Hello fine folks of OCUK
Having been mostly resigned to the fact that I’m not going to get a 5090, and the fact my current system isn't PCIe5 capable, i thought I’d use the cash to build myself a new PC. I'm a little out of touch with current standards so wanted to ask the forum experts for advice.
Current PC specs are in my signature and I'd be looking to replace CPU, Memory, Motherboard and cooler. I Air cool at present and would prefer to keep it simple in regards to that. I have no intention of overclocking.... it stresses me out!
Buying a new PC is typically a once in a 7-10 year occurrence so whatever I go with, I want to be futureproof. I game (Microsoft Flight Sim, adventure type games and the odd Call of Duty) and do armature content creation in the way of photography and videography.
Looking at processors as a starting point I was thinking of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D. This seems to be the latest generation of processors and from what I've read, seem quite exciting!
Motherboard wise - I'm a little confused. USB 4 seems a good option to futureproof but i have no USB4 devices right now. But if that comes at a significant premium, I'd possibly drop that. My main consideration is to get the best out of the 5090 (or 6090?!) as and when i can get one. I've been looking at the X870 chipsets because of this.
Memory - 48gb seems logical with memory hungry video editors. And I guess getting something that overclocks well to the motherboard.
Cooling - I'd like to keep it air cooled but this seems like a bit of a minefield. Would love to hear your thoughts but I can’t see anywhere in my case I could fit a radiator for water cooling.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Love, peace and beer.
Having been mostly resigned to the fact that I’m not going to get a 5090, and the fact my current system isn't PCIe5 capable, i thought I’d use the cash to build myself a new PC. I'm a little out of touch with current standards so wanted to ask the forum experts for advice.
Current PC specs are in my signature and I'd be looking to replace CPU, Memory, Motherboard and cooler. I Air cool at present and would prefer to keep it simple in regards to that. I have no intention of overclocking.... it stresses me out!
Buying a new PC is typically a once in a 7-10 year occurrence so whatever I go with, I want to be futureproof. I game (Microsoft Flight Sim, adventure type games and the odd Call of Duty) and do armature content creation in the way of photography and videography.
Looking at processors as a starting point I was thinking of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D. This seems to be the latest generation of processors and from what I've read, seem quite exciting!
Motherboard wise - I'm a little confused. USB 4 seems a good option to futureproof but i have no USB4 devices right now. But if that comes at a significant premium, I'd possibly drop that. My main consideration is to get the best out of the 5090 (or 6090?!) as and when i can get one. I've been looking at the X870 chipsets because of this.
Memory - 48gb seems logical with memory hungry video editors. And I guess getting something that overclocks well to the motherboard.
Cooling - I'd like to keep it air cooled but this seems like a bit of a minefield. Would love to hear your thoughts but I can’t see anywhere in my case I could fit a radiator for water cooling.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Love, peace and beer.
Highly recommend the Honeycomb set of kit for flight sims.