I'm putting together a micro ATX PC build and I'd love some feedback! Here's my current list of parts and the total cost is about $2500. The setup features an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, a Zotac GAMING SOLID CORE GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, and 64GB of G.Skill DDR5 RAM along with other components. What do you all think? Any suggestions for improvements or potential issues?
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Not a huge fan of the MSI AIO cooler. It doesn’t have the best cooling performance, but since the 7800X3D isn't particularly hot, you may be okay. Just keep an eye on temperatures. You might want to consider alternative coolers if you run into heat issues.
Here are a few changes I'd suggest:
- Go with a single 4TB SSD instead of two 2TB drives for simplicity.
- Consider using 2 x 16GB RAM sticks instead of 2 x 32GB to save some cash.
- A 750W PSU should suffice instead of 1000W.
- Maybe downgrade to a 5070 Ti instead of the 5080, and upgrade to a 9800X3D CPU.
- Look at motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, or MSI in the B650 or B850 range for better reliability.
I’d be cautious with the ASRock motherboard; there have been issues with some of their boards damaging Ryzen 9000 series CPUs. For now, the 7000 series including the X3D seems fine. Also, ensure your RAM is running correctly – enable XMP/EXPO in the BIOS for your 6400 kit. You might need to tweak UCLK settings for stability, but it should perform well overall!
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