CPU: Ryzen 9 5950x
Motherboard: Asus TUF B550m Plus Wifi
GPU: RTX 4090 Zotac Extreme Amp Airo
RAM: Kingston Fury Special Edition (64 GB)
SSD: 2x 4TB Kingston Renegade
PSU: ROG Strix 1000w
AIO: NZXT X53
So i’ve been trying to gets my temps down (50 idle - 90 full load) using the PBO Negative...
Here are my PC specifications:
OS: Windows 11 Pro Latest Update 22H2
Case: NZXT H510i Elite (It's a little oven, hot as hell)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 VISION D (Latest BIOS version F15d)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950x
CPU Cooler: NZXT X63
RAM: 64 GB (4x16GB) @ 3600 MHz DDR4 G.Skill Trident Z Neo...
I'm thinking of taking an upgrade, which is upgrading to Ryzen 9 5950X from Ryzen 7 5800X.
Due to certain temporary circumstance, if I take the upgrade, I can't use PBO / OC on 5950X.
So the question is, which is better? 5950X without PBO / OC, or 5800X with PBO / OC ?
I hate to let this awesome machine go, but I'm moving abroad, so my loss is your gain. Machine was delivered to me in November 2021 after getting the custom cooling loop installed for both GPUs and the CPU.
Free delivery within 10 miles of zip code 20832 (Olney, MD) or local pick-up preferred...
I have bought a budget motherboard from my favorite brand, Asus; it's model is A320M-k/br Prime for AMD CPUs.
The next part I am looking for is the CPU, and currently I have my attention drawn to the new R9 5950X.
How does the motherboard affect on the CPU compatibility and speed?
Furthermore...