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tamzzy said:
not really needed when a set of £80 ram will do the same job


again what from x570 do you specifically need?
msi b450 tomahawk/mortar max will suffice for 8 core ryzen 3000

that's a £200 saving right there
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I hear you, don’t think there’s any gpu that can max 3.0...yet. I’m hoping to keep this for 9 years so need to future proof a little. Where’s the x470 boards? Ocuk has none
 
red eye said:
I hear you, don’t think there’s any gpu that can max 3.0...yet
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it takes two titan v in sli to max pcie 3.0 x16
same with pcie 4.0 nvme ssds...nice flashy sequential read numbers (and to a lesser extent write) but no real world gains in 99.99% of use cases

red eye said:
Where’s the x470 boards? Ocuk has none
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i wouldn't bother with x470. all the cheap boards are terrible - better off getting b450 instead, and all the expensive boards are nearly as expensive as the x570 equivalents

red eye said:
I’m hoping to keep this for 9 years so need to future proof a little.
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if you're definitely keeping it for 9 years then maybe x570 is not a bad idea.
if it's for 3-5 years then b450 should be sufficient
 
Ok guys what do you think of my revised revised basket?

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £570.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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only thin I don’t like is the location of the m.2, I like the heatsink but it sits in the hot air flow of my gpu. The second slot can’t take the heatsink. Guess I can live with that as I save £100 and lose a chipset fan.

Ram is a place holder for now, I just got to read up on a few things timing and compatibility etc
 
Not sure if it's been mentioned above in the thread but I think the X470 will need a BIOS update to take Ryzen 3000 series
 
red eye said:
I thought it was the B boards. I got 45mins before I miss next day delivery I have a quick google
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I'm not 100% as on the product description it says only ryzen 2000 series but maybe that ones on the list as one that will accept the new CPU's...
 
red eye said:
Ok guys what do you think of my revised revised basket?

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £570.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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only thin I don’t like is the location of the m.2, I like the heatsink but it sits in the hot air flow of my gpu. The second slot can’t take the heatsink. Guess I can live with that as I save £100 and lose a chipset fan.

Ram is a place holder for now, I just got to read up on a few things timing and compatibility etc
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Rather have an MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX. That Gigabyte board is pretty awful for the money. Also no need for expensive ram. The Team Group Vulcan T-Force for £62.99 if you want a cheaper option or look for Crucial Ballistix Sport LT.
 
lee32uk said:
Rather have an MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX. That Gigabyte board is pretty awful for the money. Also no need for expensive ram. The Team Group Vulcan T-Force for £62.99 if you want a cheaper option or look for Crucial Ballistix Sport LT.
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I thought the ram was decent even with 8pack tax, Samsung b die. That baskets junk I’ll post up my re revised basket in a sec

That tomahawk looks ok, has dvi d but only one m.2 was planning on a 250gb for os and a xtb for games. Has mystic light so I can turn the same thing off with my msi gpu
 
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red eye said:
I thought the ram was decent even with 8pack tax, Samsung b die. That baskets junk I’ll post up my re revised basket in a sec
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The Ram is good, but you don't need B die. A lot of people are getting good overclocking results with Crucial Ballistix Sport LT but OCUK don't sell it.

The Gigabyte board is about £50 more than what it should be imo. Has a pretty weak VRM.
 
lee32uk said:
The Ram is good, but you don't need B die. A lot of people are getting good overclocking results with Crucial Ballistix Sport LT but OCUK don't sell it.

The Gigabyte board is about £50 more than what it should be imo. Has a pretty weak VRM.
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What you think about the strix gaming -f

I like boards that are covered like my z77 sabertooth
 
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