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  1. 38 minutes ago, CPT_BEEMO said:

    Knowing the primary use of this rig would be very helpful when asking for build advice, so I am going to assume this is going to be used for gaming/browsing/mild streaming or video editing.

     

    CPU: There is only a very marginal difference when gaming on a 3800X versus something like a 3600 or 3600X. Gaming in no way (at least today) would use all 8 cores of a CPU. That being said, thanks to the higher boost clock compared to the Ryzen 5, you would see a very very little improvement, but I don't think (IMHO) that the slight improvement is worth the extra money. You could save that money and spend it on a better GPU.

     

    MOBO: You do not have any PCI-E Gen 4 components on this build sheet besides the motherboard itself, Therefore X570 serves no purpose unless you plan on doing some manual overclocking, in which case it would be okay to have. Choosing a B450 chipset would be more cost effective, especially if paired with a Ryzen 5. This could again be something you can save money on and put that saved money towards a better GPU.

     

    Memory: Ask any forum member or watch any major tech youtuber and they will all tell you the same thing: 32GB of memory for a gaming computer is overkill. 16GB seems to be the sufficient capacity of memory for the time being. To answer your speed question, well, Ryzen generally pairs well with fast memory. 3200 is no where near slow. So for my honest opinion, if the price for 3600 speed RAM is not much more than the 3200, then go for it. 16GB of 3200mhz memory would be fine, and the G.Skill for the specific memory I am referring to is F4-3200C16D-16GTZR G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200mhz CAS16. There are plenty of options on memory, most of which will save you money. If your sights are set on the Trident Z, this is a good kit. 

     

     

    Bottom line, Underpowered GPU, and overpowered CPU, if all its for is gaming. Save yourself the money on the MOBO, CPU and Memory and put it towards a better GPU. Something like a 2060 or 2060 super. Heres my recommended part sheet (This is in no way the best recommendation, as there are multiple better options to save you money):

     

    PCPartPicker Part List

    CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£178.00 @ Amazon UK) 
    CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£122.98 @ CCL Computers) 
    Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£127.99 @ Amazon UK) 
    Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£99.17 @ CCL Computers) 
    Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£69.51 @ Amazon UK) 
    Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£52.88 @ CCL Computers) 
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  (£389.99 @ Amazon UK) 
    Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£75.18 @ CCL Computers) 
    Power Supply: be quiet! Straight Power 11 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£106.99 @ Box Limited) 
    Total: £1222.69
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-14 21:28 BST+0100

     

    I only changed the 3 things I mentioned.

     

     

    Thank you for your help, wouldnt i need to update the bios of the b450-f? Or is it 3000 ready out of the box? Also this build is mainly a workstation PC, barely any gaming will be done on it so thats why i went for an underpowered gpu and a better CPU.

  2. Im building a PC for a friend and i need help deciding whether i should go for 3600mhz ram

    Whenever i check i never get a solid "yes" answer to whether i should choose 3200 or 3600 mhz

     

    The list:

    PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/2fgsf9

    CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£297.89 @ Amazon UK) 
    CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£122.98 @ CCL Computers) 
    Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£188.40 @ Alza) 
    Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£182.01 @ Newegg UK) 
    Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£59.97 @ Amazon UK) 
    Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£52.88 @ CCL Computers) 
    Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB Gaming X Video Card  (£188.99 @ Amazon UK) 
    Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£96.48 @ Amazon UK) 
    Power Supply: be quiet! Straight Power 11 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.98 @ Amazon UK) 
    Total: £1289.58
     

    Should i swap out the RAM for the 3600 variant?

     

    Also feel free to recommend any swaps in the build, might change the 1650 for something better.

     

  3. Budget (including currency): 1200ish GBP, can be higher though

    Country: UK

    Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Image editing, video editing, maybe light games, admin things for work

    Other details 

     

    PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/gqxLBZ

    CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£260.73 @ Amazon UK) 
    CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X53 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£119.99 @ Box Limited) 
    Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-E GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£145.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
    Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (£188.36 @ CCL Computers) 
    Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£59.97 @ Amazon UK) 
    Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£52.88 @ CCL Computers) 
    Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card  (£213.99 @ Amazon UK) 
    Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£94.03 @ Novatech) 
    Power Supply: be quiet! Straight Power 11 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.98 @ Amazon UK) 
    Total: £1235.40
     

    Is this a good list? Should i choose the 9700k over the 3700x?

    Also, does the motherboard need a bios update for 3000 support? The asus website says yes but some other places say no.

  4. 10 minutes ago, LogicalDrm said:

    You setup audio from Windows audio settings. HDMI you are gonna use for video can carry audio too. As your headset is default audio device, you set HDMI to listen it. You can use virtual audio solution too, if you want to tweak how audio is transferred.

    Thank you,

    Also, i play on a 144hz monitor and play all my games at 1080p 144. Wouldnt cloning my screen for the capture card then lock my display to 60hz. Theres a method that you use your obs preview but it really lowers the quality. Do you know if theres anyway i would not get locked to 60hz, my laptop display is 120hz so i shouldnt be locked to 60 right?

