Build is About to be Built - potential last minute change advice!

[GabbingAbout]

Hi all,

Here is my upcoming build, I've a few questions/advice points - they're bolded. Any advice is welcome !

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE - has no fan controller, but the mobo should be fine to manage them?
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB) - thinking of going 64 at 3200
Graphics Card
6GB ASUS DUAL GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP, DVI - thinking of going 2070 super
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
8TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW) - thinking of dropping this, as I have a 1TB version already I can install.
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Case Fans
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card | Do I need this, won't they come with my mobo?
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [MUP-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27"
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo

Price: £3622.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[AgentCooper]

Hello and welcome. In order to answer your queries effectively, can we ask you a few questions?

What are your system uses? Gaming, editing, audio production etc?

What’s the budget you’re working with?

What monitor will you be using? Make and model or resolution and refresh rate would be handy to know.

 

[GabbingAbout]

Hello and welcome. In order to answer your queries effectively, can we ask you a few questions?

What are your system uses? Gaming, editing, audio production etc?

What’s the budget you’re working with?

What monitor will you be using? Make and model or resolution and refresh rate would be handy to know.

Hiya,

I'll be gaming, streaming, editing and podcast creating.

Monitor will be 144hz, 1440p one via PC Specialist. I snipped it off the build paste, my bad.

Budget wise, I'm super close to it with the current build. However, if I drop one of the SSDs, and the WiFi card (the mono has it built in?), I could push to double the ram, lower clock speed, and a better GPU... And spend less than an additional £100.

 

[AgentCooper]

Thanks for the reply. Hate to sound awkward but seeing as you didn’t include the original price, telling us that you could spend an extra hundred pounds doesn’t really help much. Could you narrow down the actual amount for us?

What I would say from looking at your system uses is that whilst you’ve got some areas of the build looking beastly, you’ve overshot on some areas and undershot on others. The 5950X is a serious workhorse and is more for professional rendering and design work. It’d also destroy the H100X cooler.

If I were you, I’d reconsider this system. I’d make a few changes and I’d get my monitor elsewhere as there’s better options than on the configurator.

For your uses, this would suit nicely. I’ve just subbed in a 2TB HDD, if you’re really in need of an 8TB, just slot it back in.

You’d want to pair the system with a good screen, the AOC 34GU2X would slot in nicely.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,616.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/djDUdxC2WQ/

 

[CMP01]

Thanks for the reply. Hate to sound awkward but seeing as you didn’t include the original price, telling us that you could spend an extra hundred pounds doesn’t really help much. Could you narrow down the actual amount for us?

What I would say from looking at your system uses is that whilst you’ve got some areas of the build looking beastly, you’ve overshot on some areas and undershot on others. The 5950X is a serious workhorse and is more for professional rendering and design work. It’d also destroy the H100X cooler.

If I were you, I’d reconsider this system. I’d make a few changes and I’d get my monitor elsewhere as there’s better options than on the configurator.

For your uses, this would suit nicely. I’ve just subbed in a 2TB HDD, if you’re really in need of an 8TB, just slot it back in.

You’d want to pair the system with a good screen, the AOC 34GU2X would slot in nicely.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,616.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/djDUdxC2WQ/

Nice amendments there, much better balanced.

I'd give it a go myself but unsure if OP would prefer an RGB or non RGB deal (imo it's either all in or none, partial RGB looks scrappy) and those would be two pretty different beasts and prices.
But yeah, the 5900X will do most of what the 5950X can so that's a smarter buy off the bat. This gen's Ryzens are phenomenal imo.
Only thing's I'd mess with are the storage (I'd go with 500Gb 980 Pro for OS and immediate apps, another m.2 for next fastest stuff, an SSD for next most important/fastest, and then a larger HDD for bulk/mass storage... almost what I've done but without HDD's)
All told it's actually costing close to the tower I got below (though the GPU, case fans and SSD's were sourced elsewhere and installed by me)

My only real concern is the H115i (Capellix or otherwise) The H100i fits my 4000D case, clearing the Vengeance RGB Pro RAM but only by 5mm or so. The H115i is 40mm wider but the 5000D/X cases are only 15mm wider. Might be ok with the offset fixing points but I'd want to make absolutely sure (as for RAM I also got a Corsair light enhancement/dummy RAM kit, about £30-40, to fill the two slots left empty by a 2 stick kit... looks nicer, if that's your thing) Also possible extra case fans depending on case, the 5000X RGB comes with 3 LL120's iirc but leaves plenty of slots free (3 more in side and 1 at back)

As for the monitor, may I add to the running the Gigabyte G34WQC. It's very good and reviewed very closely to that AOC far as I've seen, trading blows on most points in fact. If it's cheaper anywhere it'd be worth considering.
Finally the 3070 seems to be preorder only atm so there'll be some wait (not sure what they are rn but they have been 1-2 months at best in the recent past) the 3070ti is available atm and for £69 more might be worth it for faster availability and a little more oomph at that res (you'll need it for the long term) If it was over £100 more I'd think again though. Personally I'd go with an AMD card (6800 maybe but no less than a 3070) to keep up at that res but Nvidia comes with some extras that do tasks other than just plain gaming better.

