Building my 2nd PC

[jmarket]

Why not go for an Intel CPU and motherboard?

AMD board and hardware run very hot

[BigMudTrux]

More of just preference, I’ve had Intel fail on me and never had an Intel cpu overclock like an AMD chip. I’d have to be persuaded to use Intel again

[Evan_Omo]

Hi BigMudTrux.

Just questions on what board to use and if the 1700x is worth the price or is there a better choice for the money

The Ryzen 7 1700X is definitely worth the price, as I own an 1800X and its been an awesome chip. The only advice I would give you would be to update the BIOS as soon as you get the system up and running since updated BIOS’s offer better memory compatibility and improve the systems overall stability.

For a good quality AM4 motherboard under $150 dollars I would go with this one, MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON AM4 AMD X370 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard or ASUS PRIME X370-A AMD Ryzen AM4 DDR4 HDMI DVI VGA M.2 USB 3.1 ATX X370 Motherboard.

[BigMudTrux]

I will definitely update the bios. I do like the MSI one.. how well does it tolerate overclock?

I’m also thinking of a sound card as well, since this will be used as an entertainment machine as well.. with surround sound. What do you think?

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/R69...-70sb135600000

I understand this should not be one of the first things bought for a PC. But it won’t hurt either

[Evan_Omo]

I will definitely update the bios. I do like the MSI one.. how well does it tolerate overclock?

That motherboard can overclock the CPU pretty well but it honestly depends on how good the chip itself is as some CPU chips can overclock higher than others.

I’m also thinking of a sound card as well, since this will be used as an entertainment machine as well.. with surround sound. What do you think?

That sound card should work just fine.

Do you have any other questions that I can assist you with?

[BigMudTrux]

It’s just awaiting game now to be able to get everything and then put it together

I’ll be back after a while, to give an update

Thanks for the help so far

[Evan_Omo]

Ok sounds good.

[veeg]

Any updates for us?