M-ATX build without a GPU

Nitrokanowbi · 28 Jul 2023 at 15:12

Ok, so I am getting ready to finalize my build minus the GPU which will be something to worry about at a later date.

1 X Kingston FURY Renegade 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C32 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - £128.99
SKU: MY-29P-KS

1 X AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £419.99
SKU: CP-3DT-AM

1 X be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply - £168.99
SKU: CA-14Q-BQ

1 X AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle - £0.00
SKU: DIG-AMD-00523

1 X Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 3D NAND NVMe Solid State Drive with Heatsink - £146.99
SKU: HD-07N-CR

1 X Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case Black - £69.95
SKU: CA-7B2-LL

1 X Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 240mm - £99.95
SKU: HS-07B-AR

1 X MSI MAG B650M Mortar WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard - £219.94
SKU: MB-377-MS

Grand Total: £1,254.80

Looking to create a fairly quiet M-ATX build to sit in the living room based around the 7800X3d. What would you change and why?

Thanks,

Tetras · 28 Jul 2023 at 15:36

Nitrokanowbi said:
Looking to create a fairly quiet M-ATX build to sit in the living room based around the 7800X3d. What would you change and why?

Nothing, but you could squeeze in 64GB with a few tweaks:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £419.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00
1 x Gigabyte B650M Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BG-GI) = £189.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40) (SKU: MY-4DL-CS) = £199.99
1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £129.95
1 x Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case Black (SKU: CA-7B2-LL) = £69.94
1 x MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-00W-MS) = £169.98

Total: £1,179.80 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Cooler: this (under £50).

FYI: you might want to check that you need a drive with a heatsink, doesn't need the Mortar have them both under the board's heatsink?

Nitrokanowbi · 28 Jul 2023 at 16:34

Tetras said:
Nothing, but you could squeeze in 64GB with a few tweaks:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £419.99

1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00

1 x Gigabyte B650M Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BG-GI) = £189.95

1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40) (SKU: MY-4DL-CS) = £199.99

1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £129.95

1 x Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case Black (SKU: CA-7B2-LL) = £69.94

1 x MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-00W-MS) = £169.98

Total: £1,179.80 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Cooler: this (under £50).

FYI: you might want to check that you need a drive with a heatsink, doesn't need the Mortar have them both under the board's heatsink?

Thankyou! I read the 6000mhz ram with tighter timings is a better buy for these chips but does it not really make any difference in the real world? Any reason for going for the MSI PSU over the Bequiet one?

Tetras · 28 Jul 2023 at 16:38

Nitrokanowbi said:
Thankyou! I read the 6000mhz ram with tighter timings is a better buy for these chips but does it not really make any difference in the real world?

For a non-X3D, yes (it is a better buy). For an X3D, it is fine either way. This is my reference.

Nitrokanowbi said:
Any reason for going for the MSI PSU over the Bequiet one?

No. I just know it a little better (through reviews).

dfour · 28 Jul 2023 at 17:36

What is it doing to need 64 gig of ram??
32 meg is barely used my anything nowdays unless your playing a few very specific games or doing photo work/rendering/VM's.

The older version of the MSI psu was very well rated and recommended. This one still holds 10 year warrenty so I doubt its going to be inferior to the older model.

Tetras · 28 Jul 2023 at 17:55

dfour said:
What is it doing to need 64 gig of ram??
32 meg is barely used my anything nowdays unless your playing a few very specific games or doing photo work/rendering/VM's.

Just for clarity, it was only me that suggested this change (the OP had 32GB in their spec).

dfour · 28 Jul 2023 at 18:11

Tetras said:
Just for clarity, it was only me that suggested this change (the OP had 32GB in their spec).

I know you did, but I assumed there was a reason and I couldnt see one that was all.

Tetras · 28 Jul 2023 at 18:22

dfour said:
I know you did, but I assumed there was a reason and I couldnt see one that was all.

No particular reason, was just an option with the budget.

icey_haj · 3 Aug 2023 at 12:48

Nitrokanowbi said:
Ok, so I am getting ready to finalize my build minus the GPU which will be something to worry about at a later date.

1 X Kingston FURY Renegade 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C32 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - £128.99
SKU: MY-29P-KS

1 X AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £419.99
SKU: CP-3DT-AM

1 X be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply - £168.99
SKU: CA-14Q-BQ

1 X AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle - £0.00
SKU: DIG-AMD-00523

1 X Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 3D NAND NVMe Solid State Drive with Heatsink - £146.99
SKU: HD-07N-CR

1 X Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case Black - £69.95
SKU: CA-7B2-LL

1 X Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 240mm - £99.95
SKU: HS-07B-AR

1 X MSI MAG B650M Mortar WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard - £219.94
SKU: MB-377-MS

Grand Total: £1,254.80

Looking to create a fairly quiet M-ATX build to sit in the living room based around the 7800X3d. What would you change and why?

Thanks,

OP I have quite a similar setup to this, looks good. Except I have the MSI PSU as suggest above, Samsung 990 Pro, G.Skill 6000Mhz CL30 Ram and an Asus AP201 case. Motherboard has bios flashback which is handy and has built in WiFi. It is also one of the better performing micro-atx boards when Hardware Unboxed did his B650 motherboard testing.