ASUS Z490 ProART-Creator, i7-11700K & Sonnet AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

[budomind]

Would appreciate anyone’s input on the build I’m about ready to purchase.

MB: ASUS ProArt-Creator 10G

CPU: Intel Core i7-11700K with future plans to upgrade to i9-10900K

CPU Fan: CORSAIR A500 High Performance Dual Fan CPU Cooler, CT-9010003-WW

GPU: Sonnet AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (already own this, in an eGPU connected to my MBPro)

RAM: X2 Kingston FURY Beast 32GB DDR4 3200MHz DIMM Memory Module KF432C16BB/32

OS SSD: SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2 2280 2TB PCI-Express Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 V7 V-NAND 3bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V9P2T0B/AM

Storage SSD: SAMSUNG 870 EVO Series 2.5" 2TB SATA III V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-77E2T0B/AM

WiFi: Fenvi FV-T919

I have a few questions:

1. I don’t see the RAM listed on the Buyer’s Guide, and I can’t seem to find any Ballistix 32GB. Am I good here?

2. Same question above on CPU coolers.

3. Do you think this will be a fairly problem-free build? I was considering the Z590 MB but couldn’t find much of recent support for it.

Appreciate your help!

BudoMind

 

[etorix]

Any CPU which fits in the case and any RAM which works with the board are fine.
A WD SN850(X) would be a safer choice for a NVMe drive than a Samsung. The 980 has issues with macOS; I don't know about the 990.
10th gen. and 400 series are last supported generation. Stay with Z490 and look hard for a i9-10850K/10900K right now; this will save you trouble—and money.

 

[budomind]

Any CPU which fits in the case and any RAM which works with the board are fine.
A WD SN850(X) would be a safer choice for a NVMe drive than a Samsung. The 980 has issues with macOS; I don't know about the 990.
10th gen. and 400 series are last supported generation. Stay with Z490 and look hard for a i9-10850K/10900K right now; this will save you trouble—and money.

Ok, looks like I can get a good deal on the 10850K. I’ll switch to the WD SSD as well.

 

[budomind]

Oh I just realized that on the Asus motherboard, it does not have PCIE 4.0, so I will not be cashing in on my 6900 XT’s full power.

Any recommendations on a motherboard that has these specs:

Z490
LGA 1200
PCIE 4.0

 

[trs96]

it does not have PCIE 4.0, so I will not be cashing in on my 6900 XT’s full power.

You don't lose that much performance running it in a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot. It's not enough of a difference to bother switching motherboards for. Tech Power Up site tested an RTX 4090 which is more powerful than a 6900XT, in a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot. This is what they concluded.

"Raptor Lake" PC builders can breathe a huge sigh of relief—we're happy to report that the GeForce RTX 4090 loses a negligible, inconsequential amount of performance in PCI-Express 3.0 x16 (Gen 4 x8-comparable) mode.