[SOLVED] Ryzen 9 3900X build help

[More Bricks No Hay]

Hi,
I'm coming out of a tech coma where after my last build I stopped paying attention to what was going on with parts and such for 2+ years and just want to make sure I am not missing something with this build. Im not 100% on the PSU and want to make sure I understand that I need to do a BIOS update with my board in order to use my CPU. Any other general advice or just confirmation that this will function properly together would be appreciated.


CPU: Ryzen 9 3900x

Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Gray Mid Tower (comes with 3 fans and looks like it has good air flow so might not need additional cooling)

GPU: MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT (yuk on that price T-T)

Mobo: ASUS AMD AM4 ROG Strix X570-E Gaming (listed as being good with the Ryzen 9 in my quick research)

Memory: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB DDR4 3200

PSU: Corsair RM750x 750W (I think this one has the right connectors, cant seem to find one with lower wattage that has the ones I need)

Am I missing anything obvious? Any conflicts or incompatibilities?
Appreciate any feed back, just dont 100% trust myself rn.

 

[kurdtnz]

Looks good to me. The board should be 3000 ready out of the box so no need for a BIOS update.

 

[More Bricks No Hay]

Oh for real? Dang thats good news! Appreciate the response!

 

[logainofhades]

I am assuming this is a gaming rig? If so, an R7 5800x would be a better solution. It would require a bios update, and Asus's flashback utility isn't very good. I would suggest Gigabyte instead. Unless you really have a need for all PCI-E lanes to be gen 4 PCI-E a B550 would be a better choice, with regards to better rear I/O. 750w might be a bit low, with that combination, under heavy loads. I would do something like this.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($393.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright ARO-M14G 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($169.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB NITRO+ Video Card ($1609.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact TG Light Tint ATX Mid Tower Case ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2656.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-10-20 12:35 EDT-0400

 

[helper800]

Asus's flashback utility isn't very good.

I have used it close to 100 times by now with 0 issues. I am curious, what makes you say this? Also, you forgot a storage device

 

[logainofhades]

Jay's recent video on the subject.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1v_AuUlyVg

 

[helper800]

Personally this is what I would do for a build. You were missing a boot drive in the build so I added one.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($393.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB NITRO+ Video Card ($1609.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2903.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-10-20 13:06 EDT-0400

 

[helper800]

Jay's recent video on the subject.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1v_AuUlyVg

I saw that video, and considering it was only a couple times he had issues with it, I do not see it as an endemic issue with ASUS's BIOS flashback. I suspect that the board in question had something wrong with it preventing the flash from working properly rather than the flash being the problems itself.

 

[logainofhades]

He's had that issue with multiple boards though.

 

[helper800]

He's had that issue with multiple boards though.

And he has had what? Many tens of boards that worked fine.

 

[g-unit1111]

What are you going to use this build for? Games? If it's gaming that you're going after I would change the CPU to the 5800X instead of the 3900X. It may be a more expensive CPU but the 5800X is a better performer in most games.