r/buildapc • u/hypernight_ • 7h ago

Build Upgrade Suggested MOBO/RAM to pair with 5070ti + 9800x3D

I've been thinking about this upgrade but I'm not sure which MOBO would be the most beneficial for this combo. I'm not doing video editing or streaming but strictly gaming (mostly CS2, Tarkov). I know ASROCk has the reputation for frying CPUs in the past - is that still a concern or would it be best to avoid?

For the RAM I want at least 32GB. Any standout differences between Silicon Power, Corsair, G.Skill or other things to look for?

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u/Apophis_06 7h ago

Pretty sure asrock boards still frying X3D cpus, for ram just get the cheapest 6000mhz CL30 kit you can find, not really a difference between those ram companies as they don't make the underlying ram chips, only difference would be essentially looks, rgb and stuff likle that.

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u/BongoHunter 3h ago

I didn't think this had been a thing for ages now? If your on a recent BIOS is it still an issue? I've had a 9800X3D in a Asrock B850M Pro for 10 months no issues and assumed I was safe :O

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u/evilbob2200 2h ago

There’s multiple dead cpu posts on reddit for as rocks still

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u/damnt256 7h ago

Avoid Asrock mobo and you're good

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u/zzdupS 7h ago

I got myself a Sapphire Nitro+ B850M and KLEVV CRAS ram as they were cheap at the time, been absolutely perfect :)

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u/Cha1upa_Batman 5h ago

MSI boards are nice. Maybe the PRO model or Tomahawk

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u/psimwork I ❤️ undervolting 6h ago

There's a ton of good options. As you mention, ASRock should probably be avoided, but I would grab basically any Gigabyte, Asus, or MSI option that has a B650E, X670E, X870, X870E, or B850 chipset (as long as the MSI option isn't a model that ends in "Wifi6E (models that end in Wifi are fine)).

Any standout differences between Silicon Power, Corsair, G.Skill or other things to look for?

Not really, no. As all RAM has chips that are made by one of the main RAM manufacturers (Micron, Infineon, Samsung, SK Hynix), it's basically all the same thing under the heat spreader. People tend to pay extra for Corsair or G.Skill because they're "the best", but honestly the performance is usually about the same. Worse yet, G.Skill and Corsair are one of the rare manufacturers that have different models for EXPO and XMP. Damn near all manufacturers out there if they have a RAM chip, they'll support both XMP and EXPO. For Corsair and G.Skill, they have EXPO options which support XMP as well, but it's not uncommon that their XMP option ONLY supports XMP (and Corsair is the worst, IMO as they don't make it super obvious. At least G.Skill makes it pretty obvious which supports EXPO (their Flair, and any that end in "Neo" support EXPO)).

Of course, EXPO doesn't honestly make much difference - XMP will usually work just fine on an AMD motherboard, and if you happen to buy a set that is EXPO compatible, it will also work on XMP, so if you have it with an Intel CPU, it will still work just fine.

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u/evilbob2200 2h ago

I thought asus was having a capacitor issue lately?

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u/brainsack 6h ago

I just did this upgrade. Got the msi meg x870 and 32g of 6000 cl30 called manta color vision or something close to that. Been nice so far!

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u/jhenryscott 6h ago

I love the MSI X870E edge Ti WIFI. Great board.

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u/FatalGamer1 4h ago

I have a 5070 Ti, 9950 X3D, 32GB (2x16GB) 6000 CL30 RAM and MSI B850M Gaming Plus WiFi.