I'm putting together a system with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Radeon RX 9070 XT, Gigabyte B650 Wi-Fi motherboard, and a 750W power supply. Everything is working fine so far, and I've installed the AMD chipset and graphics drivers. The memory is running at 6000 MT/s after enabling its profile. Are there any other worthwhile AM5 or BIOS tweaks, or should I leave the system alone? I'd also like recommendations for safely removing unwanted Windows 11 apps and background features, since the default installation includes a lot of stuff I don't use.
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For Windows 11 cleanup, Win11Debloat is one option people use to remove unwanted built-in apps and disable some of the extras. Review what each option changes instead of running every tweak blindly. During setup, using a local account can also reduce some of the account and cloud-service prompts.
If the system is stable, you don’t need to force a bunch of tweaks. Make sure the memory profile is enabled—EXPO is the usual option for AMD systems—then keep the BIOS, chipset drivers, and graphics drivers up to date. You can also check that the CPU cooler and case airflow are set up properly, but otherwise leaving the defaults alone is perfectly reasonable.
The memory is already running at 6000, and I’ve installed both the AMD chipset and graphics drivers. I’m mainly trying to learn what else is worth checking on AM5.
I’ll take a look at that. I accidentally stayed connected to the internet during setup, so I ended up signing in with an online account.