Core upgrade advice needed...

Jed Shields

Jed Shields

Jed Shields

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Hello all,

I'm building a new PC, mainly gaming, but also some multimedia processing: Lightroom, Adobe Audition etc. Running 3 2560x1440 monitors, although only gaming on one.

I'm waiting on the new AMD 9070XT, or maybe 7900XT or XTX if the 9070XT is disappointing.

I was originally looking at the 7800X3D when it was £379, but then the 9800X3D when they were the same price... now £479.99. Although the 7800X3D has now dropped to £428.99, so maybe I can save a bit of cash there.

I've already bought a fast WD M2 4Tb card when it was on sale for £200 recently.

Mobo - I'd like to get more full speed M2 cards in the future, the Asrock Nova seems to fit the bill.

I like the layout of the Lian Li PSU and think it will be a quality of life improvement for the O11D RGB case I'm looking at.

RAM - I've gone for 64GB... is this overkill? I don't mind spending the extra over 32GB if it'll last for a while. I'm not sure what I'm looking for in terms of speeds etc, but I've read 6000MHz is the sweet spot for AM5.

Any thoughts / suggestions on changes etc?

I'll decide on fans and coolers later.

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[LIST]

 [*] 1 x [url="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-eight-core-5.20ghz-socket-am5-processor-retail-pro-amd-03517.html"]AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517)[/url] = [b]£479.99[/b]

 [*] 1 x [url="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asrock-x870e-nova-wifi-socket-am5-ddr5-atx-motherboard-mot-asr-03305.html"]Asrock X870E Nova WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-03305)[/url] = [b]£379.99[/b]

 [*] 1 x [url="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian-li-edge-1000w-80-plus-platinum-power-supply-black-pow-lia-02360.html"]Lian Li EDGE 1000w 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply - Black (SKU: POW-LIA-02360)[/url] = [b]£164.99[/b]

 [*] 1 x [url="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/uk-mains-plug-with-13a-fuse-to-iec-c13-socket-lead-10a-2m-acc-ocs-01709.html"]UK Mains Plug with 13A Fuse to IEC C13 Socket Lead, 10A, 2m (SKU: ACC-OCS-01709)[/url] = [b]£0.00[/b]

 [*] 1 x [url="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kingston-fury-beast-expo-64gb-2x32gb-ddr5-pc5-48000c36-6000mhz-dual-chann-mem-kng-02967.html"]Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-02967)[/url] = [b]£219.99[/b]

 [*] 1 x [url="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian-li-o11d-evo-rgb-mid-tower-case-black-cas-lia-01220.html"]Lian Li O11D EVO RGB Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-01220)[/url] = [b]£140.00[/b]

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[INDENT] [b]Total: £1,384.96[/b] (includes delivery: £0.00)[/INDENT]
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Jed Shields said:
RAM - I've gone for 64GB... is this overkill? I don't mind spending the extra over 32GB if it'll last for a while. I'm not sure what I'm looking for in terms of speeds etc, but I've read 6000MHz is the sweet spot for AM5.
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No, I think that's fine, especially since DDR5 PCs don't much like running 4 sticks. So long as the extra RAM doesn't impact your CPU/GPU choice. An alternative is to get 48GB, though do keep in mind that 1st gen boards aren't optimised for this and may need BIOS updates (2nd gen boards like X870 should be fine).

Jed Shields said:
for the O11D RGB case I'm looking at.
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I'd have a look at Antec's C5 ARGB, since with it including 7x 120mm ARGB fans that makes it good value if you're having to buy them otherwise.
 
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