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[pdhenin]

Hi All,

Can anyone sanity check/recommend the below for me please?

Looking at x670e just for PCIe Gen 5 to future proof and looking to upgrade gpu when 5000 series drops.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6J9-AS) = £259.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £329.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02908) = £0.00
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - B (SKU: MEM-GSK-01360) = £119.99
• 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (SKU: AC-000-AC) = £7.99

Total: £717.96 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

I'm moving from AM4 and Already have

Montech SKY TWO Blue Mid Tower PC Case
SEASONIC Focus PX 850 ATX Modular PSU
Lian Li Galahad SL 360mm RGB
Asus Tuf Gaming 3080 OC

 

[mickyflinn]

All looks good to go apart from the arctic paste , While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths

Get something else like thermal grizzly or Arctic mx4

 

[pdhenin]

Thanks, I've swapped the paste for mx4.

 

[Tetras]

Looking at x670e just for PCIe Gen 5 to future proof and looking to upgrade gpu when 5000 series drops.

FYI: B650E also has PCI-E 5.0 graphics, though affordable boards seem to be thin on the ground at the moment.

There are a few cheaper X670E boards too, like MSI's Gaming Plus.

 

[Quartz]

Looking at x670e just for PCIe Gen 5 to future proof

X870E boards are imminent.