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GeordieStew

GeordieStew

GeordieStew

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Bought 2700x and Gigabyte Aorus GA-AX370-Gaming K7 about 3.5 years ago. It's dead this morning. I kind of need a replacement fairly urgently. Don't have time to diagnose etc. Running GTX 1080 which is fine for my needs (probably overkill).

PC is used for .NET development and just general use. I don't game or overclock.

Looking at
CPU - 5600x
RAM - 64GB of Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz
Storgae - 2TB drive (not sure which to go for)
Motherboard - Not sure. Maybe MSI MPG B550 Gaming Edge WiFi
Cooler - be quiet! Dark Rock Slim CPU Cooler - 120mm
Case - Keeping existing (Fractal Design Define R5 Titanium)
GPU - Keeping existing
PSU - Keeping existing (600W Seasonic PRIME 600 Titanium Fanless Silent)

Mostly looking for motherboard advice.

Thanks in advance
 
Why don't you pay an IT support company to come out and diagnose your machine?

It could be a faulty PSU too which would make keeping your current one pointless.
 
MissChief said:
B550 is fine.
Not familiar with .Net development, is 64GB a necessity?
Definitely go NVME SSD storage.
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Does B550 limit me? Is X570 MUCH better (in terms of noticing a difference with "stuff that isn't gaming")? What other options to allow for future growth?

Yeah, definitely looking at NVME.

I find 32GB currently limiting when I have a lot of dev windows open. Would just like the additional headroom and it's not THAT much more expensive.

JollyJamma said:
Why don't you pay an IT support company to come out and diagnose your machine?

It could be a faulty PSU too which would make keeping your current one pointless.
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It could be PSU. Or GPU, I guess. Something to think about. But... I think I probably need/want an upgrade anyway as it's my daily workhorse and has served me well
 
For your use B550 is fine. X570 gives more PCI-E lanes if you want to add another NVME but on B550 you still get 3.0 speeds on the second M.2 slot anyway.
 
JollyJamma said:
This is the motherboard I would get if I was to buy a brand new AMD system right now.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-b550-vision-d-p-amd-am4-b550-atx-motherboard-mb-59m-gi.html

You don't need X570. It adds a couple USB ports and the "SB" chipset has some extra PCI-e lanes and runs at PCi-e gen4 but that's about it. Not worth the extra cost. MSI MPG B550 Gaming Edge WiFi Is also a good choice.

DO you currently have the AMD 5600X CPU?
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No, don't currently have the CPU. Would like to buy it all today if possible. Why?

MissChief said:
For your use B550 is fine. X570 gives more PCI-E lanes if you want to add another NVME but on B550 you still get 3.0 speeds on the second M.2 slot anyway.
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Thank you
 
GeordieStew said:
Possibly, yeah. What are the advantages?
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The new 12th gen are faster than AMD and better value. Id suggest either a 12400 or 12600K.

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £1,034.40 (includes delivery: £10.50)​








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GeordieStew said:
What about power usage? My PC is on 12 hours a day (or so). Will the additional 60W of draw make much of a difference?

Looking at £75/year more. hmmm
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Do you use your computer at 100% all of those 12 hours?

12th gen has Power cores and Efficiency cores. They do what they sound like - if youre not demanding too much of the CPU then the power usage will be largely the same.

AMD is more efficient overall though so if you definitly have to have the lowest power bill (which, given the current cost of electricity is understandable) then sure, go for it.

WHat do you use your computer for?
 
Intel Alder Lake (12th gen) > 5000 series Ryzen atm.
I have a 5600X & 12600K machine, and the 12600K runs wayyy cooler aswell.
 
Mostly development work (Visual Studio 2022 x 5 or 6 depending on how many jobs I'm pestered to do at a time, Lightroom/Photoshop occasionally). I guess I don't really push CPU much at all.

Thanks @0007 for your input too. Useful to know.
 
Intel i5-12600K
Noctua NH-U12S redux CPU Cooler - Has my CPU idle at ~18-24 celcius.
Z690/B660 Motherboard
2 x 32GB Corsair LPX 3200Mhz C16 (CMK64GX4M2E3200C16) - I would always get this pair, so it's easy to upgrade later to 128GB if needed.
Storage: 2TB NVMe - Just personally, I generally always get a separate NVMe for my windows as I like to reinstall quite often. So I'd probably go 1TB NVMe + 2TB NVMe
 
GeordieStew said:
@JollyJamma any recommendations for a motherboard that's in stock?
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This is the one Id get but any board in the £200 price range is good enough. Just avoid Asrock - they havent had some good board of late.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ntel-z690-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-36d-ms.html

Storage, Id suggest the 970 Evo Plus. Its fairly well priced and very fast. You could get a 980 Pro if you wanted but I dont think youd make much use of the extra speed.
 
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