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Title: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: SilverZ06 on December 02, 2019, 05:31:12 PM: I've convinced the wife to let me build myself a new computer for Christmas. Here is what I am planning on buying. Do you guys see any issues before I order all my parts?

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p3nn6R

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB THICC III Ultra Video Card
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

This should be a nice upgrade to my current build that I built back in 2011. I5-2500k xfx6950 2gb
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: AAIK on December 02, 2019, 06:18:33 PM: Its a good list, do you plan to have 2 of the Intel 660Ps? I hear they are very good for price per GB. If you want just 1 drive Is 1TB really enough for you? (they go up to 2TB)
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: SilverZ06 on December 02, 2019, 06:33:14 PM: Quote from: AAIK on December 02, 2019, 06:18:33 PM
Its a good list, do you plan to have 2 of the Intel 660Ps? I hear they are very good for price per GB. If you want just 1 drive Is 1TB really enough for you? (they go up to 2TB)

Yes, I plan to run 2 of the 1TB 660p in the M.2 slots and I'll probably have a couple HDDs in the case as well. The 1TB drives were on sale for $82 each.
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: guncrasher on December 02, 2019, 09:05:49 PM: havent built anything in years but not sure if this still applies. the paste or whatever you call it to attach the cpu to the mobo was always better to buy it separately.

semp
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Shuffler on December 03, 2019, 03:23:01 AM: Quote from: guncrasher on December 02, 2019, 09:05:49 PM
havent built anything in years but not sure if this still applies. the paste or whatever you call it to attach the cpu to the mobo was always better to buy it separately.

semp

You mean thermal paste like Arctic Silver.
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: SilverZ06 on December 03, 2019, 06:56:58 AM: Good call on the thermal paste. I will order some now. :aok
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: TequilaChaser on December 03, 2019, 08:36:45 AM: Hey Silver, have you purchased these components yet?

if not, I would recommend replacing that motherboard: ASRock X570 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard

with 1 of the 2 listed below:

ASUS AM4 TUF Gaming X570-Plus https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119197

or

ASUS AMD AM4 ROG Strix X570-F Gaming ATX Motherboard https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-x570-f-gaming/p/N82E16813119195

and consider using Crucial's Ballistix TUF Pro gamers memory.... it is made specifically for the TUF series ASUS AMDRyzen AM4 Motherboards

just some suggestions.....

Good Luck on your build

~S~

TC
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Denniss on December 04, 2019, 05:21:21 AM: I would advise againt using a slow QLC-Flash based SSD as system drive. If you already have them you may want to use a good SATA SSD as system drive and use the 660s simply as storage. A single i660p 2TB should be better bang for the buck as storage, the newer/faster i665p with improved QLC are sadly not available yet.

Better get a good air cooler (Noctua as known best?) than the fancy liquid cooler, usually not worth the money + nothing gained in case you want a silent system.

memory should be OK but might be a bit expensive. Other option would be Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 3200 CL16 with exceptionally good Micron E-dies.

Sapphire is known to build the best (balanced) AMD cards so you might want to compare your choice with their Nitro+
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: SilverZ06 on December 05, 2019, 11:17:40 AM: I think the 660 would be fine for my use case but I went ahead and got a 1TB 970 evo plus that i'll use for boot and I'll use the other two 660s as storage. That will fill all three m.2 slots in the MB.
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: 1701E on December 08, 2019, 08:01:01 AM: If you haven't already bought it, I'd say try to find a different model 5700XT. The XFX Thicc is one of the worst model 5700s in terms of thermals (along with the MSI Evoke).
The Sapphire Nitro, Gigabyte Gaming OC, or PowerCooler RedDevil would be better if you can get one.

If you already have the card, just keep an eye on the temps, it's gonna run really hot so the fan curve may need to be adjusted.
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Denniss on December 08, 2019, 10:42:15 AM: The Thicc II had thermal problems but those are supposed to be cured in the Thicc III. I heard they even offer to send in Thicc II to fix the thermal issue
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: SilverZ06 on December 08, 2019, 07:02:55 PM: It's alive!
UserBenchmarks: Game 113%, Desk 157%, Work 151% (https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/22487117)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/AMD-Ryzen-9-3900X/Rating/4044) - 97.6%
GPU: AMD RX 5700-XT (https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/AMD-RX-5700-XT/Rating/4045) - 109.3%
SSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/693540/Samsung-SSD-970-EVO-Plus-1TB) - 372.2%
RAM: G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB (https://ram.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/861006/GSKILL-F4-3600C16-16GTZNC-2x16GB) - 120.7%
MBD: Asrock X570 Taichi (https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Asrock-X570-Taichi/149101)
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: SilverZ06 on December 08, 2019, 07:05:24 PM: Quote from: 1701E on December 08, 2019, 08:01:01 AM
If you haven't already bought it, I'd say try to find a different model 5700XT. The XFX Thicc is one of the worst model 5700s in terms of thermals (along with the MSI Evoke).
The Sapphire Nitro, Gigabyte Gaming OC, or PowerCooler RedDevil would be better if you can get one.

If you already have the card, just keep an eye on the temps, it's gonna run really hot so the fan curve may need to be adjusted.

The THICC 3 is a lot better than the THICC 2. Thermals are great so far although I haven't actually pushed it yet. I'm still installing drivers and software and such. Just completed the build last night.
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: 1701E on December 09, 2019, 05:48:27 AM: Quote from: SilverZ06 on December 08, 2019, 07:05:24 PM
The THICC 3 is a lot better than the THICC 2. Thermals are great so far although I haven't actually pushed it yet. I'm still installing drivers and software and such. Just completed the build last night.

