New Build - Retiring my old Aurora

[ColdDog]

@ColdDog to the best of my knowledge, you can use a U.2 adapter to M.2 slot with little to no slow down in performance as long as that particular M.2 slot is rated as PCI-E Gen 3x4 as most newer model motherboards tend to have.

Thanks Talonsbane

Since I started this project my cost has increased a little.

Added to my build list...

U.2 to M.2 Adapter - for 1 x U.2 PCIe NVMe SSD - M.2 PCIe x4 Host Interface - U.2 SSD - M.2 PCIe Adapter - U.2 Drive

Corsair Dual SSD Mounting Bracket 3.5" CSSD-BRKT2

Samsung 960 EVO Series - 500GB NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-V6E500BW)

Hopefully, that is it.

 

[ColdDog]

I'm hoping that your Intel Optane 900p SSD came with the code to get the Saber Raven for yourself.

Oh, and I did get a Raven :)

 

[Talonsbane]

Oh, and I did get a Raven :slight_smile:

Congrats & it sounds like you'll be enjoying a killer PC ASAP.

 

[ColdDog]

Folks... here is the result... the cost came out above my expected budget but I am more than happy with my results.

Change 1. I got the original cheap case and it was too small and not constructed well. I had some spare AMEX points to use on Amazon so I purchased the corsair for 35.00 after AMEX cash in. Love it... its huge but keeps everything nice and tight with room to grow.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Graphite-780T-Full-Tower/dp/B00LA6ZLGQ/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1525615638&sr=8-6&keywords=corsair+computer+case&th=1

Change 2. I did some research and decided to go with the liquid cooling after a learned a little more about it.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CW-9060025-WW-Radiator-Advanced-Lighting/dp/B019EXSSBG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1526149544&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+h100i+v2

Performance results - Prolly could use some additional tuning but SC runs great on it compared to my old Aurora.
http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/8726508

UserBenchmarks: Game 129%, Desk 166%, Work 145%
CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K - 129.6%
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 - 126%
SSD: Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB - 250.6%
SSD: Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB - 346.3%
RAM: G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB - 88.9%
MBD: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

 

[Talonsbane]

Looks great @ColdDog , you've definitely earned yourself a cold beer & a pat on the back.