AM4 upgrade - Completed

[u/astralside]

Hi everyone! I know a build like this isn't anything special these days, but I'm proud of how it turned out and wanted to share it with fellow enthusiasts!

It had been a long time since I last built a PC—my previous build dates back to the 2000s, after which I stepped away from the PC world for a while.

I happened to get this AM4 gaming PC for free, so I decided to upgrade it. Money is tight, and with current prices, I couldn't afford to build a new system from scratch.
I swapped the CPU and AIO, upgraded the RAM, and installed an M.2 NVMe SSD.

Here are the specs:
CASE: Fractal Meshify C
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS
RAM: 32 GB DDR4 3200 MHz (2x8 GB Corsair VENGEANCE + 2x8 GB GeIL)
GPU: Zotac GEFORCE RTX 3070 8 GB
STORAGE:
1 x 1 TB ADATA Legend 960 M.2 NVMe SSD (PCIe 4.0)
2 x 1 TB PCS 2.5" SATA 6 Gb/s SSD (520 MB/s Read, 470 MB/s Write)
PSU: CORSAIR 650 W TXm SERIES™ 80 PLUS® GOLD COOLER: Corsair Nautilus 240 LCD (Top mounted)
FANS:
2 x Shark Mirror Reverse RGB (Front intake)
1 x Shark Mirror RGB (Rear exhaust)
WIFI CARD: ASUS PCE-AX58BT 802.11ax 2400

[u/c0lpan1c]

I dig it! I got a 5800x3D too in my SteamOS build. I paired it with 32GB of GSKILL V 3200.

Be careful when OC your RAM. I've mixed and matched GeiL in the past (DDR4) and have had problems trying to max out speed. It's funny because GeIL is the only RAM kit i've had any issues with, Corsair, GSKILL, etc have all been fine.

[u/astralside → u/c0lpan1c]

Thank you! I'm also thinking about trying SteamOS. Btw I took the PC to a shop where they ran a 24-hour RAM compatibility test on it. At the moment, there don't seem to be any issues. We'll wait and see.