Extra help to choose a new CPU for new PC

[ciccio]

Hi all,

I need another help with my new PC.

In my previous thread you helped me to create my new PC.

This week I bought all the parts and today I received the case, the motherboard and the CPU.

Unfortunately the CPU was used, delivered in a piece of cardboard wrapped around bubble wrap with clearly finger prints and other marks on it…

I am returning it, but I need a new CPU and I can’t find another AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, I was thinking to move to a AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, keeping all the other parts.

What do you think?

I am open to all possible suggestions.

Thanks a lot
Ciccio

This it the link to the configuration

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D12L 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H2 3.5 g Thermal Paste
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X12G GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Video Card
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: Noctua A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan

[Pyro]

The 5950X seems to be marginally better, a model with integrated graphics would be preferable for future troubleshooting though.

[Rustys]

You can also refer to the support page of the motherboard to make sure the CPU is combatable.

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/TUF-Gaming/TUF-GAMING-X570-PLUS/HelpDesk_CPU/

[ciccio]

@Pyro sorry for my incompetence, but what do you mean by “model with integrated graphics”? Do you have any suggestions? Without changing the motherboard as I already have it.

@Rustys it is supported but always with the question mark related to the BIOS version, I would like to not update it honestly…

[Rustys]

@Rustys it is supported but always with the question mark related to the BIOS version, I would like to not update it honestly…

Then do not update the BIOS and have a possible non-working system.

[ciccio]

@Rustys what I meant it’s I hope that the BIOS version is fine so I don’t have to update it, as it’s not an operation that I do every day

[Pyro]

AM4 socket for AMD Ryzen™ 3rd and 2nd Generation/ 2nd and 1st Gen
AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors

It seems like your board only supports up to 3rd gen processors, unless there is a BIOS update that isn’t listed.

That being said, the Ryzen 9 3900X seems like a direct replacement for the 3950X, a bit cheaper too. You could overclock it if you wish to gain that 1-2% performance difference.

It’s also important to note that it supports the same 3200MHz ram, so you’re good to enable XMP and go for it.

Integrated graphics allows your CPU to process display output without a dedicated graphics card, I didn’t see any comparable processors that had this option, but keep in mind in the future if you ever need to troubleshoot a graphics card you will need something to replace it with.

[ciccio]

Thanks @Pyro that’s help a lot

[Bruce]

@ciccio - still need help?

[ciccio]

@Bruce not any more, thanks again for your help and support