i9-9900k Build

[Agentbb007]

My 6700k has served me well but it's a bottleneck in some games for my 2080 Ti so it looks like it might be time for a new build. Here's the parts I've put together, anything you guys would change? I'm going to use my current storage drives.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($529.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H700 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1345.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-12 12:09 EDT-0400

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Aren't you going to reuse parts from your previous build? From your specs like ram, cpu cooler etc? Or did you sell the system?

 

[Agentbb007]

Aren't you going to reuse parts from your previous build? From your specs like ram, cpu cooler etc? Or did you sell the system?

I'm going to use my old rig at work. So the only thing I'm going to move to the new build are the 2 SSD's and 1 HDD. Although now that you mention it maybe I will use my current power supply in the new rig. It's a EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 - 1000W Platinum, so definitely better then that 850W Gold.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

maybe I will use my current power supply in the new rig. It's a EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 - 1000W Platinum, so definitely better then that 850W Gold.

Definitely, That part list looks pretty solid and have you tried overclocking on that 6700k before you pull the trigger on a upgrade?

 

[dgianstefani]

Great build, but the memory is a little low end comparatively, maybe check out the Trident Z 3200/14?

 

[xorbe]

Yeah if you're going all in for $800 cpu+mobo with 16 threads, get 2x16GB CL14 memory.

 

[Agentbb007]

Definitely, That part list looks pretty solid and have you tried overclocking on that 6700k before you pull the trigger on a upgrade?

Thanks! I always like to get a confirmation from someone else I do have the 6700k overclocked to 4.5 on 1 core and 4.4 on the rest but I could try to squeeze a bit more and see if that removes some of the bottleneck.

Great build, but the memory is a little low end comparatively, maybe check out the Trident Z 3200/14?

Great thanks for the heads-up, is this the memory you were thinking?
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gT...b-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3200-memory-f4-3200c14d-16gtzr

 

[Durvelle27]

No offense

But I can’t believe anyone would be willing to spend $500+ on the i9-9900K when you have cheaper options that are just as capable

 

[xorbe]

No offense

But I can’t believe anyone would be willing to spend $500+ on the i9-9900K when you have cheaper options that are just as capable

Poster also has a 2080 Ti and three g-sync screens, I doubt he cares if the 9900K costs $529.

 

[27MaD]

6700k has served me well but it's a bottleneck in some games for my 2080 Ti

WTF?

 

[Voluman]

Well nice build, but you can double the memory to 32 gb , maybe aiming the less latency you can like this or higher frequency ones, what your board/needs/budget allow.
You can never have enough ram and storage space

 

[R-T-B]

WTF?

In agreement there.

If he has a bottleneck I doubt it's the CPU.

Upgrading us all well and good, but this won't remove any bottlenecks.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

WTF?

Wrong. It's not really "wtf" since it's just what is the extent of the bottleneck, you don't know what he does other than gaming, and the cpu may hold him back, it depends though since at high clocks it a decent cpu.

 

[R-T-B]

it's a bottleneck in some games for my 2080 Ti

This is his stated issue and use case. It's not... plausible.

 

[xkm1948]

More like: I have the money and I have the itch for new stuff.

Ain’t nothing wrong with that. Your money your choice. Let us know how well it overclock OP!

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Well fair enough, it's worth the cash in that case, If he's running triple 1440p the bottleneck is definitely gpu bound and a 6700k might struggle at 1440p 144hz vs a 8700k on some games.

 

[27MaD]

Wrong. It's not really "wtf" since it's just what is the extent of the bottleneck, you don't know what he does other than gaming, and the cpu may hold him back, it depends though since at high clocks it a decent cpu.

He says "My 6700k has served me well but it's a bottleneck in some (((GAMES)))", that's so freaking weird , even a Sandy bridge I7 won't bottleneck a 2080TI.

I think this CPU can last for another 2-3 years (for gaming).

until GTA 6 comes and makes everyone upgrade to 6-8 cores CPU's.

 

[Agentbb007]

He says "My 6700k has served me well but it's a bottleneck in some (((GAMES)))", that's so freaking weird , even a Sandy bridge I7 won't bottleneck a 2080TI.

