Hi all,
I'm currently building a new rig, so far I've got two possibilities
AMD Rig
Intel Rig
Either way, I'm looking to gather opinions on three things:

EDIT & UPDATE:
So, based on the feedback here I've made the following changes:
UPDATED AMD RIG
Thoughts?
Some more queries:
I'm currently rocking an ASUS ROG Strix Z370-H - I've got two M.2 drives installed there, does anyone know if the two drives would be compatible with the mobo?
I'm seeing the following warnings when looking at the build:
Am I likely to need another mounting adapter for the MOBO?
I'm currently building a new rig, so far I've got two possibilities
- Go down the AMD rabbit hole
- Stick with Intel and hope that they release something that beats back AMD's closing in superiority for the purpose of future-proofing.
AMD Rig
Intel Rig
Either way, I'm looking to gather opinions on three things:
- Is AMD the way to go now? Are Intel likely to clap back with a CPU that is going to beat AMD's new 5000 series out of the park?
- Are these builds OK? Are there any changes I should make? Anything that could make things better? Have I done something stupid that makes them incompatible?
- Are both of these motherboards all good on the audio side of things? I'm a bit of an audiophile and want to keep my audio quality as high as possible. Is it worth investing in a Sound Card for either of these or are they fine?
- Price is not an issue, within reason. I'm not going to spend £10k on a rig, but besides that so long as the price is reasonable I'm down for improvements.
- The rig will be used primarily for gaming, the main types of games I play are RTS's with the occasional single-player game like Far Cry, CyberPunk, Red Dead Redemption 2. RTS Wise we're talking: Stellaris, Europa Universalis IV, Crusader Kings 3, Total War games (Any and all)

EDIT & UPDATE:
So, based on the feedback here I've made the following changes:
UPDATED AMD RIG
Thoughts?
Some more queries:
I'm currently rocking an ASUS ROG Strix Z370-H - I've got two M.2 drives installed there, does anyone know if the two drives would be compatible with the mobo?
I'm seeing the following warnings when looking at the build:
- Warning!Some AMD X570 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vermeer CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.
- Note:The Noctua NH-U14S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler may require a separately available mounting adapter to fit the Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard.
- Note:Some physical dimension restrictions cannot (yet) be automatically checked, such as cpu cooler / RAM clearance with modules using tall heat spreaders.
Am I likely to need another mounting adapter for the MOBO?
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