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Thanks everyone, you've given me LOTS to think about. I don't mind starting with 2 x 48GB of RAM and then later on adding another 96GB of RAM if/when the BIOS updates make things more stable.

Ok, I have some reading to do! Two questions please: 1) I assume I can still install the 3 case fans at the top of the case if I use this AIO CPU cooler? 2) I was looking at the "Corsair iCUE Link H150i LCD AIO 360mm" to use as the CPU cooler (instead of the Cooler Master I originally...

Thanks! I am not familiar with the cooler you suggested so will need to do some research on this. Pardon my ignorance, is this a self contained water cooler for the CPU only?

The custom PC I built myself over 10yrs ago had 32GB of RAM. This was unheard at the time and when I started using the machine I thought it was insane and that I would never use all this memory. Fast forward to last year and I was constantly running out of RAM and pushing the machine to it's...

Maybe I should have asked: Are there any other good cases I should consider for this setup?

Hi All Been travelling for the last year so am out of touch with hardware so need some advice/assistance in building a new PC please! :) I'll be using this PC for the following: Gaming Virtualisation (HyperV and/or VMware Workstation) Web browsing Email Office 365 apps Watching 4K...

Ok, am trying to finalise the shopping list so here is what I have so far taking all the helpful feedback into account. I've decided to high end and spend more as I am building this with 5+ years in mind: AMD Ryzen 9 5900x ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (plus optional TPM for Bitlocker)...

@Moeks: Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I understand what you mean re backups so maybe I should explain a bit more how I do backups :) I use the drive in my PC as an online backup and it also has versioning so I can go back to files/folders from different dates. This is like a convenient...

Thanks to everyone for your reply/input! I'm lucky in that I am able increase my budget for this build quite a bit so have decided to go for an 8 core build rather and go all NVMe storage. I'm leaning towards Intel at this point so how do these parts look: Intel Core i7 11700KF Asus ROG Strix...

I don't need the fastest 6 core right now. If I can get everything done on my 9yr old PC I'm sure the 3600 will do just fine. Having an AM4 system then gives me great options/flexibility going forward to upgrade to an AMD 5000 CPU (6/8/12/16 core!). Everyone seems to love the 3600!

haha, yes! AM4 gives great flexibility for future upgrades. Oh damn, this is a tough call. The difference in price between the 11400F system and the Ryzen 5 5600x is about £115...

I already have a CPU cooler so all set on that side. Why is AMD the "safer" bet? The nice thing about Intel Rocket Lake is that it was released recently so its new tech. The Ryzen 5 3600 feels much older although is great value. Hard to decide here.

Aaaah ok thanks. So I'm assuming if you have a lower clocked base CPU of say 2.6Ghz that can boost to 4.2Ghz and a higher base clocked CPU of 3.6Ghz that can boost to 4.2Ghz the performance is the same?

The price of each system is the same (give or take £20) so why B560/Intel? The thing I don't get with the new Intel CPUs is, same have low base clock speeds, does this matter compared to higher base clocked CPUs?

Hi All Looking to upgrade my 9yr old 3rd gen Intel system. I use it for internet,email, 1080p/4k video watching and virtualisation (using VMware Workstation Pro). I can't decide between AMD (3000 or 5000 series) or Intel (11th Gen Rocket Lake). I've been considering the following: Intel...

I generally only run one VM at a time all the time and the second VM is used briefly once per month. It runs fine on my ancient i7 3700 so am sure it will be fine with the 10th Gen i3! From what I have read the i3 10100f is the same as the 7th Gen i7 in terms of speed so I think it will be fine!

I managed to get a TPM header for the MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK so will be purchasing this board.

I need a motherboard with a TPM chip/header on it so have been considering: Asus Prime Z490-P

I decided to go for the i3 in the end as the price had been reduced due to damaged packaging where I bought it from so it was £60 (and in stock)! Half the price of the i5 roughly but maybe I will upgrade the i3 in the future if there are any good deals on i5/i7 CPUs or maybe Rocket Lake will...

The RAM I'll be using is in the OP but I do have a Samsung 960 EVO NVMe drive I'll be using for the system/boot drive. I'm struggling to decide between less cores/higher base clock speed vs. more cores/lower base clock speed. Confused....