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grant01

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Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 5700 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1900 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Mouse
ASUS Cerberus Gaming Mouse
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 - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Promotional Item
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Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/6gA5tW4!qH/

So one thing im curious about is the motherboard. The one i have was the first one selected and really all i want to know is does it REALLY matter which motherboard i go with here? Can it be damaging having a higher end CPU like the 3900X on the default motherboard?
 
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Yes, for the 3900 or above you really need the X570 boards. Reason is, anything under that was modified with a BIOS update to allow the newer 3000 series chips, and they’re fine with the lower end chips, but the VRM’s aren’t designed to cope with the extra power that’s required for the extra cores on the higher CPU’s.

Without knowing what the build is for though it’s very hard to give advice.

Also, what’s your max budget?

what monitor are you pairing it with, what resolution and refresh rate or make and model if you’re unsure?
 
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thanks for the reply, its for gaming and music production. monitor i will be getting along with it is the ILLYAMA 27'' 144hz , 1440p

i think i would probably max out my budget at around 1450, 1500

so its a very bad idea to keep this motherboard then to go with the 3900x ?
 
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SpyderTracks said:
Yeah, very bad idea. Motherboard would likely burn out quite quickly. Even if not, stability wouldn’t be good.
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ok great save there then... Any idea what would be a step up? the selections are;

GIGABYTE B450 AORUS ELITE


ASUS® ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING


GIGABYTE X570 GAMING X

ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING



ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING



now i dont really want to spend a truck load on a motherboard so i am happy with whatever one is necessary really?
 
SpyderTracks

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grant01 said:
ok great save there then... Any idea what would be a step up? the selections are;

GIGABYTE B450 AORUS ELITE


ASUS® ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING


GIGABYTE X570 GAMING X

ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING



ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING



now i dont really want to spend a truck load on a motherboard so i am happy with whatever one is necessary really?
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You can rebalance the whole spec within your budget, there are things you don’t need and some things you do need. Give me a sec and I’ll take a look.
 
SpyderTracks

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I can't get it at that budget and keep the same specs, goes to over £1700

BUT, never fear, check out the Inferno L2 machine here:

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£1800 worth of kit reduced to £1500, has everything you configured and more, it's well worth it.
 
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grant01

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SpyderTracks said:
I can't get it at that budget and keep the same specs, goes to over £1700

BUT, never fear, check out the Inferno L2 machine here:

PCSPECIALIST - Award winning Desktop PC Reviews, Review PCSpecialist

PCSpecialist is an award winning manufacturer of high quality computers and laptops, with reviews from many industry leading magazines and websites.
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk

£1800 worth of kit reduced to £1500, has everything you configured and more, it's well worth it.
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I'll take a look shortly.

Can I ask what you were trying to cha he from my original build ?
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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grant01 said:
I'll take a look shortly.

Can I ask what you were trying to cha he from my original build ?
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You’d need X570
You’d need TXm PSU as minimum.
Youd need 512Gb OS drive as minimum
On the 3900x you want the h115i Platinum cooler as ideal.
Removed extra case fans as now on cooler.
 
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grant01

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SpyderTracks said:
You’d need X570
You’d need TXm PSU as minimum.
Youd need 512Gb OS drive as minimum
On the 3900x you want the h115i Platinum cooler as ideal.
Removed extra case fans as now on cooler.
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thanks for looking, but is that cooler really necessary its 120quid ? and from what iv`e watched online the amd stock cooler or even just one a little bit better is good enough? and again the wattage turns out on my build to 628W max. So why the Txm also?
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
grant01 said:
thanks for looking, but is that cooler really necessary its 120quid ? and from what iv`e watched online the amd stock cooler or even just one a little bit better is good enough? and again the wattage turns out on my build to 628W max. So why the Txm also?
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That cooler is optimum on the 3900x or above. The stock cooler is NOT adequate on those chips, you’ll find it will thermal throttle and reduce frequencies.

The TXm is a higher rated PSU that the platform requires. You can’t have a high power platform without suitable components backing it up, same idea as X570 being required for the better VRM’s.
 
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