Question Proposed gaming rig - please criticize!

[sheremey2]

Intel® CoreTM i9-14900K New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked​

ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero (WiFi 7) LGA 1700(Intel 14th &13th&12th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard​

RAM (64G) Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM 2x32GB Kit (4x16GB) CL36 6000MHz​

Case NZXT H9 Flow​

Water cooler NZXT KRAKEN RGB 360 White Simple​

WD SN850X 1TB NVME M.2 SSD​

PSU Corsair 1000W Fully Modular SFX Power Supply - ATX 3.0, PCIe 5.0, Quiet 120mm Fan, 80 Plus Gold, Zero RPM Mode, 105°C Capacitors - Black​

GPU: RTX3090 (already have one, so this option is fixed)​

 

[Phaaze88]

It's a build with excess money thrown at it, with the motherboard being where the spending is the worst.
If you need a wifi board, there are still good boards to be had for around half the cost of that approx. $600 Dark Hero one.

The build is paired with a small form factor power supply(SFX) for some reason...

 

[MCH170]

It will certainly be fast. I would maybe sacrifice half the ram for faster ram and a 2TB ssd.

SFX Power Supply

Why SFX?

Also, make sure to update your bios asap, you don't want to damage your new CPU.

 

[Zerk2012]

Intel® CoreTM i9-14900K New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked​

ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero (WiFi 7) LGA 1700(Intel 14th &13th&12th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard​

RAM (64G) Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM 2x32GB Kit (4x16GB) CL36 6000MHz​

Case NZXT H9 Flow​

Water cooler NZXT KRAKEN RGB 360 White Simple​

WD SN850X 1TB NVME M.2 SSD​

PSU Corsair 1000W Fully Modular SFX Power Supply - ATX 3.0, PCIe 5.0, Quiet 120mm Fan, 80 Plus Gold, Zero RPM Mode, 105°C Capacitors - Black​

GPU: RTX3090 (already have one, so this option is fixed)​

For gaming all I see is a massive waste of money!!!!!!

 

[helper800]

Here would be my recommendation that would be 98% the same performance for significantly less money:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($222.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Lian Li Galahad II Trinity Performance 108.29 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI II ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($158.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: SK Hynix Platinum P41 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($75.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: NZXT H7 Flow RGB (2024) ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: be quiet! Straight Power 12 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $1187.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-16 23:02 EDT-0400

 

[sheremey2]

Thank you for the answers. The shock by the MoBo choice was well anticipated ) In fact, the purpose of the build is beyond gaming and Thunderbolt connectivity out of the box is needed.

 

[logainofhades]

I wouldn't buy Intel right now. I am still not convinced that the supposed fixes actually fixed anything.

 

[sheremey2]

It will certainly be fast. I would maybe sacrifice half the ram for faster ram and a 2TB ssd.


Why SFX?

Also, make sure to update your bios asap, you don't want to damage your new CPU.

Thanks. Concerning the RAM, what do you think about this:

CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6400MHz CL36-48-48-104​

 

[MCH170]

Thanks. Concerning the RAM, what do you think about this:

CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6400MHz CL36-48-48-104​

My personal sweet spot is 6400 CL32 but this is good as well.

 

[sheremey2]

Thanks for the latency hint! I noticed the availability of 32G chips like this and is tempted to go for 64G for the future-proof setting, with 2 slots still left available )) -

CMH64GX5M2B6400C32​

 

[logainofhades]

I would personally do DDR5 6000 CL30, unless the 6400 CL32 is really close in price.

 

[helper800]

I would personally do DDR5 6000 CL30, unless the 6400 CL32 is really close in price.

Seems like right now they are pretty comparable in price.