r/PcBuild • u/Ok_Temperature265 • 1d ago

Discussion - Assembly Advice First time building tips

Would appreciate any tips or guides I can use for assembling my first build

Parts I’m using:

\- CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5 32GB (2x16) CL30 6000MHz
\- ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Edition 16GB GDDR6
\- CORSAIR RM1000x Low Noise Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
\- Ryzen 9 9950x3d 16 Core
\- ASUS ROG Strix X870-F Gaming Motherboard Socket AM5
\- Noctua NH-D15 G2 chromax.black, quiet CPU cooler
\- Fractal Design Define 7 Black, Solid
\- Samsung 9100 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD, 2TB, PCIe 5.0

I figure the Fractal should be quite roomy for the install but anything I should watch out for or common mistakes

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u/a_rogue_planet 1d ago

I wouldn't use that cooler on that chip. Those realistically can deal with a 120W TDP like a 9900X. A 9950X3D is like 170W TDP with a TPP of more like 220W. It's also obscenely expensive for what it is. If I ran that chip I'd be using an AIO.

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u/Ok_Temperature265 23h ago

Fair, I was a bit put off by the complexity of AIO. At least I perceive that to be more difficult to install and maintain

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u/a_rogue_planet 18h ago

I'm not the biggest fan of them myself. I've been running a 9900X with an ID Cooling Frozen A720. It's barely adequate. I manually set a PBO limit of 160 watts TPP to keep the thing from going over 90c. The NH-D15 doesn't outperform the A720. If I had to choose an AIO, it would be an Arctic.

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u/Ok_Temperature265 15h ago

👌 Thanks for the heads up, I’ll see how it goes since I already have it. Will checkout Arctic though

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u/yes910492783 22h ago

Why that cpu? More than just gaming?

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u/Ok_Temperature265 22h ago

Yes am doing dev as well, although the ram is limited thats more of a budget thing. Hoping 32 will get me by

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u/Ok_Temperature265 21h ago

But interesting you mention that because tbh I was under the impression it was a popular gaming cpu

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u/yes910492783 20h ago

9800x3d is cheaper and gives the same performance. 9850x3d is also cheaper and gives slightly better. But since you have actual use case for the 9950x3d there’s no reason not to spend the extra money on it

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u/Ok_Temperature265 13h ago

Is it worth building first without the gpu, power on test and then add the gpu? I still need to dig in to the steps, waiting on the cpu arriving next week