New PC builder

[grand chasm]

What is you total budget? The max amount you could spend

[hardy parcel]

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/7BRZxH like 50cad more

[formal dawn]

I probably should have mentioned that I own every part on this list besides the CPU, and GPU, do you think the setup is good as it is? or is the board bad? any suggestions would help, my budget is around 1k for a gpu and cpu.

buying off amazon or new egg, no good pc part stores near me

new updated link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KP4ypB

also reason I don’t prefer AMD is because I know nothing about it, always has nvidia so it’s easier for me to choose

[hardy parcel]

yeah would have been nice to mention that

[hardy parcel]

yeah if you plan on keeping that psu, 4070 is the best option

[formal dawn]

i mean upgrading the psu if needed i can do

[grand chasm]

Get a 6950xt and a psu

Is everything else like from your previous setup or did you buy it recently?

[onyx fog]

6950xt is around 20% faster but im not sure about cad cost

[formal dawn]

No, these are parts that have been in my pc for almost 2 years, but they all work fine

[formal dawn]

it’s around 900 and the 4070 is 800

[onyx fog]

$859 cad

[formal dawn]

for which

[onyx fog]

6950xt

[formal dawn]

where you seeing that price

[grand chasm]

This list was usd

Only problem imo is that 5600x might bottleneck these higher end cards however the new 7600 won't

It might be fine till 3070 and 6800 but anything higher 5600x might bottleneck

[onyx fog]

5600x is fine for any last gen cpu at 1440p ultra

it's a solid 140fps cpu on average

the new gen ones pull around 200fps on average

[grand chasm]

I've never seen anyone get anything over a 3070 with a 5600x

[onyx fog]

ive seen plenty get a 5600 with a 6800xt, and 6950xt

it's a good cpu if the games aren't very cpu or cache intensive

[grand chasm]

Ok if it won't bottleneck then getting a 6950xt will be fine but he might need a new psu

[onyx fog]

what's the psu

[grand chasm]

Evga 600w

C tier

[onyx fog]

for upwards of a 300w gpu it's fine, so nothing above 4070ti tbh

[grand chasm]

Must atleast go 750 imo there can be spikes

[formal dawn]

went through it, can’t find any reasonable prices for the 6950xt

maybe if i wait but thats going to be a while probably

[grand chasm]

The 100$ difference between the 4070 and the 6950xt might not be the greatest difference but the 6950xt must be cheaper than the 4070 or the same imo

[formal dawn]

@grand chasm

the 6950xt length is 340mm, while my case can support up to 344mm, do you think that would work well or would the case be a little cramped for it?

case: cooler master MB311L

it’s for sure cutting it close

[hardy parcel]

its cutting it way too close

[formal dawn]

now i’m torn apart, i like the performance of the 6950xt but If i had buy that and a new case it would be a solid 250 atleast more than i would spend on a 4070, any idea what you would do?

also micro atx boards can fit in normal atx mid tower cases right?

[hardy parcel]

yeah

[grand chasm]

There probably are shorter 6950xts

[formal dawn]

only found one shorter one for 1100, looked everywhere and even pc part picker is telling me there are non available

upgrading my pc couldn’t be any harder

[hardy parcel]

yeah hard to find 6950xt models

[formal dawn]

like i found a nice case, but then i also need to buy fans with it since it only comes with you and then a whole bunch of stuff

[hardy parcel]

theyre all out of production i think so the stock is scarce

[hardy parcel]

why not use the fans you already have

[formal dawn]

front is 140mm i believe, i can double check

back is 120mm

[hardy parcel]

you can try ig fitting it? and if it doesnt work you can just buy another case

[hardy parcel]

just say the name of the case

[formal dawn]

currently cooler master mb311l, the one i’m looking at is corsair 4000d airflow

[hardy parcel]

120mm front

[formal dawn]

saw that as soon as you said that

then yeah it would work

[hardy parcel]

already comes with 2 fans as well

[formal dawn]

yeah i’d be set

now i’d have to see how to do the cables, made my pc but the rgb never worked on my fans

idk what plug goes where or if a controller is needed

[formal dawn]

@hardy parcel Hey got a quick question and maybe you know, my current motherboard (AsRock B450M pro4) is currently using a ryzen 5 2600, when I get my new cpu (ryzen 5 5600x) do you think I should update the motherboard bios? and if so how should i do it?

it tells me it’s not recommended to update the motherboard if a certain type cpu is in it, which of course falls under the 2600 cpu

[hardy parcel]

always update it

[formal dawn]

and nothing will happen right? even though it says not recommended?

just trying to be extra cautious

[hardy parcel]

i dont see why it wouldnt be recommende

did you buy the mobo before the 5600x release

[formal dawn]

that’s a very good question

it’s around the same time

could be after

around 2021 maybe?

i feel like it was after,

really got me thinking

[hardy parcel]

you can try with the 5600x without an update

if it doesnt boot, update it

[formal dawn]

is there a way of doing that without taking the cpu out again?

[hardy parcel]

do you have bios flashback

you can prob put the cpu cooler loosely on it so you dont need to repaste every time

[formal dawn]

i don’t know, i don’t know what that does

[hardy parcel]

allows you to update bios without a cpu in/with cpu in

i wouldnt pointlessly ask

yeah you dont

[formal dawn]

before i even do all that my ram is currently stuck at 2133, my pc spam reboots when i put it any higher so i think my cpu is out of date or my motherboard… any ideas?

sorry for all the questions

installing adrenaline rn to see if i can update my cpu (yes i know i haven’t updated it)

[hardy parcel]

i assume the ram can run higher speeds

oh wait

[formal dawn]

yeah 3200

[hardy parcel]

i heard zen+ memory controller aint that good

have u tried other speeds

[formal dawn]

yeah all spam reboots, haven’t tried lower only up

[formal dawn]

zen+?

sorry im trying to understand

[hardy parcel]

2600 architecture is zen+ isnt it

[formal dawn]

yeah

google seems to say so

based on zen+ microarchitecture

is there a fix for that? or just wait it out until i upgrade you think?

[hardy parcel]

no idea

[tender patrol]

zen+ limit is like 2666

2933*

[formal dawn]

none work

2133 is the highest

just updated my bios and everything too @tender patrol

[tender patrol]

did u turn on expo or wtv?

[formal dawn]

nothing changed and its frustering that I dont even know what dosent work

i cant spell ik^

[formal dawn]

uhhh no idea what that is