Hello,
Hope everybody is keeping well.
I've managed to get my hands on Ryzen 9 5950X and will be building a PC in the coming weeks. I've been reading a lot about it (and watching YouTube videos) but it's like the more I learn, the more confused I get...
The two areas that I'm struggling with are form-factor and RAM.
Form-factor
I really like the idea of a small unassuming looking PC that is packing a punch. And I've never done a micro ATX or an ITX build..so it would be fun.
However, right of the bat, I don't think ITX is a viable option as it's too small (and I have big hands) and the cases don't don't seem to have good airflow. CPU this good, we wanna keep it cool, right?
So, I'm thinking mATX but again, looking through the cases, I'm not so sure anymore.
For instance, not having USB 3.2 Gen-1 (or Gen-2) Type-C ports or the cabling not looking tidy enough on the completed builds or that some GPUs might not fix in.
Also, the motherboard options seem limited comparing with ATX. Some mATX boards don't have USB 3.2 headers, some not having Wifi-6 and so on.
I don't update my PC very often. My last build was 5 years ago so I like to think ahead for the foreseeable future.
My questions here are...
Where do I even begin..
So, originally I was thinking DDR4 3600MHz 128GB but then I read that the majority of the B550 and X570 motherboards employ daisy chain topology, which is great for memory overclocking but not so much at handling 4 sticks of RAM because high capacity RAM modules are usually dual-rank.
And so with 4 of them, it would be more than quad-rank ..and that's not good for the memory controller (or so I'm told).
Some say this is where memory interleaving comes in and it won't make a difference with the performance but at this point, my brain is fried.
Then, there's a matter with RAM speed, FCLK and 1:1 performance, etc.
I'm not too fussed about the memory overclocking. I do want to have the best possible performance but stability is also a factor here.
So with that in mind, I'm thinking of doing just 64GB (2 x 32GB) but..
Thank you.
Hope everybody is keeping well.
I've managed to get my hands on Ryzen 9 5950X and will be building a PC in the coming weeks. I've been reading a lot about it (and watching YouTube videos) but it's like the more I learn, the more confused I get...
The two areas that I'm struggling with are form-factor and RAM.
Form-factor
I really like the idea of a small unassuming looking PC that is packing a punch. And I've never done a micro ATX or an ITX build..so it would be fun.
However, right of the bat, I don't think ITX is a viable option as it's too small (and I have big hands) and the cases don't don't seem to have good airflow. CPU this good, we wanna keep it cool, right?
So, I'm thinking mATX but again, looking through the cases, I'm not so sure anymore.
For instance, not having USB 3.2 Gen-1 (or Gen-2) Type-C ports or the cabling not looking tidy enough on the completed builds or that some GPUs might not fix in.
Also, the motherboard options seem limited comparing with ATX. Some mATX boards don't have USB 3.2 headers, some not having Wifi-6 and so on.
I don't update my PC very often. My last build was 5 years ago so I like to think ahead for the foreseeable future.
My questions here are...
- Is it viable to have a great build with mATX?
- Or is ATX the ideal form-factor for a high performance PC? I can always chuck it under the desk and out of the way lol...
Where do I even begin..
So, originally I was thinking DDR4 3600MHz 128GB but then I read that the majority of the B550 and X570 motherboards employ daisy chain topology, which is great for memory overclocking but not so much at handling 4 sticks of RAM because high capacity RAM modules are usually dual-rank.
And so with 4 of them, it would be more than quad-rank ..and that's not good for the memory controller (or so I'm told).
Some say this is where memory interleaving comes in and it won't make a difference with the performance but at this point, my brain is fried.
Then, there's a matter with RAM speed, FCLK and 1:1 performance, etc.
I'm not too fussed about the memory overclocking. I do want to have the best possible performance but stability is also a factor here.
So with that in mind, I'm thinking of doing just 64GB (2 x 32GB) but..
- What speed should I look for, 3600MHz or 4000MHz? Can 5950X benefit from the latter?
- What about the timing? Most of these 32GB sticks are usually CAS 18 or 19.
Thank you.