing anything I scored a 1811 on the cpu, thats a good 600 to 700 points ahead of the 3930k

Realbench score is 118,400 with a maximum cpu temp of 59c, idling around 32c which considering the 9900k runs hot I'm pretty chuffed with as it's cooler than my 3930k I believe.

All in all I'm really chuffed and I haven't even gamed yet, that RGB ram looks epic and surprisingly tasteful, while I'm sure I'll be bugging these forums and you in particular some more, all I can say is thank you for the advice etc! I owe you a beer.
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no worries, have you got a pic of the RAM? actually havent seen them in the flesh and unsure whether to use in a Build for samsung coming up for xmas display

have you overclocked yet ? quick why is just to enable M.C.E if you dont want to do the manual way and will force all cores to roughly 4.9/5ghz - temps might rise there but should hold
 
Here you go mate, sorry they're not particularly great pictures only have my potato phone.

Not overclocked yet but went to use the auto tune software last night and got a bsod lol, something I'll no doubt pick your brain about soon.






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Never mind, I found it. I've enabled it in the bios and run Realbench again my system score has now hit 167,894 with a max temp of 55c
 
Vidar said:
Never mind, I found it. I've enabled it in the bios and run Realbench again my system score has now hit 167,894 with a max temp of 55c
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thats a nice bump :D what you might of found was system was running all cores at 4.5ghz max all cores but now M.C.E is enable its running all at 5ghz . I think depending on cooling it can be quicker .

you'll also want to go into Voltage and set LoadLine Calibration for Turbo - to curb and spikes in voltage

you might also get away with XMP but changing speed to 3600hz - Gigabyte have used relaxed timings for 3200hz so 3466hz should be fine
 
Cooling wise I've got Silient loop 360 paired with 3 high speed pwm silent wings 3's

I'll do that LLC to turbo now, anything else you can think of?
 
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Only thing it will let me change is AC/DC loadline, everything else is locked on auto
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Might be due to MCE - though thought it should be unlocked , is it grayed out ?

those silent wings will keep the system cool

also, MCE isnt perfect - good way to measure if you CPU can handle 5ghz across all cores and if it pushes it higher, though it will exceed TDP given by intel!

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3389-intel-tdp-investigation-9900k-violating-turbo-duration-z390

why vendors have added extra 4 or 8 pin! wise to use it .

monitor what voltage your CPU uses with CPUZ/HWMonitor when running benchmarks then match with manual overclock , and hopefully and lower the voltage a bit :D

seems ASUS go over it , and loads a lot on their VRMS which arent matching rivals
 
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