RobertWS Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, cclarry said: Well I ended up getting $5.99 back on the CPU! Every little bit matters - especially NOW! Yeah! You can buy a gallon of gas! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) On 6/22/2022 at 8:54 AM, rsinger said: After 8 years there's something to be said for a clean install. Clean registery and so on. Just sayin. I usually find myself installing less stuff. I rarely do that. It seems that W10 will load appropriate drives when you've upgraded major parts. Edited June 23, 2022 by Paul Young 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffo Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Nice build Lars, you deserve it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 23 minutes ago, Toffo said: Nice build Lars, you deserve it! Thanx Toffo! I don't know if I deserve it or not..but I've been pushing this one for far too long, so thought it was time to do it. I really didn't want to spend the money on a PC, but I probably would have spent it on software that would just gather virtual dust, so might as well give the dust a new place to live first! LOL! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 8 minutes ago, cclarry said: Thanx Toffo! I don't know if I deserve it or not..but I've been pushing this one for far too long, so thought it was time to do it. I really didn't want to spend the money on a PC, but I probably would have spent it on software that would just gather virtual dust, so might as well give the dust a new place to live first! LOL! And now you will be able to look down at all the folks complaining about whatever plugins being CPU "hogs", and say: "whatcha talkin bout, Willis?". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffo Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Think about the money you’ve saved with all these deals. You couldn’t afford NOT to spend it on a new computer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin H Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 14 hours ago, RobertWS said: Yeah! You can buy a gallon of gas! Not in CA haha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zo Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 4:19 PM, cclarry said: Well...I've gotten about 8 years out of my current FX-8300 system, which is pretty dang good, but it's starting to get a bit flakey, so I figured it's time to upgrade. Here's what I'm going to: Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 Ghz ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PLUS WI-FI AMD Socket X570 AM4 ATX M.2 Desktop Motherboard VICABO WINDWALKER F06 CPU Cooler Dual Fan Heatsink Radiator ARGB High Performance CPU Air Cooler, 6 CDC Heatpipes, Silicon Power 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) 288-Pin XPOWER Turbine RGB DDR4 SDRAM Desktop Memory A little over $600 for everything. I couldn't touch an R9 prebuilt for anything close to that price. Everything else will carry over from the old system. I'll use my current Graphics card until I can upgrade that. I just bought an NVMe 2 Tb Drive for this reason, because I knew my system was "on the edge", and I have enough hard drives and SSD's to complete the build. The REALLY SUCKY part will be "reinstalling everything", which is always a PITA. I will clone my OS Drive to the 2 TB NVMe, and hopefully that will "Ease the pain"! I figure I should be good for another 5 years. Good luck homie , had to re install stuff on the new laptop i have ,... really a pain , that said it was the occassion to down size stuff i didn t 8nstalled everything ... one thing is a pain is presets and customisation in various soft ... Bon courage oncle L 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Zo said: had to re install stuff on the new laptop i have ,... really a pain I can understand the issue with a laptop. Not always easy to swap a drive from the old computer. Much easier with a DIY desktop! I once destroyed an Acer laptop trying to access the hard drive bay. The knuckleheads that designed that unit forgot to put a drive bay door on the bottom, so it required the user to remove the keyboard and ribbon cables to access the drive. That didn't end well... and I have DIY built/upgraded quite a few desktop PC's with 100% success. Note: I had better luck with a Dell Latitude laptop. Just took a few small screws from the bottom, and the drive is right there! Designed to be user accessible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Motherboard is out for deliver! That was FAST! Rest is scheduled to arrive Monday! Edited June 24, 2022 by cclarry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Best of luck with the build Lar. Hmm we might not see you around here anymore as you will be playing/making music with your new machine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_tea Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 that looks like a great upgrade, over 2x single-thread performance and 6x multithreaded performance for the CPU https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/AMD-Ryzen-9-5900X-vs-AMD-FX-8300-Eight-Core/3870vs1825 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 22 minutes ago, mister_tea said: that looks like a great upgrade, over 2x single-thread performance and 6x multithreaded performance for the CPU https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/AMD-Ryzen-9-5900X-vs-AMD-FX-8300-Eight-Core/3870vs1825 That's good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antler Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Looks good, and (as we'd expect from the King of Deals 😁) at a great price too! Hope you enjoy it Larry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristian Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) The cooler is the only part that doesn't quite fit, everything else has great specs. R9 5900X can get pretty hot and that cooler looks like it's made for a lower TDP. For air coolers, something beefier like Dark Rock Pro 4 or Noctua NH-D15 would keep the CPU cooler. But you have the hardware and if it works, it works. Edited June 24, 2022 by Cristian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 11 minutes ago, Cristian said: The cooler is the only part that doesn't quite fit, everything else has great specs. R9 5900X can get pretty hot and that cooler looks like it's made for a lower TDP. For air coolers, something beefier like Dark Rock Pro 4 or Noctua NH-D15 would keep the CPU cooler. But you have the hardware and if it works, it works. Motherboard arrived, and I had a Computer Case in the basement, so installed the Power Supply and Motherboard in that. When everything else arrives I'll just drop them into their locations and be ready to rock with little to no downtime. The Cooler that I bought is a dual fan - 6 Heatpipe cooler, and if that doesn't do the job I'll upgrade it. I have ZERO intentions of overclocking anything, so shouldn't be an issue, but only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristian Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Unfortunately AMD's Zen3 and Intel's gen 11 & 12 CPUs run a lot hotter than their previous generations. I'm actually undervolting my own 5600X, and even so I had to replace the stock box cooler with a 4 heatpipe cooler. With the stock cooler and undervolted it was reaching 90°C and throttling during intensive tasks (like compiling large programs). The six heatpipes on that cooler are just right, but it looks like the surface area of the fins is tight and encased in plastic, which keeps heat in. Certainly test it first before getting something else, it might just be an overabundance of caution on my side. Edited June 24, 2022 by Cristian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Just for reference, the recommended CPU coolers for the R9-5900X are available at PCPartPicker > PC Builder. Just select your CPU, then the CPU cooler list will return recommendations for that wattage. I always use this site to double-check my build lists for any potential compatibility issues, and to help find components at a good price. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ Anyway, have fun with your new build! Edited June 24, 2022 by abacab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristian Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3mdn2m Seems like PCPartPicker doesn't take cooler TDP into consideration ? That's... strange. I definitley wouldn't recommend pairing the cooler on the test linked parts list with a 5900X. Sorry, I'll stop now Enjoy your build. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 Well PCPartPicker narrows it down to about 500 CPU Coolers...LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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