1、 Preface
Finally, I bid farewell to the Guimao year and ushered in the Jiachen year. So called the new year, let's set up a new machine to reward ourselves.
In fact, the parts of this machine were ready as early as years ago, and the construction began on the third day of the New Year. I still remember that I had been eating and drinking for several days in a row, and I felt a little full. So I fished out the accessories to have fun.
The installation process was also relatively smooth, and the running score was also very powerful. However, the problem of procrastination occurred later, and the article was not sorted out until today. Let's share it with you here by the way, hoping to provide some reference for players who want to match this type of model.
2、 Introduction to matching ideas and accessories
The main purpose of this aircraft allocation is for productivity, taking into account the game leisure in leisure time RTX Because of the influence of the ban on the sale of 4090, I chose the newly launched RTX 4080 SUPER for the graphics card. Anyway, for ordinary productivity users like me, the difference between using the RTX 4080 SUPER and the RTX 4090 is not too big, but it can save a lot of money. As for more professional users, it is better to choose higher level A series and H series graphics cards.
The CPU chose Intel's flagship Core i9 14900K. In fact, I regret buying the U, because most 360 water-cooling devices on the market can't keep up with its heat, so I feel that it is not as cost-effective as the 14700K.
CPU front view.
Overview of the back of the CPU.
ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI is selected as the motherboard for snow blowing. This motherboard has been selected many times and has been introduced many times before, so I will not repeat it here.
Acer predator Vesta II DDR5 7200 RGB was selected as the memory. This memory has an ultra-high frequency of 7200MHz, which can further unleash the potential of i9 14900K+RTX 4080 SUPER, a high-end platform. At the same time, it has solid workmanship, cool lighting effects, and high playability, which is very suitable for high-end players. The memory is mainly in black, and the design of the outer package is printed on the front. It can be seen that there are two colors of silver and black in the memory. This time, I choose the black version.
Back view.
The memory is packed with anti-static plastic packaging with strong protection.
The memory uses a highly recognizable frosting heat dissipation vest, which is made of aluminum alloy and has excellent heat dissipation effect with a heat conductive sticker attached to the PMIC chip.
The surface of the heat sink is frosted and matched with black and white color matching. The texture and appearance are very good; In addition, the lower part of the heat sink adopts a groove design, which can further enhance the heat dissipation effect.
At a glance at the back of the memory.
From the label, the memory uses a single 16GB capacity specification. After XMP is turned on, the frequency can reach 7200MHz (CL 34-45-45-115), and the working voltage is 1.4V. From its parameter settings, the memory follows the performance direction.
Eight independent light emitting areas are set inside the memory, and 16.8 million color values are matched with the light control of each major board factory Software , which is enough for players to combine various lighting effects.
The gold finger and PCB of the memory are also very solid, and the strict selection of Hynix A-DIE particles ensures its stable operation at high frequencies.
The graphics card uses Gengsheng GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Chase Wind, which uses Ada Lovelace architecture core and TMSC 4N nm manufacturing process. Compared with the RTX 4080, the core scale has been improved. Both AI performance and game performance are very strong. At the same time, the graphics card supports the new DLSS 3 technology, which can significantly improve the frame rate, reduce latency, and provide better game effects for players.
The word "Feng" on the front of the outer package of the graphics card is full of Cyber style, with a sense of technology and future.
The back is the introduction of its features.
Attachments are also quite abundant.
One of the most distinctive accessories is the reinforced ARGB support rod, which is made of aluminum alloy and has very high strength. It also supports ARGB lighting effect and Shenguang synchronization.
The graphics card is designed in black, which looks calm and solid. The graphics card adopts the third generation "Chase Shield X3" radiator, a powerful three fan design composed of one 102mm+two 92m, and the fan blades shaped by "Wind Blade" can further enhance the heat dissipation effect.
The faith logo on the shoulder of the graphics card supports ARGB adjustable light effect and divine light synchronization.
The graphics card uses a new 12VHPWR power supply interface.
The third-generation "Chase Shield X3" radiator used in the graphics card uses six 6mm composite heat pipes, which, together with efficient copper plate+extra large area fins, greatly guarantees the heat dissipation effect.
The heat pipe and fin are designed with nickel plating, which greatly enhances the oxidation resistance.
In terms of video output interface, 3x DP 1.4a+1x HDMI 2.1 are standard configuration, which can meet the needs of players.
The graphics card adopts a penetrating metal heat dissipation backplane, which can further enhance the heat dissipation effect.
A close-up of the penetrating area of the backplane. Because of the hollow design, the air flow of the third group of fans can directly penetrate the cooling fins, thus further reducing the temperature of the graphics card.
Of course, this design also has some small shortcomings. For example, some memory with poor heat dissipation can eat the hot air from the graphics card, which will cause instability of the system. Therefore, it is recommended that players buy memory with good heat dissipation.
