What RAM and case?

ninjag · 11 Feb 2021 at 15:22

I'm now ready to get the AMD 5600X and the x570 Tomahawk for my new build, but I'm not sure about RAM as it's not something I know much about except that I want at least 32GB.

Would anyone be so kind as to recommend would be the best memory for this processor and motherboard which will be used for gaming (1660 Super), and also photo and video editing?

I'm still stuck on a full tower case choice as well, something with lots of space and airflow options.

I don't mind spending if it means quality, but I don't need the best of the best, just good quality.

Many Thanks!

ninjag · 11 Feb 2021 at 22:07

mickyflinn said:
Excellent value ram.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/king...00c18-3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-my-29c-ks.html

A nice midi tower like the corsair 4000d has plenty of room.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...k-tempered-glass-cc-9011200-ww-ca-25g-cs.html

Thanks, I think that RAM will do nicely. That case looks nice, but when I read things like "280mm in the roof (dependent on RAM height)." it kinda puts me off a little and is why I'm looking at full tower - although I'm guessing even with this good design is essential.

ninjag · 11 Feb 2021 at 23:56

Thanks, I'll have a good look at these.

ninjag · 12 Feb 2021 at 16:18

Maybe a full tower is a little overkill and I'm not sure if my 8 pin for the motherboard will reach with some of them?

Is this one any good? I think a mid-tower which has a raised top section for the fans would be ideal. I think that's two USB 3.0 at the front, difficult to see.

At the moment I only run an SSD and a regular for slow storage, but I'll be getting an M.2 SSD so will probably only run one other hard drive in the bays, two at the most.

So many cases to choose from lol

EDIT: This looks good as well: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-q...wer-case-orange-tempered-glass-ca-12g-bq.html

ninjag · 12 Feb 2021 at 20:45

mickyflinn said:
Nice case but you Can't fit a 280mm rad on the top would have to go in the front.

Cheers, that's ok as I only use air cooling, the videos of leaking water cooling make me a touch nervous!

ninjag · 12 Feb 2021 at 20:51

I just realised I forgot to post the link to the case I was meaning, the be-quiet was an additional though.

Here it is: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/frac...ower-case-white-tempered-glass-ca-07l-fd.html

ninjag · 12 Feb 2021 at 22:01

mickyflinn said:
Love it i reccomened that case recently , fancy a white cooler ?

Awesome cooler and very quiet.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/alpe...-cooler-dual-fan-edition-140mm-hs-05d-al.html

Nice. I've also just come across this, which may be a nice compromise seeing as it's a rather large mid-tower.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ower-case-black-tempered-glass-ca-05g-as.html

ninjag · 12 Feb 2021 at 22:25

mickyflinn said:
Nice case but no fans

Cheers. That's ok about the fans, I'll be transferring my Noctua ones over from my current build. Kinda glad as I've read that the RGB fans and the cable setup with the other version have caused a bit of grief with some people.

I guess that's the case sorted and I think everything?

ninjag · 12 Feb 2021 at 22:51

mickyflinn said:
Cpu cooler have you decided ?

Black version of the one i reccomened.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/alpe...MIw-qB68vt6wIVFWHmCh3B9w6YEAUYASABEgJcqfD_BwE

Oh that's a good point, I was going to carry over my Noctua one, but I'll need to keep that with the i7 for my son's build.

That's some beast, will it fit? lol

ninjag · 12 Feb 2021 at 23:04

Jeez the 5600X seems to have catapulted up in price to £350 and the x570 MSI Tomahawk isn't in stock, that's annoying.

ninjag · 12 Feb 2021 at 23:09

Here's my pick list, I'll be carrying my RM750i PSU, GTX1600 Super, fans and a backup hard drive across which helps save a bit. For £863 hopefully I'll notice the gains over my current i7 build but I'll need to wait for the motherboard to come in stock, although there's no ETA.

