Hi guys.
Overview:
I am still trying to put together my build and all I can rely on are reviews and youtube videos, and your comments ofcourse I can probably build a more barebones machine that will fit my needs but I want to treat myself a little and splurge a little. Since I build machines roughly once a decade or little less and therefore keep them for many years.
So, I think I got a pretty good deal on the 10850k, at $389 And bought it. I want to try and do a pretty high end intel build, but I am not sure if it is possible given my situation. I have seen many reviews on this chip and I am aware that it runs hotter and needs good cooling.
Summary:
Overview:
I am still trying to put together my build and all I can rely on are reviews and youtube videos, and your comments ofcourse I can probably build a more barebones machine that will fit my needs but I want to treat myself a little and splurge a little. Since I build machines roughly once a decade or little less and therefore keep them for many years.
So, I think I got a pretty good deal on the 10850k, at $389 And bought it. I want to try and do a pretty high end intel build, but I am not sure if it is possible given my situation. I have seen many reviews on this chip and I am aware that it runs hotter and needs good cooling.
Summary:
- I am going to be running it in a Fractal Design define r5 case. It has 1 x 140 mm case fan in the front of the case pulling the cool air in and 1 x 140mm case fan in the rear exhausting heat out the back. I can add 1 more 140mm case fan in the front if I need to. Thats about all the case cooling I can do, since I need to put this case in a tower enclosure in my desk(hopefully you know what I mean). The enclosure in my desk allows for the front and back of the case to be completely exposed. The top, bottom, and sides are blocked by the desk enclosure.
- I plan on doing a Noctua nh-d15 air cooler. I don’t want to do an aio and definitely not a custom water loop.
- given this cooling situation that I describe above, would I be able to run this chip at a proper temperature at stock settings without thermal throttling? Would I lose performance, even at stock speeds, due to the heat , making it pointless to run this chip?
- If stock settings are going to be ok, can I overclock at all given my setup? Ideally I would like to overclock some taking the base clock speed of all cores from 3.6 stock to a max of 4.5. Possible given my setup? If not how much oc is possible?
- If even stock cooling is not possible properly and this whole deal is not possible, then does it make sense to fall back to a 3900x? I hear this runs significantly cooler at stock and is very comparable to a 10850k.
- i dont know the exact gpu I am running. Probably anything from a 1660 super to a max of a 2060 super. 1 gpu.
- my first preference would be to do an intel build but if that is not really realistic, then I would like to cancel my order as soon as possible.
- CPU = 10850k or 3900x
- CPU cooling = Noctua nh-d15(if 10850k for sure) or better? For the 3900x I will use the wraith prism for a start. If that starts to give me problem then I would look for an after market cooler.
- MOBO = not sure yet. Something good in the $200 to $300 range. X570 or z490.
- boot drive = wd sn750 1tb nvme pcie
- psu = seasonic gx-850
- case = fractal design define r5
- gpu = 1660 super or 2060. If I need something more powerful, I will give it some thought. Not saying no. Kind of want to settle on the cpu and mobo for now.
- memory = 32 gb ddr4 3600
- os = windows 10 pro
- monitor = 32” 4k 60hz
- Office work; word, pp, excel, outlook
- several browser tabs
- watching youtube videos
- visual studio .net programing and compiling. This app has grown large and can take some resources. Other web programming outside of .net.
- Running an instance of sql server using ssms. Also possibly running an instance of Oracle.
- running a linux install in VM
- Encoding of my music from cd to flac, mp3 etc
- Retro gaming of older titles from Blizzard, some modern rpg games, overwatch. Maybe room to grow of my gaming needs?