DIY PC Rig Recommendations For 2025

[ThinkMe]

Any pros here know which CPU cooler this picture is using?

Saw this on the CES 2024 coverage

Spoiler

iCUE XC7 RGB ELITE LCD CPU Water Block

 

[blammer]

heya i'm thinking of upgrading my mobo and cpu and reusing my older stuff. Usage is mostly for gaming like darktide/lethal company with mods etc. Would this match be feasible?

ryzen 5 7500f + msi pro b650m-a wifi
gskill ripjaws 2400mhz 2x8GB ddr4 (must i replace with ddr5 ram for the new mobo and cpu?)
zotac gtx1660 twin fan
corsair CX750M modular atx psu
phanteks eclipse p400s case with 2 HDD and 1 SSD

 

[RockaRolla]

heya i'm thinking of upgrading my mobo and cpu and reusing my older stuff. Usage is mostly for gaming like darktide/lethal company with mods etc. Would this match be feasible?

ryzen 5 7500f + msi pro b650m-a wifi
gskill ripjaws 2400mhz 2x8GB ddr4 (must i replace with ddr5 ram for the new mobo and cpu?)
zotac gtx1660 twin fan
corsair CX750M modular atx psu
phanteks eclipse p400s case with 2 HDD and 1 SSD

Yes, AM5 platform is ddr5 only, you cannot reuse your ddr4

 

[blammer]

Yes, AM5 platform is ddr5 only, you cannot reuse your ddr4

thanks!

 

[nakedtons]

Don't mind I ask if Amazon DDR4 Corsair RAM goes bad after just 6 months? My PC has been working fine until about a month ago. Sometimes it is able to post and sometimes it doesn't. I tried troubleshooting and narrowed it down to the RAM. PC is only able to boot with two sticks of RAM and not from the other kit. It sometimes have the rgb working and sometimes it is completely dark. I have no idea which are the faulty sticks. I bought 2 packs of RAM at Amazon at the same time.

 

[deepblue_82]

Don't mind I ask if Amazon DDR4 Corsair RAM goes bad after just 6 months? My PC has been working fine until about a month ago. Sometimes it is able to post and sometimes it doesn't. I tried troubleshooting and narrowed it down to the RAM. PC is only able to boot with two sticks of RAM and not from the other kit. It sometimes have the rgb working and sometimes it is completely dark. I have no idea which are the faulty sticks. I bought 2 packs of RAM at Amazon at the same time.

ram is lifetime warranty.. u can send in for rma

 

[nakedtons]

The error could be due to this. I made a mistake by buying 2 ram kits instead of 4 in 1 kit while trying to save $150. Not sure if this was the cause of the boot issue. If PC attempts to boot from DIMM 1 and 3, it will not boot. It needs to boot from DIMM 2 and 4 in order to successfully boot. So DIMM 1 and 3 is kind of obsolete because they are different kit. Hope that bros will be aware that if they wish to fill up all ram slots, they should buy the whole 4 in 1 kit otherwise it may cause boot issues like in my case.

Either I forgo 2 sticks or sell off the 4 sticks and buy a new set of 4 in 1 kit.

 

[cyberwave]

tried swapping the sticks around to isolate which sticks are bad? could be bad ram slots on the mobo as well

 

[deepblue_82]

The error could be due to this. I made a mistake by buying 2 ram kits instead of 4 in 1 kit while trying to save $150. Not sure if this was the cause of the boot issue. If PC attempts to boot from DIMM 1 and 3, it will not boot. It needs to boot from DIMM 2 and 4 in order to successfully boot. So DIMM 1 and 3 is kind of obsolete because they are different kit. Hope that bros will be aware that if they wish to fill up all ram slots, they should buy the whole 4 in 1 kit otherwise it may cause boot issues like in my case.

Either I forgo 2 sticks or sell off the 4 sticks and buy a new set of 4 in 1 kit.

last time i also tried to boot with 2 set of ram.. 4 slots filled boot failed
2 diff set

 

[George Soros]

I see the first page rig recommendation,Buying of ram is per kit? And 1kit usually 2stick?

 

[deepblue_82]

I see the first page rig recommendation,Buying of ram is per kit? And 1kit usually 2stick?

kit = more then 1 module of ram...
1 kit dont mean 2 module could before 3 or 4 module of ram

 

[nakedtons]

last time i also tried to boot with 2 set of ram.. 4 slots filled boot failed
2 diff set

Today, i tried with just one stick, still no boot. Different gpu and monitor also no boot. Change hard disk also the same. Worse case scenario is motherboard problem. Just used 1.5 year, failed so fast?

 

[nakedtons]

I see the first page rig recommendation,Buying of ram is per kit? And 1kit usually 2stick?

Yes. If you want to fill up all slots, you need to buy 4 in 1.

 

[deepblue_82]

Today, i tried with just one stick, still no boot. Different gpu and monitor also no boot. Change hard disk also the same. Worse case scenario is motherboard problem. Just used 1.5 year, failed so fast?

this one really is luck... just send in for rma...

 

[nakedtons]

this one really is luck... just send in for rma...

If it's motherboard, then need to rebuild everything. Same motherboard version still need to reinstall everything after rma?

 

[deepblue_82]

If it's motherboard, then need to rebuild everything. Same motherboard version still need to reinstall everything after rma?

if i am not wrong if u clone ur hdd or ssd no need to reinstall...
last time i send my system to nigel to repair my mb gg......... i got back fully the same..

 

[ragnarok95]

Best to reinstall even if change to the same mobo. Anyway now installing window 11 is quite fast on the NVMe drive. Slower one are the apps and games. But for me, i rather start fresh anew.

 

[nakedtons]

if i am not wrong if u clone ur hdd or ssd no need to reinstall...
last time i send my system to nigel to repair my mb gg......... i got back fully the same..

Can I request for the service centre to help me flash my bios and test it on the spot?

 

[ragnarok95]

They should help you if you request to flash bios.

 

[nakedtons]

Best to reinstall even if change to the same mobo. Anyway now installing window 11 is quite fast on the NVMe drive. Slower one are the apps and games. But for me, i rather start fresh anew.

If there is no issue, I'll just stick to the same OS and apps on the newly replaced mobo. I have lots of apps, files and games. Might need about 2 hours to reformat, reinstall everything and transfer everything from backup hard disk.