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Post by _Windows on Aug 25, 2019 15:53:10 GMT
Looking for recommendations on motherboard, and PSU mainly (I am open to GPU suggestions too though). I already have a tower, and SSD.
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Post by Lemon on Aug 25, 2019 16:01:58 GMT
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Post by zeseryu on Aug 25, 2019 17:43:24 GMT
what is your purpose of this machine?
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Post by _Windows on Aug 25, 2019 18:56:32 GMT
what is your purpose of this machine? Gaming, and workstation. I am considering a Ryzen 9 CPU to handle the heavily threaded tasks I run. |
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Post by Polaris Seltzeris on Aug 25, 2019 19:17:02 GMT
Intel Core CPU, NVIDIA GTX GPU.
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Post by zeseryu on Aug 25, 2019 19:20:17 GMT
what is your purpose of this machine? Gaming, and workstation. I am considering a Ryzen 9 CPU to handle the heavily threaded tasks I run. The Ryzen 9s should be good as they have great multicore performance, and they're also very affordable comparing to the Intel counterparts. If you were purely gaming I would recommend Intel as they have a higher clock speed, but since you're having other workloads, Ryzens make sense with their higher cores and threads. I would recommend around a 550-650W modular power supply (for making it easier to build/cable manage), atleast bronze rating. You can get a higher wattage psu but you will probably never reach above 600w. If you get an Amd gpu I'd probably bump up +100w as their cards can get power hungry. Motherboards will range in price depending in certain features you want/need. Do not fall into the consumer trap of paying for features you don't need. Make sure you look up compatibility because I know ryzen 9s are having some issue with bios. Also some mobos only fit in certain cases, so make sure they're all compatible. Usually decent psus will run $50-100, and decent mobos will be $70-150. If you could supply me with a parts list you already bought I'd be glad to make a list on pcpartpicker (: |
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Post by mibbzz on Aug 25, 2019 20:17:09 GMT
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Post by _Windows on Aug 25, 2019 21:18:48 GMT
Gaming, and workstation. I am considering a Ryzen 9 CPU to handle the heavily threaded tasks I run. The Ryzen 9s should be good as they have great multicore performance, and they're also very affordable comparing to the Intel counterparts. If you were purely gaming I would recommend Intel as they have a higher clock speed, but since you're having other workloads, Ryzens make sense with their higher cores and threads. I would recommend around a 550-650W modular power supply (for making it easier to build/cable manage), atleast bronze rating. You can get a higher wattage psu but you will probably never reach above 600w. If you get an Amd gpu I'd probably bump up +100w as their cards can get power hungry. Motherboards will range in price depending in certain features you want/need. Do not fall into the consumer trap of paying for features you don't need. Make sure you look up compatibility because I know ryzen 9s are having some issue with bios. Also some mobos only fit in certain cases, so make sure they're all compatible. Usually decent psus will run $50-100, and decent mobos will be $70-150. If you could supply me with a parts list you already bought I'd be glad to make a list on pcpartpicker (: My case is a full tower and accepts almost all motherboard form factors. Id prefer no smaller than ATX though. Other than the case, I have a 2 TB M.2 SSD and a volume license of Windows 10 Education edition that lets me activate it on multiple devices. The motherboard also needs to support overclocking so I can tweak the turboboost functionality. |
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Post by fionn on Aug 25, 2019 21:21:17 GMT
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Post by zeseryu on Aug 25, 2019 21:52:22 GMT
The Ryzen 9s should be good as they have great multicore performance, and they're also very affordable comparing to the Intel counterparts. If you were purely gaming I would recommend Intel as they have a higher clock speed, but since you're having other workloads, Ryzens make sense with their higher cores and threads. I would recommend around a 550-650W modular power supply (for making it easier to build/cable manage), atleast bronze rating. You can get a higher wattage psu but you will probably never reach above 600w. If you get an Amd gpu I'd probably bump up +100w as their cards can get power hungry. Motherboards will range in price depending in certain features you want/need. Do not fall into the consumer trap of paying for features you don't need. Make sure you look up compatibility because I know ryzen 9s are having some issue with bios. Also some mobos only fit in certain cases, so make sure they're all compatible. Usually decent psus will run $50-100, and decent mobos will be $70-150. If you could supply me with a parts list you already bought I'd be glad to make a list on pcpartpicker (: My case is a full tower and accepts almost all motherboard form factors. Id prefer no smaller than ATX though. Other than the case, I have a 2 TB M.2 SSD and a volume license of Windows 10 Education edition that lets me activate it on multiple devices. The motherboard also needs to support overclocking so I can tweak the turboboost functionality. Most all motherboards will allow you to overclock, but if you want to perform greater overclocks you're going to need to invest in better cooling (Aftermarket coolers) and mobos with more vrms. |
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Post by _Windows on Aug 25, 2019 22:07:27 GMT
Nope. I keep my old parts around as spares. I actually have a computer scrapyard of parts of sorts at this point. One time I did use it to repair a desktop that a PC shop gave to me for free as they were going to put it in the trash. I gave the repaired computer to someone I knew who couldn't afford one. |
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Post by Idonthaveasound on Aug 25, 2019 22:20:39 GMT
Nope. I keep my old parts around as spares. I actually have a computer scrapyard of parts of sorts at this point. One time I did use it to repair a desktop that a PC shop gave to me for free as they were going to put it in the trash. I gave the repaired computer to someone I knew who couldn't afford one. dam u just got shut down |
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Post by Hockey on Aug 26, 2019 0:24:14 GMT
Good decision to go Ryzen. It's a better platform, and you'll be supporting competition in the market. As for GPU, you already have a R9 Fury X if I remember correctly. That's roughly equivalent to a 1070. Unless you REALLY want to spend some money, I feel like it would make more sense to upgrade your peripherals than the GPU. Maybe splurge on a new high-end headset or kb/m. Idk, just my two cents.
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Post by _Windows on Aug 26, 2019 3:43:32 GMT
Good decision to go Ryzen. It's a better platform, and you'll be supporting competition in the market. As for GPU, you already have a R9 Fury X if I remember correctly. That's roughly equivalent to a 1070. Unless you REALLY want to spend some money, I feel like it would make more sense to upgrade your peripherals than the GPU. Maybe splurge on a new high-end headset or kb/m. Idk, just my two cents. Yeah I have an R9 Fury X. I'll consider waiting longer on the GPU upgrade. Maybe a higher-end Navi card will come and be worth it. It'll probably be best to wait and see how much of a boost the Ryzen ends up bringing me. Also, funny enough I have both of the AMD/ATI cards I know of to have used "Fury" in the model name. The ATI Rage Fury is the other one (and its old enough that it has a VRAM memory module slot on it). |
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Post by zeseryu on Aug 26, 2019 5:04:43 GMT
Also remember to run your ram in dual channel. Big increase in performance with Ryzen
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