Finally decided on the 5800X over the 5600X and need advice...

brasseyebaby · 4 Nov 2020 at 13:13

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?

brasseyebaby · 4 Nov 2020 at 13:29

I've already got one put aside thanks to a certain staff member at a certain shop haha.

brasseyebaby · 4 Nov 2020 at 13:40

mickyflinn said:
Msi tomahawk is one of the best value motherboards and a good choice. The x570 tomahawk wifi is popular also if you need the extra features and Wi-Fi.

Thanks Micky, my current Tomahawk can't be faulted, if I could keep it when I swap to a 5800x I would! I was debating a Wi-Fi MB but I have powerline adapters so unless I could get one for the same price I don't think it will be worth doing.

brasseyebaby · 4 Nov 2020 at 13:48

What

lee32uk said:
The B550 Gaming Edge Wifi is currently the same price as the B550 Tomahawk. Out of stock at the minute, but you can probably find it elsewhere.

What are the main differences to look out for? I do have 3200mhz RAM but I imagine most MBs these days support that.

brasseyebaby · 4 Nov 2020 at 18:40

lee32uk said:
The only difference is you get Wifi 6 on the Gaming Edge, and the Tomahawk has an extra 2.5G LAN port instead. Pretty sure everything else is the same.

As for Ram support yes you will be fine with the 3200MHz kit. Shouldn't be an issue on any board.

Great thank you for answering! Really not too sure now tbh! I'll have a think.

brasseyebaby · 5 Nov 2020 at 08:34

That settles it then! Thanks everyone.