New build advice wanted - 5800X3D / Radeon RX6800XT / ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme

[LuisG]

All, I am just a dad trying to make a 14year old very happy. I am of the generation that did some builds in the past but that was some 15 years ago... Totally out of date but trying to hang on to what I used to know and using some common sense, after much reading, I have pulled together the configuration listed below, but would welcome some advice and positive feedback on whether this is a good build or what could be changed/improved or simply does not make sense. Technically substantiated feedback would be preferred as I would like to learn something out of this.
Note that I would like this to be an over-clockable machine with potential to grow too - I see this as a machine to keep long term with possibility to look into water cooling in the medium term...

- ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Radeon RX6800XT Red Devil
- 32GB (2x16) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX - PC4-25600 (3200) CAS 16-20-20-38 XMP2.0
- 2TB Corsair MP600 Pro XT
- Be quiet! Shadow Rock LP, Low-Profile Top Flow Single Tower CPU Cooler, 4 Heatpipes, 120mm PWM fan, 130W TDP
- 1000W Thermaltake ToughPower GF1, Full Modular, 80Plus Gold, SLI/Crossfire, Single Rail, 83.3A, 140mm Fan, ATX
- Fractal Pop XL Air RGB, White, Full Tower Chassis, 4x 120mm fans, USB 3.0, E-ATX, ATX, mATX,mITX

Does this setup make sense? Have I missed something? Is something incompatible or am I throttling something with one of the choices? Also graphics card wise, I went for the Radeon instead of a GeForce 3070ti because I understand AMD now splits game loading between CPU and GPU and not sure it will work with the Nvidia...? I found it a particularly difficult choice...

Looking forward to read your comments and advice! Thank you!

Luis

 

[Tetras]

Can't see the 6800 xt red devil at OCUK, the 6800 fighter is £530 and 6800 XTs start at £600, is it in that kind of ballpark? If so, then I don't see a problem.

I'd get the MSI B550 Tomahawk (if M.2 limitations don't matter) or the X570S Tomahawk. That board is way overpriced and unless something changed I'm not aware of, the 5800X3D does not officially support overclocking anyway.

I don't know anything about the chosen cooler.

 

[rare]

A circa £700 motherboard makes zero sense especially at the end of a generation. If you aren’t in a rush to make a new build you could wait before year end when AM5 will have launched and will likely have support for at least another couple of CPU releases down the line.

 

[Haz123]

Do you have a birthday coming up so need this for a certain date or can you wait until Spet and see what AM5 is like ? If you can wait a month then I would do so.

Like the others have said there is no need to spend that much on a mobo. I currently have both a MSI B550 and X570s Tomahawks running a 5900x and 5800x so I can recommend them.

 

[JollyJamma]

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme

That’s insanely overkill when even a B450 motherboard will suffice.

Suggest B550 D-P WS.

 

[dfour]

This is more what I would go for with your budget although I dont see the point of the full tower case.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI MAG X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570S ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-362-MS) = £229.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3D Cache Eight Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D0-AM) = £439.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT NITRO+ OC SE 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39A-SP) = £650.00
• 1 x AMD RAISE THE GAME - Up To 3 Games with RX 6000 Series Graphics Cards (SKU: XX-038-AM) = £0.00
• 1 x Team Group 8Pack Edition 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C16 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MY-002-8P) = £149.98
• 1 x WD Black SN850 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T1X0E) (SKU: HD-57J-WD) = £179.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Pop XL Air RGB Clear Tempered Glass Full Tower Case - White (SKU: CA-0AD-FD) = £121.99
• 1 x Corsair RMx White Series RMx850 White 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020188-UK) (SKU: CA-253-CS) = £134.99
• 2 x be quiet! Pure Loop 280 Performance CPU Water Cooler - 280mm (SKU: HS-01N-BQ) = £89.99

