INTEL & AMD HIGH PERFORMANCE BUNDLES WITH BIG SAVINGS (CPU, MOBO & RAM) !!
I am guessing nothing could be done about the bundle I wanted?
Would be good to know either way so I can decide if I want to stick with the components I picked or opt for the 3900/Elite/16GB bundle.
Much appreciated.
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If you don't hear anything today I'd expect that the price you wanted couldn't be hit.
Hi Gibbo
is there any reason why the Wi-Fi version of either the Crosshair VII Hero or the Wi-Fi enabled Strix X570-E are never offered? I need a Wi-Fi version. Also if you bought your 8-Pack RAM already via OcUK, can the motherboard and CPU be purchased without RAM since I have two sets of the 8-Pack 3600 CL16 kits already? I panicked when they said Samsung B-Die production was ceasing!
I've looked I can make a bundle and can probably save you circa £50 by doing so but won't be able to get it online right now, take me circa 24hrs, let me know.
Hey Gibbo , thanks for looking. My max for the bundle was going to be £799. £50 would still be around £840? Think I'll look again. Maybe a better shout opting for the elite bundle at £670, chances are I probably don't realise any real world difference.
As I understand it the Asus board has better thermal properties & sound than the gaming X. It also has RGB lighting if it's of interest. It can support higher memory overclocks. Asus board also offers sli if important gaming X only supports crossfire.
Thanks for that ndaar. I'm interested in the better thermal properties and sound but not fussed about the lighting.
Is the CAS18 RAM a good option or would a 3200 CAS16 solution be better? I'm soooo out of the hardware game I've got no idea!
I am by no means a ram expert so I will give you my thoughts but feel free to do your own research.
Ryzen is very susceptible to ram speeds and latency and can make a huge difference in FPS and application times.
Samsung B-die ram is also King overall.
As a general rule you want the quickest ram with the lowest latency that your motherboard can support.
The speed is a simple measurement of MHZ so 3600 is quicker than 3200. The claimed "Sweet spot" in terms of performance/price for AMD is currently 3600.
Latency however is both a function of speed and timing so 3600 ram with a cas18 is the same latency as 3200 cas16 ram, it just runs slower. Both have a memory access latency of 10 nanoseconds.
Hope that helps.
Sorry to mess you around Gibbo but I had a second thought and came up with an amended bundle to see if we can get the price down a touch. I changed out the Ram for 16GB and opted for 8Pack over Corsair, I thought firstly it was better ram and also you might have more margin to play with.
CPU - AMD 3900x OEM - CP-3BP-AM - £439.99
Mob - MSI Meg Unify - MB-34Q-MS - £279.95
Ram - 8 Pack 16GB - MY-08Q-TQ - £119.99
List Total - £839.93
I am hoping you might be able to get it close to my original plan of £750.
I am ready to order when ever you say it can go live.
Not so easy on the lower speed CPUs really, what CPU + RAM + MOBO combo were you looking at?
This is now done, £765 is the best I can achieve sorry.
AMD 3900X Bundle - AMD 3900X, MSI MEG X570 Unify, 8 Pack 16GB 3600MHz Bundle @ £765.00 inc VAT
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X OEM Processor, MSI X570 MEG Unify Motherboard, 8 PACK 16GB 3600MHz Dual Channel memory, You need to select cooler from our website, SAVE MONEY WITH THIS BUNDLE
Only £765.00 inc VAT.
ORDER NOW
This is now done, £765 is the best I can achieve sorry.
AMD 3900X Bundle - AMD 3900X, MSI MEG X570 Unify, 8 Pack 16GB 3600MHz Bundle @ £765.00 inc VAT
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X OEM Processor, MSI X570 MEG Unify Motherboard, 8 PACK 16GB 3600MHz Dual Channel memory, You need to select cooler from our website, SAVE MONEY WITH THIS BUNDLE
Only £765.00 inc VAT.
ORDER NOW
Much appreciated. At work at minute, shall order when home this afternoon as will get a few other bits.
Not the best at part picking anyone give me a hand?
Out of interest. Why did you want the MSI motherboard?
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This is now done, £765 is the best I can achieve sorry.
AMD 3900X Bundle - AMD 3900X, MSI MEG X570 Unify, 8 Pack 16GB 3600MHz Bundle @ £765.00 inc VAT
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X OEM Processor, MSI X570 MEG Unify Motherboard, 8 PACK 16GB 3600MHz Dual Channel memory, You need to select cooler from our website, SAVE MONEY WITH THIS BUNDLE
Only £765.00 inc VAT.
ORDER NOW
Poweruser special, very nice!!!
I didn't want to pay for lighting I didn't want. The MSI unify also scores very well for cooling, overclocking and features. The lower MSI x570 don't do as well in terms of vrm cooling etc. Unify shares a lot with the ace and godlike boards at a lower price point. If I didn't pick this board of of opted for something on the gigabyte aorus range. I'm building it to last and potentially upgrade and wanted a solid mobo as a base.
Thanks for that. I'm not fussed about lighting either so that's a potential winner for me but I'd like 32GB RAM.