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System Name | ab┃ob |
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Processor | 7800X3D┃5800X3D |
Motherboard | B650E PG-ITX┃B550-I Strix |
Cooling | PA120+T30┃AXP120x67 |
Memory | 64GB 6000CL30┃32GB 3600CL14 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000 |
Storage | 8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550 |
Display(s) | 43" QN90B / 32" M32Q / 27" S2721DGF |
Case | Caselabs S3┃Lone Industries L5 |
Power Supply | Corsair HX1000┃HDPlex |
So, eyeing my upgrade this summer (voltage hungry 4790K locked to 3.5GHz so as not to burn down the computer, ailing H97N BIOS and ailing ALC892, no M.2 on H97N and coming to need more space than the 850 EVO (already forced to be external), MX300 and 3D Blue can provide), I got a 1TB SX8200, a 32GB LPX 3200 C16 kit, and the 3700X to get going. Having a BIOS that can't remember my settings anymore, weird audio with no alternative being on ITX, and having to turn off HT because Intel can't make a product worth a damn, AMD's been on my mind for a long time. All I'm waiting on is the $9 NM-AM4 kit for the D9L, and a board.
Well, the board is proving to be a little more difficult than expected.
I bit the bullet on the other parts at a time when PCPP indicated that the X570-I Aorus was becoming readily available, and the X570 Phantom Gaming TB3 was beginning to join the party. Optimistic that ASRock's availability would soon be rolling, and Asus would also open up shop here with its Strix, I was eager to start.
As of now, the TB3 has been taken off the database for some reason, and is out of stock on Newegg.ca. The Strix is nowhere to be found. The Aorus is out of stock on Newegg, and 2 in stock @ $299 locally.
Do I...?
1) Buy the X570-I Aorus. I know that Newegg reviews are, well, Newegg reviews, but there seems to be a lot of negative feedback regarding the BIOS on that board. I haven't followed up on Ryzen 3000 since briefly hearing about the MSI BIOS being too small, or something. Is this a deal-breaker?
2) Buy an X470 board. Things are not any better. The only readily available X470 ITX board here is the Strix, at a whopping $259. $40 less for a lot of things missing, although the lack of a chipset fan is a slight plus. I can't tell right now if this is a worthwhile compromise.
3) Return the 3700X, and buy a 9700K and Z390. I have 15 days to return the 3700X.
4) Return the 3700X, and buy a 3600X and a B450 instead. I have 15 days to return the 3700X. I don't like having to do the blind flash USB thing, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
5) Wait in hopes that somehow more X570 and B550 (lmao) boards make it to the Canadian market, despite X470 having told a different story.
Thoughts? I really want to use the 3700X, something about a great single-threaded and multi-threaded upgrade, and something about going from one of the least efficient x86 CPUs to the complete opposite end of the spectrum. But, well, there's a reason the other choices are up there.
Well, the board is proving to be a little more difficult than expected.
I bit the bullet on the other parts at a time when PCPP indicated that the X570-I Aorus was becoming readily available, and the X570 Phantom Gaming TB3 was beginning to join the party. Optimistic that ASRock's availability would soon be rolling, and Asus would also open up shop here with its Strix, I was eager to start.
As of now, the TB3 has been taken off the database for some reason, and is out of stock on Newegg.ca. The Strix is nowhere to be found. The Aorus is out of stock on Newegg, and 2 in stock @ $299 locally.
Do I...?
1) Buy the X570-I Aorus. I know that Newegg reviews are, well, Newegg reviews, but there seems to be a lot of negative feedback regarding the BIOS on that board. I haven't followed up on Ryzen 3000 since briefly hearing about the MSI BIOS being too small, or something. Is this a deal-breaker?
2) Buy an X470 board. Things are not any better. The only readily available X470 ITX board here is the Strix, at a whopping $259. $40 less for a lot of things missing, although the lack of a chipset fan is a slight plus. I can't tell right now if this is a worthwhile compromise.
3) Return the 3700X, and buy a 9700K and Z390. I have 15 days to return the 3700X.
4) Return the 3700X, and buy a 3600X and a B450 instead. I have 15 days to return the 3700X. I don't like having to do the blind flash USB thing, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
5) Wait in hopes that somehow more X570 and B550 (lmao) boards make it to the Canadian market, despite X470 having told a different story.
Thoughts? I really want to use the 3700X, something about a great single-threaded and multi-threaded upgrade, and something about going from one of the least efficient x86 CPUs to the complete opposite end of the spectrum. But, well, there's a reason the other choices are up there.