Spec check for my Ryzen upgrade

[mogwai]

I am looking to upgrade my current pc. I will be resusing certain parts such as the storage drives, PSU(bequiet Darkpower pro 650w ) and the Noctua NHD15S cooler. Does what I specified look ok? I already have a 2070 super to put in this build. Also I did want to get the 32gb 16 x 2 set that I have seen elsewhere, is there any advantages/disadvantages to having 4 x 8gb sticks rather that 2 x 16gb sets the cost works out to be a little bit less for the 2 x 16 gb kit

• 1 x Noctua NM-AM4 Mounting Kit= £6.49
• 2 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-29200C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black= £79.99
• 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)= £6.49
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Twelve Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £518.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £259.99

Total: £962.44 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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[mogwai]

I am also trying to work out the difference between the https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...md-ryzen-tuned-ddr4-memory-kit-my-4bw-cs.html and the https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-4a5-cs.html as both are listed as 3600mhz despite one kit being PC4-28800 and the other being PC4-29200.

 

[KungFuSpaghetti]

RAM timing is different on each kit if you scroll down a bit into the blurb, the Ryzen kit is looser timings which I'm assuming is down to Ryzen being a bit fussy with memory. To be honest, I would spend a bit more on a CL16 kit, or even look at the 8pack 3200mhz and time that to 3600 CL16 which it absolutely 100% will do.

 

[Danny75]

There's this kit too which will be reduced in price around 4PM today:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G360C7K)= £74.99

Total: £83.69 (includes shipping: £8.70)
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44.4mm tall, will fit under the NH-D15S (65mm RAM clearance).

Not better than the 8-Pack kit but better than the Corsairs listed above.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

manually overclock 3200hz Micron E version to 3600hz ? £60 i think at mo ?

 

[lee32uk]

^^ The Crucial (Micron E Die) would get my vote as well.

Also swap out that paste for Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut.

You could save £50 on the motherboard by going with the Aorus Elite.



My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £209.99
• 1 x Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut High Performance Thermal Paste - 1 Gramm= £4.99
• 1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport LT Gray Micron E-Die 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 UDIMM= £139.99

Total: £365.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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[mogwai]

Thanks for the responses guys I will take a look. I just wish it was a bit clearer on Gigabytes site as to what the differences between the versions are.