I'm getting a new build suggestion system, and it's my turn to pick one from the line up.
I'm getting a new build suggestion system, and it's my turn to pick one from the line up.
I have been off work for years and I don't want to waste time on old machines. Get what's new today since you'll use them all the time.
When I look at other choices, does it make sense to pick the Gigabyte X870 Eagle instead of the Gigabyte B850 Eagle?
For most people, I think cheaper boards work fine. I am using a B650 board and don't see any reason to switch from it right now. Here is the board I have: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-TUF-B650-PLU...B0BHN7GGBQ You could argue you can find more slots, but honestly GPUs will need a lot of time to handle that speed upgrade. If saving money is important for you and you aren't trying to overclock the system, I suggest getting a B650 or B850 instead.
I am looking at two different computer builds here. The first one uses an AMD Ryzen processor that has a bit cooler attached to it, and the motherboard supports AM5 slots. I also bought some RAM from Newegg that runs at 6000 speeds. All these items are currently priced around $534.94.
The second option switches to Intel with a newer Core i7 model. This build also uses the same cooling setup and memory, but the motherboard is slightly different and costs about a bit more than the first one. The total price for this set comes out to around $560.97.
Both lists are made by PCPartPicker based on what was found online today.
It all depends on what you need on a MoBo. I said this before. If you want to see more details, the MoBo makers give comparisons on their site. Here is an example: X870 Eagle wifi7 vs B850 Eagle wifi6e: https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Comparison/C...=9734,9830
You might have mentioned it, but if you live near a Microcenter store, look at their special deals there. You can usually find a 7700x processor, a B650 motherboard, and some RAM for around $400. If you add the cooler you were thinking about, you save roughly $100. Even though the 9700x is slightly faster and I believe it draws only 65 watts so it runs cooler too, that bundle costs about $50 more than yours.
I decided to take your advice because after talking to my Fidelity rep, they told me I was spending too little money on things! So now I'm sticking with what I started as a spendthrift person. Here is exactly where it landed: Case: Fractal Define R5 (it had two good 5.25" external bays for the topside); PSU: Corsair RM850x Motherboard: MSI MAG 870E Tomahawk WiFi (I found it on sale at BestBuy); CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X (I wanted the 7 9800X3D, but after a few days of hesitation and many sellers being sold out, I went with this instead); Memory: G.SKILL Flare X5 DDR5 32G (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL30-38-38-96 1.35V (I picked this for cost/performance/low profile); CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO Storage (new): Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB PCI 5x4 (planned C drive) Samsung 990 PRO 2TB Internal SSD PCle Gen 4x4 (game files). As I said before, for now I'm going to start with my old MSI GeForce 1070Ti for my video card and move a couple of SATA drives over from the old system just for general file storage. Plan to start building today.
Solid build, especially the PSU. 👍 PC cases with 5.25" external bays are almost rare at this time. Back in 2016 when I built my main rig, finding one was a real deal. Since many manufacturers think that 5.25" external bay is only for ODD and consider it obsolete, they no longer include it on new cases. But the 5.25" bay is actually the most useful thing inside a PC case because it can hold lots of different gadgets—not just ODDs. For example, you can put fan controllers, LED screens, card readers, or even internal HDD hot-swap docks and SSDs in there. So I'm sad that companies have mostly taken this helpful feature out of new cases. Modern PC cases are basically metal boxes now. Even the latest ones look like fishbowls with lots of tempered glass (like the Hyte Y70). Since I know how useful a 5.25" external bay is, I only care about PCs that have them and am using them to their full capacity. Spoiler: Pictures showing my PC's 5.25" bays (click here to see them) From left to right; Skylake build (my main PC): Fan controller, card reader, ODD. Haswell build (missus'es PC): Fan controller, card reader, ODD. AMD build (my old main PC): Fan controller, empty spot (reserved for ODD). Full specs with more pictures in my sig. Once you get it ready, do you think you'd like to share some pics? Like to see how the builds turned out.
Well she is built. The system runs fast and quiet most of the time, but the noise does get louder when gaming or running heavy tasks. Needless to say, it's much faster than my old computer and feels a lot cooler. My video card seems fine for now. Problems I hit: The thermal right phantom spirit gets loud quickly after hitting 1500 rpm. That was surprising. The fan switch on the case is broken and only gives two speeds. Fractal design sent me a new switch, but there were no instructions, so I plugged the fans directly to the motherboard which worked fine. Should I add more fans? I only have the ones that came with the case. Despite having retail Windows 7 software and a key, I couldn't use my old machine's keys because of an upgrade to Windows 10. Apparently, when I upgraded, my Microsoft account didn't get a digital license attached. So now I need to buy a copy of Windows 11. At the start of this build, I set memory to EXPO in BIOS. A few days later, updating the BIOS reset it back to default. I forgot for a couple of days and then went back to EXPO again. To connect all the power supply modules, I used all four SATA ports and crammed a lot of cables inside. Maybe I can cut some out when I upgrade my video card. Opening the front case door helps with cooling while gaming. I never took notes on the motherboard's registration code. To get to it now, I'll have to take it off the bottom where it is hidden by the wall. Yikes! All things considered, I'm a happy camper. Thanks for all the help. I don't care about flashy lights in cases, so no LED bling for me yet. I'll add pictures once I figure out how to fix things.