Didn't even realize the THICC 3 came out last month, just saw THICC and got worried with how bad the 2 was. Good to know they listened and fixed it with the 3! :D
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: ebfd11 on December 09, 2019, 05:00:09 PM: Here is my 7 year old rig ...LOL
https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/22514872

UserBenchmarks: Game 36%, Desk 64%, Work 44%
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 - 78%
GPU: Nvidia GTX 960 - 32.6%
SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB - 62.6%
HDD: WD Black 1TB (2013) - 55.9%
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB - 51%
MBD: Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: SilverZ06 on December 25, 2019, 03:20:29 PM: Finally snapped a picture of the new rig. It's purty :D

(https://www.silveyphotos.com/img/s/v-10/p3769919740-4.jpg)
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Ciaphas on December 25, 2019, 05:01:42 PM: Quote from: SilverZ06 on December 25, 2019, 03:20:29 PM
Finally snapped a picture of the new rig. It's purty :D

(https://www.silveyphotos.com/img/s/v-10/p3769919740-4.jpg)

she sure is

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Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Bizman on December 26, 2019, 02:06:41 AM: Looking at how lean and clean the inside is makes me wonder why cable management had to be so difficult when the video cards and air coolers were much smaller. Yet there's much less material used in modern quality cases than in the nineties when a regular office computer case was made of 2 mm thick solid steel weighing 20 kg's!
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Meatwad on December 26, 2019, 05:42:13 PM: Mine is a turtle (https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/23066016)

CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 (https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/1706/IntelR-CoreTM2-Quad-CPU----Q9650----300GHz) - 34.7%
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GT 730 (https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/12582/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-730) - 3.9%
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB (https://hdd.userbenchmark.com/Seagate-Barracuda-720014-1TB/Rating/1849) - 85.2%
USB: TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB (https://usb.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/7913/TOSHIBA-External-USB-30) - 41.2%
RAM: Unknown 2x4GB (https://ram.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/65561/Unknown-2x4GB) - 23%
MBD: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT (https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Gigabyte-GA-G41MT-S2PT/1880)
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: SilverZ06 on December 26, 2019, 05:55:42 PM: Quote from: Meatwad on December 26, 2019, 05:42:13 PM
Mine is a turtle (https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/23066016)

CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 (https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/1706/IntelR-CoreTM2-Quad-CPU----Q9650----300GHz) - 34.7%
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GT 730 (https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/12582/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-730) - 3.9%
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB (https://hdd.userbenchmark.com/Seagate-Barracuda-720014-1TB/Rating/1849) - 85.2%
USB: TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB (https://usb.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/7913/TOSHIBA-External-USB-30) - 41.2%
RAM: Unknown 2x4GB (https://ram.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/65561/Unknown-2x4GB) - 23%
MBD: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT (https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Gigabyte-GA-G41MT-S2PT/1880)

:uhoh Time for an upgrade
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Meatwad on December 27, 2019, 07:22:56 PM: I really need a better video card, but an overall system upgrade is out of the question until this one goes kaput. I just upgraded the CPU earlier this year to as high as this motherboard will accept, and upped the ram from 4 to 8, which is also the max for this board.
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Bizman on December 28, 2019, 01:58:40 AM: Quote from: Meatwad on December 27, 2019, 07:22:56 PM
I really need a better video card, but an overall system upgrade is out of the question until this one goes kaput. I just upgraded the CPU earlier this year to as high as this motherboard will accept, and upped the ram from 4 to 8, which is also the max for this board.
My Core2Duo could run AH3 very well after I put in a GTX970. The rest was pretty much similar to yours.
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Meatwad on December 28, 2019, 07:28:46 AM: Yikes, thats way out of my budget. I have about $100 and thats just because of the amazon gift cards. About anything is better then what I am running right now
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Bizman on December 28, 2019, 09:31:43 AM: Get a second hand GTX 970, they are within your budget on ebay. Same goes for GTX 1060. The 3GB version is said to lack some power so the 6 GB version may be worth the extra tenners. They are available as a no-extra-power version as well which may be good if your PSU doesn't have the 6+8 pin connectors needed for the 970.
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Pudgie on December 28, 2019, 08:03:49 PM: Here's mine:

UserBenchmarks: Game 51%, Desk 137%, Work 124%
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 99.7%
GPU: AMD RX Vega-64 - 42%
SSD: Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB - 293.4%
SSD: Samsung 850 Pro 128GB - 83.6%
SSD: Samsung 850 Pro 512GB - 84.8%
RAM: G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB - 114%
MBD: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C37)

Looks like I might want to acquire the PowerColor 5700XT Red Devil Wet a little sooner than planned going by this benchmark's results...…………………………………

:D

:salute
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Pudgie on December 28, 2019, 08:05:35 PM: Quote from: SilverZ06 on December 25, 2019, 03:20:29 PM
Finally snapped a picture of the new rig. It's purty :D

(https://www.silveyphotos.com/img/s/v-10/p3769919740-4.jpg)

Nice!

:aok

:salute
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Meatwad on December 29, 2019, 10:27:01 AM: Quote from: Bizman on December 28, 2019, 09:31:43 AM
Get a second hand GTX 970, they are within your budget on ebay. Same goes for GTX 1060. The 3GB version is said to lack some power so the 6 GB version may be worth the extra tenners. They are available as a no-extra-power version as well which may be good if your PSU doesn't have the 6+8 pin connectors needed for the 970.

The 1060 is the closest I can budget for, I believe that is what I will likely decide on unless I can get a better deal on something a little more powerful

Thanks for the insight :aok
Title: Re: Going to build this for myself for xmas. Do you see any issues with my parts?
Post by: Meatwad on January 04, 2020, 10:20:06 PM: Got the 1060 today (hooray for next day air) and am getting around 55 FPS in the training arena with the sliders close to max detail, where I would get max at 30 FPS with everything disabled.

:aok