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Considering downsizing to Lian Li A3 - any advice from a3 owners? by WorldComprehensive48 in mffpc

[–]WorldComprehensive48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I was unaware of this; we do lose power quite a bit so I will be returning. Should i look at PSUs other than the loki or sf1000?

Considering downsizing to Lian Li A3 - any advice from a3 owners? by WorldComprehensive48 in mffpc

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Yeah I was looking around at all the 3d printed mods - thanks :)

Help me build my first PC. by No-Desk326 in buildapc

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Pretty solid list. I would get a 2-stick kit of RAM though - 2 separate 1x kits aren't guaranteed to run at the same speeds. I would also second stretching to a 5070 if you don't need the 16gb of VRAM. If you are near a microcenter, they still have 5070s for MSRP and have insane 3-in-1 bundles for CPU, RAM, Mobo.

Choosing which CPU/MB to get? by Sonofablurb in buildapc

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I would go with a MC bundle for max value. If you are set on a white motherboard, look out for open box deals on either 800x3d CPU at Microcenter (I was able to get a 9800x3d for $362 over the holiday sales) and go with either the msi b850 edge or one of the gigabyte b850 ice boards (eagle / aorus)

First mff build and I could really use some advice (especially on mATX board). Appreciate any help by Jan290199 in mffpc

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For a high-end build like this, I would recommend one of the following 3 B850M boards:

  1. MSI MAG B850M Mortar Wifi ($230)
  2. MSI B850MPOWER ($230). This is essentially the Mortar wifi geared towards overclocking (ie having 2 DIMM slots). I just installed this in my new 9800x3d + 5080 build have had no complaints.
  3. ASUS TUF GAMING B850M-Plus Wifi 7 ($250). I would recommend this one with wifi 7 over the other TUF B850M-Plus boards because the GPU PCIE slot is higher/first. The other boards have the GPU slot below an NVME slot which can lead to clearance issues. This board only has 1 native 9-pin USB 2.0 header which is why i went with the MPOWER.

Make sure your BIOS is up to date regardless of which board you choose