SSD selected Kingston KC3000 1TB of, Kingston Although the price of SSDs is a little more expensive than other brands, they are solid and reliable. They are undoubtedly a better choice for players who want stability. At the same time, their 7000MB/s+read speed and performance are also very enough.
Front view of SSD outer package.
SSD outer package back view.
SSD has a lot of attachments, and also provides bolt driver And fixing screws and other accessories, which is quite user-friendly.
SSD adopts a full black appearance design, and the front uses a half height graphene aluminum heat sink, which can play the role of auxiliary heat dissipation. At the same time, its thickness is thin, so its adaptability is very wide, and it can be applied to desktops, laptops and PS5 And other equipment.
SSD adopts the group PS5018-E18+3D TLC scheme. With the new generation Gen 4x4NVMe controller and 3D TLC NAND, it can provide players with the ultimate performance experience, thus further improving work efficiency.
Close up of the interface.
The back of the SSD is a componentless design.
The power supply is selected ASUS TUF GAMING loader 1000W, this power supply adopts the original ATX3.0 design, with PCB coating and 80PLUS gold certification, which can bring players an efficient and stable experience. At the same time, the power supply is equipped with module embossing lines as standard, which makes line management more convenient and beautiful.
The outer package of the power supply adopts black based color matching, which gives a solid and stable feeling with the front effect picture.
The back is the introduction of its characteristic technology.
Attachments are also very rich.
The standard module embossing line is highly praised. It not only saves players the budget for customizing third-party wire materials, but also has solid workmanship, elegant appearance, good practicability and appearance effect.
The power supply adopts a black appearance design, and its body size is 150x150x86mm, which belongs to a relatively compact shape, and its compatibility is very good.
Its interior is designed with 135mm double ball axial flow fan+PCB coating full coverage+TUF military grade components. At the same time, a large number of accessories have passed the high strength stability test, so the overall quality of the power supply is very strong.
The logo on the side gives a simple and eye-catching feeling.
List of module interfaces.
The nameplate list shows that the power supply has passed the 80PLUS gold medal certification, and the 12V output power is up to 1000W, accounting for a relatively high proportion.
The power supply adopts a honeycomb cooling hole design, and is equipped with a separate AC switch.
The radiator has chosen the Kyushu Fengshen Ice Cube 360 integrated water cooling. This radiator has also been selected for many times during installation. I am deeply impressed by its unique design, solid workmanship and efficient performance. With its 5-year super long warranty, players can use it with confidence.
Front view of radiator outer package.
See the back of the outer package of the radiator.
Attachments are also quite abundant, and its fasteners also cover the current mainstream I and A platforms, so you can use them with confidence.
One of the characteristics of the radiator is that the upper cover of the cold head adopts an infinite mirror design, which can bring a multi-dimensional visual experience with the ARGB light effect.
The cold head cover adopts a detachable magnetic suction design, which is convenient for players to install.
The radiator adopts a large area of thickened red copper base, and is pre coated with high-performance thermal conductive silicone grease.
The fourth generation high-performance water pump scheme is adopted inside the cold head, with better heat dissipation effect.
The radiator adopts a thin row design, and the all black appearance is also very atmospheric.
The radiator adopts the dynamic balance pressure relief technology, which can release the internal pressure, extend the risk of water leakage and service life, and protect the players' aircraft.
The radiator is equipped with three 120mm fans as standard. The fan adopts the original FDB bearing design, which is characterized by high efficiency and low noise.
The silicone grease adopts Jiuzhou Fengshen DM9 master silicone grease, which has the characteristics of low thermal resistance, easy to smear, insulation and corrosion free, and is very suitable for DIY players.
Front view of outer package.
See the back of the outer package.
Silicone grease is packed in needle cylinder, and the specification of a single piece is 1.5g. This specification is enough for several times of installation.
The chassis adopts Antaike interstellar C8, and the chassis adopts unbounded The sea view room is designed in combination with the left and right compartment structure. The appearance effect and heat dissipation effect are very strong, which is very suitable for players who like to display internal accessories and light effects.
There are two versions of the chassis: black and white. I chose the black version this time, which makes me feel more calm and low-key. It can be seen that the front and left panels of the chassis are designed with tempered glass, and the visual penetration effect is very good.
The right side panel has a full mesh design, which can provide air inlets for the power supply and the vertical cold exhaust, thus further enhancing the heat dissipation efficiency.
The top of the chassis is also a relatively transparent opening design, which can provide air outlet for the cold exhaust or fan.
Close up of the interface. The I/O interface configured in the chassis is also relatively rich. The USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C interface has also become the standard configuration.
As can be seen from the tail, the chassis adopts a left and right compartment structure, so that everyone has independent cooling ducts, which do not interfere with each other, and the cooling effect is better.
The bottom of the chassis is also designed for heat dissipation. The hollow design is combined with a large area of removable dust screen, giving consideration to both heat dissipation and dust prevention.
