Welcome Back to the POLARIS reboot. The computer is still alive but its about to suffer a dramatic change in the next week.
I'll post photos step by step as soon as possible. For now you can revisit the POLARIS thread and say farewell.
BONUS: From the TMNT, Raphael is the one with the red stripe, maybe a Red Team member? IDK.. 😁
The CPU will change.. by A LOT!
And to keep up, a Strix X670E Board. I was going for the B650E version E Gaming as it is similar if not better featured than the X670E version A Gaming but QVL listings were very weak and shroud design plus the poor RGB looked more like mid tier for the price difference.
The RAM was a no brainer, went for G.Skill Trident Z Neo with EXPO
No upgrade was done on the Ryujin as it is compatible with AM5, I'm a bit worried since a 240 radiator design may not be the best for a chip like the 7950X but I'm willing to either seriously undervolt it or use Eco Mode 105TDP.
I will be getting a new case much later since I've spent my "allowance" on the board and ram.
GPU was the last change and a RX6800 will be fit for duty.
| CPU | AMD RYZEN 9 7950X |
| GPU | RoG Strix RX6800OC 16Gb |
| BOARD | RoG Strix X670E-A Gaming |
| RAM | G.Skill 32Gb 6000Mhz |
| PSU | RoG Strix 750Watt |
| CASE | Corsair Obsidian 450D |
| CASE (UPGRADE) | RoG Strix HELIOS |
| STORAGE 1 | Corsair Mp510 480Gb NVME |
| STORAGE 2 | AMD R7 240Gb SATA |
| STORAGE 3 | RoG Strix ARION |
| COOLER | RoG Ryujin 240 Noctua iPPC |
| INTAKE FAN | 2x Noctua NF A14 Chromax |
| EXHAUST | Noctua NF A12x15 Chromax |
| KEYBOARD | RoG Claymore II Wireless |
| MOUSE | RoG Gladius II Origin |
| MOUSE (UPGRADE) | RoG Gladius III Wireless |
| MOUSEPAD | RoG SHEATH |
| HEADSET | RoG Strix GO 2.4 |
| HEADSETSTAND | RoG Throne QI |
| GPU SUPPORT | RoG HerculX |
LET's GO!
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I'm going to start the build this weekend and I'm gonna push the limits of my Windows. But more on this later.
I always had a feeling of going with some white parts to create a different statement and looks.
But buying for style only, can be a bad choice, so I put 4 boards up for comparison.
RoG Strix B650E E-Gaming
RoG Strix X670E E-Gaming
RoG Strix X670E A-Gaming
ASUS Prime X670E Pro Wifi
3 with the top of line X670E and 1 with the lower tier B650E
My previous board was a RoG Strix B450 E version, had very powerful VRM, I could easily deal with a OC'ed 5950X but the 7950X does not want to play with AM4 boards.
As a tinkerer I would like a solid VRM configuration to keep the 7950X happy.
This is were the Prime and TUF boards get limited, for standard users? Sure. Save a buck a get one.
Since the RoG Strix B650E E Gaming has almost the same IO, better PCB, features and Better VRM.
This is where the Prime leave the comparison. And it would look strange in a complete RoG build.
I then turned to the X670E E because its fully loaded, second only to the RoG Flagships like the Crosshair.
I has everything but then again, lots of things that I won't use at all.
Like the dual 16x PCI-E slots that can work in a 8x + 8x crossfire, but crossfire is pretty much dead for the average gamer.
The price then....
Well, not gonna happen.
Upper tier B650E or Mid tier X670E?
The B650E E had the LED troubleshooter, very handy.
But in the end, I wanted a white board, affordable, good VRM (both equally good on this), Better RGB design, the X670E and finally what kills everything.
The Ram I wanted was not on the QVL listing of the B650E E gaming.
After a long decision, the RoG Strix X670E A Gaming arrived costing me less than the version E of the X670E. With the ram included!
Now the PUSHING part I said before.
I won't install a fresh new Windows. I already changed boards in the past and kept the same OS.
Dang, this Windows installation was a 7, I did the upgrade. I changed GPU several times, changed boards and cloned from the SSD to the NVME.
Guess what? I have no serious stability issues other than the fact that sometimes I push the limits of my OC.
My greatest worry is Armoury Crate, so I'm gonna do a full cleanup of this software before changing boards.
I'll let you know how it went.
And before I go.
Thank You RED TEAM community and Thank You AMD. For this amazing CPU.
Most of RoG users just use OpenRGB instead, but that is only a good idea for 1 to 3 devices.
Those who "Dare" & are into this ecosystem deep, don't really have a choice.
Need it for changing videos on the AIO OLED, to get noise cancelling, macros on the keyboard&mouse, fan curve of the VRM&AIO, game&app profiles, RGB and plenty more.
Its not complete garbage, the GUI is good and has lots of excellent features but regarding stability.. its bad. I don't like the monthly lottery of forced updates.
If something ain't broke, don't fix it with an update!
