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Plake 27 Jul @ 10:24am

Is this setup any good?

Hi folks,

Just selected all parts for my new rig and wanted to check if maybe some of the parts should better be awapped into an alternative?

Edit:

Housing
CORSAIR 3500X ARGB TEMPERED GLASS MID-TOWER (WHITE)

Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8 Core (up to 5.2 GHz/104 MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)

Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)

Memory (RAM)
32 GB Corsair DOMINATOR TITANIUM DDR5 6400 MHz CL32 (2 x 16 GB) KIT - WHITE

Graphics card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti SOLID CORE OC - WIT - HDMI, 3 x DP

1st M.2 SSD
2 TB CRUCIAL T500 GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (maximaal 7400 MB/sR, 7000 MB/sW)

2nd M.2 SSD
2 TB CRUCIAL T500 GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (maximaal 7400 MB/sR, 7000 MB/sW)

Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMe SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD - WHITE

CPU Cooling
Corsair ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX LCD RGB High-Performance CPU Cooler - WHITE

Thermal Paste
USING ID-COOLING FROST X45 THERMAL PASTE

Additional Case Fans
3 x 120mm White PCS Case Fans

Last edited by Plake; 27 Jul @ 12:10pm

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Soulreaver 27 Jul @ 10:33am

Well, what is your usecase? What do you want it to do?

Was the Ram the only white one? I'd think in general you should go with atleast 6000Mhz with tighter timings. CL30 or something.

Did you check that your tower supports your GPU length wise?

Plake 27 Jul @ 10:37am

Originally posted by Soulreaver:
Well, what is your usecase? What do you want it to do?

Was the Ram the only white one? I'd think in general you should go with atleast 6000Mhz with tighter timings. CL30 or something.

Did you check that your tower supports your GPU length wise?

Usecase is 'finally playing in more than 10 fps'... ^^

The tower should support it, yes. Thx for the tip about RAM, but the only otpion I currently have then is:

64 GB Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 5600 MHz CL40 (2 x 32 GB) KIT - WIT

Last edited by Plake; 27 Jul @ 10:39am

Omega 27 Jul @ 10:40am

64GB is massively overkill for gaming. 32GB is plenty.

The RAM also has poor performance. Look for a 6000Mhz 30CL kit or better.

Drop the SATA SSD, get a larger M.2 drive instead.

Rumpelcrutchskin 27 Jul @ 10:40am

I would swap the RAM to 6000 Mhz CL 30 and motherboard to B850.

Soulreaver 27 Jul @ 10:42am

Originally posted by Plake:
Originally posted by Soulreaver:
Well, what is your usecase? What do you want it to do?

Was the Ram the only white one? I'd think in general you should go with atleast 6000Mhz with tighter timings. CL30 or something.

Did you check that your tower supports your GPU length wise?

Usecase is 'finally playing in more than 10 fps'... ^^

The tower should support it, yes. Thx for the tip about RAM, will grab this instead:

32 GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL40 (2 x 16GB) KIT

Just had a look regarding the AiO. Couldn't realy find any reviews but this seems to be in the category of cheap AiOs.

For a 9800x3d I would absolutely advice against skimping out on its cooling.

Edit: Just saw you downgraded your choice again to 5600Mhz CL40. Are those slow Rams your only option or are you on a certain budget or something?

Like Omega said. For Gaming 32Gb would be plenty. Then rather go for faster 32Gb instead of slower 64Gb.

Last edited by Soulreaver; 27 Jul @ 10:46am

Plake 27 Jul @ 10:50am

Got it all, thx. Updated list once more.

Edit: Yeah, trying to stay below 4k (euro), 3.9k for now ^^

Edit2: Do I still have use with 3 extra fans if the newly chosen cooler comes with 3?

Last edited by Plake; 27 Jul @ 10:53am

Soulreaver 27 Jul @ 10:59am

I'm personaly no fan of the 5080. It's a good gpu but in most countries too expensive for its performance and especially its Vram.
The 5070ti / 9070XT are often better options from my POV.
If you have the money anyways then of course take the 5080. It's 10-15% faster for generaly 30% more money.
If you run 4k and are not interestet in Ray-Tracing the 7900XTX might even be in the run although I don't think it gets sold anymore.

