expired Posted by falconskull • Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023 2:53 PM
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expired Posted by falconskull • Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023 2:53 PM
Ryzen 9 7900X + ASUS B650E-F ROG Mobo + G.Skill 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM Combo
+ Free Store Pickup$550
$820
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1. There are overheating issues right now with ASUS motherboards and AMD's 7000 series CPUs. ASUS has released a firmware update for the UEFI/BIOS, the current reports are that it is not working correctly still. Buyer beware.
2. The motherboard has two x16 PCIe slots, but the second one is only electrically wired for x4 even though the slot is x16 physically. This burned me on a recent build. (Make sure to check the motherboard's tech specs on the ASUS/MSI/Gigabyte website before buying from micro center since the micro center website has incorrect specs on expansion slots)
1. There are overheating issues right now with ASUS motherboards and AMD's 7000 series CPUs. ASUS has released a firmware update for the UEFI/BIOS, the current reports are that it is not working correctly still. Buyer beware.
2. The motherboard has two x16 PCIe slots, but the second one is only electrically wired for x4 even though the slot is x16 physically. This burned me on a recent build. (Make sure to check the motherboard's tech specs on the ASUS/MSI/Gigabyte website before buying from micro center since the micro center website has incorrect specs on expansion slots)
AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
AMD B650 Chipset
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)*
2 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x1 slots
* PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode) from AMD B650 Chipset shares bandwidth with M.2_3.
AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
AMD B650 Chipset
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)*
2 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x1 slots
* PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode) from AMD B650 Chipset shares bandwidth with M.2_3.
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Which one is better
a) 7900x + B650E mobo + RTX 4070 TI + Water Cooling
b) i7-13700K + X790P + RTX 4070 TI + Water Cooling
No real budget but including the setup for sale here probably around $1500 or so. Ideally a bit less even under $1k but doubt that's possible with GPU prices. Could stretch a bit north of $1500 also for something pretty cool.
EDIT 2 - I should also note that there would be no gaming on this setup. Strictly a photo editing workstation with occasional web browsing and a slight possibility of dual-purposing as a Plex server. Any gaming would be relegated to consoles or iPad only.
Also for others buying this board and installing windows for the first time, make sure you google the "OOBE\BYPASSnro.cmd" hack to get pass the wifi/lan issue with the board not having the correct lan/wifi drivers. See: https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboa..._do
I would also enable EXPO 2 in BIOS and disable fast boot in the Boot tab. The other options had stability issues for me.
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