So got a
"AMD Wraith Max RGB LED Lighting Socket AM4 4-Pin Connector CPU Cooler with Copper Core Base & Aluminum Heatsink & 4.13-Inch Fan "
Off Amazon to go with my 3950x.. not really keen on liquid cooling and from what Linus and others have said in reviews, it's not needed, especially without an over clock.
Rest of the build,
MSI MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon WiFi Mobo
G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB DDR4 3600 16-16-16-36
Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
And my EVGA RTX 2080ti FTW3 Ultra
Upgrading from my 3770k build, (and I also do a lot of Photography and 4K Video editing) so I'm super pumped.
I'll be reusing my old case, EVGA 750watt Power Supply, and an 256gb Intel SSD.
Look good to everyone? Any tips? Issues to avoid? Etc?
Can't wait for this thing to launch.
Edit: So I think I've fucked up. I originally added this to my Newegg wishlist back when I was planning a Intel i79900k build. Then in a lapse in memory forgot to change it.
"G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Intel Z170 / Z270 / Z370 / X299 Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16D-16GTZKW"
Unless I'm way off base this wil only work with Intel chipsets yes?
I've requested a return from the seller, it arrived last month but is unopened.
My game plan is to return it and purchase this set.
"G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory F4-3600C16D-16GTRG"
Will this fix my fuckup?
If you haven't already, I would cancel your order for the MSI motherboard and pick a different one for less money (saving around $20-30) and a better VRM cooling setup, such as the
Gigabyte AORUS Elite WI-FI or the
ASUS TUF Gaming X570-PLUS (WI-FI), which are better choices when taking price into consideration.
Regarding your F4-3600C16D-16GTZKW memory, those'll work fine with that and other X570 motherboards. It's on
G.SKILL's QVL, which means they tested it.
The Crucial P1 is a good budget SSD (here's a
decent guide), though I don't know how I'd feel about using it as my main/boot drive versus as a game/storage drive.
Good luck building and enjoy gaming on your 2080 Ti!
For folks looking for some insight into what Ryzen AM4 X570, X470, and B450 motherboards are good or not, Buildzoid just posted a relatively short (for him, anyway) video on this subject:
If you've never seen his other videos on his Actually Hardware Overclocking or on the Gamer's Nexus YouTube channel, I'd recommend giving them a watch if you're interested in learning about why or why not some Ryzen motherboards are better than others, from a technical/features/price standpoint.