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- May 11, 2012
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- Motherboard
- ASUS Prime X299 Deluxe
- CPU
- i9 7900X
- Graphics
- EVGA GTX 1080Ti Founders Edition
- Mac
Well - not exactly mandatory for stock, although I would recommend an AIO even then. But if you are thinking of overclocking it then absolutely a requirement. Note that your board (and many other X299s) has a weakness in the early designs for VRM cooling. When you overclock Skylake-X you really need to pay attention to VRM temps. The Prime X299 Deluxe has an inadequate VRM heatsink for anything above stock. If you plan to overclock it you should probably consider a waterblock for the VRM too or wait for later X299 boards like the Rampage 6 which has a much improved VRM cooler.I already have the Corsair H115i. I hope it will be sufficient also for the I9-7980XE... What do you think? As you say.. with the monsters of the Skylake-X family, effective CPU Water Blocks are absolutely mandatory!
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