CPU: I9 9900K

GPU:RTX 2080

for a price of £3200 I must say I expected more from this machine.

my CPU never goes above 4.7ghz ever if I try to on command centre boom 100 degrees but no higher than 4.7.

now the real problems start, so I start to take back cover of to try replace the thermal paste on CPU GPU, first thing I notice I have 1 different size screw in the back which doesn't work in the same manner as the rest. If you unscrew it, it stays in the same place creating a bulge instead of screwing outwards, the slot for it to fall back on doesn't work rest are fine.

side vents are loosing the black colour after 1 week again its only been 1 week not something I expected from this price range.

trim on the screen is pretty loose.

I take the rib cage out etc so I can see the CPU and GPU cooler and everything is fine again, I take of the cooler again for the price the thermal pads look like they are 10p to buy barely sticking, I have paste going everywere on the GPU all over the side in between all the points outside it.

CPU had paste all over the socket retention side so I go to take CPU out and 2 bent pins under it was pretty annoyed at this point just not happy with the build quality of what I paid for.

Cleaned up the thermal paste on both applied a dot sized to both and start to reassemble. The temps so far have not been any better but we are in some muggy weather at the moment in UK but I will order some other paste.

 

I just wanted to share with you the faults I have found with my machine because I think for this price tag all of us should of had a device with some care and attention not bent pins, unsticky pads etc.

 

not sure what to do with the bent pins and I am sure they will blame me and I have no proof it wasn't.

please let me know what you think.