Soulreaver 27 Jul @ 11:02am

Originally posted by Plake:
Edit2: Do I still have use with 3 extra fans if the newly chosen cooler comes with 3?

Hier hast du die Lüfterangaben von Alternate. Also ja, wenn du willst kannst du sie nutzen.

Staubfilter: Oberseite, Unterseite, Seitenteil. Oben: 3 x 120 mm-Lüfter einbaubar, alternativ 2 x 140 mm-Lüfter einbaubar, Seite: 3 x 120 mm-Lüfter RS120 ARGB vorhanden, alternativ 2 x 140 mm-Lüfter einbaubar, Boden: 3 x 120 mm-Lüfter einbaubar, alternativ 1 x 140-mm Lüfter einbaubar, Rückseite: 1 x 120 mm-Lüfter einbaubar

Last edited by Soulreaver; 27 Jul @ 11:03am

Plake 27 Jul @ 11:03am

Originally posted by Soulreaver:
I'm personaly no fan of the 5080. It's a good gpu but in most countries too expensive for its performance and especially its Vram.
The 5070ti / 9070XT are often better options from my POV.
If you have the money anyways then of course take the 5080. It's 10-15% faster for generaly 30% more money.
If you run 4k and are not interestet in Ray-Tracing the 7900XTX might even be in the run although I don't think it gets sold anymore.

Aight, 5070ti is 400 bucks cheaper, enough for an OLED curved. =)

BlackCobra_fst 27 Jul @ 11:22am

Originally posted by Plake:
Hi folks,

Just selected all parts for my new rig and wanted to check if maybe some of the parts should better be awapped into an alternative?

Edit:

Housing
CORSAIR 3500X ARGB TEMPERED GLASS MID-TOWER (WHITE)

Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8 Core (up to 5.2 GHz/104 MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)

Motherboard
GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI 7 ICE (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)

Memory (RAM)
32 GB Corsair DOMINATOR TITANIUM DDR5 6400 MHz CL32 (2 x 16 GB) KIT - WHITE

Graphics card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti SOLID CORE OC - WIT - HDMI, 3 x DP

1st M.2 SSD
4TB CRUCIAL T705 GEN 5 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 14,100 MB/sR, 12,600 MB/sW)

2nd M.2 SSD
2TB CRUCIAL T500 GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7400 MB/sR, 7000 MB/sW)

Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMe SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD - WHITE

CPU Cooling
Corsair ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX LCD RGB High-Performance CPU Cooler - WHITE

Thermal Paste
USING ID-COOLING FROST X45 THERMAL PASTE

Additional Case Fans
3 x 120mm White PCS Case Fans

Monitor
ASUS XG32VC 31.5" 1440p ROG Strix

Double check if you really need the Gen 5 SSD, as Gen 4 already offers excellent performance for gaming. Consider if the B850 motherboard meets your long-term needs or if an X870 board might be better for future upgrades. Also make sure the RTX 5070 Ti is powerful enough for your monitor if you're aiming for ultra settings at high refresh rates.

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Plake 27 Jul @ 11:31am

Got it, thx. X870 or X870E, what's the difference? o.0

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Soulreaver 27 Jul @ 11:49am

Originally posted by Plake:
Got it, thx. X870 or X870E, what's the difference? o.0

https://www.guru3d.com/story/comparing-amd-x870e-and-x870-chipset-motherboards-for-ryzen-9000-series/

For your purposes those differences are irrelevant.

Edit:
I did a little bit of reading into the Lane distribution for your board it's not optimal but fine,
it's also not white but rather a light grey and apparently there are a few minor issues with that motherboard that were never resolved.

You can read into it here so you got some solutions once you encounter them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gigabyte/comments/1in5q36/gigabyte_x870_aorus_elite_wifi7_ice/?tl=de

Last edited by Soulreaver; 27 Jul @ 12:24pm

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BlackCobra_fst 27 Jul @ 11:57am

Originally posted by Plake:
Got it, thx. X870 or X870E, what's the difference? o.0

The main difference is that X870E has PCIe Gen 5 support for both GPU and SSD, while X870 usually has Gen 5 only for SSD. X870E also tends to have stronger power delivery and more high-end features for overclocking or future GPUs.

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