Would you change anything on this list?

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Part list can be found here: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Snikwah/saved/62MfdC

Case: Hyte Y40
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor
AIO: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Mobo: Gigabyte B650 AERO G ATX AM5 Motherboard
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
M.2: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
GPU: GIGABYTE AERO OC GeForce RTX 4080 16GB
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G+ 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply


Still going back and forth between AMD or Intel..anything standing out on this AMD build to anyone that they'd swap out? I'm not invested in any of these particular parts really, so feel free to suggest alternatives.
All these parts are assuming a white theme but that is just kind of what I'm leaning towards and not a must have.
Use is general PC use...some photo/video editing and gaming. I tend to keep my builds for many years, so going higher is ok within reason. Gaming is mostly WoW, Elden RIng, CP2077.
Current monitor is 1920x1200@60 which will be upgraded at some point probably this year...144p or 4k is still up in the air and not included in this current upgrade. Regardless, lets assume 4k for longevity's sake...hence the 4080.
 
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Not sure if I'm even qualified to give my opinion here but I see nothinmg wrong with your list. I had to look see what case you were talking about and I was pleasantly surprised that it didn't suck.

Good list.
 
Not sure if I'm even qualified to give my opinion here but I see nothinmg wrong with your list. I had to look see what case you were talking about and I was pleasantly surprised that it didn't suck.

Good list.
Thanks, I really prefer the looks of the Hyte Y60 with it's angled glass corner, but the larger non-founders edition 4080/4090 cards sit too close to the side glass to really cool well. =(
https://hyte.com/store/y60?v=113
 
You don't have any links so I can't tell but make sure your G.Skill Trident is AMD EXPO and not Intel XMP.

Asus has some ROG Strix boards that are white as well, since you're doing a 7950x might as well get the X670E version.
 
Case: Hyte Y40
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor
AIO: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Mobo: Gigabyte B650 AERO G ATX AM5 Motherboard
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
M.2: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
GPU: GIGABYTE AERO OC GeForce RTX 4080 16GB
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G+ 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Still going back and forth between AMD or Intel..anything standing out on this AMD build to anyone that they'd swap out? I'm not invested in any of these particular parts really, so feel free to suggest alternatives.
All these parts are assuming a white theme but that is just kind of what I'm leaning towards and not a must have.
Use is general PC use...some photo/video editing and gaming. I tend to keep my builds for many years, so going higher is ok within reason. Gaming is mostly WoW, Elden RIng, CP2077.
Current monitor is 1920x1200@60 which will be upgraded at some point probably this year...144p or 4k is still up in the air and not included in this current upgrade. Regardless, lets assume 4k for longevity's sake...hence the 4080.
If you are mainly gaming and not doing any sort of production work: I would get a 7700 or 7700x, instead of the 7950x. 7700x is actually faster in some games, due to less latency from only using 1 CCD. I mean, overall, they are realliy close. But, no real point to buying a 7950x----for gaming.

Also, since you are buying a new power supply----may as well get one which has the new ATX 3.0 standard.
 
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If you are mainly gaming and not doing any sort of production work: I would get a 7700 or 7700x, instead of the 7950x. 7700x is actually faster in some games, due to less latency due to only using 1 CCD. I mean, overall, they are realliy close. But, no real point to buying a 7950x----for gaming.

Also, since you are buying a new power supply----may as well get one which has the new ATX 3.0 standard.
7900 non X runs at 40c in prime95 with the stock cooler. pretty crazy that you can do that with the stock box cooler.
 
You don't have any links so I can't tell but make sure your G.Skill Trident is AMD EXPO and not Intel XMP.

Asus has some ROG Strix boards that are white as well, since you're doing a 7950x might as well get the X670E version.
See, this is why I posted...lol. it was indeed XMP and according to their website...the AMD EXPO does not come in white. Back to the drawing board...lol
 
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If you are mainly gaming and not doing any sort of production work: I would get a 7700 or 7700x, instead of the 7950x. 7700x is actually faster in some games, due to less latency from only using 1 CCD. I mean, overall, they are realliy close. But, no real point to buying a 7950x----for gaming.

Also, since you are buying a new power supply----may as well get one which has the new ATX 3.0 standard.
Interesting... I didn't even know about a new ATX 3.0 standard. I found a reddit post about it and it seems that none have even been released yet. I'll keep an eye out...thanks.
I wouldn't say this new machine would be primarily gaming..I will game on it, but definitely not mostly gaming. With my current monitor, everything I play runs fairly well as far as games go on my current old hardware...so this upgrade is mainly in anticipation of higher resolution screen and just over all longevity.
 
See, this is why I posted...lol. it was indeed XMP and according to their website...the AMD EXPO does not come in white. Back to the drawing board...lol

The AMD EXPO is all pretty new so kits are still trickling out supporting it. ADATA/XPG supposedly have Lancer kits in Blizzard White that support it. Corsair's AMD memory is all in "cool grey" which looks good, but it's not white.

