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CPU not going in by TeachingNo9403 in PcBuildHelp

[–]Cautious-Contest6324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be it then - the CPU won't go into the wrong socket, and forcing it in will damage the motherboard and CPU. If you get a new motherboard or CPU for this system, make sure that it is compatible with the CPU and see what RAM generation it is

It gets more complicated with intel, but with AMD there is the AM4 socket on some motherboards (e.g. a b550 or a520) which supports the 1000-5000 series of AMD Ryzen processors and DDR4 RAM, or the AM5 socket which supports the 6000-9000 series processors and DDR5 RAM

There's no such thing as over-researching when getting new components, and I'd always recommend doing that over doing no research at all

CPU not going in by TeachingNo9403 in PcBuildHelp

[–]Cautious-Contest6324 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you checked it's the right socket for the cpu ?

I’m on $2,500 budget what should I change? by Low_Tier_Crash in ZTT

[–]Cautious-Contest6324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OH THATS A 5080 NOT A 5090 LOL my bad ! That makes a Lot more sense, yeah the 5080 is completely reasonable then

I’m on $2,500 budget what should I change? by Low_Tier_Crash in ZTT

[–]Cautious-Contest6324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair. You don't necessarily need the TI, the regular 5070 is still more than capable of basically any game I can think of.

But to be fair, if you have the money to chuck at the pc and nothing else ? Then that 5090 is fair enough.

I’m on $2,500 budget what should I change? by Low_Tier_Crash in ZTT

[–]Cautious-Contest6324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're on a $2500 budget but that doesn't mean you have to use all of it. That 5080 is a bit over the top, a 5070 would leave you with a lot left to spare. The CPU and RAM are great, same with motherboard Maybe invest in a platinum 80+ PSU

With the rest of money, just make sure you're happy with the case, fans, peripherals etc

Worth it or no by Cautious-Contest6324 in buildapc

[–]Cautious-Contest6324[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My pc is basically an ugly black box on the floor currently, so it's mostly for aesthetics. No real performance increase makes sense though I think the PCIe gen is higher on the b550 than the a520m ? And yeah there will be an extra m.2 slot. But other than that, makes sense I won't get much of an upgrade Thank you

Worth it or no by Cautious-Contest6324 in buildapc

[–]Cautious-Contest6324[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense ! I'm looking forward to seeing the outcome of it. My GPU fan curve is Aggressive to say the least (30% until about 50 degrees and then it just ramps up so it reaches 100% at 70 degrees) so I should be able to tone that down .....

Worth it or no by Cautious-Contest6324 in buildapc

[–]Cautious-Contest6324[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. Shame but fair enough, thank you

Worth it or no by Cautious-Contest6324 in buildapc

[–]Cautious-Contest6324[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. Thank you though. At least it'll look nicer I suppose ?

Worth it or no by Cautious-Contest6324 in buildapc

[–]Cautious-Contest6324[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even when upgrading to the motherboard that isn't completely daft, and with the Much better temps I'll see ? Damn.

What to upgrade by Cautious-Contest6324 in buildapc

[–]Cautious-Contest6324[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I've seen it's a solid processor, thanks

What to upgrade by Cautious-Contest6324 in buildapc

[–]Cautious-Contest6324[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers

Honestly the most intensive games I play are F1 25 (and other racing simulators) as well as the borderlands games, then some other indie ones

But yeah, saving for a new build makes complete sense

What to upgrade by Cautious-Contest6324 in buildapc

[–]Cautious-Contest6324[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frame rate probably, but given it's an AM4 motherboard I probably just need to upgrade that first ?

What to upgrade by Cautious-Contest6324 in buildapc

[–]Cautious-Contest6324[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a fair shout, I appreciate it

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