Discussion Need help with my first sffpc
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Thanks again for explanation. I am getting a Dan A4, instead of Velka. It's the same price, but it's lighter, slightly bigger and as per reviews have better thermals.
this would have been my first suggestion to you if I had seen this topic earlier. you never want to saddle a 12/16 cores GPU with a 47mm class air cooler. I did it in my original build last year - 3900X and black ridge taobao clone and had to use ECO mode full time.
with the Dan A4, you can get an AIO, namely Asetek 645LT which would give you much better thermal performance. and if you go the extra mile and use an ITX graphics card (170mm in length), you can even fit a 120mm AIO in the GPU chamber for even more CPU performance.
Additional suggestions would be:
- Take the B550i Aorus Pro AX instead, much better value than the B550i Strix and without the noise/annoyance of the tiny chipset fan
- If possible, upgrade the M.2 SSD to a Samsung 980 Pro or WD SN850 to take full advantage of PCIE gen.4
- Switch the PSU to the Corsair SF750 - fan would not spin until load reach 300W, which is more than the 5950X would ever pull just by itself. Silverstone doesn't have the good track record in terms of fan control / noise - just look up comments on their 750/1000W unit.
Hey thanks so much for the feedback. That's exactly what I'm doing. Getting asetek aio. Since gpu is in short supply I'm going with the 92mm aio.
I am getting a asus x570i, because it has a fan for vrms which should come in handy as there's no airflow in the case due to the aio. It also seems to run cpu much cooler as per optimum tech comparison video. A
I am getting a asus x570i, because it has a fan for vrms which should come in handy as there's no airflow in the case due to the aio. It also seems to run cpu much cooler as per optimum tech comparison video. A
Let me know if the asus x570i is a better choice here.
The ssd, I already have ssds on my laptop and I plan on using those for now as this entire build is running me for almost 2.5k.
Thank you so much for the psu feedback, I wasn't aware of it and I doubt my research would have found it. It was my first choice but it's not available on Amazon. I'll look around and see if I can find it.
In the Dan A4 you can install a slim 92mm fan below the motherboard - that would provide plenty of airflow over the motherboard area. The tiny fans (35-40mm) are just not worth it in terms of noise to temperature.
If I were you my thinking process would be a decision tree, answering the 2 key questions below:
- Do I need both M.2 drives to be Gen 4? This is to address the choice between X570 and B550 chipset. I did wanted that thus I chose the X570i Strix and then moved on to the Crosshair VIII Impact
- Which board should I go for given the selected chipset? From my POV
- X570: the Strix is the best - more rear IO, better front M.2 temps, temp sensor header for watercooling loop
- B550: the Aorus is the best - passive chipset heatsink, all fan headers are 2A, AND considerably cheaper than Strix or Unify
No worries, the SF750 is widely considered the best SFX PSU out there and given the PSU feeds electricity to the entire system, it is entirely justified to go for the best option possible. This PSU will last you many years across many builds to come for sure.
More io means I don't need to carry around a hub.
4:50 mark. Op explains why 570i is marginally better.
Wow I completely got it backwards. Giga board had lower vrm temp, higher clocks than asus x570i. And it has better vrm as well. Now I'm torn again lol
"Better VRM" here is misleading. All the AM4 motherboards have overbuilt VRM. Even the 'worst' AM4 motherboard of the lot can drive a 3950X or a 5950X over locked with LN2. By at least a factor of 2x. It really is a non issue these days.
Thank you for the information. I have went with asus x570i for the extra usb ports on the front and back as I won't have to carry a usb hub.