There are a few ATX 3.0 power supplies available now, Silverstone's HELA line being one.
 
Interesting... I didn't even know about a new ATX 3.0 standard. I found a reddit post about it and it seems that none have even been released yet. I'll keep an eye out...thanks.
I wouldn't say this new machine would be primarily gaming..I will game on it, but definitely not mostly gaming. With my current monitor, everything I play runs fairly well as far as games go on my current old hardware...so this upgrade is mainly in anticipation of higher resolution screen and just over all longevity.
A few have been released. There are even SFX options now.
 
Case: Hyte Y40
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor
AIO: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Mobo: Gigabyte B650 AERO G ATX AM5 Motherboard
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
M.2: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
GPU: GIGABYTE AERO OC GeForce RTX 4080 16GB
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G+ 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Still going back and forth between AMD or Intel..anything standing out on this AMD build to anyone that they'd swap out? I'm not invested in any of these particular parts really, so feel free to suggest alternatives.
All these parts are assuming a white theme but that is just kind of what I'm leaning towards and not a must have.
Use is general PC use...some photo/video editing and gaming. I tend to keep my builds for many years, so going higher is ok within reason. Gaming is mostly WoW, Elden RIng, CP2077.
Current monitor is 1920x1200@60 which will be upgraded at some point probably this year...144p or 4k is still up in the air and not included in this current upgrade. Regardless, lets assume 4k for longevity's sake...hence the 4080.
Could use a little more cowbell
 
The AMD EXPO is all pretty new so kits are still trickling out supporting it. ADATA/XPG supposedly have Lancer kits in Blizzard White that support it. Corsair's AMD memory is all in "cool grey" which looks good, but it's not white.

There are a few ATX 3.0 power supplies available now, Silverstone's HELA line being one.
It's just so weird...almost every single 7950x build I'm looking at on pcpartpicker.com is using XMP ram.
 
It's just so weird...almost every single 7950x build I'm looking at on pcpartpicker.com is using XMP ram.

PCpartpicker probably haven’t updated things and just have any DDR5 kits as compatible like DDR4 is. Microcenter included the G.Skill Flare X5 kits with their AM5 processor combos, they have a nice big orange FOR AMD sticker on them.
 
So I'm curious why so many people say to not get a B650 board and to spring for the X670. The jump in price is pretty significant and in doing a stare/compare on the manufacturer's page...I really don't see any huge differences that stand out that would matter to me. I don't need wifi, I really will only use 1 or 2 m.2 drives...i don't need a ton of USB ports... just speaking performance wise, is there really a compelling reason to justify spending almost 50% more if I'm not going to use any of the extra "features"?
 
You don't have any links so I can't tell but make sure your G.Skill Trident is AMD EXPO and not Intel XMP.

Asus has some ROG Strix boards that are white as well, since you're doing a 7950x might as well get the X670E version.
I am running the AMD version of this RAM GSKILL NEO 3600 fine with a Intel CPU. Only issue is MW 2 COD does not like XMP selected in BIOS game freezes up on AMD and Intel builds.
 
I am running the AMD version of this RAM GSKILL NEO 3600 fine with a Intel CPU. Only issue is MW 2 COD does not like XMP selected in BIOS game freezes up on AMD and Intel builds.

That's DDR4, not DDR5. AMD EXPO is a new standard for DDR5 and didn't exist for DDR4.
 
So I'm curious why so many people say to not get a B650 board and to spring for the X670. The jump in price is pretty significant and in doing a stare/compare on the manufacturer's page...I really don't see any huge differences that stand out that would matter to me. I don't need wifi, I really will only use 1 or 2 m.2 drives...i don't need a ton of USB ports... just speaking performance wise, is there really a compelling reason to justify spending almost 50% more if I'm not going to use any of the extra "features"?

One of the biggest things is a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot for the GPU. B650 and X670 boards do not need to support it and it is optional, B650E and X670E boards do have to support it. It comes down to the traces need for PCIe 5.0 support and the number of PCB layers required. You can read more about the differences here: https://www.anandtech.com/show/1758...-ryzen-5-7600x-review-retaking-the-high-end/4
 
One of the biggest things is a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot for the GPU. B650 and X670 boards do not need to support it and it is optional, B650E and X670E boards do have to support it. It comes down to the traces need for PCIe 5.0 support and the number of PCB layers required. You can read more about the differences here: https://www.anandtech.com/show/1758...-ryzen-5-7600x-review-retaking-the-high-end/4
ah..ok cool. So basically for the next gen cards like the nvidia 50 series and after. i guess that kinda makes sense then. thanks
 
ah..ok cool. So basically for the next gen cards like the nvidia 50 series and after. i guess that kinda makes sense then. thanks
If you worry about the price jump, yet still want to consider PCIE Gen 5.0 for both graphics and nvme, you can have a look at Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi. It's a black / white board too.

