38 minutes ago, captain420 said:

I'm concerned about issues such as leaking and potentially damaging all your components

I had that concern back in 2015.  I decided to have the system built for me just to feel secure (Microcenter store).  Have not looked back.

If you are going to wait for the next generation of GPUs, you might as well wait and see what Zen 3 will bring to the table. If the IPC increase is about 10-15% as rumoured, those CPUs will be better than Intel's offerings when it comes to single-threaded and gaming performance. Comet Lake has minimal improvements over Coffee Lake, and while it can boost higher, those clocks come with the cost of insane power draw. With Zen 3 you will have two important advantages, much better power efficiency and better thermals which means you can pick a PSU with a smaller wattage and possibly eliminate the need for water cooling or a high-end air cooler (depending on your heat and noise tolerance), and PCIe 4.0 support. You will not be getting the full speed benefit of the Sabrent Rocket with the Intel platform.

Also evidence suggests that Microsoft Flight Simulator is going to be a lot more GPU-bound, and as a result you might not have to go with a high-end CPU after all. But looking at your initial build concept, it appears that the build's cost is not a concern. But the overall point is, by the end of the year you can have a system performing similarly to that at a much lower cost, or one that performs much better at the same cost.

Regarding the other components, it is absolutely safe to order them now as long as you make sure they are compatible. For example, a case that can fit an ATX motherboard and the storage that you're planning to buy.

Edited April 14, 20206 yr by ChaoticBeauty

Leaks are a risk, but a very minor one with the AIO units.  And last time I looked, their warranty covered damage from a leak.  In my experience, the most likely mode of failure is a pump going out.  All that said, an air unit will never, ever leak.  Worst that could happen is a fan that stops turning.

One other thing the water coolers will do for you is give you lots of clearance around the CPU for tall memory DIMMS.  Most of the good high-speed RAM modules use big passive cooling packages that stick way up high.

As for the i9-10990 series, seems like it's already out. I see it on amazon for $744, It's not the K model but the X. I couldn't find the K model. 10cores/20threads vs 8/16 of the 9900k. Doesn't the 10990 Comet Lake require a different socket motherboard though? I don't see any motherboards out that can fit the new comet lake 10990 cpu's.

Not sure if I'll see much difference between the i9-9900k vs the 10900k version when it comes to gaming. Especially curious if I'll see any benefits with current and nextgen flight sims like P3D v5, XP11 Vulkan, and the upcoming MSFS 2020.

16 hours ago, captain420 said:

As for the i9-10990 series, seems like it's already out. I see it on amazon for $744, It's not the K model but the X. I couldn't find the K model. 10cores/20threads vs 8/16 of the 9900k. Doesn't the 10990 Comet Lake require a different socket motherboard though? I don't see any motherboards out that can fit the new comet lake 10990 cpu's.

Not sure if I'll see much difference between the i9-9900k vs the 10900k version when it comes to gaming. Especially curious if I'll see any benefits with current and nextgen flight sims like P3D v5, XP11 Vulkan, and the upcoming MSFS 2020.

Completely different parts.  

"X" SKUs are intended for the HEDT market and use different silicon than "K" SKUs.  Think of these as Xeon chips for home users that need more cores than what they can get out of a typical i5/ or i7.  

10900K will be better for gaming.  10900X is actually a really bad value proposition and Intel should probably eliminate it from their lineup as it's just not very competitive.  A 12 core Ryzen 3900x (let alone a 16 core 3950x) are going to be as.fast or faster in just about any workload while costing significantly less in the case of the 3900x or about the same for the 3950x (while being much faster).  

 

So while I wait for upcoming video cards and the new intel CPU, is it safe for me to order the following now:

1. NZXT ATX Case
2. 750w Power Supply
3. NZXT Z72 Kraken AIO
4. Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200MHz-CL16 RAM

I'm primarily concerned with 3 and 4 on that list. Will the Kraken Z72 AIO liquid cooler be compatible with Intel's next gen CPUs and also will the the RAM be compatible with the upcoming CPU as well or should I hold off on getting 3 & 4?

3) Intel's upcoming LGA1200 socket is said to be the same physical dimensions as existing 115x sockets, just a higher pin count so existing cooler are expected to work.

