Components Check (AM5/7950X)

[JamieM]

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:

• 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)​

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[JamieM]

Wow that is an expensive mobo and the nvme drive is a butt clencher as well. Certainly an early adopter tax with the X670 mobos.

The psu seems a reasonable price for a 1200w platinum unit and be quiet do make good psus. Are you aware that there is a new ATX 3.0 spec for psus rolling out at the moment? will have a new smart connector that allows the gpu to communicate with the psu. Have been a few concerns over the fragility of these new connectors but no failures that I know of so may just be fear mongering.

I was trying to find out what ATX3.0 was but no specification was mentioned on any of X670 boards about what ATX version they were..

 

[JamieM]

Apart from gaming what else do you use your computer for do you need 16 cores ?

360mm cooler needs to go in the front of that case, would also get a rgb lian li aio and if you like that case get the rgb version. Usb type c port is an extra for that case £12

I do a fair bit of programming, whilst I benefit from multiple cores, I still feel like single core performance is most important to me.

Cheers for the case information, I'll check out the Lian Li AIO and case.

The psu to motherboard connectors are the same. Intel wanted to change them but there was push back and it did not happen. The change is the connection to the gpu and it will be able to supply 450w with a single cable and it is a smart cable to allow them to communicate in some way.

I see, thanks for that information was much clearer to understand than googles results.

 

[JamieM]

I think these are mostly reasonable suggestions, I will take them under advisement, I'll try wait for the 13900 or for the B boards to be released at the very least

Thanks

 

[JamieM]

So I ordered today at 13:22 for tomorrow, I am worried that because of everyone ordering a 4090 i'll not get the system until much later

Wish there was a way I could confirm...

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Sixteen Core 5.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DE-AM) = £799.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6J9-AS) = £449.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool III Full Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-7AW-LL) = £149.99
• 1 x Phanteks Revolt Pro 1000W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Combo Supply (SKU: CA-08B-PT) = £159.95
• 1 x LG 27" 27GP950-B 3840x2160 4K NANO IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible LED Widescreen Gaming Mo (SKU: MO-162-LG) = £598.99
• 2 x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-248-SA) = £128.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2D6000Z36) (SKU: MY-4DF-CS) = £269.98
• 1 x Lian-Li GALAHAD AIO SL 360mm High Performance RGB CPU Water Cooler - Black (SKU: HS-00C-LL) = £170.00
• 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (SKU: AC-000-AC) = £5.98

Total: £2,862.85 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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[JamieM]

wouldn't go with arctic silver thermal paste.. i used in past, but it is conductive, so potentially can short your board..go with more modern stuff..arctic MX-5 or noctua nt-h2(what i use currently) are both non conductive, and have long life once applied
Sorry, just realised you already purchased, but thought things you might want to consider

Cheers, I mean it didn't get shipped today (disappointingly) so when I have a conversation with support about next delivery option, i'll look into the thermal paste.