02-09-2018 06:59 AM - last edited on 03-06-2024 09:21 PM by ROGBot
02-09-2018 09:25 AM
02-09-2018 09:47 AM
02-09-2018 09:13 PM
02-10-2018 03:35 AM
Menthol wrote:
The 8700K on a good Z370 board can't be beat for gaming and most tasks, it only lacks in pcie lanes, if it fits your needs you will be happy with how fast it is.
Dual Titan V's won't loose much bandwidth at X8 lanes and a single Titan V will run any game at any resolution without issue. It's really a decision you will have to make
If you can live with drive specs as I listed you will like how fast the system is
02-10-2018 04:42 AM
02-10-2018 04:55 AM
Menthol wrote:
My GPU operates at X16, all my NVME drives are on the PCH
Intel is claiming 40 available pcie lanes, "marketing", not completely a lie
Z370 PCH has 20 pcie lanes for USB, SATA, NVME, Wifi, etc. so multiple nvme drives can all run at 3.0X4, the only bottle neck is the DMI 3.0X4 buss between CPU and PCH, which is not really an issue unless you are moving massive amounts of data between drives
So depending on how many M.2 slots the board has, usually 2 on ASUS boards, plus the one X4 you can use 3 NVME drives without affecting the 16 lanes from the CPU for Video cards
I am running a binned delidded 8700K at 5.2 GHZ -2 AVX offset, 4.8 GHZ cache, 16GB memory at 4266 MHZ 17-18-18-38-1, using a 280mm AIO, no HEDT platform can match that, it is the fastest smoothest running system I have ever owned.
02-10-2018 06:30 AM
02-10-2018 07:04 AM
Menthol wrote:
Corsair H115i with ML fans on motherboard fan headers standard mode fans run at approx. 700 rpm idle 1500 rpm max. pretty quite during normal use. CPU is a 5.3 @ 1.437 volts Silicon Lottery binned, I am running 5.2 @ 1.4 volts 24/7
Quad channel memory does equal much more bandwidth, a 7980XE at 5.0 all core OC is a rarity and will have a much more costly cooling requirement, a 7900X @ 5.0 is more realistic but still a rarity
I didn't mean to directly compare a Z370 to HEDP platform as they are a different beast, I do own a R6Apex and 7980XE that I only use for 3D benchmarks (waiting for new GPU's this year), 4.8 to 4.9 GHZ all core OC using a water chiller to keep it cool, 3.2 cache, 4000 cl17, non delidded at the moment, I have no real use for HEDP except as a toy to play with