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Jimbeam3678

Jimbeam3678

Jimbeam3678

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Location
North Yorkshire
Purchase Timeframe:
No rush

Budget:
£1500

Usage:
Gaming at 1440p or 4K undecided yet. Currently have a 4k monitor

Preferences:
None

Current Hardware:
Mac Mini M4

Peripherals:
None required

Special Needs/Requirements:
A way to connect the system up to my Caldigit Dock - USB4? Or USB 3 Gen 2?
 
If I lowered the spec on the CPU, would it be a Ryzen 5 to be looking at? Which model provides the best bang for buck?

Thanks for all the suggestions and help so far.
 
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So presumably, I could swap out the X870 and live without the USB 4 and replace it with ASRock B850m-X micro ATX M5 to shave off £85.

Thanks again, given me some real food for thought
 
Tetras said:
FYI: this board only has 1x Type-C on the rear, which is USB 3.2 Gen 1. It also has a pretty basic VRM and the primary PCI-E is gen 4.0, but it does have 2x M.2 slots.
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I’m back with more questions.. is there something between x870 and the card I suggested? USB 3.2 gen 2 is what I need after some experimenting with my work laptop.

At a push usb 3.2 gen 1 could work but I’d rather avoid it if possible.

Any reason why I couldn’t use this case

Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case?​

Some of the suggested items are on pre order PSU and Ssd any alternatives?
 
My basket at OcUK:

Total: £1,313.87 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

AMD Ryzen 7800X3D from elsewhere

Anything else I need to build it myself? Thermal paste, tool kit or anything else? Its been 15 - 20 years since I built a PC!

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Tetras said:
The main difference between X870 and B850 is USB4 is required to be present on X870.

USB 3.2 Gen 2: I'd check the motherboard specs. From what I can see, the board suggested above has 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 and 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (on the rear I/O panel).
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That’s how I read it was well. 1 x 3.2 gen 2 is enough for me. Everything else look ok? Anything additional I need tools etc?
 
mickyflinn said:
For an extra £10 you can get the Zotac 5070ti which comes with a 5 year warranty if registered within 30 days.

Check customer reviews on Overclockers.

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I'm trying to reduce my spending :p

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My basket at OcUK:

Total: £1,364.87 (includes delivery: £11.98)​
 
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Urghh so I have settled on the below, CPU is the last remind question. If I am gaming at 4k today and maybe 1440 in the near future possible what CPU 7800 3d, 9700x or the 7600X would I notice much difference if I got the 7600X? 9700X seems like the middle ground which achieves nothing.

@mickyflinn @Tetras thoughts? I've asked Chat GPT, and that didn't give a definitive answer!
Jimbeam3678 said:
I'm trying to reduce my spending :p

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My basket at OcUK:

Total: £1,364.87 (includes delivery: £11.98)​
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Thanks all, went with the below and went with the 7600X CPU there didn't seem to be £200 worth of value in the X3D chips for me.
My basket at OcUK:
 
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mickyflinn said:
@Jimbeam3678

Something to note that on first boot it can take up to 15mins for anything to show on screen and may reboot a few times this is because the motherboard is training the memory so be patient.

Lets us know how you get on.
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Thank you again and @Tetras for all your help and even more so for the above!
Quartz said:
Don't Asrock motherboards currently have issues with killing 9800X3D CPUs?
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I did read about this, it seemed to be a storm in a teacup only affecting a few cases and predominantly on 9800X3D only
 
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