[SOLVED] intel 9900k pci lanes

[Infinity95]

So my mainboard just died and i'm considering upgrading to a 9900k. My previous cpu was a 6800k.
I have a graphics card installed plus an additional soundcard which uses another pcie slot. In addition i have an m.2 ssd installed on the MB and three additional drives over sata.
Will the 16 pcie lanes of the 9900k be enough?

 

[jeremyj_83]

So my mainboard just died and i'm considering upgrading to a 9900k. My previous cpu was a 6800k.
I have a graphics card installed plus an additional soundcard which uses another pcie slot. In addition i have an m.2 ssd installed on the MB and three additional drives over sata.
Will the 16 pcie lanes of the 9900k be enough?

That is a normal setup and you will have more than enough lanes from the system. I would also look into the Ryzen 3700X, it is a lot cheaper but has better application performance and is only slightly slower in 1080p gaming when using a 2080Ti.

 

[Infinity95]

That is a normal setup and you will have more than enough lanes from the system. I would also look into the Ryzen 3700X, it is a lot cheaper but has better application performance and is only slightly slower in 1080p gaming when using a 2080Ti.

Thank you for the quick reply. I don't only use my system for gaming (only about 1/3 of the time). Other uses are development (i.e. i work on a project with very long compile times, utilizing all available cores) and video rendering. Would you still recommend the ryzen?
My curren't graphics card is a gtx 980. That should be enough for my gaming uses and i don't plan on swapping it.

 

[jeremyj_83]

Thank you for the quick reply. I don't only use my system for gaming (only about 1/3 of the time). Other uses are development (i.e. i work on a project with very long compile times, utilizing all available cores) and video rendering. Would you still recommend the ryzen?
My curren't graphics card is a gtx 980. That should be enough for my gaming uses and i don't plan on swapping it.

The Ryzen 3700X is a great overall CPU. Video rendering, Linux compiles, etc... it will be more than ready for it.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/14605/the-and-ryzen-3700x-3900x-review-raising-the-bar

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 3700X Review: Zen 2 and 7nm Unleashed

AMD's Ryzen 3000 series promises more performance and value via the benefits of the 7nm process and Zen 2 microarchitecture.

www.tomshardware.com

Those reviews have both the 3700X & the 3900X. Since you are doing video rendering the extra cores of the 3900X would help, it is a 12c/24t CPU and it costs almost $100 less than the 9900K.

 

[Infinity95]

I took a look at the reviews and comparisons to the intel cpus and i think the ryzen 3900x might be the best for my needs. Do you have any recommendations on which motherboard to use with the cpu?
I have everything else on me already (only mb died).

 

[jeremyj_83]

I took a look at the reviews and comparisons to the intel cpus and i think the ryzen 3900x might be the best for my needs. Do you have any recommendations on which motherboard to use with the cpu?
I have everything else on me already (only mb died).

A good price/performance board is the ASRock X570 Steel Legend WiFi. The include WiFi is 802.11/ax with BT 5.0. If you don't need the WiFi then you can get the non WiFi version about $15 cheaper. That said the Gigabyte Aorus Ultra is a good but more expensive board and the MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus is a good cheaper board.

 

[jeremyj_83]

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-motherboards,3984-2.html

ASRock X570 Steel Legend WiFi ax Review: Legendary Value For Ryzen 3000?

A solid value for Ryzen 3000, though PCIe and M.2 SSD options could be more flexible

www.tomshardware.com