White Wind
by Vladislav K Posted on: 10/28/2022
Build Description
First build coming from a decade+ of laptop use! Now not only do I have a desktop, I have a small space heater*!
Overclocking (underclocking) and fine grained timing/voltage control has been incredibly fun! Even if stability testing is incredibly boring.
*Undervolting the CPU along with reducing max PPT and reducing GPU power draw while increasing clock and memory speeds has been incredibly helpful in this!
As noted below, GPU will comfortably hold slightly above 3GHZ clock!
Totally bent a few fins while installing the CPU cooler (only slightly and very easy to straighten back out lol).
The build is meant to be a workstation and gaming machine! I'm a huge fan of real-time ray tracing, so was naturally really excited about what the 4090 can do and have yet to be disappointed!
Once the fan curves were optimized the machine runs near silent and only picks up a little bit under load! This may not seem like much, but coming from a laptop that would hit 40+ db under load, its so peaceful!
Pricing note: I got deals on a bunch of the items! (tax not included)
Overclocking (underclocking) and fine grained timing/voltage control has been incredibly fun! Even if stability testing is incredibly boring.
*Undervolting the CPU along with reducing max PPT and reducing GPU power draw while increasing clock and memory speeds has been incredibly helpful in this!
As noted below, GPU will comfortably hold slightly above 3GHZ clock!
Totally bent a few fins while installing the CPU cooler (only slightly and very easy to straighten back out lol).
The build is meant to be a workstation and gaming machine! I'm a huge fan of real-time ray tracing, so was naturally really excited about what the 4090 can do and have yet to be disappointed!
Once the fan curves were optimized the machine runs near silent and only picks up a little bit under load! This may not seem like much, but coming from a laptop that would hit 40+ db under load, its so peaceful!
Pricing note: I got deals on a bunch of the items! (tax not included)
Favorite Feature
Case airflow and component temps are great! Good ram cooling without needing a dedicated fan - for future overclocks!
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Raphael AM5 4.7GHz 12-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
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$474.71
30 negative CO per core for each core via Ryzen Master. 135PPT.FCLK 2133MHZ at stock MISC voltage.
MSI X670E MPG CARBON WiFi AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard
Qty: 1
$479.99
MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio Triple Fan 24 GB GDDR6X PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
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$1,699.99
Comfortably sits at 3GHZ lol. (overclocks well, running @72% power)
TeamGroup T-FORCE DELTA RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-5600 PC5-44800 CL32 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit FF4D532G5600HC3 - White
Qty: 1
$240.00
Hynix M die, 6400MT (1:1) @1.42VPrice note: Bundle w/ Team Group 2TB m.2 ssd for $340 total.
Fractal Design Torrent Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - White
Qty: 1
$181.27
MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 1000 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply
Qty: 1
$200.00
850 would be just as fine and sit just under 60% (end of peak efficiency) utilization under load in my use case.
NH-U12A
Qty: 1
$119.95
Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Qty: 1
$120.00
TEAMGROUP T-Force Cardea Z44Q 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Qty: 1
$100.00
Price note: Bundle w/ Team Group ddr5 memory for $340 total.