That raises another question. Are newly purchased X570 mobo's coming with the latest BIOS with the proper optimizations, or will we have to update the BIOS?
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That raises another question. Are newly purchased X570 mobo's coming with the latest BIOS with the proper optimizations, or will we have to update the BIOS?
I was wondering if you guys can still hwlo me with my pending questions before I bite the bullet on the SM570:
1. For an AMD board, the 19pin front panel connector is the correct choice. Is this true for all X570 AMD boards?
2. What's the best SFX PSU for the SM570?
1. For an AMD board, the 19pin front panel connector is the correct choice. Is this true for all X570 AMD boards?
2. What's the best SFX PSU for the SM570?
1. From what I've been told by others, there is no X570 board which supports the Type-C connector. So yes, the single 19-pin connector is the correct choice for X570.
2. "Best" is hard to say as it will depend on your requirements. Overall I would recommend the Corsair SF750 or the SF600 depending on your power requirements. If you're running a 2080 or 2080 Ti and/or if you plan to overclock it may be a good idea to do the SF750.
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Also worth noting that the platinum rated versions of Corsair's SF series PSU's come with individually sleeved cables. If you're doing windowed panels, they look much nicer.
Hi @KSliger,
Thank you for all your work and involvement with the community. It's been great following the evolution of this case.
I'm planning on getting a SM550 for my next build, but I really want the handle. Will the handle kit be compatible with an existing SM550 or will it require a newer version of the case? I'm wondering if I should get the case now to take advantage of the discount or wait until the handled version comes out.
Thanks!
Thank you for all your work and involvement with the community. It's been great following the evolution of this case.
I'm planning on getting a SM550 for my next build, but I really want the handle. Will the handle kit be compatible with an existing SM550 or will it require a newer version of the case? I'm wondering if I should get the case now to take advantage of the discount or wait until the handled version comes out.
Thanks!
I'd get the case now, not planning another coupon till Black Friday. (Will be a coupon for Quakecon but will be a % and not be as much of a discount on 550/560 as this one is.)
Handles are still a work in progress for the 550/560 and most likely will be an August thing. Will require a new sub-top metal bracket. Difficult to make the existing handle work with the 550/560 due to the possible handle screw stabbing the riser issue.
Happy that you all are here to get your feedback & input. =]
@KSliger My SM560 came in the mail today man. So good, I'm so excited to build in this case, MOBO & CPU come tomorrow, then I'm just waiting on some Pslate cables. One question about the ssd bracket though, the screw that holds the bracket down gets in the way of the sata power connector? Do you have any suggestions on how to mount/route sata cables for two drives?
Flip the drive around so you are reading the back, connector will line up with the gap on top or bottom next to the thumb screw.
Will need "straight in" style SATA and SATA power cables, none of the that 90 degree connector nonsense.
@KSliger I don't mean to re-post a question, but in case you missed it... Do you know yet if the panel style from the SM570/580 is going to make it to the SM550/560? That, plus the option to order without an I/O has me very excited for a future build.
No IO is coming to the 560, but 550 still has lots of inventory with IO I need to use up.
For panels, really can't say right now, maybe? Depends how popular it would be and how sales go, might be a good way to refresh the case line around November.
I’m curios to see if these issues will affect performance on X470 and b450 boards. Most reviews show close to parity on X570 vs 470 now. Basically are the newer bios X570 boards going to pull ahead ? The b450 boards not get the bios love? Thinking of the 3700x and Asus b450i or 3600 on my existing AsRock B450 itx. SM570 case.
Interested to see how it goes for you @wsgroves
I have a Microcenter locally so 50 off the board with a Ryzen 3k cpu. Not sure how long that will run. I don’t NEED a board since I already have the AsRock b450 but the Strix B450 for 109 is pretty strong. 2 m.2 slots is the main selling point for me. — already have a few drives.
I have a Microcenter locally so 50 off the board with a Ryzen 3k cpu. Not sure how long that will run. I don’t NEED a board since I already have the AsRock b450 but the Strix B450 for 109 is pretty strong. 2 m.2 slots is the main selling point for me. — already have a few drives.
I believe that if you populate both m.2 slots, it drops the gpu to 8x. I could be wrong but I think that is what it does on my x470 itx.
That's about the only reason I would buy a x570. To get two full speed m.2 slots. Does not matter then if it drops the gpu to 8x.
I am glad I don't live close to a microcenter. I did when compusa used to be around. Way too easy haha.
edit. Interesting article. I am not sure at this hour what to make of it.
www.extremetech.com
That's about the only reason I would buy a x570. To get two full speed m.2 slots. Does not matter then if it drops the gpu to 8x.
I am glad I don't live close to a microcenter. I did when compusa used to be around. Way too easy haha.
edit. Interesting article. I am not sure at this hour what to make of it.
AMD Ryzen X570 Motherboards Draw So Much Power, It's Warping CPU Comparisons - ExtremeTech
AMD's X570 chipset uses so much power, it's actually making the CPU look much less efficient than it is. Some X570 boards are also using far more power than others.
www.extremetech.com
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As of right now, yes, but that only applies to the Mini-ITX boards released/announced thus far. There are ATX boards that have the new USB header on them.
edit. Interesting article. I am not sure at this hour what to make of it.
AMD Ryzen X570 Motherboards Draw So Much Power, It's Warping CPU Comparisons - ExtremeTech
AMD's X570 chipset uses so much power, it's actually making the CPU look much less efficient than it is. Some X570 boards are also using far more power than others.
Interesting. It seems AMD is having more than a couple teething issues with the new chips/chipset. I'm curious how much of this is due to the motherboard itself forcing higher powerdraw. some manufacturers design their motherboards to trick the CPU into thinking it's drawing less power than it is so that it pulls more and thus boosts to higher clocks by default. A shady practice, in my opinion, and one that could be causing these results if they felt that Ryzen 3000 chips had more room to be juiced than previous generations.
Personally, I'm just holding off until later in the month before making any decisions. It will be about a week before Silicon Lottery has binned Zen 2 chips in stock anyway, and I'm hoping by then we'll have some more answers.
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