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hwystarjo14eb02d3

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Hey all,
I figured I'd post this here because there's not really a specific sub-forum that I see.
My proposed build idea: (putting this together was a learning experience!)

MSI PRO B550M-VC WiFi
MSI MPG A750G PCIE 5 & ATX 3.0 Power Supply
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4070
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
DeepCool AK400 ZERO DARK PLUS CPU Air Cooler 220w
Seagate Barracuda Q5 2TB Internal SSD - M.2
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600MHz C16

I realize some of it is older technology, but I'm not looking for the latest. AM4 and DDR4 is fine. Trying to stay somewhat less expensive. I had certain features I wanted, so that's where some of these parts come from. I did my best to match parts according to spec sheets and compatibility. I'm aware of how to flash the BIOS before installing everything, but I'm not sure I'll need to.
I already have an mATX case with fans but they're only 3-pin so they're going in the trash, and the power supply is old and 600W. I want to make sure I have enough headroom in the power supply department. I realize the CPU will be the bottleneck at certain times.,, especially at 1440. Picking RAM was the hardest part as far as specs! Not sure what works and what doesn't!
Whatta y'all think? Did I match parts pretty well?

Thanks!
 
hwystarjo14eb02d3 said:
I should. It's about the same as the 1060 in there now, and it shouldn't block anything. There's plenty of extra space. If I gotta, I'll just get a new case.
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Cool, the CPU should be fine, as long as you are not going to try and multitask like a boss or play games at 4K. It should work just fine and beastly in 1080p. I can play any game maxed out just fin in 1080p on my system and it's not the best in the world, but its a decent build.
 
Good to know I'm on the right track. Spent countless hours scouring every review, specs, compatibility... and of course pricing. The only reason everything is listed as Amazon is because I'd rather have everything coming from the same place. Just sitting on all this until the holiday sales start... maybe get a price break or two on the big stuff.
 
hwystarjo14eb02d3 said:
Good to know I'm on the right track. Spent countless hours scouring every review, specs, compatibility... and of course pricing. The only reason everything is listed as Amazon is because I'd rather have everything coming from the same place. Just sitting on all this until the holiday sales start... maybe get a price break or two on the big stuff.
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Yeah, I just got my Case (MSI MEG CORELIQUID S280 £140 after £20 cashback) and case (MSI MPG VELOX 100P AIRFLOW £60 after £20 cashback) from Amazon Black Friday in the UK. Then by the time I sell my old case, I'd have only really paid for the S280.
 
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