is this a good combo?

[Ashleyyyy]

so i'm looking at a ryzen 5 2600, and a gigabyte X470 Aorus ultra gaming motherboard. 

 

is that a good combo?

[Taf the Ghost]

12 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

so i'm looking at a ryzen 5 2600, and a gigabyte X470 Aorus ultra gaming motherboard. 

 

is that a good combo?

It'll work and look nice. What more are you thinking about with it?

[Ashleyyyy]

1 minute ago, Taf the Ghost said:

It'll work and look nice. What more are you thinking about with it?

you mean what i'm gonna do with it? 

 

it'll run Manjaro as main OS, with a Windows VM for gaming. 

it will have 16gb of ram

a GTX 780Ti for the host and an R9 290X passed through to the VM

a few hdd's and ssd's. 

 

will it be ok for that? and can i overclock it in this config?

[Taf the Ghost]

42 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

you mean what i'm gonna do with it? 

 

it'll run Manjaro as main OS, with a Windows VM for gaming. 

it will have 16gb of ram

a GTX 780Ti for the host and an R9 290X passed through to the VM

a few hdd's and ssd's. 

 

will it be ok for that? and can i overclock it in this config?

Yeah, it'll be fine. I'd have to check deeper if the 8+3 VRMs is the real or the doubled 4-phase like Asus, but that would only matter if you're overclocking the 2700X. It should run fine, so long as it has clean passthrough with the OS you're using.

[Ashleyyyy]

6 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

if you're overclocking the 2700X.

2600*

 

i originally wanted a 2700X but those are expensive... i might still go for it though... 

[LukeSavenije]

6 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

2600*

 

i originally wanted a 2700X but those are expensive... i might still go for it though... 

why not get a cheaper mobo and a 2700/1700/x version of it?

 

b450 fatal1ty seems like a great deal to me

[Taf the Ghost]

6 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

2600*

 

i originally wanted a 2700X but those are expensive... i might still go for it though... 

Per some looking around, the board seems fine. It's not a high-overclocker because it lacks significant cooling for the VRMs, but if you're leaving things stock it's fine. However, it appears there is some QC issues and the Newegg user reviews aren't kind.

[Ashleyyyy]

35 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

why not get a cheaper mobo and a 2700/1700/x version of it?

 

b450 fatal1ty seems like a great deal to me

 

34 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

Per some looking around, the board seems fine. It's not a high-overclocker because it lacks significant cooling for the VRMs, but if you're leaving things stock it's fine. However, it appears there is some QC issues and the Newegg user reviews aren't kind.

i want to overclock. so there's that. 

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, firelighter487 said:

i want to overclock. so there's that. 

so? a b450 can overclock

[Ashleyyyy]

9 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

so? a b450 can overclock

i didn't know that... 

 

i think i found a better option. @Taf the Ghost @LukeSavenije

[iLostMyXbox21]

2 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

i didn't know that... 

 

i think i found a better option. @Taf the Ghost @LukeSavenije

Is there a reason you want such an expensive mobo? You could get a good one for about $80 or so, I’d say you shouldn’t spend more then $100...

 

but your choice I guess

 

edit: nevermind, I didn’t realize you were using USD

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, firelighter487 said:

i didn't know that... 

 

i think i found a better option.

I agree about that cpu, but not about that mobo.

the x370 msi boards had vrm problems... and especially at that price I wouldn't get it.

 

the b450 fatal1ty is only 90 bucks, b450 tomahawk 105, 

 

you can even get a x470 fatal1ty at that price

[Ashleyyyy]

1 minute ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

edit: nevermind, I didn’t realize you were using USD

i'm not, it's euro's.... 

[Ashleyyyy]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

I agree about that cpu, but not about that mobo.

the x370 msi boards had vrm problems... and especially at that price I wouldn't get it.

 

the b450 fatal1ty is only 90 bucks, b450 tomahawk 105, 

 

you can even get a x470 fatal1ty at that price

and can i overclock high on those, and are those good with Linux?

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

edit: nevermind, I didn’t realize you were using USD

for your reference, my website for this (filtered at b450/x470)

https://tweakers.net/categorie/47/moederborden/producten/#filter:TY3BCsIwEET_Zc4RksZU2A8oePDkUTyEdJGVYMOmeCn5d1ME8TTDmwezYdGZdRLOMwhF5VlhvvC66NpZrOlHCqdz9w7OoMQHg_aikvgiL5A1qN2YJK-sFbTBn-we75hBNzh7DB73ZuDG4Z97b33_cEMYQ99b-wA

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, firelighter487 said:

and can i overclock high on those, and are those good with Linux?

I've seen the pro4 going up to 3,8-3,9 on a 2600 already. and all of these have better vrms. about Linux compatability I'm not sure...

[Ashleyyyy]

@LukeSavenije https://www.alternate.nl/html/product/1445052?utm_source=Tweakers&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Tweakers_Moederbord&utm_term=GRERRC

 

is this one ok then? 

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, firelighter487 said:

@LukeSavenije https://www.alternate.nl/html/product/1445052?utm_source=Tweakers&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Tweakers_Moederbord&utm_term=GRERRC

 

is this one ok then? 

Imo it is... asrock did really well on am4 400 series

[ThePD]

@firelighter487, I have installed a few of these AORUS boards. Very strong build quality and great for that CPU. I have installed a few 2700X's into this exact motherboard.

[Ashleyyyy]

8 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

Imo it is... asrock did really well on am4 400 series

ok then... do you think 2400mhz ram would be fine? 

 

i really don't want to buy more expensive ram... 

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, firelighter487 said:

ok then... do you think 2400mhz ram would be fine? 

 

i really don't want to buy more expensive ram... 

well... you should be able to overclock it higher, but as far as I can see the difference between 2400 and 2800/3000 is about 10 euro's...

[Taf the Ghost]

12 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

i didn't know that... 

 

i think i found a better option. @Taf the Ghost @LukeSavenije

MSI's 300-series weren't good. Their 400-series boards have some ridiculous cooling capacity (i.e. they're ready for Zen2).

[Taf the Ghost]

3 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

ok then... do you think 2400mhz ram would be fine? 

 

i really don't want to buy more expensive ram... 

Get the 3000 Memory. 2400 to 3000 will do more than any OC. Beyond 3000 doesn't do much but for a few game engines.

[iLostMyXbox21]

4 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

Get the 3000 Memory. 2400 to 3000 will do more than any OC. Beyond 3000 doesn't do much but for a few game engines.

Or at least 2666mhz, but 3000 is reccomended

[LukeSavenije]

9 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

Get the 3000 Memory. 2400 to 3000 will do more than any OC. Beyond 3000 doesn't do much but for a few game engines.

 

4 minutes ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

Or at least 2666mhz, but 3000 is reccomended

overclocking ram should be possible, but as I can look into his pricing the 10 euro difference is worth it imo