| System Name | Coffee Lake S |
|---|---|
| Processor | i9-9900K |
| Motherboard | MSI MEG Z390 ACE |
| Cooling | Corsair H115i Platinum RGB |
| Memory | Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3466 C16 |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC2 Ultra |
| Storage | Samsung 970 Pro M.2 512GB - Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD - WD Black 2TB HDD |
| Display(s) | Dell P2715Q 27" 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz |
| Case | Fractal Design Define R6 |
| Power Supply | Seasonic 860 watt Platinum |
| Mouse | SteelSeries Rival 600 |
| Keyboard | Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 64 bit |
| System Name | Workstation |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core-i9 9960x |
| Motherboard | Asus WS X299 SAGE |
| Cooling | Custom |
| Memory | Crucial Ballistix 128 GB (8 x BL2K16G36C16U4B) |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 |
| Storage | Intel Optane 905P (SSDPED1D015TAX1), Sabrent Rocket 2 TB, 4 x HGST DC HC530 |
| Display(s) | NEC PA272W-BK-SV, Eizo CG2700S-BK |
| Case | Custom |
| Audio Device(s) | Asus Essence STX II, Sony WH-1000XM |
| Power Supply | Seasonic PRIME Platinum 1200 W |
| Mouse | Logicool G502 Proteus Core |
| Keyboard | Logicool G810 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, several Adobe software |
Dave, actually there are 6 SATA ports on board (4 right-angled, 2 vertical).
| System Name | pew pew |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7 7700K Unlocked Kabylake |
| Motherboard | Asus PRO GAMING Z170I Mini ITX Motherboard |
| Cooling | Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler; Noctua NF-A14 PWM Fan 140mm |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) 2400MHz DDR4 Memory-Black |
| Video Card(s) | 8G MSI GTX1070 GAMING X |
| Storage | 256GB Samsung SM951 M.2 PCIe NVMe |
| Display(s) | 24" AOC 144Hz /1Ms Full HD Gaming Monitor /w G-SYNC - G2460PG |
| Case | Fractal Design Core 500 M-ITX |
| Audio Device(s) | AudioQuest DragonFly Red; Steel-series Syberia frost/ Akg K550 / HyperX Cloud II Gaming Gunmetal |
| Power Supply | 760W Corsair AXi Series 80PLUS Platinum Modular Digital Power Supply |
| Mouse | Zowie FK1 |
| Keyboard | Razer Blackwidow 2014 |
| Software | WIn10 x64 |
I don't think it's the board. I have heard many many reports of this issue on various board from all brands. I think it's the CPU itself.
