Ok so the past couple weeks Ive been thinking about upgrading my case cooling for my PC because my 3800x is running a bit hot. So I posted a thread about it (that actually got 5k views and over 125 responses between me n others) and we narrowed down A LOT about what I would need.
I have a 250$ budget.
During that thread I made some decisions that I didnt follow through with.
As of right now my case can only support a 155mm cooler and 120mm fans (240mm rad). I get decent temps but I was looking to get higher boost clocks while stress testing which is how all of the "cooling convo" came about.
I was going to buy an AIO for 120$ but the temp differance would only be like 3-4c lower than my current air cooler (Scythe Mugen 5 rev.b) so I decided to not do it, well, I decided to think about it longer.
During this time I thought, maybe I will just buy a couple Noctua 120mm fans for my case because my current Antec Prism fans only have a 43 cfm. They are advertised to be "low noise". I thought if I did this then I could spend the remainder on maybe upgrading my ram to 3600mhz ram. Then I found out my MOBO only supports up to 3455mhz ram.
SO now Im considering upgrading my MOBO to have better memory. Im not sure if I can just run 3600mhz memory with a XMP of only 3400mhz and it work on my current motherboard. At least until I could also afford to upgrade the MOBO to run the full 3600mhz.
So now Im stuck at what I should upgrade 1st before the other with my current restrictive budget of only 250$.
My Main Questions I Want Answered Are:
PC Specs
MOBO: MSI Tomahawk B450
CPU: Ryzen 7 3800x (4.3ghz 1.32v)
Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5 Rev.B
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2060 Super OC 3x Windforce White (8pin only version)
MEMORY: HyperX RGB 2x8gb DDR4 3000mhz
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 250gb / 500gb Seagate / 1tb Samsung 860 Qvo
PSU: Corsair cx550m
WIN: Windows 10 Pro
Case Cooling: Antec Prizm 3x 120mm rgb case fans with controller and 2 RGB strips / 1 default 120mm case fan
Case: Cougar MX330
I have a 250$ budget.
During that thread I made some decisions that I didnt follow through with.
As of right now my case can only support a 155mm cooler and 120mm fans (240mm rad). I get decent temps but I was looking to get higher boost clocks while stress testing which is how all of the "cooling convo" came about.
I was going to buy an AIO for 120$ but the temp differance would only be like 3-4c lower than my current air cooler (Scythe Mugen 5 rev.b) so I decided to not do it, well, I decided to think about it longer.
During this time I thought, maybe I will just buy a couple Noctua 120mm fans for my case because my current Antec Prism fans only have a 43 cfm. They are advertised to be "low noise". I thought if I did this then I could spend the remainder on maybe upgrading my ram to 3600mhz ram. Then I found out my MOBO only supports up to 3455mhz ram.
SO now Im considering upgrading my MOBO to have better memory. Im not sure if I can just run 3600mhz memory with a XMP of only 3400mhz and it work on my current motherboard. At least until I could also afford to upgrade the MOBO to run the full 3600mhz.
So now Im stuck at what I should upgrade 1st before the other with my current restrictive budget of only 250$.
My Main Questions I Want Answered Are:
- Should I upgrade my case so I can have better cooling with 140mm fans?
- Could my current motherboard run 3600mhz ram at 3400mhz and it still work or would the mobo not accept the ram?
- Would upgrading my current low CFM fans to a much higher CFM fan, and then buying better 3600mhz ram be more worthwhile for money spent?
- Or should I upgrade my mobo so Im able to run the full 3600mhz ram when I can afford to upgrade ram?
PC Specs
MOBO: MSI Tomahawk B450
CPU: Ryzen 7 3800x (4.3ghz 1.32v)
Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5 Rev.B
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2060 Super OC 3x Windforce White (8pin only version)
MEMORY: HyperX RGB 2x8gb DDR4 3000mhz
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 250gb / 500gb Seagate / 1tb Samsung 860 Qvo
PSU: Corsair cx550m
WIN: Windows 10 Pro
Case Cooling: Antec Prizm 3x 120mm rgb case fans with controller and 2 RGB strips / 1 default 120mm case fan
Case: Cougar MX330
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