 

[GabbingAbout]

Thanks for the reply. Hate to sound awkward but seeing as you didn’t include the original price, telling us that you could spend an extra hundred pounds doesn’t really help much. Could you narrow down the actual amount for us?

What I would say from looking at your system uses is that whilst you’ve got some areas of the build looking beastly, you’ve overshot on some areas and undershot on others. The 5950X is a serious workhorse and is more for professional rendering and design work. It’d also destroy the H100X cooler.

If I were you, I’d reconsider this system. I’d make a few changes and I’d get my monitor elsewhere as there’s better options than on the configurator.

For your uses, this would suit nicely. I’ve just subbed in a 2TB HDD, if you’re really in need of an 8TB, just slot it back in.

You’d want to pair the system with a good screen, the AOC 34GU2X would slot in nicely.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,616.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/djDUdxC2WQ/

Thanks for the reply. I'll edit my main post when home to include the full list from the order page, apologies.

In regards to what you said about the 5950 destroying the h100x cooler, how do you mean? Will it be able to keep it cool under load - gaming, rendering of videos and effects on Adobe CC?

I'll follow up any other points ASAP, thanks again for the replies.

 

[GabbingAbout]

Nice amendments there, much better balanced.

I'd give it a go myself but unsure if OP would prefer an RGB or non RGB deal (imo it's either all in or none, partial RGB looks scrappy) and those would be two pretty different beasts and prices.
But yeah, the 5900X will do most of what the 5950X can so that's a smarter buy off the bat. This gen's Ryzens are phenomenal imo.
Only thing's I'd mess with are the storage (I'd go with 500Gb 980 Pro for OS and immediate apps, another m.2 for next fastest stuff, an SSD for next most important/fastest, and then a larger HDD for bulk/mass storage... almost what I've done but without HDD's)
All told it's actually costing close to the tower I got below (though the GPU, case fans and SSD's were sourced elsewhere and installed by me)

My only real concern is the H115i (Capellix or otherwise) The H100i fits my 4000D case, clearing the Vengeance RGB Pro RAM but only by 5mm or so. The H115i is 40mm wider but the 5000D/X cases are only 15mm wider. Might be ok with the offset fixing points but I'd want to make absolutely sure (as for RAM I also got a Corsair light enhancement/dummy RAM kit, about £30-40, to fill the two slots left empty by a 2 stick kit... looks nicer, if that's your thing) Also possible extra case fans depending on case, the 5000X RGB comes with 3 LL120's iirc but leaves plenty of slots free (3 more in side and 1 at back)

As for the monitor, may I add to the running the Gigabyte G34WQC. It's very good and reviewed very closely to that AOC far as I've seen, trading blows on most points in fact. If it's cheaper anywhere it'd be worth considering.
Finally the 3070 seems to be preorder only atm so there'll be some wait (not sure what they are rn but they have been 1-2 months at best in the recent past) the 3070ti is available atm and for £69 more might be worth it for faster availability and a little more oomph at that res (you'll need it for the long term) If it was over £100 more I'd think again though. Personally I'd go with an AMD card (6800 maybe but no less than a 3070) to keep up at that res but Nvidia comes with some extras that do tasks other than just plain gaming better.

Hiya, as I said to Agent, I'll edit my main post and read through the replies in more detail when I'm back home.

Thank you

 

[GabbingAbout]

Pasted in the full spec list, kept in the bold parts for my queries . Thank you again! @CMP01 @AgentCooper

I am happy to take advice within the budget and available parts. When I first put this together, on June 14th, some parts weren't available, so that dictated my choices - such as GPU.

At the end of this, I am not super fussed about RGB, and I don't wish to spend on parts I don't need, like the wifi card, if the mobo has it (which it seems to?).

Mucho gracias

 

[AgentCooper]

In regards to what you said about the 5950 destroying the h100x cooler, how do you mean? Will it be able to keep it cool under load - gaming, rendering of videos and effects on Adobe CC?

The H100x will struggle, it’s an older model with no integrated software control like the newer coolers from Corsair. The 5950X will generate a fair amount of heat when it’s under load so you would really need something like the H115i in order to allow the CPU to reach peak boost levels.

Due to its design as a workstation CPU, the 5950X is also not as good a processor for gaming as the 5900X. So it might be worth having a think about your system uses. If you’re doing heavy rendering at professional level daily and gaming is more of an occasional hobby, stick with the 5950X. If you’re more of a daily gamer and the editing is at hobbyist level, a switch to the 5900X might be an appropriate move.