For the processor, 7950x already great choice, and you can config it to run at it's full speed 230w (PBO) or set it's power limit to 125w, 105w, or even 65w:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/17641/lighter-touch-cpu-power-scaling-13900k-7950x/2

The ram kit you choose is great, too. But for your use case, maybe just go for 64gb kit?
You can choose ryzen 7900 non-X to cut the budget, and you can re-sell it's stock wraith prism cooler to offset the price of the ram. That 7900 non-X performs almost the same with 7900X and come very close to 7950x for gaming and trail a bit in productivity for ~$269 cheaper.

There are great choices of 64gb kit of ram on newegg (here I listed based on rank of the kit compared to it's price):

1. Gskill Tridentz 64gb kit 6000 c32 non-rgb (probaby Hynix M-Die), $339:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-64gb/p/N82E16820374413?Description=64gb ddr5&cm_re=64gb_ddr5-_-20-374-413-_-Product

2. Gskill Tridentz 64gb kit 6000 c32 rgb (probaby Hynix M-Die), $359:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-64gb/p/N82E16820374415?Description=64gb ddr5&cm_re=64gb_ddr5-_-20-374-415-_-Product

3. Gskill Tridentz 64gb kit 6000 c30 rgb (probaby Hynix M-Die), priciest $389:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-64gb-288-pin-ddr5-sdram/p/N82E16820374384?Description=64gb ddr5&cm_re=64gb_ddr5-_-20-374-384-_-Product

4. Gskill Tridentz 64gb kit 5600 c28 non-rgb (probaby Samsung B-Die), cheapest at $319:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-64gb/p/N82E16820374404?Description=64gb ddr5&cm_re=64gb_ddr5-_-20-374-404-_-Product
 
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If you worry about the price jump, yet still want to consider PCIE Gen 5.0 for both graphics and nvme, you can have a look at Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi. It's a black / white board too.

For the processor, 7950x already great choice, and you can config it to run at it's full speed 230w (PBO) or set it's power limit to 125w, 105w, or even 65w:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/17641/lighter-touch-cpu-power-scaling-13900k-7950x/2

The ram kit you choose is great, too. But for your use case, maybe just go for 64gb kit?
You can choose ryzen 7900 non-X to cut the budget, and you can re-sell it's stock wraith prism cooler to offset the price of the ram. That 7900 non-X performs almost the same with 7900X and come very close to 7950x for gaming and trail a bit in productivity for ~$269 cheaper.

There are great choices of 64gb kit of ram on newegg (here I listed based on rank of the kit compared to it's price):

1. Gskill Tridentz 64gb kit 6000 c32 non-rgb (probaby Hynix M-Die), $339:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-64gb/p/N82E16820374413?Description=64gb ddr5&cm_re=64gb_ddr5-_-20-374-413-_-Product

2. Gskill Tridentz 64gb kit 6000 c32 rgb (probaby Hynix M-Die), $359:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-64gb/p/N82E16820374415?Description=64gb ddr5&cm_re=64gb_ddr5-_-20-374-415-_-Product

3. Gskill Tridentz 64gb kit 6000 c30 rgb (probaby Hynix M-Die), priciest $389:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-64gb-288-pin-ddr5-sdram/p/N82E16820374384?Description=64gb ddr5&cm_re=64gb_ddr5-_-20-374-384-_-Product

4. Gskill Tridentz 64gb kit 5600 c28 non-rgb (probaby Samsung B-Die), cheapest at $319:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-64gb/p/N82E16820374404?Description=64gb ddr5&cm_re=64gb_ddr5-_-20-374-404-_-Product
Hmmm.......I think that just might have to be my board choice. Seems perfect. Thanks for the suggestion. 🤘

As far as the RAM goes, it looks like those are all XMP like the one I posted initially. I thought a previous poster said those were the wrong ones for a ryzen build? 🤔
 
Hmmm.......I think that just might have to be my board choice. Seems perfect. Thanks for the suggestion. 🤘

As far as the RAM goes, it looks like those are all XMP like the one I posted initially. I thought a previous poster said those were the wrong ones for a ryzen build? 🤔
well I previously used Asrock B550M Steel Legend and it's perfect.
The vrm is overbuilt, and it's ram overclocking options are quite good (vdimm can be tuned to 1.8v, soc to 1.6v, the max ram overclock I can do was 4400mhz 16-8-16-16.

I think for the B650E, Asrock nailed it too at $269 bracket price:
1 16x PCIE 5.0 for graphics
1 5x4 for nvme
16+2+1 Phase Power Design
Many USB ports
Wi-Fi 6E
 
I have revised my picks and edited the first post with a pcpartpicker list...
Unless you are really doing some hardcore production work: I would skip the 7950x and split the gaming and productivity with a 7900X3D, next month. For many games, it will be like having Zen 5, right now.
 
Unless you are really doing some hardcore production work: I would skip the 7950x and split the gaming and productivity with a 7900X3D, next month. For many games, it will be like having Zen 5, right now.
I would consider that..as I'm curious to see the benchmarks of those new chips.. but they have already confirmed that the 2/14 release date was not accurate. so really no concrete release date yet on those. 😢
 
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