IrshaadH

So, I still have much to learn about stocks, but one thing is clear: their pipeline is very strong. Next-gen consoles, increased EPYC adoption, 5000 series this year and 5nm in 2021, and their re-emergence as a strong GPU competitor; there's much to look forward to.

Yea all of these x570/b550 boards are around/under 300 CAD, and they're pretty good. 
as said above though, if you plan on running your 2600x with the new board, you will be limited to x570 as b550 does not support zen +.

Ah alright, if it's under warranty you could RMA it, but if you can't.. 
And since i don't know your budget/ currency. 
The x570 tomahawk/ x570 tuf plus are quite decent, if you couldn't find them, the x570 aorus elite is also decent.
If you're going to get a board with zen 3, the x570 tomahawk/ tuf plus/ aorus elite are good, or the b550 tomahawk or the a pro or the b550 aorus pro or the b550 strix f are decent, but if you plan on running a 2600x with a new board first, the x570 tomahawk/tuf/ aorus elite are decent.

correct, no new chipsets for 5000 series. 

If only they could also make the MS store worth using from the technical standpoint. It is an absolute nightmare to download games off of it.

At least SOMEONE agrees with me.

i do wish that the 5600x would have 8 cores. but it probably will not sadly.. but ill be going with the 5700x for sure if its reasonably priced! 

would be a huuuuuge upgrade over my old 2600x.

Made a few improvements to my setup this summer: both necessary and completely vain:
 
1) bought a Herman Miller Embody because WFH on my old DXRacer was killing my back;
2) replaced my Dark Rock Pro 4 with the new EK-AIO 360mm;
3) splurged on 32GB of Trident Z Royal Silver.
 
I'm not the best at taking pics, but enjoy!
 
 

If AMD somehow manages to implement ray-tracing without the 30-40% performance hit that both Turing and Ampere experience, it will be an definite upgrade for me. IMO, that's how AMD wins, even if they're not able to approach the raw performance of the 3080 in non-RT games.

For real, the fact that y'all figured this out 3 months ago based on a couple of leaked pics is astonishing.

Made a few improvements to my setup this summer: both necessary and completely vain:
 
1) bought a Herman Miller Embody because WFH on my old DXRacer was killing my back;
2) replaced my Dark Rock Pro 4 with the new EK-AIO 360mm;
3) splurged on 32GB of Trident Z Royal Silver.
 
I'm not the best at taking pics, but enjoy!
 
 

For real, the fact that y'all figured this out 3 months ago based on a couple of leaked pics is astonishing.

Looks like a Lian-Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL.

Love the case, what is it? The rgb does not look like puke, it looks great! I bet the ram looks amazing irl...would never "turn it off". Well done!

It should fit. I had mine in an O11 XL, which only has clearance of about 167mm. It was tight, but it fit.
 
In terms of decent, inexpensive AIOs, the Arctic Liquid Freezer II is good if you can find it. If you want RGB, I've also heard good things about the Deepcool Castle EX series.

Everyone: *patiently waiting for Big Navi and competition in the enthusiast space*
 
AMD: sTeP InTO 1080p GaMInG

Everyone: *patiently waiting for Big Navi and competition in the enthusiast space*
 
AMD: sTeP InTO 1080p GaMInG

Everyone: *patiently waiting for Big Navi and competition in the enthusiast space*
 
AMD: sTeP InTO 1080p GaMInG

"what's tomorrow's weather?"
"idk, lemme apple it"
 
... no

Start simple
 
- dust out the stock cooler and rest of the case and make sure the fan plug is seated properly;
- if that doesn't improve things, inspect the fan to ensure it's spinning properly;
- if it is, check the fan curve in your BIOS in case you have it set to some sort of silent mode where the fan speed doesn't ramp up unless really hot;
- if all is normal on that front, replace the stock thermal paste, perhaps it went bad;
- if no improvement after all that effort, invest in a better cooler. 

Made a few improvements to my setup this summer: both necessary and completely vain:
 
1) bought a Herman Miller Embody because WFH on my old DXRacer was killing my back;
2) replaced my Dark Rock Pro 4 with the new EK-AIO 360mm;
3) splurged on 32GB of Trident Z Royal Silver.
 
I'm not the best at taking pics, but enjoy!
 
 

Start simple
 
- dust out the stock cooler and rest of the case and make sure the fan plug is seated properly;
- if that doesn't improve things, inspect the fan to ensure it's spinning properly;
- if it is, check the fan curve in your BIOS in case you have it set to some sort of silent mode where the fan speed doesn't ramp up unless really hot;
- if all is normal on that front, replace the stock thermal paste, perhaps it went bad;
- if no improvement after all that effort, invest in a better cooler. 

Start simple
 
- dust out the stock cooler and rest of the case and make sure the fan plug is seated properly;
- if that doesn't improve things, inspect the fan to ensure it's spinning properly;
- if it is, check the fan curve in your BIOS in case you have it set to some sort of silent mode where the fan speed doesn't ramp up unless really hot;
- if all is normal on that front, replace the stock thermal paste, perhaps it went bad;
- if no improvement after all that effort, invest in a better cooler. 

dark rock pro 4