 

[GabbingAbout]

The H100x will struggle, it’s an older model with no integrated software control like the newer coolers from Corsair. The 5950X will generate a fair amount of heat when it’s under load so you would really need something like the H115i in order to allow the CPU to reach peak boost levels.

Due to its design as a workstation CPU, the 5950X is also not as good a processor for gaming as the 5900X. So it might be worth having a think about your system uses. If you’re doing heavy rendering at professional level daily and gaming is more of an occasional hobby, stick with the 5950X. If you’re more of a daily gamer and the editing is at hobbyist level, a switch to the 5900X might be an appropriate move.

Fantastic, that makes sense, thank you, @AgentCooper. How about the wifi card, is it a waste with the mobo? and doubling RAM but losing mhz, is it a good trade off?

of the two, what would you recommend? I went with the h100x due to the ultra quiet fans, being transparent with you.

Warm regards!

 

[AgentCooper]

Fantastic, that makes sense, thank you, @AgentCooper. How about the wifi card, is it a waste with the mobo? and doubling RAM but losing mhz, is it a good trade off?

View attachment 27547 of the two, what would you recommend? I went with the h100x due to the ultra quiet fans, being transparent with you.

Warm regards!

The Elite Capellix would do the job, the fans on those are ML (magnetic levitation), they don’t use traditional bearings so are arguably even quieter than the supposedly ultra quiet ones.

If you’re sticking with the 5950X, keep the Crosshair motherboard and drop the wireless card. If you make the change to the 5900X, change the motherboard to the ROG Strix X570 and keep the AX200 WiFi card.

 

[GabbingAbout]

The Elite Capellix would do the job, the fans on those are ML (magnetic levitation), they don’t use traditional bearings so are arguably even quieter than the supposedly ultra quiet ones.

If you’re sticking with the 5950X, keep the Crosshair motherboard and drop the wireless card. If you make the change to the 5900X, change the motherboard to the ROG Strix X570 and keep the AX200 WiFi card.

So long as I can get in touch with PCS in time, I'll be going with the 5900X, the cost balance with the upgraded cooler works well.

What is the advantage of of dropping down from the Crosshair to the Strix?

Warm regards

 

[AgentCooper]

You won’t need the extra VRM of the Crosshair, the Strix is a great partner for the 5900X. You’d be paying about £100 more for the Crosshair and all it would gain you would be the built in WiFi and a couple of extra USB ports. Doesn’t seem worth it 😆

 

[GabbingAbout]

You won’t need the extra VRM of the Crosshair, the Strix is a great partner for the 5900X. You’d be paying about £100 more for the Crosshair and all it would gain you would be the built in WiFi and a couple of extra USB ports. Doesn’t seem worth it 😆

Okies, so in recap:

Drop cpu to 5900x. Drop mobo to the Strix. Keep the WiFi unit, try to upgrade the GPU with the savings, potentially get the Corsair 5000 airflow instead? I'll run the config again and post back

Edit: and change the cpu cooler.

 

[GabbingAbout]

Okies, so in recap:

Drop cpu to 5900x. Drop mobo to the Strix. Keep the WiFi unit, try to upgrade the GPU with the savings, potentially get the Corsair 5000 airflow instead? I'll run the config again and post back

Edit: and change the cpu cooler.

Sorry, maybe last question - maybe... apart from cost, what's the main difference between the Strix x570 and the gigabyte x570 gaming x atx?

Mucho gracias, @AgentCooper

 

[AgentCooper]

Sorry, maybe last question - maybe... apart from cost, what's the main difference between the Strix x570 and the gigabyte x570 gaming x atx?

Mucho gracias, @AgentCooper

Main difference: the Gigabyte is rubbish. Really poor board. Avoid it like the plague!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Sorry, maybe last question - maybe... apart from cost, what's the main difference between the Strix x570 and the gigabyte x570 gaming x atx?

Mucho gracias, @AgentCooper

One main thing, the gigabyte only has 2 on board USB headers, so you can only attach 2 devices.

If you've got a corsair cooler and AX200 wifi card, that's 2 gone and you've got none left for the case USB's.

It's also significantly worse VRM capabilities. It wouldn't be suitable for the 5900x which requires much tighter voltage regulation to maintain boost clocks, so you'd likely see limited boosts.

 

[GabbingAbout]

Main difference: the Gigabyte is rubbish. Really poor board. Avoid it like the plague!

Hah, fairy snuff. Thank you

 

[GabbingAbout]

One main thing, the gigabyte only has 2 on board USB headers, so you can only attach 2 devices.

If you've got a corsair cooler and AX200 wifi card, that's 2 gone and you've got none left for the case USB's.

It's also significantly worse VRM capabilities. It wouldn't be suitable for the 5900x which requires much tighter voltage regulation to maintain boost clocks, so you'd likely see limited boosts.

The Strix would be suitable then for the 5900x,with the WiFi and Corsair cooler?

 

[AgentCooper]

The Strix would be suitable then for the 5900x,with the WiFi and Corsair cooler?

Yep!