The rise of AMD

Deathjester · Friday at 15:38

So, this is my first AMD build in more than 15 years.
I'm reusing my case, GPU etc. but I'll list out all the existing components for posterity.
What's new:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3D
Motherboard: MSI MEG x870e Godlike
RAM: 96Gb Corsair Dominator Titanium 6600 DDR5 (2x48Gb)
Cooler: OPTIMUS Signature V3 Pro - AMD (Black)

Existing:
PSU: Corsair AXi 1600
GPU: EVGA 3080 Ti FTW - EK Acetal & Nickle waterblock + Active backplate

Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2Tb
WD Black 770 2Tb
WD Black 850 4Tb

Case
CaseLabs STH10

Watercooling:
1x 560mm EK Radiator
1x 280mm EK Radiator
1x 360mm EK Radiator
1x 480mm EK Radiator
2x AquaComputer D5 Next
1x AquaComputer Aquaero 5LT
1x AquaComputer Aquaero 6
3x Noctua Fan Controller NA_FH1

Bitspower Black Sparkle fittings
Bitspower Carbon black 12mm copper tubing
Singularity Computers SMA8 Distribution plates
Singularity Computers Powerboard

6x Noctua NF-A14x25 Chromax Fans
10x Noctua NF-A12x25 Chromax Fans

I am aware I forgot to take the stickers off the power / reset / PCIe Release buttons; and the block is not installed yet, which is why you can't see the screws.

I don't THINK I've missed anything, but I will add anything if I've missed it. There might not be a huge amount of updates over the Christmas period, as I'm not sure how my wife will feel with me taking up valuable space in the house rebuilding my PC with her family here...
I'm currently posting this on my old PC, so I can't really post pictures of anything other than the new stuff.

dave28 · Friday at 16:05

nice looking waterblock, it suits very well

labbby · Friday at 16:06

yeah that's a really good looking block

Deathjester · Friday at 17:05

dave28 said:
nice looking waterblock, it suits very well

labbby said:
yeah that's a really good looking block

Honestly, it looks even more incredible in person. The coldplate is a mirror finish on the bottom and the engineering looks so good.
I couldn't get hold of the full metal block they had previously; so that's the brand new one with the acetal core, to bring down the costs (slightly).

WARburton · Saturday at 13:08

Deathjester said:

now this is a sexy looking bundle, that block makes me want to go back to water

cliffy · 2024-12-24T14:44:14+0000

Build looks fabtastic but be careful with that Godlike. Just had to return mine. The Dynamic Dashboard kept connecting and disconneting (making the sound you get when plugging in and removing USB device). Seems on average it takes 2 weeks for problem to materialise, there is a software fix but only lasts a couple weeks. Some over on teh MSI forums have had multiple replacements with the same problem . Mine went back to the shop for a full refund, RMA's to MSI seem to be taking a while due to "lack of availability"

Rab · 2024-12-24T18:54:41+0000

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TrojanWhore · 2024-12-24T20:04:20+0000

That block looks great and really suits the board. Really like the magnetic bridge thing with all the FP/fan cables hidden off to the side.

Deathjester · 2024-12-24T20:57:46+0000

cliffy said:
Build looks fabtastic but be careful with that Godlike. Just had to return mine. The Dynamic Dashboard kept connecting and disconneting (making the sound you get when plugging in and removing USB device). Seems on average it takes 2 weeks for problem to materialise, there is a software fix but only lasts a couple weeks. Some over on teh MSI forums have had multiple replacements with the same problem . Mine went back to the shop for a full refund, RMA's to MSI seem to be taking a while due to "lack of availability"

I won’t rush to offload my current parts then!

cliffy · 2024-12-24T21:31:49+0000

Deathjester said:
I won’t rush to offload my current parts then!

I was so glad i had held onto my old motherboard/ Looking forward to more upodates lovfe the look of that optimus block