PC Sherdog PC Build/Buy Thread, v6: My Power Supply Burned Down My House

These are what I have selected to go with the 5090. Any thoughts?
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The 5800X doesn't have an iGPU. I don't think any of the X/X3D Ryzen chips have one.
 
Also if you're getting a 5090 you may want to splurge for the Asus Rog Astral since I think it's the only one that monitors power to each pin.
 
Thanks man. Also should I get the MSI or the Founder's edition?
 
 
Guys I want recommendations on everything- I'm getting an RTX 5090 and a Ryzen 7 9800X3D. What's the best??? Help me! I can't play RDR2 again until I do this
 
Hell yeah, that's my mobo. I paid $200 for it at Microcenter in January. You can flash the bios with a USB thumb drive.
I think the mickster will tell you the same thing - that an 870/870E is overkill.
 
My Spot said:
Hell yeah, that's my mobo. I paid $200 for it at Microcenter in January. You can flash the bios with a USB thumb drive.
I think the mickster will tell you the same thing - that an 870/870E is overkill.
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Beers on me my man. Memory? What do you think of what I picked?
 
WhiteMousse said:
Guys I want recommendations on everything- I'm getting an RTX 5090 and a Ryzen 7 9800X3D. What's the best??? Help me! I can't play RDR2 again until I do this
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Have excellent ventilation and power. Your card is more than enough to handle that game at the highest settings. Happy gaming bro
 
 
You're replacing the whole computer internals? What are you keeping? Just the Corsair iCue 5000X case?

And you're in the USA right now? You're purchasing in the American market? Just confirming because all of the links you're sharing are American domains.
 
Madmick said:
You're replacing the whole computer internals? What are you keeping? Just the Corsair iCue 5000X case?

And you're in the USA right now? You're purchasing in the American market? Just confirming because all of the links you're sharing are American domains.
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Yes sir. I live in Charleston, SC.

Any advice you guys can give will be appreciated.
 
My Spot said:
Hell yeah, that's my mobo. I paid $200 for it at Microcenter in January. You can flash the bios with a USB thumb drive.
I think the mickster will tell you the same thing - that an 870/870E is overkill.
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More than ever those are overkill. I was just looking at this a few months ago, I posted about it. It's not just true between chipsets (i.e. X870 vs. B850), but there's also almost no difference between the higher and lower end boards of the same chipset once you're up to the B850 class. I was gobsmacked at how little difference there is in the cooling components between even the lower end boards and the higher end boards these days.

Okay, I'm looking over everything now.
 

Okay, yeah, I like that Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX, and make sure to get the V1. I've noticed a trend in the past few years that pisses me off, and it's that the MoBo manufacturers are often nerfing the V2 versions of motherboards. I think it's because they know most consumers will just see "V2" and make the reasonable assumption it's an upgrade; even if they're just assuming it carries very minor upgrades of newer components. Obvious profit margin strategy. The V2 is inferior despite the identical price.

You can go with an AIO 280mm+ if you want, definitely not worth it for 240mm over the air coolers MySpot mentioned since there is basically parity. Two strategies. Either you're after the absolute best to limit thermal throttling to the bare minimum since these CPUs will run with whatever you give them, or get the best value with the lowest probability of component failure (and damage from failure) with the air cooler. Considering how cheap and well-made the Thermalright 6+ heat pipe dual-fan options (there's almost always one for under $40 lately) it's just a great place to be for PC builders in 2025. You can look more into reviews of the specific one I chose, maybe there is something better under $50, I leave that to the forum. There is also an RGB version for a few dollars more if you prefer.

GPU. I like MSI for the 5090. The Gaming Trio OC is heavier, also has 3 fans, and offers a higher boost, so I presume it's superior within MSI's 5090 line to the identically priced Ventus.

For RAM I chose the Patriot venom because they seem to hit the sweet spot for value with a priority on MHz and latency. You can get the 32GB set, too, but I see no reason not to get 64GB looking forward since RAM is so cheap. This isn't a foolish "future proof" luxury. It's quite realistic that the most demanding games will start wanting that much before you're done with the comp the way we've seen RAM requirements rise over the years.

For the PSU I chose the Be Quiet since it was the lowest cost Tier A 1000W+ fully modular PSU. I don't know if you had the Corsair selected for iCue considerations although it was an HX, and I thought the AX line was the one that had the most bells and whistles as far as those more obscure digital controls. That's lighting stuff, I don't care about RGB, I never spend time watching YouTubes or reading about it. If you're after that, then get what you need to get.

For the SSD, I looked at 2TB size. The Samsung 990 Pro, WD SN850X, and specifically the Addlink A95 are the cheapest PCIe 4.0x4 drives (or better) I'm seeing that include DRAM among the high-end drives. Many more high-end drives don't, these days, but I still think DRAM is generally superior to HMB. None of these are crazy fast, but there's not really much difference, and really none at all to gaming. You could look at the Addlink G55H or Corsair MP700 Elite w/Heatsink in the 5.0x4 class for not a whole lot more, but then you might want to start looking at tests due to heat considerations. I mention the variants with heatsinks for a bit more if you really want to cook your motherboard with one of them.
 
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