Starting my AM5 build

freeagent · Sunday at 2:13 AM

So.. I have a contact frame ready to go, I needed the TIM before I sacked up and bought a 40g tube.. :laugh:

I was thinking about getting this board:

Does what I need I think

CPU will be a 9800X3D.. so not a hard load to drive, even with PBO +200 I would think.

Memory will probably be Royals.. not sure yet.. have to piece this together over a couple of months like I did with AM4.

This board will get handed down as I phase out AM4 here at home.

I have case, PSU, a few NVME, GPU.. everything really. Just doing a platform swapperoo.

As with AM4, I have not looked into AM5 at all because I want to keep it a surprise lol..

But I just have a keyboard, mouse, and a usb stick that I use to install windows.. my needs are pretty basic I think..

After I get the new system installed, new GPU's should be available

eidairaman1 · Sunday at 2:14 AM

freeagent said:
So.. I have a contact frame ready to go, I needed the TIM before I sacked up and bought a 40g tube..

I was thinking about getting this board:

Does what I need I think

CPU will be a 9800X3D.. so not a hard load to drive, even with PBO +200 I would think.

Memory will probably be Royals.. not sure yet.. have to piece this together over a couple of months like I did with AM4.

This board will get handed down as I phase out AM4 here at home.

I have case, PSU, a few NVME, GPU.. everything really. Just doing a platform swapperoo.

As with AM4, I have not looked into AM5 at all because I want to keep it a surprise lol..

But I just have a keyboard, mouse, and a usb stick that I use to install windows.. my needs are pretty basic I think..

After I get the new system installed, new GPU's should be available

Have you looked at the Steel Legend line by AsRock?

freeagent · Sunday at 2:16 AM

eidairaman1 said:
Have you looked at the Steel Legend line by AsRock?

Negative, but I can have a looksy

tabascosauz · Sunday at 3:26 AM

freeagent said:
So.. I have a contact frame ready to go, I needed the TIM before I sacked up and bought a 40g tube..

I was thinking about getting this board:

Does what I need I think

CPU will be a 9800X3D.. so not a hard load to drive, even with PBO +200 I would think.

Memory will probably be Royals.. not sure yet.. have to piece this together over a couple of months like I did with AM4.

This board will get handed down as I phase out AM4 here at home.

I have case, PSU, a few NVME, GPU.. everything really. Just doing a platform swapperoo.

As with AM4, I have not looked into AM5 at all because I want to keep it a surprise lol..

But I just have a keyboard, mouse, and a usb stick that I use to install windows.. my needs are pretty basic I think..

After I get the new system installed, new GPU's should be available

If you are gonna do what you usually do with memory, no way jose. Absolutely not G.skill. Get literally anything with decent heatspreaders.

Definitely shop around for the board. Asus is really milking it these days. Not the C8 days anymore

eidairaman1 · Sunday at 3:51 AM

freeagent said:
Negative, but I can have a looksy

Id say they are like the ASUT TUF of yester years( My board was excellent) the b550 SL has been flawless for 3 years now.

freeagent · Sunday at 4:47 AM

Right?

My Strix B550 -F was a pretty stripped down board, but I was ok with it, and it was a hella good clocker. I think I might get this one.

Edit:

Just saw your post bro.. I will check out MSI.. and AsRock too I guess..

Dam u Asus.

ir_cow · Sunday at 6:27 AM

Are you going to tweak the memory settings at all or just leave it?

freeagent · Sunday at 6:30 AM

ir_cow said:
Are you going to tweak the memory settings at all or just leave it?

I cant do the Dell, I have to play bro

eidairaman1 · Sunday at 6:36 AM

freeagent said:
I cant do the Dell, I have to play bro

Dell as in don't screw with it?

I know @cadaveca used to do the ram timings deal, not sure when he was last on.

Edit: May 2024...

TumbleGeorge · Sunday at 7:03 AM

The best memory is DDR5 6000 CL30. I am deliberately not publishing the name of a specific manufacturer brand because I have not explored the limits that can be achieved with individual kits. One might think that even lower latency is better, and that may be true if you only play synthetic benchmarks.
Ps. This advice is only temporary. If you plan to upgrade to ZEN 6, your current RAM choice will probably not be the best option for performance after such an upgrade.

ir_cow · Sunday at 7:08 AM

6000 CL26 and 6400 CL28 is out now. Besides KLEVV FIT V (it's dual-rank 16GB DIMMs), those other two are going to be the best performance for AMD.

Unless you manually tweak one, which will beat XMP/EXPO any day of the week.

tabascosauz · Sunday at 7:10 AM

freeagent said:
I cant do the Dell, I have to play bro

Or you could always strip them nekkid and do custom heatspreaders to compensate for their lack of PMIC pad. But that seems counterproductive to choosing something as expensive as Royals. Anyways, pick some decent sticks.

Bill_Bright · Sunday at 5:08 PM

freeagent said:
40g tube.

I hope you meant 4g. While TIM, once properly applied will easily last 5, 10, 15 years or longer AS LONG AS the cured bond between the CPU and heatsink is not broken, what's left in a tube that's been opened will not.

freeagent said:
my needs are pretty basic I think..

