Gaming PC advice?

[Spectric]

if the Mobo, PSU and cooling

Something I should have mentioned is to look at modular PSU's , with these the cables plug into the PSU and so you can use just the ones you need without having to have that big bundle to tuck away somewhere.

 

[Ollie78]

Something I should have mentioned is to look at modular PSU's , with these the cables plug into the PSU and so you can use just the ones you need without having to have that big bundle to tuck away somewhere.

You can never go back to the mad spaghetti. So much easier to plug them into the psu at the end.

 

[Agent_zed]

The ryzen 97950x does not have built in graphics so saying onboard graphics makes no sense. There are similar chips that do have graphics built in.
Running 3 sticks of ram is not good they work in pairs.
For a motherboard these days you can get some with up to 3 m.2 slots which is nice because they are fast and cheap so you can just pop one in when you need more.
That power supply is only an 80 plus bronze so not super efficient and pretty low powered. Sometimes a bigger power supply can be cheaper or the same price, it will only use what it needs so shop around, Seasonic are known to be excellent and have a 12 year warranty.

I thought the processors with an X didn't have in built graphics (my Ryzen 5 3600x doesn't) but https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-9-7950x.html seems to suggest it does.

 

[gmgmgm]

Hi all, as luck would have it my 'puter died at the weekend. Since I use it for work (and don't want to be stuck on my laptop) I contacted PCSpecialist who suggested the following setup (I do high end software development and wanted plenty of cores/threads). I have 32G of crucial memory from the machine that died (and 1T m.2, 2T ssd).
No windows as I will install Linux anyway.....


Motherboard ASUS® PRIME B650-PLUS (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz CL40 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
1st M.2 SSD Drive 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3200 MB/W)

At first I was thinking it was a bizarre combination of high-end CPU and only 16GB of RAM (if you're doing dev, with VS and several containers/VMs etc then the more the merrier), but you say you have 32GB from the old machine. Are you sure it will fit - this new motherboard is DDR5, older machines will be DDR4.

If you wanted to save money then I expect many things can be re-used from your dead PC e.g. the case and the PSU.

 

[Spectric]

Are you sure it will fit - this new motherboard is DDR5

DDR5 sticks will not fit a DDR4 slot if I remember correctly, they are keyed differently. So something to bear in mind when doing an upgrade, forget using old memory.

 

[artie]

I thought the processors with an X didn't have in built graphics (my Ryzen 5 3600x doesn't) but https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-9-7950x.html seems to suggest it does.

IIrc processors with a g on the end have built in graphics.

 

[mg123]

Hi all, as luck would have it my 'puter died at the weekend. Since I use it for work (and don't want to be stuck on my laptop) I contacted PCSpecialist who suggested the following setup (I do high end software development and wanted plenty of cores/threads). I have 32G of crucial memory from the machine that died (and 1T m.2, 2T ssd).
No windows as I will install Linux anyway.....

For those that know does this look like a reasonable spec - I am clueless about motherboard and cooling choices.....

Case PCS AEGIS BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Promotional Item Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16 Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.7GHz/80MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard ASUS® PRIME B650-PLUS (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz CL40 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
1st M.2 SSD Drive 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3200 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply CORSAIR 550W CX SERIES™ CX-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling PCS FrostFlow 150 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz
PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT
PORTS
Operating System NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media NO RECOVERY MEDIA REREQUIRED

Cases are a "spend what you like" affair in general. You can really go high end, but in general, there isn't a need unless you desire looks. You don't need to spend a lot on a case as many recent budget examples have good airflow, the only watch out is compatibility with coolers and gpus (if needed)
Another response mentioned the peerless assassin cooler, a very good recommendation providing the case can accommodate as its taller than many. The PCS own brand coolers aren't generally well regarded and probably one to avoid.
Motherboard, personally I've avoided this generations ASUS boards as they've come with many issues (luck of the draw as always).
Your processor is a really good multithreaded powerhouse second only to its successor, the 9950x, but the newer model is not on par with the value of the predecessor.
As others have mentioned, confirm your ram compatibility. 16gb would be insufficient. 32gb or even 64gb if dealing with high end projects would be advisable. And speed of 6000mhz or greater with the lowest latency timing possible. A small cost increase, but its where System builders often cheap out for greater profit margins.
Cooler master have several decent PSU's, but id still aim for larger headroom wattage rating and look for gold modular if possible. I'm not sure of your software development workload, but standalone GPU's are usual recommended. This will vastly increase cost and required PSU.
How much have PC specialist quoted for this build?

 

[DrPhill]

IIrc processors with a g on the end have built in graphics.

They changed from defaulting to no on-board graphics to having graphics and so dropped the terminal 'g'. (As I understand it).

 

[DrPhill]

Cases are a "spend what you like" affair in general. You can really go high end, but in general, there isn't a need unless you desire looks. You don't need to spend a lot on a case as many recent budget examples have good airflow, the only watch out is compatibility with coolers and gpus (if needed)
Another response mentioned the peerless assassin cooler, a very good recommendation providing the case can accommodate as its taller than many. The PCS own brand coolers aren't generally well regarded and probably one to avoid.
Motherboard, personally I've avoided this generations ASUS boards as they've come with many issues (luck of the draw as always).
Your processor is a really good multithreaded powerhouse second only to its successor, the 9950x, but the newer model is not on par with the value of the predecessor.
As others have mentioned, confirm your ram compatibility. 16gb would be insufficient. 32gb or even 64gb if dealing with high end projects would be advisable. And speed of 6000mhz or greater with the lowest latency timing possible. A small cost increase, but its where System builders often cheap out for greater profit margins.
Cooler master have several decent PSU's, but id still aim for larger headroom wattage rating and look for gold modular if possible. I'm not sure of your software development workload, but standalone GPU's are usual recommended. This will vastly increase cost and required PSU.
How much have PC specialist quoted for this build?

My idea was to get as good as I could afford on the hard-to-replace bits (case, mobo, processor, psu) and save costs on the other bits by scavenging parts from the corpse of the last machine. It will be relatively painless to buy more better memory and storage later if I want.

My processor load? Editing - minimal, compile/build will use most of the threads available for speed. Its runtime where the threads will count - at times when I had all 16 threads on the previous processor maxed out for maybe thirty seconds..... I am sure I will do the same to 32 threads - but maybe for half the time......