CPU, Motherboard and RAM upgrade

[Pixel5]

hello party people.

 

i have noticed more and more stuttering problems in CPU intensive games when im playing a youtube video on another screen or do something else at the same time.

 

my current specs are 4790k, 16GB RAM and a 980TI.

 

im thinking about upgrading to a Ryzen 2700x to give me enough cores to game and do other things at the same time.

What i am not really sure about is which motherboard i should get, are there any that have some big advantages over others? currently i dont have any m.2 SSD but having a 4x port for it will surely not hurt.

 

also i will need 16GB of Ram to pair with the CPU, what should i look out for here?

[Origami Cactus]

On ram pick something with 3000mhz or higher speed, on motherboards pick an x470 board, which brands do you like? Some have bad vrm cooling, but thats about it.

[Crunchy Dragon]

A B450 motherboard will be enough. Those have up to 2 M.2 slots and enough SATA to go around.

X470 only really gives you better VRMs and SLI support, and costs more.

 

For RAM, you want at least 3000Mhz. RAM is RAM, pretty much anything that won't interfere with your cooling and fits your aesthetic is a good option.

[Pixel5]

17 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

A B450 motherboard will be enough. Those have up to 2 M.2 slots and enough SATA to go around.

X470 only really gives you better VRMs and SLI support, and costs more.

 

For RAM, you want at least 3000Mhz. RAM is RAM, pretty much anything that won't interfere with your cooling and fits your aesthetic is a good option.

does Ryzen have enough PCI-E lanes for full 16x SLI or it it shared 8x as usual?

 

20 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

On ram pick something with 3000mhz or higher speed, on motherboards pick an x470 board, which brands do you like? Some have bad vrm cooling, but thats about it.

i dont really care about brands these days, i used to always buy gigabyte but i take whatever i can get today

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Pixel5 said:

does Ryzen have enough PCI-E lanes for full 16x SLI or it it shared 8x as usual?

SLI will automatically switch to 8x for both cards.

 

However, a single GPU can do down to 4x before you start to notice bandwidth issues.

[Origami Cactus]

1 minute ago, Pixel5 said:

does Ryzen have enough PCI-E lanes for full 16x SLI or it it shared 8x as usual?

 

i dont really care about brands these days, i used to always buy gigabyte but i take whatever i can get today

X8 speed doesnt make a difference, thought i dont know.

 

If gigabyte then https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X470-AORUS-GAMING-7-WIFI-rev-10#kf and https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X470-AORUS-ULTRA-GAMING-rev-10#kf look good.

[Pixel5]

52 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

X8 speed doesnt make a difference, thought i dont know.

 

If gigabyte then https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X470-AORUS-GAMING-7-WIFI-rev-10#kf and https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X470-AORUS-ULTRA-GAMING-rev-10#kf look good.

there is actually one feature on the gaming 7 model that makes it worth the extra price for me.

 

it has bluetooth 5 which is hard to get in any USB dongle and very costly.

 

also i got 5m of addressable RGB LEDs here which i can plug right into it.

[Pixel5]

12 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

A B450 motherboard will be enough. Those have up to 2 M.2 slots and enough SATA to go around.

X470 only really gives you better VRMs and SLI support, and costs more.

 

For RAM, you want at least 3000Mhz. RAM is RAM, pretty much anything that won't interfere with your cooling and fits your aesthetic is a good option.

oh and another important thing, can i just use the stock cooler?

 

im not sure if my current one fits the new socket and as far as i have seen the stock one seems to be ok.