Eek sorry guys didn't mean to cause such a ruckus. Here are a couple benchmarks from Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Shadow of the Tomb Raider that I posted on YouTube. You can see in Tomb Raider around the 2:30 mark CPU hits 99% and GPU drops to about 94% and Assassin's Creed it's pretty much the entire benchmark the GPU hovers around 90%-95%. Tomb Raider is great because in that the benchmark it says GPU Bound 87% so you can see an actual number.

 

[27MaD]

Eek sorry guys didn't mean to cause such a ruckus. Here are a couple benchmarks from Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Shadow of the Tomb Raider that I posted on YouTube. You can see in Tomb Raider around the 2:30 mark CPU hits 99% and GPU drops to about 94% and Assassin's Creed it's pretty much the entire benchmark the GPU hovers around 90%-95%. Tomb Raider is great because in that the benchmark it says GPU Bound 87% so you can see an actual number.

Even if the CPU was running at high usage , the 2080TI is running at 80%+ and he is getting around 100 FPS on 2K Ultra-high settings and that's fine.

 

[the54thvoid]

Even the 1080ti was capable of bottlenecking some decent CPU's. With your build, on a 2080ti I'd be looking at any Intel recent CPU that hits 5Ghz. And NVMe drives.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Even if the CPU was running at high usage , the 2080TI is running at 80%+ and he is getting around 100 FPS on 2K Ultra-high settings and that's fine.

Yeah.. NO.

72 average on a 144hz monitor is just sad and 34 as a minimum must be a pain - he definitely needs an upgrade, Issue is most people here are assuming that he doesn't need an upgrade and it will "last" because they're not taking into account the rest of his setup - go for a 9900k.

He says "My 6700k has served me well but it's a bottleneck in some (((GAMES)))", that's so freaking weird , even a Sandy bridge I7 won't bottleneck a 2080TI.

I think this CPU can last for another 2-3 years (for gaming).

until GTA 6 comes and makes everyone upgrade to 6-8 cores CPU's.

2-3 years yet he can't hit 144fps average on a modern title - your on another planet.

 

[27MaD]

Yeah.. NO.
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I won't lie , the performance of the 6700K in those benchmarks shocked me . i thought it would perform better , but there is no need to upgrade to an I9 , maybe the 8700K would be perfect , or a ryzen 2700x , the I9 is overkill (unless he wants to do other things than gaming).

 

[Deleted member 178884]

I won't lie , the performance of the 6700K in those benchmarks shocked me . i thought it would perform better , but there is no need to upgrade to an I9 , maybe the 8700K would be perfect , or a ryzen 2700x , the I9 is overkill (unless he wants to do other things than gaming).

Nope, an i9 9900k would be the best bet, If he can afford a 2080 ti and 3 g sync screens and all the rest of that hardware and yet alone configure the upgrade with high end components it's clear value isn't a problem here.

the performance of the 6700K in those benchmarks shocked me .

Why? Intel has moved up to 6 cores and amd pulled out 8 and intel is looking at moving to 8 cores - with both companies already rocking 6 core+ mainstream processors it's fairly obvious most developers are being paid by the competitors to optimize the game to utilize the higher core count. The issue is that these games take advantage of 6 cores+ leaving 4c8t's in the dust or performing worse than a 6 core cpu.

maybe the 8700K would be perfect , or a ryzen 2700x

The 8700k would be a great choice if he wanted value - which isn't the case, and ryzen is out of the question, he is doing high refresh rate gaming and needs the best available - I'm not hating on amd here but if he wanted the best gaming performance from amd or if they were to surpass intel that'd be 7nm which is too long for that 6700k to hold out for.

 

[Durvelle27]

Yeah.. NO.
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72 average on a 144hz monitor is just sad and 34 as a minimum must be a pain - he definitely needs an upgrade, Issue is most people here are assuming that he doesn't need an upgrade and it will "last" because they're not taking into account the rest of his setup - go for a 9900k.


2-3 years yet he can't hit 144fps average on a modern title - your on another planet.

That seems like another underlying issue

As even in reviews the 8700K is not much faster than his 6700K. With a good OC Coffelake offers nothing over Skylake other than more cores

 

[27MaD]

May him upgrade to whatever he wants .