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Processor | I9 9900KS @ 5.3Ghz |
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Motherboard | Gagabyte z390 Aorus Ultra |
Cooling | Nexxxos Nova 1080 + 360 rad |
Memory | 32Gb Crucial Balliastix RGB 4.4GHz |
Video Card(s) | MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 3090 (Bios and Shunt Modded) 2.17GHz @ 38C |
Storage | NVME / SSD RAID arrays |
Display(s) | 38" LG 38GN950-B, 27" BENQ XL2730Z 144hz 1440p, Samsung 27" 3D 1440p |
Case | Thermaltake Core series |
Power Supply | 1.6Kw Silverstone |
Mouse | Roccat Kone EMP |
Keyboard | Corsair Viper Mechanical |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
hey mandelore, apart from it being a great review, what are you getting on 3dmark right now? I didn't see them above so thats why I ask you.
Also lets say I get this now, later on if I decide to get the rest of my pc water cooled do I have to go and get another kit, or can I just go ahead buy whatever I need to finish it off seperately? Any feedback is appreciated, thank you.
1) My current 3DMark06 score is 11,400, and that is cpu limited atm (2850MHz). I ran that with 935 core and 1400 memory on my 2900, voltage modified via bios to 1.35 and temperatures dont go above 65C



2)I would reccomend, if you got this, that it be ran on a solo loop, i.e. just the DD-29XT block, pump and radiator in the loop. (I use a 3x120mm rad which is pretty damn big and it barely feels warm to touch, so you could probs get away with a smaller one tbh)
3) When/if you come to get the rest of your pc water cooled, I would run them in their own loop, use a small DDC 12V pump (I use that for my 2900 loop) to save space while retaining power and simply loop the cpu or northbridge to that and a smaller 120mm rad or dual 120mm rad.
This waterblock is so very effective at what it does, and I could not be happier with it.
Now the artcic silver has set in, I get 28C boot up temperatures, and during overclocked gaming the temperatures reach 52C(normal voltage) and 62-65 with a much higher core voltage. Thats simply great considering what the stock cooler did hehehe
hope that helps