So all set up for the most part. Only tested one game (code vein), which is badly optimised and just uses one core, but went from low 70s outside to 110fps in the same area. So a nice uplift over the 5820k at least in that game .
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So all set up for the most part. Only tested one game (code vein), which is badly optimised and just uses one core, but went from low 70s outside to 110fps in the same area. So a nice uplift over the 5820k at least in that game .
B560 fine with pcie 4 capable card in future at 16x then a single pcie 4 m2 ssd at 4x right?
So all set up for the most part. Only tested one game (code vein), which is badly optimised and just uses one core, but went from low 70s outside to 110fps in the same area. So a nice uplift over the 5820k at least in that game .
Got this setup over the weekend for my nephew with a Gigabyte H510M S2H motherboard and a CoolerMaster Hyper 212.
Enabled "CPU Power Performance" and "Turbo Power Limits" but left the individual Level1/2 power limits on "Auto" for the time being. Would probably fine-tune these further based on others' experience.
Also enabled XMP for DDR4-3200 but had to update the bios to version F6 to boot at this speed (board came with bios version F2).
Didn't do any stress testing but my nephew's a happy chap now, says his games no longer feel "laggy". Coming from i5-3470 its definitely a big improvement.
H510 and a 11400 is a good idea. With 3200 being a good price / performance point for ram.
I'd be wary of completely bare VRMs, but just for gaming it probably won't make a difference.
This motherboard looks solid for the price:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asro...200-ddr4-micro-atx-motherboard-mb-180-ak.html
A 6+2 phase VRM with 50A power stages and a reasonable looking heatsink too.
Yeah, it's a good board. I bought the H570 version of it for my 11400. The main difference being 2 extra 10gb USB ports on the back panel.
Very happy with it. But haven't tried to up the power limits and things. It's mostly a work pc atm paired with a 1050ti.
would be interesting to see some other games you play compared. thanks.
H510 and a 11400 is a good idea. With 3200 being a good price / performance point for ram.
I'd be wary of completely bare VRMs, but just for gaming it probably won't make a difference.
Yeah that's exactly what I thought. Bare VRM does make this board look less appealing but for a gaming only 11400 it should easily suffice.
Must say price/performance with H510 and DDR4-3200 is really awesome value for money. Now just need the absolute joke of a GPU market settle somewhere sensible .
I would be more inclined to get a motherboard with VRM cooling,whether its AMD or Intel.
The MSI B560M PRO-VDH and ASRock B560M Pro 4 are around £90ish. Until the end of May MSI is doing a cashback deal,so you can get another £13 off if you get a Core i5 11400F.
So would I but spending £30 odd for 2 VRM heatsinks (which really aren't necessary for the use-case) didn't seem like a great deal.
Nice heads up on the MSI cashback offers, didn't know about these. Good bit of info for those in the market, only 3 days left before term no. 3 expires though.
Its not only VRM heatsinks but a better VRM. Plus if you keep the system for 3 years,its £10/year more,and you know if you want a better CPU in there you can probably put one in.
Uncooled cheapo VRMs are pretty much designed for sub 50W TDP CPUs and in general market PCs sized for playing MS Word.Yeah that's exactly what I thought. Bare VRM does make this board look less appealing but for a gaming only 11400 it should easily suffice.
So would I but spending £30 odd for 2 VRM heatsinks (which really aren't necessary for the use-case) didn't seem like a great deal.
The cost is trivial really I agree and if I were looking to depreciate this then even an extra £90 (£30/year for 3 years) on a Z590 would've been fine.
I guess the question is how much "over-spec" does the person thinks is justified because reasons (i.e. better VRM, upgradability path, etc.) that could make H510 lose out to B560, could then also make B560 lose out to Z590.
would be interesting to see some other games you play compared. thanks.