New build need help with AMD CPU

Scannerman · Sep 12, 2024

FirasKing Air said:
Any thoughts Advice Recommendations
Are more than Welcome

My thoughts remain the same. If you're just gaming I think your CPU is overkill and that you could probably use the coin you save from settling for an 8 core to be put to better use (such as a higher end GPU). The Graphics card you selected is good. In fact, it's a sweet little card for what it costs BUT for 4K gaming there are better GFX cards available. The Antec case you selected has outstanding airflow and if you're not planning on using any devices normally designated for front bay use you'll be fine with it.

My wife uses G. Skill Ripjaws matched RAM on her Saberttooth Z87 TUF series board and it excels in latency and stability. I have no idea how reliable G. Skill RAM is today or if matched RAM even matters anymore. When in doubt I default to CRUCIAL because they make their own RAM. Micron owns CRUCIAL and they have an impeccable reputation for quality RAM. So much has changed these days which is another good reason for not engaging in blind loyalty to any brand name. IMO Micron could be an exception to this. Decades have passed and they're still awesome!

Once again, for gaming you could probably use practically any of the big name NVMe and get good results. With games the difference between NVMe and standard SATA SSDs is negligible, the significant differences being most prominent at start up and loading the game. (We're talking about mere seconds or less here.) For all intents and purposes SSDs vs NVMe is not much of a gaming performance issue — at least not since I last checked. Some here may disagree. Anyway, I own and have installed many of the WESTERN DIGITAL BLACK versions of NVMe and I have found them all to be very good. For gaming you really can't go wrong with this selection.

I'm not familiar with PURE POWER PSUs so I can't rightly comment one way or the other. The one you selected is gold certified and bears the 80+ standard so you're probably okay with it. My experience has been that Corsair, Seasonic, ThermalTake, and EVGA all offer good power supplies but it wouldn't surprise me if there were a few bad ones in the mix. It's always a good idea to read the reviews and to consider those which have used the product for extended periods of time. These reviews are often harder to locate but they're out there if you're prepared to dig for them.

My daughter owns a Red Dragon mouse that looks very similar to the one you're showing in your post and she has had it for years and years. It has passed the test of time so that is likely a good choice. Hers is weighted and she's very sensitive to the weight of a mouse and fussy about it so for some this really is a thing. She's a gamer like her mother so I just take their word for it. My wife has always used a Microsoft mouse and she really prefers it. I wonder sometimes if this isn't simply because it's pink, but then again it isn't exactly a cheap mouse either.

Like mouses, headphones are really a user preference thing. Everyone has different hearing so I leave that completely up to the user. Razer does have a reputation for manufacturing quality peripherals but I've also seen many negative reviews. That doesn't mean all their stuff is bad. Reviews have to be sifted like sand and user error is always a factor to bear in mind when reading any review.

I hope this helps :)

pparks1 · Sep 12, 2024

Scannerman said:
I don't build brand new PCs for people anymore. There isn't a whole lot of money in it and methinks the demand for custom built PCs is waning.

I would agree completely. And every problem they ever experience started when you built or touched their PC, it's somewhat of a nightmare to support.

Scannerman said:
Building a PC can be a lot of fun but it isn't everyone's cup of tea. Still, it is a skill well worth developing IMO and one never knows where it could lead. My weak point is software but I'm in great company here because so many awesome people are in this forum and many of them will bend over backwards to help. Some of them seem to have unlimited patience and I seriously don't know how they do it but I'm grateful for the help. Anyway, there it is.

Agreed, lots of very helpful and patient people here.

Scannerman · Sep 12, 2024

pparks1 said:
I would agree completely. And every problem they ever experience started when you built or touched their PC, it's somewhat of a nightmare to support.

I get/got the good, the bad, and the oglee. I could tell you some stories . . . Indubitably, you could tell me a few yourself. As the cliché goes, there's one in every bunch. For the most part people here, where I live, are quite pleased with my work. To be fair however this little town gets its fair share of transients and has a ghost population roughly three times larger than the town itself. Most of these boys and girls are working out in camps, or shared motels, or company housing can wait up to weeks before the crew hits a mad scramble for the muster point where they are picked up and carried off to their designated work site. In the meantime they need to keep themselves occupied. Word of mouth, it is said, is the best form of advertising. So from time-to-time I would get these random requests for a gaming PC. TBH I rarely, if ever, get call backs from these crews. I built PCs for work crews slightly different because I know they're going to get jostled and bumped a lot. Anyway, that's all passed now. The current economic climate didn't help things either, but that is okay as I could probably use a break here in my "retirement" anyway.

I used to make jokes that I felt like the "Maytag repairman" because once I built a PC for someone I never had to fix it for them. Local residents will wave and say, "hello, computer guy" and I'll ask them how their PC is running and they'll say "great" and that's about it. People that are from out of town I will call up and ask and they will tell me their PC runs as good as ever. There is one case to the contrary and it involved a brand new HP that sat on my shelf for years. I cloned the drive to a large SSD to ensure that nothing nasty took place in shipping. I can't really call this a build but it resulted in a nightmare. I offered to buy it back for the same price I sold it. The user told me not to worry about it and they got their own IT on it instead.

Today, the young folks that I refurbish PCs for and give away are all quite pleased with what they get. (Their parents are too.) Essentially PC building is more of a labour of love these days. Corporate competition has rendered the market such that it is practically impossible for the little guy to build for profit IMO. So now I spend my time refurbishing and rebuilding as a hobby and helping others to do the same. Keeping older PCs out of the dumpsters is my main thing now. Although the rewards are not monetary in nature it gives me great pleasure to know that at least one more PC avoided e-waste as this is a serious environmental issue. Youngsters and young adults mostly use tablets anyway now and even laptops are regarded as archaic by some. Myself, I prefer a large screen and I would not know what to do with a tablet much less a smart phone. To each their own. I know I'm from another time. This is why I'm especially zealous when a young person shows an interest in PCs. It's nice to see the legend live on.

Anaksy · Sep 13, 2024

Put a little bit more money and get a RX 7900 GRE

Scannerman · Sep 13, 2024

Anaksy said:
Put a little bit more money and get a RX 7900 GRE

As far as 4K gaming is concerned I'd be inclined to agree. Money saved from opting out for an 8 core CPU instead of that overkill 12 core work station chip could go toward that high end GFX card rather nicely. Nobody needs 12 cores in a CPU for gaming. (At least not yet.)

This Sapphire looks pretty good too.

FirasKing Air · Sep 28, 2024

bobkn said:
As regards the Corsair 3500X, my last Corsair case was a 4000D. It was OK, except the mounting cage for the 3.5" drives badly cramped the cabling for the PSU.

Lately, I've become more of a Lian Li fan.

Is this the case your talking about?

Corsair 4000D Airflow Mid-Tower ATX Case with Tempered Glass (Front Panel, High Air Flow, Side Cover, Two 120 mm Fans Included), White, CC-9011201-WW Amazon.de

I might go for it it's a nice

case