Hello,
I think I'm ready to take the plunge... Upgrading from an Intel 6950X
The Thermal Paste as that's for dealing with a older laptop.
I plan to use my old GTX 1080 until either the 40xx Series or AMD's new graphics card in November, (remains to be seen)..
Concerns
Is the PSU reasonable enough for 7950X and say a RTX 4090 ?
64 GB Ram is needed, confirmation on whether 2x32GB Sticks is better than 4x16GB Sticks in terms of performance, would be great...
I believe the 360mm radiator should fit in the case.
Suggestions would go a long way, for example, this motherboard... Would performance be the same with a cheaper board for example..
Final concern is if I should really be waiting for Intels 13900k release to compare Intel latest and AMD latest.
My basket at OcUK:
I think I'm ready to take the plunge... Upgrading from an Intel 6950X
The Thermal Paste as that's for dealing with a older laptop.
I plan to use my old GTX 1080 until either the 40xx Series or AMD's new graphics card in November, (remains to be seen)..
Concerns
Is the PSU reasonable enough for 7950X and say a RTX 4090 ?
64 GB Ram is needed, confirmation on whether 2x32GB Sticks is better than 4x16GB Sticks in terms of performance, would be great...
I believe the 360mm radiator should fit in the case.
Suggestions would go a long way, for example, this motherboard... Would performance be the same with a cheaper board for example..
Final concern is if I should really be waiting for Intels 13900k release to compare Intel latest and AMD latest.
My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Sixteen Core 5.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DE-AM) = £779.99
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMH64GX5M2B5600Z40) (SKU: MY-4DQ-CS) = £389.99
- 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £289.99
- 1 x Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6J4-AS) = £649.99
- 1 x be quiet! Straight Power 11 1200W 80 Plus Platinum Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-13Z-BQ) = £214.99
- 1 x Lian Li Lancool II Mesh C performance Midi-Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-79R-LL) = £104.99
- 1 x Corsair Hydro Series iCUE H150i Elite CAPELLIX RGB Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - 360mm (CW-9060048-WW) (SKU: HS-042-CS) = £189.95
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-10528) (SKU: SW-18K-MS) = £164.99
- 1 x MSI 28" G281UV 3840x2160 4K UHD IPS 4ms 60Hz FreeSync HDR400 Widescreen Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-01Z-MS) = £298.99
- 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (SKU: AC-000-AC) = £5.99
Total: £3,117.88 (includes delivery: £28.02)
SAVE 20%
![AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Sixteen Core 5.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail](https://img.overclockers.co.uk/images/CP-3DE-AM/a663ca7cdea064bf64fcac438589cc9d.jpg)
£600
(incl. VAT)
£480
(incl. VAT)
SAVE 9%
![Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard](https://img.overclockers.co.uk/images/MB-6J4-AS/4894776a3357cb3a3b960e1dc6346257.jpg)
£620
(incl. VAT)
£564
(incl. VAT)
![Lian Li Lancool II Mesh C performance Midi-Tower Case - Black](https://img.overclockers.co.uk/images/CA-79R-LL/4ed04f04545cccfc5c1a36b334667382.jpg)
£105
(incl. VAT)
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