Quantity Stock ID Description Total
1 MY-29C-KS Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit £149.99
1 HS-05C-AL Alpenfohn Brocken 3 Black Edition CPU Cooler Dual Fan Edition - 140mm £53.99
1 CA-05G-AS ASUS TUF Gaming GT501VC Midi-Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass £109.99
1 TH-001-CS Corsair XTM50 Performance CPU / GPU Thermal Paste Kit - 5g (CT-9010002-WW) £9.95
1 CP-3CC-AM AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail £349.99
1 MB-351-MS MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 ATX Motherboard £209.99
1 HD-065-CS Corsair Force MP510 series 960GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive (CSSD-F960GBMP510B) £139.99

ninjag · 12 Feb 2021 at 23:48

mickyflinn said:
Western digital sn 550 is £86 great value for money.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-b...-solid-state-drive-wds100t2b0c-hd-56l-wd.html

Or sn 750 £120.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-b...-solid-state-drive-wds100t3x0c-hd-55v-wd.html

I saw those but the read/write looked a little poor compared to the Corsair, but then I doubt I'd notice and besides, compared to the SATA3 SSD it's still blazing fast I guess lol

ninjag · 14 Apr 2021 at 22:41

ninjag said:
Here's my pick list, I'll be carrying my RM750i PSU, GTX1600 Super, fans and a backup hard drive across which helps save a bit. For £863 hopefully I'll notice the gains over my current i7 build but I'll need to wait for the motherboard to come in stock, although there's no ETA.

Quantity Stock ID Description Total
1 MY-29C-KS Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit £149.99
1 HS-05C-AL Alpenfohn Brocken 3 Black Edition CPU Cooler Dual Fan Edition - 140mm £53.99
1 CA-05G-AS ASUS TUF Gaming GT501VC Midi-Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass £109.99
1 TH-001-CS Corsair XTM50 Performance CPU / GPU Thermal Paste Kit - 5g (CT-9010002-WW) £9.95
1 CP-3CC-AM AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail £349.99
1 MB-351-MS MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 ATX Motherboard £209.99
1 HD-065-CS Corsair Force MP510 series 960GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive (CSSD-F960GBMP510B) £139.99

Finally went for this tonight and confirmed that the motherboard should come with the BIOS ready for the 5600X processor now which saves me a minor headache.

I changed the paste for silver stuff now that it's back in stock, but everything else is the same as listed. The i7-11700K caught my eye, but it would mean starting all over again with my research so I decided to stick with the 5600X. My son will be over the moon now that he's getting my i7-3770k lol

Thanks for all the advice and help, much appreciated. I'm sure I'll be back when my build goes to tatters as I'm an AMD virgin.

ninjag · 15 Apr 2021 at 09:13

Awesome, many thanks

ninjag · 17 Apr 2021 at 22:20

Stuff all arrived promptly from OC, although DPD had seemingly been playing football with my boxes - but visually everything inside seems fine and hopefully nothing is damaged.

Decided to now get a new PSU and hopefully this is a good one: Corsair RM750x [CP-9020199-UK]. This is for my new build so that I can keep my current PC up and running, just in case. The only thing I'm now taking from my current build is the GPU. Been a fair number of years since I last built a PC, but the case this time is far bigger than my current one so hopefully cable management will be much easier.

ninjag · 18 Apr 2021 at 12:25

mickyflinn said:
Corsair rmx a quality unit, mite be worth doing a build outside the case to test everything works and easier to use the bios flashback feature if needed.

Enjoy.

Thanks. OC said the MB will be BIOS ready for the 5600X. Although, the box has an image which says 3000 ready; I would have expected it to say 5000 ready?

ninjag · 18 Apr 2021 at 19:47

mickyflinn said:
I suspect not it would say 5000 ready , at least you have all the info on how to flash it if needed.

That's a bit frustrating, I wonder why I was told it probably would be ready out of the box? I would have thought by now the motherboards would have been updated, unless I'm getting older stock?

Well, looks like I'll have to flash.

ninjag · 18 Apr 2021 at 19:55

silvagti said:
Personally I like the aesthetics and build quality of the NZXT H510 cases. Should have more than adequate airflow for a 5600x with a mid range GPU.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/nzxt-h510-midi-tower-gaming-case-white-tempered-glass-ca-1a6-nx.html

Edit: bit late as just noticed you ordered!

No worries and that is a nice case.

ninjag · 19 Apr 2021 at 19:23

Went to flash MB and I was expecting to see some sort of power light come on the MB to indicate power, but nothing. DOA PSU or MB?

Anyway, after suitable soiling and bashing of various Gods, I did some PSU testing (pin 4 & 5 trick) and the PSU was grand. After a bit more research I realised that I had to actually press the flash bios button to get things powered up. FFS duh.

ninjag · 21 Apr 2021 at 16:56

Well, everything is built and connected but sod all is happening. Power comes on, fans spin, mb lights up but nothing coming through to monitor by dp or hdmi. Tried two monitors and nothing. Gpu fans are spinning etc.

I've also noticed that the mouse isn't lighting up so looks like no power getting to mouse.

Could this be a BIOS issue?