Hello all,
A while ago, I already asked the question, but in someone else’s Topic (thank you, @Nikita for being a welcoming host :D): Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7GHz, 64GB, RTX 5070Ti: PC set-up tips? - #49 by AFJ777
Decided to move it into a separate area, considering there were a few minor changes to the config and one or two questions along the way. So, the updated config is here. I still have a week/two before making the final decision, would appreciate your comments guys:
So, as I didn’t mention the budget, £2,500.00. I don’t build it myself, nor do I have anyone near who has “straight enough” hands to do it properly. Built via PC Specialist UK.
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI 7
- 64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz CL30 (2 x 32GB)
- GIGABYTE AORUS RADEON™ RX 9070 XT ELITE
- 1st M.2 SSD Drive: 1TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe (>>> Partition 1: 250 GB for Windows + Partition 2 (remaining GB) for whatever else comes (a few other games/other files perhaps…)
- 2nd M.2 SSD Drive: 2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe (>>>no partitions - just one drive, hopefully just for MFS 2024, and maybe 2020)
- Power Supply: CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™
- Cooling: CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 240 RX RGB
Price (with VAT): £2,526.00 (so, maxed out by a bit)
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Mobo choice - changed from ASUS to Gigabyte recently. It’s either that or GIGABYTE X870 EAGLE WIFI7, so between them both, IMO B850 AORUS should be a better choice than the “entry level” X870 EAGLE? The price difference is £1, though. Unfortunately, no other sensible options there atm - either ASUS boards I don’t really want, or X870E that I don’t really need.
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The choice of Solidigm P44 Pro - from what I learned it is a clone of SK Hynix P41 Platinum based on the same controller and memory, but slightly tweaked for less SLC cache, which shouldn’t be a big deal, quite a solid performer based on (from 05:10 in timeline): https://youtu.be/7L8cHIJs3S4?si=0T1DOS3ZY5NNBlEZ, where SK Hynix P41 Platinum was at almost the top of the chart. That said, the alternative on the PC Specialist website would be a SAMSUNG 990 PRO, but again, looking at the test benchmarks above, it did perform worse despite being more expensive, “premium” class…
And considering the partitions, would that breakdown as per my theory above be doable, a separate 250 GB partition for Windows (Win11 x64) specifically, or would you guys recommend changing it to smth else? No other issues expected with using two NVMe plates? Or I’d rather be better with one NVMe drive instead?
Anything else that you guys think may be an issue to worry about…before I sell my kidney to buy a PC?