My current 5900x seems to be on the brink of death, randomly refusing to boot and crashing despite having disabled C-States already. I’m using as an excuse to upgrade to AM5 while taking with me as many components as feasible.
While I did already quite some research I am sure if there are things I have overlooked, so someone looking a this build (I included my old components I plan to still use) would be helpful.
I have read that the AM4 coolers are still compatible I am unsure about that particular one, or if I should replace it since it is 5 years old already…
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor | €449.00 @ notebooksbilliger.de |
| CPU Cooler | EK AIO 360 D-RGB 66.04 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | Purchased |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ATX AM5 Motherboard | €206.90 @ Alza |
| Memory | Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra RGB 48 GB (2 x 24 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory | €189.90 @ Alza |
| Storage | Intel 665p 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | Purchased |
| Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | Purchased |
| Storage | Samsung 870 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive | Purchased |
| Storage | Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | €146.90 @ Amazon Deutschland |
| Video Card | Gigabyte AORUS MASTER GeForce RTX 3080 10GB 10 GB Video Card | Purchased |
| Case | Lian Li O11D XL-X ATX Full Tower Case | Purchased |
| Power Supply | SeaSonic Platinum 860 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | Purchased |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | €992.70 |
There are some coolers that fit AM5 processors better than AM4 due to the die curvature, so if you go cooler shopping, look into getting an AM5 specific one.
AM4 coolers will still work fine, though you might have a degree or two difference in cooling performance
Ah, I vaguely remember reading about this.
I’ll just use the current one, it’s not hard to swap a cooler if I notice any problems.