Any suggestions on this?

[ValTac]

Hi, please find below my order specs... would you have chosen anything different?
I am a bit unsure with the memory partition since I'm only planning to use the first 300GB for Windows... any suggestions on how to use the first partition?

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 700 EVO TOWER GAMING CASE
Promotional Item
Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-14900K (Up to 6.0GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO (LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4090 OC EDITION OG - 2x HDMI, 3x DP
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CRUCIAL T705 GEN 5 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 14,500MB/sR, 12,700MB/sW)
Partitions: 300GB, 1700GB
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1600W PRO SERIES™ TITANIUM AX1600i DIGITAL MODULAR PSU
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre IEC C19 UK Power Cable
ARGB Power Supply Extension Cables
LIAN LI ARGB STRIMER PLUS V2 24-PIN CABLE
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT RGB CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
3 x Corsair AF120 RGB ELITE PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 11 Professional Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Cable Management
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

 

[Ekans2011]

Hi, please find below my order specs... would you have chosen anything different?
I am a bit unsure with the memory partition since I'm only planning to use the first 300GB for Windows... any suggestions on how to use the first partition?

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 700 EVO TOWER GAMING CASE
Promotional Item
Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-14900K (Up to 6.0GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO (LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4090 OC EDITION OG - 2x HDMI, 3x DP
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CRUCIAL T705 GEN 5 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 14,500MB/sR, 12,700MB/sW)
Partitions: 300GB, 1700GB
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1600W PRO SERIES™ TITANIUM AX1600i DIGITAL MODULAR PSU
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre IEC C19 UK Power Cable
ARGB Power Supply Extension Cables
LIAN LI ARGB STRIMER PLUS V2 24-PIN CABLE
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT RGB CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
3 x Corsair AF120 RGB ELITE PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 11 Professional Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Cable Management
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

What's the point of that system? Today, INTEL is the absolute worst option.

Intel 13th and 14th Gen confirmed defective

So there's been a lot of upset gathering steam on the inter webs with intermittent games crashes on Intel 13th and 14th gen. Workarounds range from underclocking to disabling ecores. BUT, there are a lot of people finding that simply disabling hyperthreading is a proper solution. The findings...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

My recommendation is to cancel the order and get some advice here.

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[Scoped Badger]

I would agree with Ekans. No-one here would recommend anything from Intel - they’re not fit for purpose.

Aside from that, there are several other changes that need to be made to that system.

 

[stegor]

If it's within 14 days send it back or cancel it if not yet dispatched.. It's basically junk.

 

[ValTac]

I've looked at several product reviews and everyone was talking highly about these products... can someone evaluate why is it crap?
These are all premium products, it costed me almost £5K to buy it.

 

[Ekans2011]

I've looked at several product reviews and everyone was talking highly about these products... can someone evaluate why is it crap?
These are all premium products, it costed me almost £5K to buy it.

Have you read the thread I posted?

Intel 13th and 14th Gen confirmed defective

So there's been a lot of upset gathering steam on the inter webs with intermittent games crashes on Intel 13th and 14th gen. Workarounds range from underclocking to disabling ecores. BUT, there are a lot of people finding that simply disabling hyperthreading is a proper solution. The findings...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

 

[ValTac]

I did and you are only referring to the CPU here, not the whole built.. from what has been said so far it seems like the whole thing is junk.

The GPU is powerful and rated one of the best, the RAM is good, the memory is one of the fastest you can get and 2TB, cooling system seems good to me... for someone to say it's crap without providing further insight into the "whys" it doesn't really help.

 

[Ekans2011]

I did and you are only referring to the CPU here, not the whole built.. from what has been said so far it seems like the whole thing is junk.

Do you believe a PC can function without a CPU?

The whole platform is dead and not upgradeable in any case; basically £5000 tossed in the garbage.

The GPU is powerful and rated one of the best, the RAM is good, the memory is one of the fastest you can get and 2TB, cooling system seems good to me... for someone to say it's crap without providing further insight into the "whys" it doesn't really help.

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[TonyCarter]

Besides us not knowing what the PC is actually for, there are some components that are either under-par, DOA, or waste of money.

LEGEND:
Good choices, don't change
Personal preference, but possibly waste of money
Bad choices, change

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 700 EVO TOWER GAMING CASE - nothing wrong with this case
Promotional Item
Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-14900K (Up to 6.0GHz) 36MB Cache - completely failed/failing CPU, old platform, no upgradability, melts itself and motherboards, etc.
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO (LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7) - lovely motherboard, probably overkill, but nothing wrong it on an expensive build if you have money to burn (but really an overclocking motherboard for a CPU that won't even work at it's default settings)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 32GB) - leaving performance on the table by not going for 6000MHz+ RAM
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4090 OC EDITION OG - 2x HDMI, 3x DP - huge premium for very little performance over a Founder's Edition RTX4090 - but PCSpecialist don't offer the FE version, so can see the thinking
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CRUCIAL T705 GEN 5 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 14,500MB/sR, 12,700MB/sW) [Partitions: 300GB, 1700GB] - you lose performance and increase risk of losing everything when you partition an SSD, so this should really be a 1TB one for Windows/Boot/Apps and a 1-2TB secondary one for everything else
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1600W PRO SERIES™ TITANIUM AX1600i DIGITAL MODULAR PSU - lovely PSU, probably overkill, but nothing wrong it on an expensive build
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre IEC C19 UK Power Cable
ARGB Power Supply Extension Cables
LIAN LI ARGB STRIMER PLUS V2 24-PIN CABLE - aesthetic choice
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT RGB CPU Cooler - excellent cooler, but even this is not enough to keep the volcano of a CPU under control, but would probably have gone for the iCUE LINK versions to remove lots of little cables and simplify connectivity
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND - pointless as the Corsair cooler has better, pre-applied paste
Extra Case Fans
3 x Corsair AF120 RGB ELITE PWM Fan + Controller Kit - probably have gone for the iCUE LINK versions to remove lots of little cables and simplify connectivity
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 11 Professional Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Cable Management
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

 

[Scoped Badger]

I've looked at several product reviews and everyone was talking highly about these products... can someone evaluate why is it crap?
These are all premium products, it costed me almost £5K to buy it.

Throwing premium products together doesn’t guarantee a good build. PC’s are far more complicated than just throwing good parts together.

 

[Ekans2011]

Throwing premium products together doesn’t guarantee a good build. PC’s are far more complicated than just throwing good parts together.

I agree, and I think it's the best way to waste money.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I did and you are only referring to the CPU here, not the whole built.. from what has been said so far it seems like the whole thing is junk.

The GPU is powerful and rated one of the best, the RAM is good, the memory is one of the fastest you can get and 2TB, cooling system seems good to me... for someone to say it's crap without providing further insight into the "whys" it doesn't really help.

??? Urm, a PC is garbage without a CPU! If you actually read through what's been linked you'll understand how rediculous what you're saying is!

 

[Martinr36]