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No, it's not just 65W. Unless you have manually set a lower power limit, it's TDP is 120W. My R7 5800x has a TDP of 105W and, according to AMD Ryzen Master, it's consumption rises to a little over 120W under load. (Running Prime 95 in small tft, max heat mode)My Ryzen 78003XD is only 65 watts, so the fan positioning isn't as crucial as those toasters from Intel.
Thanks Sam, you learn something every dayNo, it's not just 65W. Unless you have manually set a lower power limit, it's TDP is 120W. My R7 5800x has a TDP of 105W and, according to AMD Ryzen Master, it's consumption rises to a little over 120W under load. (Running Prime 95 in small tft, max heat mode)
By the time you took everything off the motherboard, replaced the motherboard and put everything back on you may as well do as you've done and just replace the lot. It's a lot more fun (and expensive!) that way.The last few weeks my PC was emitting a terrible rattling noise. I assumed one of the wires had been caught between one of the fans.
I done a visual check and some cable management. Unfortunately the crackling sound was still present. So I assumed, after running the fan hygiene check via software that it may indeed be the AIO water pump, I had it about 5 years and they typically die around this time and the PC forums suggested that this might be the problem.
I was thinking of upgrading my PC and this gave me the pretext to spend more money.
Anyway I installed my new BeQuiet 280mm AIO and, oh damn it wasn't the AIO.
The crackling noise emitting from my PC have increased in intensity.
I checked the GPU fans, it wasn't that.
I narrowed it down to the PSU or the motherboard microchip fan.
Anyway the dye was set. I ordered new motherboard, new cpu, new DDR5 ram, new fish tank double chamber PC case, New PSU, new mod cabling.
When the missus's goes to Italy in 2 weeks time. I will build my new rig.
I still intend to resolve the issue on the old PC, because I need to salvage some of the costs. Hopefully by selling on eBay.
Cheers Bud.By the time you took everything off the motherboard, replaced the motherboard and put everything back on you may as well do as you've done and just replace the lot. It's a lot more fun (and expensive!) that way.
I always enjoy building computers but as you say you need a good sized table to plonk it on and preferably a shortage of distractions. Neat cable management can become a bit of an obsession. I never thought about it on my first ever build and it was like Kerplunk inside it. Made a much more concerted effort second time round. You couldn't see inside my first case so aesthetically it made no difference but second time round I've got a Thermaltake V2 which is mesh and with a perspex side panel so worth the effort (and less dust gathering potential to boot!)
Look forward to seeing some pics once you've got it assembled!
I would suggest avoiding the latest Ada 4000 series gen, not unless you want to pay the crazy price for them. I think the Ampere 3000 range is still good enough for 4K gaming. I went with the GeForce GTX 3080 (ASUS TUF) and pretty decent frame rate at high settings.Looking good!
What GPU have you gone for? Thinking of doing an upgrade on my GPU soon.
Thanks for your comments hahaha!Congrats, sure is pretty; I might want that for the holidays!
I'm retired and my requirements and tastes are modest now: I have settled on two Intel NUCs, one with an i7 and 16 gigs, and the other with a mere Celeron and 16 gigs. These, plus my two Surface tablets and Fire tablet would surely feel dwarfed and intimidated, and might all fry next to yours!
I'm thinking of switching from a 1080p 60Hz screen to 3440x1440p later this year with a bit of curved screen goodness so have been eyeing up the 4070ti Super. At the moment I have a fairly aged 1060 with 6GB of ram which is not realistically going to cope with the upped resolution. The 1060 was slotted into my new (ish) rig from my previous build so is pretty low spec compared to the rest of the system. As you suggest I'm planning to wait for the 5000 series to be announced so the price of the 4000 series will hopefully drop a bit. Not holding my breath though.I would suggest avoiding the latest Ada 4000 series gen, not unless you want to pay the crazy price for them. I think the Ampere 3000 range is still good enough for 4K gaming. I went with the GeForce GTX 3080 (ASUS TUF) and pretty decent frame rate at high settings.
Not discounting AMD RTX 7000, and if Ray tracing isn't your thing, you can get the RXT 7080 cheaper than the Nvidia equivalent. If you can find it in stock RTX 7090 is an excellent performer, better framerates than 4080ti.
Also if you can hold fire, I believe Jensen in the next few months will announce NVIDIA Blackwell 5000 series Platform, which will no doubt have a positive effect in reducing the retail price of the 4000 and 3000 series, not unless the Crypto Miners grab all the stock!
You can't go much wrong 3080 or 3080ti. I think I paid £350ish for it on eBay.
It's a shame how crazy GPU prices have become over the last few years, there are some positives though, selling your old 1060 should fetch you a decent price. I think the 4070ti Super hits the sweet spot, does everything and more without unnecessarily extending your budget to a 4080ti or 4090, which to be honest if you're gaming at 4K, there's only marginal benefits but at a much higher costs.I'm thinking of switching from a 1080p 60Hz screen to 3440x1440p later this year with a bit of curved screen goodness so have been eyeing up the 4070ti Super. At the moment I have a fairly aged 1060 with 6GB of ram which is not realistically going to cope with the upped resolution. The 1060 was slotted into my new (ish) rig from my previous build so is pretty low spec compared to the rest of the system. As you suggest I'm planning to wait for the 5000 series to be announced so the price of the 4000 series will hopefully drop a bit. Not holding my breath though.
Loving the proper RGB setup in your new machine. I've got a couple of RGB bits but they were more as an afterthought than planned specifically. Next time round I'll do a bit more RGB planning. Definitely got some RGB envy going on at the moment!
1440p is the sweet spot for gaming. The 4070 ti is pretty cool, though, hard to take in, the kind of money one has to pay for a GPU these days. I can only hope AMD raises their game and the prices come down. ExcellentWell... I've pulled the trigger on a MSI 4070 ti Suprim (non super). Down to £659 on offer so went for it. Awaiting an extension on the house in the next few months which once built should give me an office again. Aim is to go for a 34 inch 1440p ultrawide or, ideally a 37.5 inch LG 1600p ultrawide (ideally the latter). The card will easily handle 1440p and should manage 1600p- I'm not considering 4k so have saved some pennies by going for the now discontinued GPU model on offer. Will get it fitted in the coming weeks and see how it looks!