Good MB & RAM for 7800X3D?

Are the Intel nics on am5 motherboards still a problem for some users? might need to factor in either a pcie nic or usb3 one unless you switch to a board with a realtek nic
Mine worked fine for about 4 months at 1Gb and then became unusable with a VM Hub 3 and NetGear 7500 routers. I just got a VM Hub 5 and it seems to work fine so far with that at 2.5Gb.
 
I've got two nics on my motherboard, an Intel(R) Ethernet Controller (3) I225-V which is 2.5Gb and a Marvell AQtion 10Gbit Network Adapter. Both work but I'm currently using the Marvell one.
 
I have just ordered this ram G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR 64GB 2x32GB DDR5 6000MHz ,It can be bought cheaper, I paid £217.

I currently have the 32GB cl32 version of it and it's been working great, in my PC for the last year. Also built my son a PC for Christmas using a Asus ROG Stryx B650E-F and a 7800X3D with the same 32GB version of this ram.

Hi @w00dy85 just bumped into this post while doing some troubleshooting.

How did your experience with the F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR RAM went? I just built a new PC with a B650E-F and I’m unable to change them to EXPO in the BIOS, I can only run them at 4800MHz. Did you use any custom settings or just the default EXPO settings from the BIOS?

Based on the experience with your son’s motherboard, do you think I’ll have more luck if I trade them for the F5-6000J3238G32GX2-TZ5NR? (At least they are in the ASUS QVL).

Thank you in advance!
 
Hi @w00dy85 just bumped into this post while doing some troubleshooting.

How did your experience with the F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR RAM went? I just built a new PC with a B650E-F and I’m unable to change them to EXPO in the BIOS, I can only run them at 4800MHz. Did you use any custom settings or just the default EXPO settings from the BIOS?

Based on the experience with your son’s motherboard, do you think I’ll have more luck if I trade them for the F5-6000J3238G32GX2-TZ5NR? (At least they are in the ASUS QVL).

Thank you in advance!
You can disregard this. Even though it shows at 4800 in BIOS, in Windows Task Manager and CPU-Z it’s showing as 6000, so I think I’m good.

Thanks anyway!
 
Even though it shows at 4800 in BIOS, in Windows Task Manager and CPU-Z it’s showing as 6000, so I think I’m good.
You might be reading the profile that it boots with in the BIOS, as they're usually programmed to boot at this speed and many BIOS just display the sticks this way.
 
ok, first of my idiot pc build questions:

Do I take off the label from my M2 SSD?
I have the Asus ROG Strix B650E-E Gaming WIFI and I had to take off a big lid to mount the SSD which might be the heatsink.
If so, do I have to peel the label away and mount the heatsink back in place?

Thank you!
 
ok, first of my idiot pc build questions:

Do I take off the label from my M2 SSD?
I have the Asus ROG Strix B650E-E Gaming WIFI and I had to take off a big lid to mount the SSD which might be the heatsink.
If so, do I have to peel the label away and mount the heatsink back in place?

Thank you!
You shouldn't be taking off any stickers from your m2 drive because it will void the warranty
 
I do take the label off and stick it to the back of the m.2 drive.. but I’m sure it been shown in testing to make zero difference
 
My older build i peeled the label off of the ssd and put the mobo heatsink on top..latest build didn't.. made no diff and read the label can actually help spread the heat also. Bit dubious about that but as said, makes no difference.
Make sure you peel the plastic off the thermal strip on the mobo heatsink though...that will make a difference
 
ok, more idiot questions...

First of all, I put the power cables as for the manual:


Big one isn't an issue but there are two smaller ones on top:


This is the cable I used, it has one end with one cable (which I guess being the longer part goes into the PSU) and one split end which I connected to the MB with the other split being loose:


Is it OK this way?

There are also 2 cables I have no idea about:

This one should be USB 3 but it doesn't seem to have a connector on the MB


And finally two small loose ones that I have no idea what they are for, there is no mention either on motherboad or chassis manual:


Could you please help me?
 
Is it OK this way?
Yup! So long as the loose one is safely tucked away and won't tangle with everything.

This one should be USB 3 but it doesn't seem to have a connector on the MB
Looks more like a SATA connector? It could also be a Type-C, but I don't own a case with a Type-C so I don't know what they look like.

And finally two small loose ones that I have no idea what they are for, there is no mention either on motherboad or chassis manual:
There's no label on them at all? Do they only have one pin?
 
Yup! So long as the loose one is safely tucked away and won't tangle with everything.


Looks more like a SATA connector? It could also be a Type-C, but I don't own a case with a Type-C so I don't know what they look like.


There's no label on them at all? Do they only have one pin?
It seems an USB connector but there is a 3.2 one instead so it might be optional.

Yes, they have one pin and there is no label at all, they seem to be coming from the front panel.
Anyone with a corsair 5000d?

Thank you!
 
The cables are correct for the atx 12v 1 and 2 connector at the top of your motherboard just checked the be quiet website for cables .

Be quiet straight power 12


The 2 small cables should be power led + and -



The usb c header should be on your motherboard.

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Yes, they have one pin and there is no label at all, they seem to be coming from the front panel.
From the instruction manual, the only front panel connector I can see with just one pin is the power LED positive and negative, with the minus having a triangle.
 
just got in...
top 2 look ok, though suprised you don't have a cable without the extension bit
2nd is a sata cable..the usb c cable is much narrower...goes in the slot just below the motherboard connection
3rd look like part of the bundle that does in the bottom right which do power etc, as @mickyflinn says

got the 5000x case at home home..trying to find the link to my build..might help(if I can find it, but don't think i photo's everything
 
Yes, it was power led.
I'm almost done, need to install hard disk and then put together and mount the thermalright frost commander 140.

Question: what will happen if I plug the PC in and something inside is not plugged correctly? I'm sorry about the influx of basic steps but it's been exactly 20 years since I last tried self building...
 
Yes, it was power led.
I'm almost done, need to install hard disk and then put together and mount the thermalright frost commander 140.

Question: what will happen if I plug the PC in and something inside is not plugged correctly? I'm sorry about the influx of basic steps but it's been exactly 20 years since I last tried self building...
It won't work if it's a power cable but you shouldn't be able to mix cables, if you got the front panel header cables in the wrong pins then it probably not work or switches will swap around.

Just do a final cable check at both ends.


First boot gonna take a while to display on screen so be patient as the motherboard will be training the memory.

Not sure if I mentioned it before , lol I'm getting old.:D
 
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Question: what will happen if I plug the PC in and something inside is not plugged correctly? I'm sorry about the influx of basic steps but it's been exactly 20 years since I last tried self building...
KABOOM!

It'll be fine, don't worry :D

Most of the worst ones are keyed so you can't plug them in wrong and the front panel ones (which are not keyed) it doesn't matter if you mess up.
 
Last check before installing the thermalright frost commander 140:


BTW, which thermal paste would you suggest? The cooler got a big syringe of its own but I also bought 2g of Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme
 
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