I've been doing research on what motherboard to get, but it seems that the more I learn the less certain I become.
My tentative build so far is:
cpu:
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor
memory:
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory
video card: some variant of the RX 6700 XT I haven't really nailed it down yet.
case:
Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case
power supply:
Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
ssd:
Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
As for the motherboard, I was at first leaning towards the ASUS TUF B550-PLUS, but then as I did research I started to wonder whether the VRM is adequate for a 5900X and thought maybe I should pay a bit more for the GIGABYTE B550 AORUS PRO AC instead, but I don't want to spend extra money if I don't have to.
I want my build to be solid and long lived, I don't want too much trouble with updating the BIOS and I don't want any TPM issues with Windows. Should I buy the ASUS TUF or the GIGABYTE or another board entirely?
My tentative build so far is:
cpu:
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor
memory:
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory
video card: some variant of the RX 6700 XT I haven't really nailed it down yet.
case:
Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case
power supply:
Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
ssd:
Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
As for the motherboard, I was at first leaning towards the ASUS TUF B550-PLUS, but then as I did research I started to wonder whether the VRM is adequate for a 5900X and thought maybe I should pay a bit more for the GIGABYTE B550 AORUS PRO AC instead, but I don't want to spend extra money if I don't have to.
I want my build to be solid and long lived, I don't want too much trouble with updating the BIOS and I don't want any TPM issues with Windows. Should I buy the ASUS TUF or the GIGABYTE or another board entirely?
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