Do i need pcie 5.0?

[ImMrChris]

Thinking about picking up a 9800X3D when i can i was wondering if the 5090 will need a pcie 5.0 motherboard to work at it's best? or is this still conjecture?

if so which Asus (fanboy) motherboard should i purchase?

thanks in advance

 

[Tetras]

Unlikely that you will need it (based on how the 4090 performs in a PCI-E 3.0 board), but if you're going to fork out the £2K+ for a high-end card the relatively tiny saving on buying a motherboard without PCIE 5.0 seems... odd.

The Asus X870 boards are rather pricey, so if you don't care about USB4 I'd suggest looking for a nice deal on the Strix B650E-F or B650E-E (plenty of users of both boards on here).

 

[rare]

but if you're going to fork out the £2K+ for a high-end card the relatively tiny saving on buying a motherboard without PCIE 5.0 seems... odd.

Exactly this. It probably won’t make enough of a difference but at the same time it would be illogical to put it with anything less?

 

[ImMrChris]

Well i'll sell my 4090 to get a 5090 so the outlay wont be too much (famous last words) but having to also buy a new MB, RAM, CPU, Case and a PSU it's getting costly and as they say every little helps

 

[Tetras]

having to also buy a new MB, RAM, CPU, Case and a PSU it's getting costly and as they say every little helps

True

Realistically though, the difference between the cheap choice and the expensive choice for each of those options is like... £200? Compared to the 5090, it is small beans unless you went super cheap.

E.g.
(Can't add the 9800X3D to spec right now)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £419.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03573) = £134.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40) (SKU: MY-4DL-CS) = £158.98
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400S Glass Midi Tower Case - Noise Dampened Gun Metal (SKU: CA-06A-PT) = £54.54
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-05Z-AS) = £119.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £22.99

Total: £911.48 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £419.99
• 1 x Asrock X870 Pro RS WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-03308) = £219.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-03707) = £194.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - White (SKU: CA-7B9-LL) = £114.95
• 1 x Antec HCG 1000 Pro Platinum 1000W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-ATC-02746) = £179.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE A-RGB White CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02666) = £39.95

Total: £1,169.86 (includes delivery: £0.00)​