4) this RAM is ok, though you could get more performance from either higher clock speed or lower CL - e.g. 3200 CL14 or 3600 CL16 are good choices that are widely compatible.  Also you didn't list the capacity so I'm not sure if you're talking about 16, 32, 64, 128, or even 256GB RAM here, 32 is the preferred amount today by most simmers, and is more than enough for any sim scenario I've seen.

I was going to get 64GB RAM (3200MHz-CL16 Corsair Vengeance)

So even if I wait for the new 10th gen intel motherboards with Z490/LG1200, It will be backward compatible with the memory I plan on getting?

On 4/16/2020 at 11:10 AM, captain420 said:

I was going to get 64GB RAM (3200MHz-CL16 Corsair Vengeance)

So even if I wait for the new 10th gen intel motherboards with Z490/LG1200, It will be backward compatible with the memory I plan on getting?

Should be.  DDR5 exists only on paper at this point so any DDR4 you buy today will likely work with tomorrow's chipsets.

Edited April 20, 20206 yr by TechguyMaxC

4 hours ago, TechguyMaxC said:

Should be.  DDR5 exists only on paper at this point so any DDR4 you buy today will likely work with tomorrow's chipsets.

the mems is ok, cpu " little stronger mem controller clock probaly same as a very good KS ,"

time will tell , cryptic yes , ha ha

5 minutes ago, westman said:

the mems is ok, cpu " little stronger mem controller clock probaly same as a very good KS ,"

time will tell , cryptic yes , ha ha

That's encouraging, good to hear from you Hasse.

On 4/16/2020 at 11:10 AM, captain420 said:

I was going to get 64GB RAM (3200MHz-CL16 Corsair Vengeance)

So even if I wait for the new 10th gen intel motherboards with Z490/LG1200, It will be backward compatible with the memory I plan on getting?

If it were me -- if I were waiting as you seem to be -- I would wait on the memory, too.  I like to plan out my cpu, motherboard/chipset and mem sticks all at once.  The last thing you want to do is buy memory that is great now, but 6 months from now there is a better option.

8 minutes ago, Mace said:

If it were me -- if I were waiting as you seem to be -- I would wait on the memory, too.  I like to plan out my cpu, motherboard/chipset and mem sticks all at once.  The last thing you want to do is buy memory that is great now, but 6 months from now there is a better option.

Mace, that is good advice and makes a lot of sense. I appreciate that! Would it be safe to get the AIO liquid cooler first while I wait for the others?

Edited April 20, 20206 yr by captain420

46 minutes ago, captain420 said:

Mace, that is good advice and makes a lot of sense. I appreciate that! Would it be safe to get the AIO liquid cooler first while I wait for the others?

As long as you are sure what socket size your cpu will be.   I think I'd wait on that too, again, if you are waiting for the new nvidia gpus, the 10-series intel cpu's, and the AMD Zen or whatever is coming this year.

Incidentally my flight sim machines have been water cooled since about 2008 and I haven't had any issues with leakage, in any of them.  Even so, at work I have built some mission-critical machines that are all air cooled, mainly because they don't run any overclock (not that air can't do some good overclocks) but the main reason is that I just want to stick the fan in there and be done with it.  At work I do not have time to monitor those machines hardware, set up radiators, etc. and just need them to do their thing day-in-day-out.  Whereas on my personal flight sim machines -- they are a labor of love -- so I spend more time doting on them, and their water setups, not that I have had any issues with them, either. 

I have a NZXT case too, powering my P3D rig.  An S340 Elite in white.  If I could mention one thing about cases -- the S340 Elite is good looking, but it's not the easiest for getting in there and fiddling around.  Take that into consideration when you pick your case, depending on what your needs are with the machine -- I've never found the best case balance between utility/accessibility vs. aesthetics and if any of you come across one, let me know :)

Nice, yes I am also a big fan of NZXT. I am getting the H710i in white/black. It looks very minimal and I love how clean it looks. It's bigger than my curious case, which should give me more room to work with. It's going to be a beautiful build that I will definitely want to be the centerpiece on my desk.