Umm, I don't see where you stated your needs - or purpose - for this machine. But if willing to spend $330 on a motherboard, your needs don't sound "pretty basic" to me. Nevertheless, I suspect that board will do everything you need, but wash the dishes.

freeagent · Sunday at 5:17 PM

Bill_Bright said:
I hope you meant 4g.

I swap coolers, CPUs, boards all the time.. my hobby lol.. gotta keep my hands busy I guess.. plus I do like to tinker.

Bill_Bright said:
Umm, I don't see where you stated your needs - or purpose - for this machine.

I need it to be fast, reliable, overclock friendly, have room for a few M.2, and do well in real life and in benchmarks

Like how my AM4 rig used to be 5 years ago :laugh:

I don't need many USB ports, and they don't have to be fast.

Bill_Bright said:
But if willing to spend $330 on a motherboard,

Keep in mind that those are polar pesos.

Bill_Bright said:
I suspect that board will do everything you need, but wash the dishes.

There are a couple of other things, but luckily I am married :toast:

Bill_Bright · Sunday at 5:26 PM

freeagent said:
Keep in mind that those are polar pesos.

LOL

Noted.

Dragam1337 · Sunday at 5:30 PM

freeagent said:
So.. I have a contact frame ready to go, I needed the TIM before I sacked up and bought a 40g tube..

I was thinking about getting this board:

Does what I need I think

CPU will be a 9800X3D.. so not a hard load to drive, even with PBO +200 I would think.

Memory will probably be Royals.. not sure yet.. have to piece this together over a couple of months like I did with AM4.

This board will get handed down as I phase out AM4 here at home.

I have case, PSU, a few NVME, GPU.. everything really. Just doing a platform swapperoo.

As with AM4, I have not looked into AM5 at all because I want to keep it a surprise lol..

But I just have a keyboard, mouse, and a usb stick that I use to install windows.. my needs are pretty basic I think..

After I get the new system installed, new GPU's should be available

I'm using the same board - it's superb, and includes everything i need from a board.

tabascosauz said:
If you are gonna do what you usually do with memory, no way jose. Absolutely not G.skill. Get literally anything with decent heatspreaders.

Definitely shop around for the board. Asus is really milking it these days. Not the C8 days anymore

Funny, that precise board + gskill memory is working great for me...

Zazigalka · Sunday at 5:51 PM

freeagent said:
CPU will be a 9800X3D

damn. wish I could.....

tabascosauz · Sunday at 7:34 PM

Dragam1337 said:
Funny, that precise board + gskill memory is working great for me...

Think you need to go back and re-read what you quoted to see what I was really getting at

freeagent said:
Keep in mind that those are polar pesos.

Beautiful

just in time to see tariffs turn polar pesos into reality

R-T-B · Monday at 11:56 PM

Damn man, where'd you find a 9800x3d?

_roman_ · Tuesday at 12:07 AM

It's always a matter of price and patience

R-T-B · Tuesday at 12:31 AM

_roman_ said:
It's always a matter of price and patience

I mean I've been offering my 9950x in trade. Guess I don't have the patience lol.

freeagent · Tuesday at 12:42 AM

R-T-B said:
Damn man, where'd you find a 9800x3d?

All I have right now is a contact frame that I bought a few months ago lol..

It was cheaper than just the TIM at the time :laugh:

But this thing is 5 years old now.. she did me proud. My youngest cant have it

tabascosauz · Tuesday at 12:50 AM

freeagent said:
All I have right now is a contact frame that I bought a few months ago lol..

It was cheaper than just the TIM at the time

But this thing is 5 years old now.. she did me proud. My youngest cant have it

Did you buy it before or after TR changed the font?

freeagent · Tuesday at 12:52 AM

tabascosauz said:
Did you buy it before or after TR changed the font?

This is it:

Do not use?

tabascosauz · Tuesday at 2:32 AM

freeagent said:
This is it:

Do not use?

View attachment 383135

Oh it's fine, it's just a cosmetic difference. Same old style one as I have.

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

System Name	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	NH-U12A + T30┃AXP120-x67
Memory	64GB 6400CL32┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	Brightworks Systems BWS-6 E-IV
Processor	Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.9GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 Rev 1.0
Cooling	Quality case, 2 x Fractal Design 140mm fans, stock CPU HSF
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEForce GTX 1050Ti 4Gb GDDR5
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung S24E650BW LED x 2
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 550W G2 Gold
Mouse	Logitech M190
Keyboard	Microsoft Wireless Comfort 5050
Software	W10 Pro 64-bit

Processor	Ryzen 7800x3d
Motherboard	Asus B650e-F Strix
Cooling	Corsair H150i Pro
Memory	Gskill 32gb 6000 mhz cl30
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 Gaming OC
Storage	Samsung 980 pro 2tb, Samsung 860 evo 500gb, Samsung 850 evo 1tb, Samsung 860 evo 4tb
Display(s)	Acer XB321HK
Case	Coolermaster Cosmos 2
Audio Device(s)	Creative SB X-Fi 5.1 Pro + Logitech Z560
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i
Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech G710+
Software	Win10 pro

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon, Phanteks and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (2x 32GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6200 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 5800X Optane 800GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024

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