Build advice

WYNIR0 · 18 May 2020 at 11:38

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte X570 GAMING X (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £169.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2x8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit= £99.95
1 x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £229.99
1 x Fractal Design Meshify C Blackout Midi Tower Case - Black Light Tempered Glass= £114.95

Total: £927.17 (includes shipping: £12.30)

Looking to go with the above to replace my ageing 4690k build. Will bring my EVGA 750W PSU and R9390 GPU across to the new build while I await the Nvidia 3000 series launch.

Anyone able to suggest any better suggestions? How does the 3700x get by on the Spire cooler? Should I look to budget a cooler?

Also is it worth waiting for the Rizen 4000 series in October?

Thanks!

Joxeon · 18 May 2020 at 11:46

I would hold fire till ryzen 4000 as I doubt your gpu is being bottlenecked, you will also have more choice over motherboard options too with X670 and B550 being available by then and with the new Gpus also coming out around that time.

You could get a faster gen 4 nvme for cheaper than the Samsung.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x TeamGroup T-Force Cardea Zero Z440 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive= £199.99

Total: £208.69 (includes shipping: £8.70)

WYNIR0 · 18 May 2020 at 12:16

Joxeon said:
I would hold fire till ryzen 4000 as I doubt your gpu is being bottlenecked, you will also have more choice over motherboard options too with X670 and B550 being available by then and with the new Gpus also coming out around that time.

You could get a faster gen 4 nvme for cheaper than the Samsung.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x TeamGroup T-Force Cardea Zero Z440 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive= £199.99

Total: £208.69 (includes shipping: £8.70)

Thanks, good call on the NVME.

For the GFX card I'm actually thinking of swapping with the Vega 64 from my other build as it's getting less use.

Think I'll wait for B550 at least

Grimley · 18 May 2020 at 17:01

WYNIR0 said:
How does the 3700x get by on the Spire cooler? Should I look to budget a cooler?

Also is it worth waiting for the Ryzen 4000 series in October?

Thanks!

3700x has the Wraith prism cooler (The RGB one)

4000 Series, too early to tell. Wait for reviews. If you want one get a 3300x as a stop gap, Reviewers are salivating on how good it is for the money, especially for gaming & less than half the price of the 3700x.