or just use this like i used on the 24 watt X58 IOH: http://thermalright.com/product/hr-05ifx/
or just use this like i used on the 24 watt X58 IOH: http://thermalright.com/product/hr-05ifx/
OK so I went and bought a Ryzen 9 3950X and an X570 motherboard for it the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII formula but I haven't bought RAM or CPU cooler yet.
I'm considering the Corsair H115i for CPU cooling with 2 Noctua 120mm fans in push pull configuration.
For power I have a Corsair 850AX available.
Now my question for the forum.
Should I buy DDR4 RAM from the ASUS QVL for the motherboard? G-Skill has plenty of products on the Qualified Vendor List.
Should I get RAM faster than 3200?
Should I get a pair of 16GB sticks, or 4 x 8GB sticks?
OS will be Windows 10 64 Enterprise.
GPU will be an MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X.
The ASUS QVL list guarantees that the said sticks will work -for what it is worth: 50% of those sticks is not for sale and/or too small.
I do not think that any project we run is dependent on the MHz of your RAM above 3200 -but there is latency to consider too.
Two sticks of 16GB will give better results -and higher speeds- than four of 8GB, and it is easier to install yet 32 GB more when it appears that certain projects need more GB per thread.
BTW: Buy two 140mm Noctua's for the Corsair H115i. If you insist on 120mm fans, buy a H150i, but buy three fans.
Last edited by Dirk Broer; 12-09-2019 at 02:25 PM.
I look forward to seeing some numbers from that beast
Price-wise (some 830 Euro's) it is here between the (also 16-cores) Threadripper 1950X (560 Euro's) and the 2950X (975 Euro's).
A disappointed miner here offers a complete Threadripper 1950X set
(Threadripper 1950X Processor, incl watercooling; ASUS PRIME X399-A Mobo; G.SKill 8GB Aegis DDR4-3000; Seasonic Focus 450W Gold PSU; 120GB WD Green SATA SSD; Gainward GeForce GT710 Video card 1GB)
for a mere 550 Euro's....it is only the 180 Watt tdp that holds me back -and his questionable choices of parts. I bet it is not a top-of-the-bill watercooler....
Last edited by Dirk Broer; 12-11-2019 at 10:46 AM.