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Post Date: 2023-01-18
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    Posted: 18 Jan 2023 at 7:10pm
This is my 2nd purchase from DS.

Last rig from May 2016 still going strong, but it is starting to show its age.

I5-4670k
1080ti
32GB DDR3
Corsair CX600

New rig:

Intel Core i9-13900KS
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero
64GB DDR5 5200MHz Kingston FURY Beast RGB
1000W Digital Storm Performance Series
1x SSD M.2 (1TB Samsung 980 PRO) (NVM Express)
1x SSD M.2 (2TB Samsung 980 PRO) (NVM Express)
GeForce RTX 4090 24GB (VR Ready)
H20: Stage 3: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler
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Do you have tasks/needs other than gaming for the Monster?
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Cretae - Negative. Just for gaming.
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I can guess what will be the first thing our friend Cretae will bring up... if you're just gaming you really don't need 64GB RAM... You can get it if you WANT it, but it's not NEEDED for gaming.   
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It's not just not needed for gaming, but games CAN'T use it. The extra 32GB will be idle all the time, pouring heat into youir chassis, and totally wasting your investment. 32 Gb isn't needed either, but it will future-proof you for the life of this system.

The CPU is also a waste, there is no game made that can access and use all the extra cores and threads the top procs come with now. The "right" choice is the i5 13600KF. The new hybrid design of this chip will game on for years without a hiccup. The 13600KF is actually FASTER for gaming than the last gen top proc, the 12900K!

I'll show you a comparison that emphasizes the usefulness of a CPU for gaming:

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i9-12900K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-13600KF/4118vsm1950757

FASTER than last year's top proc.

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i9-13900KS-vs-Intel-Core-i5-13600KF/m2000819vsm1950757

That meager 7% is gonna cost you $504 for a tiny bump you'll never even know is there. That's because the times it actually kicks in for you are so few and far between, you'd never see it. The framerates you want from a monster system come from the monster GPU you're getting.

There are no games that can stress all the cores/threads in a 13600KF, and they're not planning any. Don't waste your money on the RAM or the CPU, and you're good. Cutting edge gaming for years.   
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