Help with son's DofE PC Build

Infiniteey · 13 Oct 2019 at 18:29

tamzzy said:
the msi b450 MAX boards have bios that will support ryzen 3000 out of the box

Good to know. Thought people that were buying new AMD systems were stuck to buying the X570 boards

tamzzy · 13 Oct 2019 at 18:32

Infiniteey said:
Thought people that were buying new AMD systems were stuck to buying the X570 boards

nope.

3600/x, 3700x/3800x are best paired with a b450 board, unless there's a specific need for x570...eg keeping the system for 5+ years (if the budget allows) or 2+ nvme ssd

Infiniteey · 13 Oct 2019 at 18:34

tamzzy said:
nope.

3600/x, 3700x/3800x are best paired with a b450 board, unless there's a specific need for x570...eg keeping the system for 5+ years (if the budget allows) or 2+ nvme ssd

Is there a list of B450 that work out of the box?

tamzzy · 13 Oct 2019 at 18:34

Infiniteey said:
Is there a list of B450 that work out of the box?

tamzzy said:
the msi b450 MAX boards have bios that will support ryzen 3000 out of the box

Infiniteey · 13 Oct 2019 at 19:03

I saw that. So ONLY msi b450 MAX and no boards by other manufacturers. OK I got it.

tamzzy · 13 Oct 2019 at 19:03

Infiniteey said:
OK I got it.

correct

Infiniteey · 13 Oct 2019 at 19:19

tamzzy said:
correct

Good to see that at least one manufacturer has got their act together.

Minstadave · 13 Oct 2019 at 19:23

tamzzy said:
nope.

3600/x, 3700x/3800x are best paired with a b450 board, unless there's a specific need for x570...eg keeping the system for 5+ years (if the budget allows) or 2+ nvme ssd

No chipset fan on the B450 boards either. Sensible purchase.

Lordflake · 13 Oct 2019 at 19:46

Hi all,

Thanks for all the advice - all very helpful.

Could someone explain the difference between the PowerColor RX 5700 XT 8Gb GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card and the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Mech OC 8Gb GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card please?
They seem like the same card but there's a £40 price difference between them. I feel like I'm missing something?

Thanks

L

tamzzy · 13 Oct 2019 at 19:48

Lordflake said:
They seem like the same card but there's a £40 price difference between them. I feel like I'm missing something?

aftermarket cooler

Lordflake · 13 Oct 2019 at 19:50

Ahh, got it. Thanks!