PC build decisions give me headaches- would you change?

AnomalouS · Nov 16, 2024

Giving myself headaches trying to make the best decisions, I have come to terms with AMD CPU's being the best option currently.
Primarily gaming, FPS games BOPS6, Fortnite, BattleField 2042. Some light video editing and 3d modeling.

Anything below that I should change for Ram, Mobo or AIO?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($479.99 @ MicroCenter)
CPU Cooler: EK EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB 72 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($150.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ATX AM5 Motherboard ($319.99 @ MicroCenter)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL32 Memory ($88.00 @ MicroCenter)
Storage: Samsung 990 EVO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ MicroCenter)
New components total: $ 1167.97
Existing Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Video Card (until 5080 release)
Video Card: RTX 5080 when it releases. ($1200 hopefully)

Existing OS Storage: Samsung 960 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Existing Game Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Existing Media/Photo Storage: Toshiba DT01ACA300 3 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Existing Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case
Existing Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Existing Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Existing Primary Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27.0" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Monitor
Existing Secondary Monitor: Asus MG248Q 24.0" 1920 x 1080 144 Hz Monitor

Removing my custom rigid loop and two 360mm radiators in lieu of a 360mm AIO.

docnorth · Nov 16, 2024

1)A 6000 cl30 RAM kit shouldn’t be much pricier.
2)Since your are not looking for faster RAM, a x670e board would be cheaper (or better for the same cost).

Source, you know, I’ll skip that information. :cool:

Macro Device · Nov 16, 2024

If you don't care for productivity whatsoever you can get away with a decent air cooler. 9800X3D isn't really an insane heater, liquid cooling isn't a necessity. And even if you care for it, good air coolers are still enough. A tad more noisy than liquid cooling, sure, but not deadly so.

Also if you're not into flight sims or other stuff that actively stomps on your SSD you also can get away with a PCI-e 4.0 drive not noticing any performance deficite.

For the mobo, I'd seriously consider swapping Gigabyte out for an AsRock SKU if they have all the interfaces and lanes you need. AsRock mobos are just better than Gigas today.

AnomalouS · Tuesday at 2:41 AM

Ended up with
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
ASRock X870 Pro RS WiFi
TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan ECO 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL30
Lian Li Galahad II Trinity Performance 360mm

System Name	Never Had a Name
Processor	i7-8700K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero Z390
Cooling	Corsair H110i Pro
Memory	EVGA SuperSC 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-3000 PC4-24000
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 2080 Ti WindForce OC - GV-N208TWF3OC-11GC (140 power target fw: 90.02.0B.40.6B)
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO 500GB MLC V-NAND PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Display(s)	Asus PG278QR 27" / Asus MG248Q 24"
Case	Cooler Master HAF 922
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000P2
Mouse	Corsiar M65 Pro
Keyboard	Corsair K95
Software	Windows 10 64bit
Benchmark Scores	http://www.speedtest.net/result/6097610737.png

System Name	Office / HP Prodesk 490 G3 MT (ex-office)
Processor	Intel 13700 (90° limit) / Intel i7-6700
Motherboard	Asus TUF Gaming H770 Pro / HP 805F H170
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S / Stock
Memory	G. Skill Trident XMP 2x16gb DDR5 6400MHz cl32 / Samsung 2x8gb 2133MHz DDR4
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3060 Ti Dual OC GDDR6X / Zotac GTX 1650 GDDR6 OC
Storage	Samsung 2tb 980 PRO MZ / Samsung SSD 1TB 860 EVO + WD blue HDD 1TB (WD10EZEX)
Display(s)	Eizo FlexScan EV2455 - 1920x1200 / Panasonic TX-32LS490E 32'' LED 1920x1080
Case	Nanoxia Deep Silence 8 Pro / HP microtower
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime PX750 / OEM 300W bronze
Mouse	MS cheap wired / Logitech cheap wired m90
Keyboard	MS cheap wired / HP cheap wired
Software	W11 / W7 Pro ->10 Pro

System Name	DLSS / YOLO-PC
Processor	i5-12400F / 10600KF
Motherboard	Gigabyte B760M DS3H / Z490 Vision D
Cooling	Laminar RM1 / Gammaxx 400
Memory	32 GB DDR4-3200 / 16 GB DDR4-3333
Video Card(s)	RX 6700 XT / R9 380 2 GB
Storage	A couple SSDs, m.2 NVMe included / 240 GB CX1 + 1 TB WD HDD
Display(s)	Compit HA2704 / MSi G2712
Case	Matrexx 55 / Junkyard special
Audio Device(s)	Want loud, use headphones. Want quiet, use satellites.
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1000 W / Corsair CX650M / DQ550ST [backup]
Mouse	Don't disturb, cheese eating in progress...
Keyboard	Makes some noise. Probably onto something.
VR HMD	I live in real reality and don't need a virtual one.
Software	Windows 10 and 11

System Name	Never Had a Name
Processor	i7-8700K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero Z390
Cooling	Corsair H110i Pro
Memory	EVGA SuperSC 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-3000 PC4-24000
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 2080 Ti WindForce OC - GV-N208TWF3OC-11GC (140 power target fw: 90.02.0B.40.6B)
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO 500GB MLC V-NAND PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Display(s)	Asus PG278QR 27" / Asus MG248Q 24"
Case	Cooler Master HAF 922
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000P2
Mouse	Corsiar M65 Pro
Keyboard	Corsair K95
Software	Windows 10 64bit
Benchmark Scores	http://www.speedtest.net/result/6097610737.png

PC build decisions give me headaches- would you change?

AnomalouS

docnorth

Macro Device

AnomalouS