Total: £2,086.91 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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[dfour]

normal atx cases in white (or have white interiors)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 205 Mesh Midi-Tower - White (SKU: CA-791-LL) = £79.99
• 1 x Lian Li LANCOOL 215 Mid-Tower aRGB Tempered Glass White (SKU: CA-7AQ-LL) = £84.95
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse G360A Mid Tower Airflow PC case - Matte White (SKU: CA-0B8-PT) = £84.95
• 1 x **Promo** Phanteks SK 120mm PWM DRGB Fan White (SKU: FG-02U-PT) = £0.00
• 1 x Corsair 4000D Airflow Mid-Tower Case - White Tempered Glass (CC-9011201-WW) (SKU: CA-25H-CS) = £94.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Pop Air RGB Tempered Glass Mid Tower Case - White (SKU: CA-0A8-FD) = £98.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Base 500DX ARGB Midi Tower Case - White Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-13X-BQ) = £104.99
• 1 x Corsair 4000X iCUE RGB Mid-Tower Gaming Case - White Tempered Glass (CC-9011205-WW) (SKU: CA-25M-CS) = £119.98
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool II Mesh C RGB Midi-Tower Case - Snow Edition (SKU: CA-79T-LL) = £119.99

Total: £863.83 (includes delivery: £75.00)​

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[LuisG]

A circa £700 motherboard makes zero sense especially at the end of a generation. If you aren’t in a rush to make a new build you could wait before year end when AM5 will have launched and will likely have support for at least another couple of CPU releases down the line.

I was wondering the same thing... even though AMD say they will keep supporting AM4

 

[LuisG]

Can't see the 6800 xt red devil at OCUK, the 6800 fighter is £530 and 6800 XTs start at £600, is it in that kind of ballpark? If so, then I don't see a problem.

I'd get the MSI B550 Tomahawk (if M.2 limitations don't matter) or the X570S Tomahawk. That board is way overpriced and unless something changed I'm not aware of, the 5800X3D does not officially support overclocking anyway.

I don't know anything about the chosen cooler.

Thanks, I'll have a dig around... I am starting to pickup that waiting a little longer may be the best thing to do to get the AM5... That may change things a bit...

 

[rare]

I was wondering the same thing... even though AMD say they will keep supporting AM4

AMD might release another AM4 CPU, who knows - they’ve been very vague about it. But I wouldn’t spent that much money what is essentially ‘old’ tech now with a new platform around the corner. If you need to get a build done just go with a substantially cheaper B550 solution and upgrade down the line. Will save you a ton of money. The Extreme is a really nice board but 99% of its features are going to be wasted IMO and it’s general performance won’t be any different to a good B550 board.

 

[Mr Oxide]

This is more what I would go for with your budget although I dont see the point of the full tower case.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI MAG X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570S ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-362-MS) = £229.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3D Cache Eight Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D0-AM) = £439.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT NITRO+ OC SE 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39A-SP) = £650.00
• 1 x AMD RAISE THE GAME - Up To 3 Games with RX 6000 Series Graphics Cards (SKU: XX-038-AM) = £0.00
• 1 x Team Group 8Pack Edition 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C16 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MY-002-8P) = £149.98
• 1 x WD Black SN850 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T1X0E) (SKU: HD-57J-WD) = £179.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Pop XL Air RGB Clear Tempered Glass Full Tower Case - White (SKU: CA-0AD-FD) = £121.99
• 1 x Corsair RMx White Series RMx850 White 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020188-UK) (SKU: CA-253-CS) = £134.99
• 2 x be quiet! Pure Loop 280 Performance CPU Water Cooler - 280mm (SKU: HS-01N-BQ) = £89.99

Total: £2,086.91 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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I have the Memory you suggested and I run mine at 3800 MHz with quick bios setting. It can go higher from what I have seen, but I have set it and forget it. I think it is decent Ram.

I might have to grab another 32GB since it has 25% off now

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[Joxeon]

If you want overclocking then your best off going with Intel, the 5800X3D is a locked cpu.