3、 Installation&light effect display
Since the space of the ATICK C8 chassis is very large, there is no pressure to install high-end accessories and large accessories, and the installation process is quite easy.
Thanks to the split bin structure, the line management space on the back side of the chassis is 90mm deep, so the line management of the chassis is not difficult. According to my installation this time, the line management effect is very good.
Cover the glass side panel. The overall effect is very good.
Look at the lighting effect.
This kind of light pollution looks very comfortable.
Close up of cold headlights.
Close up of memory lamp.
Close up of video card and bracket lamp.
Pure white effect at a glance.
4、 Test experience
First, take a look at the information screenshots of CPU, motherboard, memory and other accessories.
In the CPU-Z benchmark test, the i9 14900K is powerful with 7200MHz memory.
CINEBENCH 2024 benchmark.
AIDA64 Cache and memory performance test: with the addition of 7200MHz high-frequency memory, the system's read, write, and copy speeds easily exceeded 100GB/s, and the latency was also at a low level.
GPU-Z At a glance of specifications, in order to give you a better understanding of the performance of RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4080 is added here for comparison.
3Dmark series test.
In the 3Dmark series tests, the RTX 4080 SUPER has taken a certain lead over the RTX 4080, but the lead is not very large.
Then test the game performance.
It can be seen that under the resolution of 2560X1440, RTX 4080 SUPER has taken the lead in all projects compared with RTX 4080, among which the leading range is larger in some games (Civilization 6, Isolated Island Horror 6, etc.), while the leading range is smaller in some games (Cyberpunk 2077, Assassin's Creed: Hall of the Spirit, Tomb Raider: Shadow, Land Without a Master 3, etc.).
Under the resolution of 3840X2560, RTX 4080 SUPER has taken the lead in all projects compared with RTX 4080. Among them, it has a large lead in such games as Civilization 6 and Island 6, and a small lead in such games as Cyberpunk 2077, Assassin's Creed: Hall of the Spirit, and Tomb Raider: Shadow.
The graphics card supports the latest DLSS 3.5 technology, which can significantly increase the frame rate, reduce latency, and at the same time, the image quality does not decline or even exceed the original effect. Let's take Cyberpunk 2077 as an example to demonstrate.
DLSS technology can be completed in game image settings, including automatic, quality, balance, performance, extreme performance and other gears.
From the test results, the effect of turning on DLSS is obvious. After reaching the "balance" gear, the frame rate has exceeded 60FPS, reaching the level of smooth operation. Of course, if the player does not understand, he can directly set it to automatic, and the system will automatically select the appropriate gear according to your graphics card configuration.
V-Ray GPU rendering test of productivity test.
It can be seen that in the V-Ray GPU rendering test, the RTX 4080 SUPER still leads the RTX 4080 to a certain extent.
Blender rendering test.
In the Blender rendering test, RTX 4080 SUPER has a larger lead than RTX 4080.
Stable Diffusion mapping test of AI performance test.
Enter prompt words and set the image quality to 1920x1080 to see how long it takes to generate the image.
It can be seen that the RTX 4080 SUPER leads the RTX 4080 and 4070 in the Stable Diffusion mapping test.
GPU uses FurMark for baking machine (room temperature 22.7 ℃). After the baking machine is stabilized, the maximum core temperature is 68 ℃. Considering the core scale of RTX 4080 SUPER, this temperature is relatively low.
In the power consumption test, the power consumption of the i9 14900K+RTX 4080 SUPER combination is relatively high. The CPU baking machine alone is more than 500 watts. In addition, the dual baking of the graphics card is going to be 800 watts. Of course, this power consumption can not make much waves in front of the ASUS TUF GAMING loader 1000 watts.
5、 Summary
As the saying goes, this installation is the first high-end mainframe installed in the new year. From the measured performance, the performance of this host can reach the set goal, but from the perspective of details, I think there are still some areas that can be optimized. For example, the CPU power consumption is too high, and the performance is not significantly improved compared with 14700K. As for graphics cards, the improvement of RTX 4080 SUPER in gaming is not much compared with RTX 4080. However, the improvement in professional rendering and AI is still considerable. If you are a productive user, choosing RTX 4080 SUPER can undoubtedly further improve efficiency.
In addition, in this installation, Acer predator Vesta II DDR5 7200 RGB memory and Kingston KC3000 1TB performance are also very good, which can meet my needs; The performance of ASUS TUF GAMING loader's 1000W power supply is also very stable, even under high load conditions, it still continues to provide power for the host; Jiuzhou Fengshen Ice Cube 360 not only has a high face value, but also has good heat dissipation efficiency; Antique C8 chassis has reasonable structure and excellent air duct, which not only has good heat dissipation performance, but also the sea view room design provides convenience for players to display internal accessories and light effects.
That's all for sharing. I hope it can also help you to configure the machine. Thank you for your appreciation!
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