Looking for suggestions on new build

[Kavalier]

Hello everyone,

I am looking to replace my current MOBO/CPU/RAM due to some faults that occurred, and would like to ask for some suggestions on what you think about the parts that I picked.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Sixteen Core 5.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DE-AM) = £516.66
• 1 x AMD Ryzen Game Bundle - Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (SKU: XX-03C-AM) = £0.00
• 1 x MSI MEG X670E Ace (Socket AM5) DDR5 EATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-36T-MS) = £666.66
• 2 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMT32GX5M2D6000Z36) (SKU: MY-4DE-CS) = £191.66
• 1 x Corsair Hydro Series iCUE H170i ELITE LCD XT Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - 420mm (CW-9060076-WW) (SKU: HS-04F-CS) = £291.66

Total: £1,858.30 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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My budget is around 2.5k.

 

[Kavalier]

Gaming and some Virtualisation mainly using Hyper-V

 

[Kavalier]

Then changes I would make:

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Twelve Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £439.99
Gigabyte X670 Aorus Elite AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard - £349.99
Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40) - £248.99
Alphacool Core Ocean T38 CPU Water Cooler - 420mm - £89.99

Grand Total: £1,136.95 (included delivery charge: £7.99)

Hi Tetras,

Thanks for your feedback.

Any reason for the changes? I would like to prioritize performance/longevity.

 

[Kavalier]

Thanks for the feedback,

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Sixteen Core 5.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DE-AM) = £516.66
• 1 x AMD Ryzen Game Bundle - Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (SKU: XX-03C-AM) = £0.00
• 1 x Alphacool Core Ocean T38 CPU Water Cooler - 420mm (SKU: WC-0CU-AC) = £74.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6J4-AS) = £549.99
• 1 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-41600C40 5200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMT32GX5M2B5200C40) (SKU: MY-4D8-CS) = £149.99

Total: £1,291.63 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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I did some minor changes best on some more research now. Managed to reduce the cost whilst still retaining a lot of the features/performance.

 

[Kavalier]

Obviously it is your money, but in terms of my feedback, those are not the kind of changes I had in mind

If you're only getting 32GB of memory, you might as well get 6000 C36 (or faster), I had assumed you needed 64GB or more for your VMs and may upgrade in the future (games don't need 64GB).

The X670E Hero, like the ACE, is another high-end board you pay a big premium over something like the TUF X670E.

The 32Gb was a typo Yes I need 64GB RAM, currently am trying out different combinations, and am also thinking of going with an Air Cool setup, just checking what fans will fit my case which is a

LIAN LI PC-O11 DYNAMIC​

 

[Kavalier]

After doing some more research, I think will settle for the following configuration:

Motherboard: Gigabyte X670 AORUS Elite AX Motherboard AMD X670 Socket AM5
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Processor 4.5GHz 64MB L3 Box
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) 5200MHz

Think this is a good price per performance per package.

 

[Kavalier]

In my eyes, that board is much better value than the Hero/ACE.

Are you planning to upgrade to 128GB? If you're not and that memory has a high CL rating, I'd try and get at least 5600, if it isn't much more money (doesn't matter otherwise).

Yes, I might upgrade to 128 GB later on. For the time being will stick to the selected RAM speed, the performance should still be overall great.