Not sure if much can be done, but I bought a 3090 Vision from a competitor site that failed just before Christmas. I'm suspecting it might have to do with the pin issues detailed, as I remember one connector being difficult to fit, however can't check now that the card has gone back to that...
While PSU quality has come a long way in the last few years, I would still say it's worth spending a little more on a mid range unit, a bad PSU could potentially take everything else out if you're unlucky
What are you using to monitor temps? I've been a fan of HWmonitor for awhile now, but there are plenty of options. Let us know what temp's you're getting. I wouldn't worry too much with no symptoms really
Might be worth going for a cheaper motherboard, you're not really going to get the most out of a Z series board with a locked CPU. Or maybe wait for cheaper Coffee Lake boards to drop, the increased performance should be worth the relative outlay for them.
Also wanting to add to the opinion that be quiet! coolers are fiddly to install, I had a Dark Rock Pro 3 and while performance was amazing, it was a real pain to install.
Currently I am quite a fan of the Scythe Mugen 5, reasonable size, good performance and very quiet
A 450w PSU ought to be enough for pretty much any single GPU system. I used to run a 980 Ti overclocked on a Silverstone 450W SFX-G power supply with not a single hiccup, and that Corsair unit is meant to be better quality as well. Most people tend to buy PSUs waaaay more powerful than they need...
I'd say wait for 10nm Intel chips, the current gen isn't really worth upgrading from Haswell-E for most people. Ryzen probably wouldn't be worth the bother either, and if you needed it you wouldn't be asking us.
I wonder how much better the case thermals would be if the front panel was fully mesh instead of acrylic, hopefully they come out with a version like that or make it an option to buy separately. Still tempted, but will be waiting to see how things pan out
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