Compatibility

Alexander Westwood · 2 May 2020 at 00:10

Hi,

Not really that knowledgeable about these things, but wanted to confirm if this set up is compatible?

I already have a 2TB HDD which will be a part of this;

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
Stock Code CP-3B9-AM

Noctua NH-U12S Chromax Pure Black CPU Cooler
Stock Code HS-03N-NC

MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech OC 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Stock Code GX-367-MS

WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0A)
Stock Code HD-54H-WD

Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus WiFi (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard
Stock Code MB-6DS-AS

Seasonic Core Gold GM-500 500W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply
Stock Code CA-06Z-SS

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2A24
Stock Code MY-48Z-CS

Kolink Void RGB Midi Tower Case - Black Window
Stock Code CA-04L-KK

Thanks,

AW

Brizzles · 2 May 2020 at 00:39

Compatable - Yes

I would change the memory as that speed will not be optimal for Ryzen.

If you can find £30 more ;
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-4a5-cs.html

Or if you are pushing your limit then, just £10 more than the 2400MHz
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...-channel-kit-black-grey-tdged4-my-09p-tg.html
Though the heatspreaders might get in the way of your cooler

Minibiker · 2 May 2020 at 00:43

What will this be used for? It's all compatible but I'd make a couple of changes

Alexander Westwood · 2 May 2020 at 00:51

Brizzles said:
Compatable - Yes

I would change the memory as that speed will not be optimal for Ryzen.

If you can find £30 more ;
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-4a5-cs.html

Or if you are pushing your limit then, just £10 more than the 2400MHz
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...-channel-kit-black-grey-tdged4-my-09p-tg.html
Though the heatspreaders might get in the way of your cooler

I'm assuming the 3200mhz version of the same one I originally chose would suffice if the budget won't stretch much more?

Alexander Westwood · 2 May 2020 at 00:52

Minibiker said:
What will this be used for? It's all compatible but I'd make a couple of changes

It would be used for casual gaming, a wide variety of games from LoL, Fallout, GW2 etc and also as a work computer when working from home.

Minibiker · 2 May 2020 at 01:29

Alexander Westwood said:
It would be used for casual gaming, a wide variety of games from LoL, Fallout, GW2 etc and also as a work computer when working from home.

Personally then I'd change the X570 board for a Tomahawk B450 which will save you around £100 then you could add that to the budget and go for a 1660super or if you get lucky you may come across some RX5700 GPU's for around £280...

I wouldn't bother with X570 boards if your just mostly gaming, I'd save where you can and add the performance instead

Brizzles · 2 May 2020 at 01:42

Alexander Westwood said:
I'm assuming the 3200mhz version of the same one I originally chose would suffice if the budget won't stretch much more?

Yes, 3200 would be better.

And as Minibiker says above, Tomahawk b450 and 3600 would be a great combo for gaming giving you an extra £110 to get a 5700 ;

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-366-ms.html

MissChief · 2 May 2020 at 01:43

Minibiker said:
Personally then I'd change the X570 board for a Tomahawk B450 which will save you around £100 then you could add that to the budget and go for a 1660super or if you get lucky you may come across some RX5700 GPU's for around £280...

I wouldn't bother with X570 boards if your just mostly gaming, I'd save where you can and add the performance instead

First thing I thought of when I saw the X570 and the memory being used with it along with the graphics card. Downgrade to the B450 Tomahawk which gives another £100 or so to play with. if you must stay AMD then go for the 5700 at £299 or a 1660 Super and put the savings towards better speed RAM.