  5. Sorry in advance if this is in the wrong section.

     

    I have my gaming desktop and a gaming laptop.

    My desktop has a Ryzen 5 3600, 16GB 3000Mhz and 1060 6GB while my laptop as a Ryzen 5 (i forgot which variant), 16GB of RAM and a 1660. I was thinking of getting a capture card (maybe an avermedia or elgato one) and have my desktop as my gaming pc and my laptop as my dedicated streaming PC.

     

    I have been doing a bit of research and i think i get the gist of how to set it all up. I am just unsure on if i will have any issues with my headset which is the steel series arctis 5. Its wireless and has a dongle which also has a 3.5mm jack on it.

    Can anyone explain to me how i would be able to have the capture card pick up the audio from my headset. Would i just have to run a 3.5mm cable from the 3.5mm output on the dongle to the input on the capture card.

    Also, would i have any issues with this setup.

     

    Sorry if this is a silly question, i just want to make sure i know what i am doing before i decide to go with it.

    Thanks in advance.

  6. 12 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

    That's a pretty high end config all things considered. Just make sure you don't have an old green label Corsair power supply - those had heat issues and I wouldn't trust them

    I'm gonna open my pc in a few to check what psu I have, it's a cx500 pretty sure

  7. Just now, 5x5 said:

    You'll be using x264, x265, whatever your heart desires. NVENC is not magic. It's efficient and good but it's not world-shattering. IF it were, the 2000 series would be selling like hot cakes :)

    I should be doing fine then with a  ryzen 5 3600 and an rx5700xt

    Thank you for your help, i think ill settle on the red dragon card

  8. Just now, 5x5 said:

    Not really - you're looking at 100-150 GBP more for a decent 2070S. The 5700XT can also stream and record gameplay perfectly fine with the ReLive software or OBS (arguably the best software suite for streaming and recording. I personally prefer OBS over Shadowplay since I get less corruption)

    i use obs, shadowplay is just to get clips sincei get get my last 2 mins or so of gameplay

  9. Just now, 5x5 said:

    RTX is still in infant stages - not exactly going to last on the 2000 series. RTX 3000 models will likely have 2-3x better Ray Tracing Performance - that's where it's at. As for NVENC - that's a good feature for streamers. Won't matter for anyone else tho.

     

    Just now, Mister Woof said:

    2070 Super also has NVENC and RTX, so you're also getting some good features if those matter to you.

     

    For $40 more compared to the high-end 5700 XT models, I think it's worth it for a "maybe use". For $100 more than the low-end 5700 XTs, not at all unless you know for sure you need those features.

    I use my pc for some occasional streaming etc so nvenc is a +, and i use shadowplay a lot to record past gameplay

    Should i look into 2070s if i wanna keep those features and get the same performance as a 5700xt?

  10. Just now, Mister Woof said:

    I agree, but it can be really tough to justify for pricing. 

     

    $369 RAW II vs $409 Red Dragon vs. $439 Red Devil vs. $462 for the Nitro+

     

    Personally for me, any of the GPUs in the mid-$400 range I would rather just get a 2070 Super.

    The red dragon is the same same price on amazon as the msi and xfx onw

  11. Just now, toasty99 said:

    The 5700xt at similar prices is definitely the better choice. I'd say if within $30 buy a XT. At $50 or more the question gets interesting. The 5700 has a lot more overclocking headroom. You can bios flash a XT bios to a 5700 and really pick up some performance. 

     

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.techspot.com/amp/review/1917-amd-radeon-5700-bios-flash-5700-xt/

    The asus tuf xt one i linked is cheaper than some 5700s, but apparently it has bad cooling and its apparently the worst xt. Should i go for it since its so cheap

  12. Looking to upgrade from my 1060

    I have a ryzen 5 3600 with 16GB 3000MHZ Ram

     

    Im currently looking at the rx5700 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Radeon-5700-Boost-Ultra/dp/B07XVMXBQW/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=rx5700xt&qid=1585858191&sr=8-14 these 2 models https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-Radeon-RX-5700-Gaming/dp/B07TZKT8DQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=gigabyte%2Brx5700xt&qid=1585858165&sr=8-1&th=1 )

     

    Should i go the little extra for the xt versions

     

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Space-grade-Resistance-Auto-Extreme-Compatibility/dp/B07WFQPLMX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=rx5700xt&qid=1585858491&sr=8-1 There is this xt version but apparently its very bad

     

    Do you recommend any other GPUs i should upgrade to?

     

    I want to be able to run games at 144+ FPS while still having above 144 while having OBS open, which should mean i should be running the games at 200ish avg FPS to ensure i dont go below from the FPS drops.

    The games i play are modern warfare, overwatch, rainbow 6 siege and some more. I dont mind turning all settings to low since its what i usually do. My GPU can currently do Overwatch at 200fps avg but i see a lot of fps dips when having obs open with siege and modernwarfare can become hard to play since i struggle to get over 100fps.

     

    Thanks in advance.

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