Posted 5 days ago

5900X x570/B550, AM5 build is still pricey, I think!

Hi All,

Was going to build a new PC last year, but held off until now! Current build is 8 years now!

Still think, the AM5 gear is still pricy at the moment, so looking at the AM4 structure (again)!

I like the x570 boards for along time, but notcied the B550 should be able to handle the 5900X AM4 chip.

Don't game much (still on snowrunner and not finished Dragon Age)

Going 12 core mainly for a million tasks and not much in the price (since the prices have fallen).

1. x570 harder to get these boards, will the asrock B550 steel legend handle the 5900x?
2. Memory is also cheap, going for 32/64gb - what speed??
3. Cooler?, had the hyper 212 before - not interested in watercooling - What's the min needed to cover the 12 core chip?
4. Old psu was 850w, so going to recycle
5. Case NZXT flow or corsair 4000D (black) no colour bling stuff

5. GPU - not decided, anything cheap with 12gb should be ok

Any advice on the B550/5900x combo or can a x570 do the trick, but the latest hardware might push it towards the B550

cheers
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  1. Uncommon.Sense's avatar
    You'd be crazy to hamstring your upgrade options in the future by getting an EOL platform, especially if you last system was 8 years ago.

    Firstly decide what functionality on the motherboard is important/must have for you, don't just base it on chipset name. You can get a decent B650 board for well under £200, and 32GB of DDR5 6400 C32 RAM for ~£100, add that to a 7700 or 7700X, which is a similar cost to the 5900X, and you've got a solid platform that will be easy to upgrade and significantly faster for a lot of tasks.

    Don't just assume more cores = faster even for content creation this isn't always true. - pugetsystems.com/lab…56/

    £435 for an AM4 platform with a B550 board, or £90 more for an AM5 platform that will lend itself to a much longer lifespan.

    If you are really struggling to justify the extra investment, you could just grab a used CPU or wait for one of the eBay sales, or maybe even the 7900x goes back to £249 on Amazon again.
    godzillafan's avatar
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    Thanks for this, I am been busy researching the current zen route and looking into the new launches which are upcoming, to see what boards will take newer chips. Kinda back to the drawing board.
  2. PS5's avatar
    What tasks are you carrying out to warrant a 5900x build? (curious).
    It sounds like you know what you are talking about.. RAM isnt too expensive now and price diff between DDR speeds are generally very tolerable?
    I tend to buy used to maximise my value, though a lot of people frown on that or like everything brand new which is fair enough.
    godzillafan's avatar
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    It's going to be a mix of work and home use.

    So, with a few projects coming up, I will be going into a little photo and video work.

    Usual multi monitor setup and with work, I end up having tons of stuff up and running all the time!

    Knowing the 12 core will eat all that up and with it's lower price vs let's say the gaming CPU offering nearing the same price (I think, when I last looked).

    With no high end gaming being played, the other chips, don't appeal too much.

    I am looking at the 2nd hand markets, but the fleasellers market site is beyond wild prices. Not looked at marketplace yet.

    And to take someones word it's in good nic, I am thinking a few extra quid for peace of mind and I am planning to keep the rig for about 4/5 years. I might be better off buying new.

    Worth asking the above questions and triple checking the board and cpu combo!

    Ram, 3200/3600 I think I researched, whatever deal I get will be cool.

    GPU, I am trying to figure out!
  3. 001Cisco's avatar
    What is the main use?
    The main question is how likely would you upgrade CPU, say 3-4 years down the line.
    godzillafan's avatar
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    My Fx6300 I kept for 8 years, so, with price point higher am4 12 core. I am most likely going to keep for at least 4/5 years.

    Don't mind missing the am5 platform if need be!
  4. B3aver's avatar
    With you wanting a 5900x you’d be better just paying a bit more in some cases less for am5 on awd-it the upgrade bundles aren’t too bad a 7700 with a crappy b650 board is £329.99 them some ram for £400 you’ll pay roughly that for am4 if you need ram. So I’d have a shop around if you need any help or advice message me by all means.
    godzillafan's avatar
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    Thanks for the info, that's what I am doing at the moment, before I update on here. I am pricing up some am5 options with a route to max out CPU, if I can nail the correct am5 board! So, might mean dropping cores in am5, but update when further AMD gear comes out later in the year. Hopefully that could drop am5 top level core prices. The asrock rs b650 for example, might handle it. A wee bit more research on the am5 route!
  5. Uncommon.Sense's avatar
    No real need to look at leaks, all the current AM5 boards with take new Zen5 based CPU's
    godzillafan's avatar
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    Great stuff, focusing on the am5 and with these boards taking the newer chips, will just narrow down a mid range board in this set-up.
  6. 001Cisco's avatar
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    How is ryzen 9 5900x (£264) perform in video editing compare to i5-14500 (£240)/ i5-14600K(£289)?
    godzillafan's avatar
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    To be honest, never built or used any intel chips or boards, always stuck to amd! Not quite fanboy, just always used them and for years they have worked for me.

    Laptops, I always had a mix of both intel and amd, so never really research the intel chips.

    At the moment the 5900x is about the 250 mark (with easter around the corner and amazon spring deals, might get one cheaper).

    Its the board and gpu price is what I am really researching and checking which B550 will be best fit, if x570 might be too old for it!

    I will do a quick check to see what the perform is, now you mentioned it, out of interest.
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