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So i made a post about my first custom build and got a suggestion i should possibly think into swapping my MSI B450 Tomahawk Max to a X570 board so i can future proof my build and also have a better board.

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Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $515.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard MSI X570-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $258.00 @ Shopping Express
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $115.39 @ Amazon Australia
Storage ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $225.00 @ Umart
Video Card PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Devil Video Card  
Case Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $109.00 @ Austin Computers
Power Supply be quiet! Pure Power 11 700 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1222.39
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-05 20:05 AEST+1000  

Thats the build i am now planning to go with now because i do kinda want too future proof my build, but the only problem is i am planning on overclocking my CPU and with that motherboard it takes me over what i would like too spend on my PC. I was going to get the CoolerMaster ML240L AIO as my cooler as well but was advised not too, so i should i get a X570 board and wait till i have more cash for the cooler or just get my original choice.

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1 minute ago, IllustriousTurtle said:

MSI X570-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard

Do not buy the MSI X570-A Pro. Watch Hardware Unboxed's video on the budget X570-boards and you'll see why:

 

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1 minute ago, IllustriousTurtle said:

So you think just stick with the Tomahawk?

I don't know, I haven't looked into that mobo's performance or cooling. I just commented that you should stay far away from the MSI X570-board.

2 minutes ago, IllustriousTurtle said:

Also what AIO would you recommend.

No idea, I don't use AIO's.

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13 minutes ago, IllustriousTurtle said:

So i made a post about my first custom build and got a suggestion i should possibly think into swapping my MSI B450 Tomahawk Max to a X570 board so i can future proof my build and also have a better board.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $515.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard MSI X570-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $258.00 @ Shopping Express
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $115.39 @ Amazon Australia
Storage ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $225.00 @ Umart
Video Card PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Devil Video Card  
Case Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $109.00 @ Austin Computers
Power Supply be quiet! Pure Power 11 700 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1222.39
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-05 20:05 AEST+1000  

Thats the build i am now planning to go with now because i do kinda want too future proof my build, but the only problem is i am planning on overclocking my CPU and with that motherboard it takes me over what i would like too spend on my PC. I was going to get the CoolerMaster ML240L AIO as my cooler as well but was advised not too, so i should i get a X570 board and wait till i have more cash for the cooler or just get my original choice.

I’d recommend a better psu, better board and a better/cheaper ssd.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Motherboard Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard $199.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $169.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $469.97
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $449.97
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-05 06:30 EDT-0400  

 

 

 

MSI B450 Pro Gaming Pro Carbon AC | AMD Ryzen 2700x  | NZXT  Kraken X52  | MSI GeForce RTX2070 Armour | Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4*8) 3200MhZ | Samsung 970 evo M.2nvme 500GB Boot  / Samsung 860 evo 500GB SSD | Corsair RM550X (2018) | Fractal Design Meshify C white | Logitech G pro Wireless | Gigabyte Aurus AD27QD 

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For god's sake don't get that motherboard, if you want a b450 get a tomahawk max and if you want x570 get the Asus prime. I'd personally get an x470 though, you get the features from an x board (obviously not pcie gen 4 though) and avoid the point of failure that is the chipset fan

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13 minutes ago, Epimetheus said:

For god's sake don't get that motherboard, if you want a b450 get a tomahawk max and if you want x570 get the Asus prime. I'd personally get an x470 though, you get the features from an x board (obviously not pcie gen 4 though) and avoid the point of failure that is the chipset fan

Many X470 boards aren’ that good tho.

 

MSI B450 Pro Gaming Pro Carbon AC | AMD Ryzen 2700x  | NZXT  Kraken X52  | MSI GeForce RTX2070 Armour | Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4*8) 3200MhZ | Samsung 970 evo M.2nvme 500GB Boot  / Samsung 860 evo 500GB SSD | Corsair RM550X (2018) | Fractal Design Meshify C white | Logitech G pro Wireless | Gigabyte Aurus AD27QD 

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48 minutes ago, IllustriousTurtle said:

Motherboard MSI X570-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $258.00 @ Shopping Express

avoid low end MSI like the plague. 

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/McfFf7/asus-prime-x570-p-atx-am4-motherboard-prime-x570-p

 

get this or aim for one of the tomahawk derivative Max boards from MSI. 

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54 minutes ago, IllustriousTurtle said:

swapping my MSI B450 Tomahawk Max to a X570 board

this is an upgrade for PCIe 4.0, other than that it's not significantly better by any means. I'd rather spend that money elsewhere, or spend more for a board truly better like the Asus TUF or Gigabyte Elite.

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2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

avoid low end MSI like the plague. 

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/McfFf7/asus-prime-x570-p-atx-am4-motherboard-prime-x570-p

 

get this or aim for one of the tomahawk derivative Max boards from MSI. 

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/46901/asus-prime-x570-p-csm-motherboard

 

I assume thats the exact same board, im planning on buying all my parts from that website so i know it will all come together :D

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https://www.pccasegear.com/products/46901/asus-prime-x570-p-csm-motherboard

 

I assume thats the exact same board, im planning on buying all my parts from that website so i know it will all come together :D

thats the exact same board. its vastly better than most other X570 boards below 200$ VRM wise, featurewise its like any other low end x570 board.

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thats the exact same board. its vastly better than most other X570 boards below 200$ VRM wise, featurewise its like any other low end x570 board.

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/46894/asrock-x570-phantom-gaming-4-motherboard

I also was looking at this motherboard, also do you recommend any AIO coolers cause i want too overclock but i was told Cooler Master ML240L was a bad choice.

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Just now, IllustriousTurtle said:

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/46894/asrock-x570-phantom-gaming-4-motherboard

I also was looking at this motherboard,

skip, its not good. 

Just now, IllustriousTurtle said:

also do you recommend any AIO coolers cause i want too overclock but i was told Cooler Master ML240L was a bad choice.

you dont get anything from overclocking the 3700x unless you are into some more advanced steps than multiplier overclocking. 

 

also you are better off with a good aircooler. 

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