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mcast123

mcast123

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What I have:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core 4.7GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
Noctua NH-D15S Chromax Black CPU cooler - 140mm
be quiet Silent Base 802 Midi Tower Case - Black
Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi) (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard
Team Group 8Pack Edition 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C16 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Seasonic Prime TX-750 750W 80 Plus Titanium Modular Power Supply
Asus GeForce RTX 3070 TUF OC V2 LHR 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
WD Blue SN550 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2B0C)

What I'm looking at:

YOUR ORDER
4070 in the future
1 X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Sixteen Core 5.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £589.99
1 X Asus TUF Gaming X670E-Plus (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard - £329.99
2 X Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2B5600C36) - £158.99
2 X WD Blue SN570 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3B0C) - £139.99
Grand Total: £1,517.94

Is the PSU compatible with that mb?
Is it worth getting DDR5 or reusing memory?
When the 4070 is out does it need a different PSU?
I need a mb with 4x M2 slots, is that one okay, it seems expensive?

Cheers
 
The PSU will be fine for the motherboard and should be fine for a 4070 (unless nvidia do something really weird with the design that makes it really power-hungry), probably worth getting ddr5 if you're building a new system with that sort of budget now. All the new AM5 motherboards are pretty expensive, no getting away from that really.

I'm curious why you need that upgrade though - presumably must be using it for work where you'll get value out of a 7950x cpu?
 
mcast123 said:
Is the PSU compatible with that mb?
Is it worth getting DDR5 or reusing memory?
When the 4070 is out does it need a different PSU?
I need a mb with 4x M2 slots, is that one okay, it seems expensive?
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PSU: Yes. Motherboards haven't changed, only the 40 series with the new 12 pin connectors, but you can get adapters (but as you've probably heard, these connectors/cables, including native 12 pins have a lot of controversy right now).
Memory: You have no choice if you buy AM5. You may want to investigate what kind of frequencies people get with 4 dimms on Ryzen 7000 series. I suspect you'd be better off buying 2x32GB, but I don't know.
Graphics: we don't know what will happen, but given nvidia seem to like the 12 pin, it seems likely they'll use one. The 4070 will have lower PSU requirements, so I wouldn't have concerns using an adapter on an older PSU.
Motherboard: it is fine, for an X670 board it isn't expensive :o

As said above though, what are you doing with this PC? If you're only gaming (and especially at high resolutions) I'm sorry to say you're just pouring money down the drain (both because the build is excessive for gaming and that you already have a highly competitive build). You'd be better off with a 4090 than going with a new platform. If you're building a workstation for productivity apps, then a 7950X would be a big upgrade.
 
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