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PC Building

Amber_AMD
Community Manager
Community Manager
‎11-16-2022 11:05 AM

Upgrading my partners PC - Christmas gift :)

Hey everyone! 

This Christmas, I told my partner I would help upgrade his PC as his gift. Really hoping for some good sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday! (I'm a really good gf, I know)

Here's his current setup: 

  • Case:  BitFenix Enso Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case
  • CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X
  • CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
  • GPU:  MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Video Card
  • SSD:  Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
  • Power Supply: EVGA 600 BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
  • Motherboard:  Asus Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard
  • Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory

 

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Here's what we've discussed and what we're planning to upgrade to which would be his final setup: 

What do y'all think about what we're planning? Any recommendations on CPU coolers or power supplies? 

Best,
Your friend at AMD
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rtbh99
Challenger
‎11-16-2022 11:09 AM

i always use this resource when choosing my power supplies now: PSU tier list 

is the current cooler not offering enough performance?

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Amber_AMD
Community Manager
In response to rtbh99
Community Manager
‎11-16-2022 11:13 AM

The current cooler is okay, but he's had some heat issues which is why we wanna upgrade to the 3-fan radiator rather than a 2. He's also a mid-ATX tower right now and wants to upgrade to a full ATX build for better airflow and more room. 

Thank you for the link on PSUs 🙂 I'll take a look through and see what it recommends

Best,
Your friend at AMD
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BigAl01
Volunteer Moderator
Volunteer Moderator
‎11-16-2022 05:48 PM

I recommend adding another SSD for storage, basically a gaming drive to keep the system drive from filling up.  Can you insert a second M.2 drive into the motherboard?  If not, then a SATA SSD would work well, perhaps one with 2 TB of storage.


As Albert Einstein said, "I could have done so much more with a Big Al's Computer!".
cpurpe91
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Volunteer Moderator
‎11-16-2022 06:15 PM

For PSUs I recommend the Corsair RM850x 850watt fully modular PSU. Make sure it is the newer model as they did a refresh a little bit after I bought mine.

Ryzen 7 7700X, MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk Wifi, Corsair DOMINATOR® TITANIUM RGB 2x16GB DDR5 DRAM 6000MT/s CL30, Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, Corsair HX Series™ HX1000, Corsair MP600 PRO NH 4TB
mengelag
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Volunteer Moderator
‎11-16-2022 06:22 PM

I have the 5950X and am running the corsair 280mm H115i Elite CAPELLIX Cooler and it keeps it nice and chilly. Worth looking at. I personally only buy Seasonic power supplies now, but really any of the RM/ HX Corsairs are good and EVGA makes some good ones as well. If you stay Gold plus you should be good. That link @rtbh99 mentioned is pretty awesome

Ryzen 7800X3D - Radeon 7900XT - MSI Tomahawk X670e MB - 64gb 6000mhz G-Skill Neo - Noctua NH D15 - Seasonic Focus V3 GX-1000W PSU - 4TB Samsung Gen. 5 NVMe - Fractal Torrent Case - ROG PG48UQ OLED
Vynski
Exemplar
‎12-06-2022 12:35 PM

I would strongly recommend an X570 board, ASUS or MSI.  

I really like the looks and specs of that Hyte Y60 case.😃

I was just on my local BestBuy and they have both EVGA or Corsair 850W for $130 and $140 respectively.

If it ain't broke; don't fix it!