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Bit of background, I was struggling to choose between the two despite being primarily used for gaming I figured it was worth opting for the 5800X since it's only £100+ more and a CPU is something I'll keep for years to come.
I now need to pick a motherboard and cooler. Currently using MSI and very happy with it (Z170a Tomahawk) so I've been eying up this:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-mag-b550-tomahawk-amd-am4-b550-atx-motherboard-mb-359-ms.html
Obviously BIOS update aside what does everyone think? I'm open to other brands as long as they are decent, price is more an issue than brand loyalty if anything.
Edit: I am a big fan of the MSI BIOS interface and things like Game Boost etc so that would be a good reason for me to stick with them unless other manufacturers do similar things.
Also on the cooler side of things I'm deciding to make the move to water cooling and this seems to crop up in many posts:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...uid-cooler-240mm-cw-9060039-ww-hs-03r-cs.html
I assume it's pretty good?
I now need to pick a motherboard and cooler. Currently using MSI and very happy with it (Z170a Tomahawk) so I've been eying up this:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-mag-b550-tomahawk-amd-am4-b550-atx-motherboard-mb-359-ms.html
Obviously BIOS update aside what does everyone think? I'm open to other brands as long as they are decent, price is more an issue than brand loyalty if anything.
Edit: I am a big fan of the MSI BIOS interface and things like Game Boost etc so that would be a good reason for me to stick with them unless other manufacturers do similar things.
Also on the cooler side of things I'm deciding to make the move to water cooling and this seems to crop up in many posts:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...uid-cooler-240mm-cw-9060039-ww-hs-03r-cs.html
I assume it's pretty good?
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