Been out of the loop and need a little help.

Russ holmes said:
What would we be missing getting b650 instead of b850.
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The main loss for B650 is that it officially doesn't have PCI-E 5.0 graphics, though some boards are being reported as working in PCI-E 5.0 mode, just not advertised with it.

You may also need to do a BIOS update if fitting a 9000 series CPU, depending how old the stock is.

Personally, I'd say that B650 boards aren't worth it anymore, unless it is a really good deal.
 
Tetras said:
The main loss for B650 is that it officially doesn't have PCI-E 5.0 graphics, though some boards are being reported as working in PCI-E 5.0 mode, just not advertised with it.

You may also need to do a BIOS update if fitting a 9000 series CPU, depending how old the stock is.

Personally, I'd say that B650 boards aren't worth it anymore, unless it is a really good deal.
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Brill so I've. Gone with the aorus b850. It's in the basket. Locked in. Don't know how long pre orders usually take. The only other white one was the as rock steel legend. Seems similar but the gigabyte looks a bit nicer.
I'm just putting Ram in basket and noticed there is xmp and expo . The only white ones are xmp , is that ok for AMD.
I'm not set on Corsair ones. So long as there white and the right ones. I've no idea on the numbers . Cl30 ok. ??


Appreciate your advise. Thanks in advance.
 
Russ holmes said:
Brill so I've. Gone with the aorus b850. It's in the basket. Locked in. Don't know how long pre orders usually take. The only other white one was the as rock steel legend. Seems similar but the gigabyte looks a bit nicer.
I'm just putting Ram in basket and noticed there is xmp and expo . The only white ones are xmp , is that ok for AMD.
I'm not set on Corsair ones. So long as there white and the right ones. I've no idea on the numbers . Cl30 ok. ??
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Most boards can make use of XMP or EXPO without issue, but EXPO is preferable if there's an option. Kits are being updated now to have both profiles, so what you receive might be different.

CL30 was a good balance for price/performance for a long while, but RAM prices (and stock/availability) are messed up right now. £150 is definitely on the pricey side for 32GB, but white and RGB does add to the cost.

If you were to have a look around for deals, I'd consider C36 or C40 kits too. If you're prepared to drop the RGB you can definitely get white kits much cheaper, or with higher capacity.
 
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Tetras said:
Most boards can make use of XMP or EXPO without issue, but EXPO is preferable if there's an option. Kits are being updated now to have both profiles, so what you receive might be different.

CL30 was a good balance for price/performance for a long while, but RAM prices (and stock/availability) are messed up right now. £150 is definitely on the pricey side for 32GB, but white and RGB does add to the cost.

If you were to have a look around for deals, I'd consider C36 or C40 kits too. If you're prepared to drop the RGB you can definitely get white kits much cheaper, or with higher capacity.
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Hi.

I see it's pretty limited choices in white with RGB. They do have both 36 & 40 though. What do you suggest would be best. What are the advantages.


https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...00c40-6000mhz-dual-channel-mem-crs-05812.html
 
Russ holmes said:
I see it's pretty limited choices in white with RGB. They do have both 36 & 40 though. What do you suggest would be best. What are the advantages.
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I can't see any benefit to those kits really, not worth the £10 saving. Try having a look for other brands, like Crucial and Kingston, since they both do white kits too.
 
Gray2233 said:
Oddly enough on OCUK at least this is the cheapest white 32gb/6000 kit and it's lower latency than a few other higher latency Corsair options:

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £147.98 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Honestly the worst prices I've seen for DDR5 since it launched, you used to be able to pick up similar specified kits for £80-100 not so long back.
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Bloody hell, that is some terrible pricing. That particular kit was around £110 only a month ago on OcUK.

This made me curious as to how much my DDR5 RAM that I bought a couple months ago costs now.

Kingston Fury Beast EXPO 64GB 6000 C30 kit was £200 when I bought it in June. Now costs £320 on OcUK... that is bonkers.
 
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Nabinium said:
Bloody hell, that is some terrible pricing. That particular kit was around £110 only a month ago on OcUK.

This made me curious as to how much my DDR5 RAM that I bought a couple months ago costs now.

Kingston Fury Beast EXPO 64GB 6000 C30 kit was £200 when I bought it in June. Now costs £320 on OcUK... that is bonkers.
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Aye, it's pretty dire that's for sure.

I expect there's more than one reason for it, but lets just say I expect it'll help make the upcoming "Black Friday" pricing look a lot more appealing.
 
It's done. I appreciate everyone's help. Seems like some prices have gone up recently. So not great timing. But it is what it is.

Ill click order . I'm done choosing.
This is the basket. Must admit. Didn't get most of it from OC. With his work discounts it came in about £1750 so compared to some of the prebuilts, I don't think that's too bad.
Thanks for everyone's help. I appreciate it.
I'll post a pic if I manage to get it together and working.


My basket at OcUK:

Total: £2,120.54 (includes delivery: £0.00)​
 
Asrock B850 Steel Legend WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard
MOT-ASR-03999
£205 (incl. VAT)
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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core 5.50GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail
PRO-AMD-02676
£339 (incl. VAT)
£270 (incl. VAT)
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Aero OC 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card
GRA-GIG-04142
£960 (incl. VAT)
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Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - White
MEM-CRS-05813
£150 (incl. VAT)
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WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E)
HD-591-WD
£145 (incl. VAT)
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Corsair 3500X Tempered Glass Mid-Tower - White
CAS-CRS-02413
£85 (incl. VAT)
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Arctic Liquid Freezer III ARGB PRO High Performance White All In One CPU Cooler - 360
COO-ARC-04931
£100 (incl. VAT)
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Arctic P12 Pro A-RGB White PWM Triple Fan Pack - 120mm
COO-ARC-05882
£50 (incl. VAT)
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tamzzy said:
if you still have the chance i would change this board out on the off chance you ever upgrade to an X3D cpu as asrock boards have issues frying these chips
i used to like and recommend asrock b850 boards due to their value and superior vrms for the price point but now would recommend to avoid them.
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Hi. So long as it's ok with this CPU that will be fine. I struggled finding a white one in stock. I don't think he'll upgrade. I tried to future the proof the last PC then when it come to it nothing new would fit.
 
I wouldn't recommend buying a flawed product. But it's not my money. Thankfully it's your money and hence your problem :P
Also nowadays with amd you do have an upgrade path, unlike intel back in the day. "Past performance is no indication of future returns" :cry:

If you want white motherboards, there are options.
Eg: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...t-am5-ddr5-atx-motherboard-mot-gig-03857.html
Or
 
tamzzy said:
I wouldn't recommend buying a flawed product. But it's not my money. Thankfully it's your money and hence your problem :P
Also nowadays with amd you do have an upgrade path, unlike intel back in the day. "Past performance is no indication of future returns" :cry:

If you want white motherboards, there are options.
Eg: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...t-am5-ddr5-atx-motherboard-mot-gig-03857.html
Or
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Hi. Yep. I thought about it after you replied and did some googling. I've got time as GPU on order so I think I'll take your advise. Thank you
 
Bit off topic. But what's the very cheapest way to get his old PC to display. It's a Ryzen 3700x. Don't want to play anything. Just get into windows, delete drives ect.

I might even keep it to use it as a normal pc.
Everything boots fine. Only GPU not working.
 
A second hand card is probably your best bet.

There are CPUs with integrated graphics that you can buy, though not sure what your current motherboard is (if it's a board for Intel or AMD, etc.). They'll likely cost a bit more than a second hand GPU though, so may not be worth it for your situation.
 
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