H9 Flow/7800x3d/4090 - No RGB Blackout Build
by the2armedman Posted on: 8/7/2023
Build Description
Built this on 08/02/2023 for gaming, SPECIFICALLY STARFIELD AND CYBERPUNK. My first personal build in about 12 years. Coming from a i7 3770k/1080, I was getting 30 - 40 fps on medium settings for the most recent AAA games on my old rig. Now I can max everything and still get 100+ fps. Feels good lol. The 7800x3d is awesome and the 4090 is a beast. Running this on a 3440x1440 100hz G-sync monitor, it doesn't break a sweat even when running Cyberpunk 2077 and Hogwarts legacy with full ray tracing. Some of the games I play are Chivalry 2, Counter Strike, Fallout 4, Hogwarts Legacy, Cyberpunk, Elden Ring, Red Dead Redemption, Baldur's Gate 3, and Sid Meier's Pirates. Also STARFIELD. I CAN'T WAIT. JUST 27 MORE DAYS.
I bought every single part from Microcenter, except for the 4090 which I got directly from Nvidia, and a few fans and one ssd which I pulled from my old computer.
I bought every single part from Microcenter, except for the 4090 which I got directly from Nvidia, and a few fans and one ssd which I pulled from my old computer.
Favorite Feature
I can't choose a single favorite part, so I'm just gunna talk about all of them lol. I love the H9 Flow case. Runs cool. I've built three computers so far, and this case was by far the easiest to build in. The fans on the bottom are my favorite thing about it, since it guarantees that the gpu receives a direct supply of fresh air. The dual chamber design is clean looking with the psu in the back, and it gives you ample space for cable management. The individually sleeved cables that come with the Asus TUF psu were also a pleasant surprise. I opted to go without any RGB for this build because I didn't want to deal with all the RGB wiring. The blackout look actually turned out really nice. The Kraken looks great in it, since the screen the only thing illuminated beside the faint glow of the 4090. It's pretty nifty, too. I have my computer set on the right side of my desk, so I can just glance at the Kraken's screen to see my cpu/gpu temps.
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Raphael AM5 4.2GHz 8-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
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$419.99
MSI B650 MAG Tomahawk WiFi AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard
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$199.99
4090 Founders Edition
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$1,599.99
Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL36 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CMK32GX5M2D6000C36 - Black
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$94.99
NZXT H9 Flow Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black
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$159.99
ASUS TUF Gaming 1000 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply
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$169.99
Micro Center 32GB SuperSpeed USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Flash Drive
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$2.99
Samsung 980 Pro SSD 2TB M.2 NVMe Interface PCIe Gen 4x4 Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND 3 bit MLC Technology (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM)
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$109.99
NZXT Kraken 360 Elite 360mm All in One Liquid CPU Cooling Kit - Black
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$279.99
Cooler Master MasterAccessory Vertical Graphics Card Holder Kit V3 with Premium Riser Cable PCI-E 4.0 x16 - 165mm, Compatibility PCIe 4.0 and older for E-ATX, ATX , Micro ATX Chassis
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$69.99