One of my personal systems does not have an optical drive. I do use a usb type adapter that can connect old IDE, sata 3.5" and sata 2.5" drives. I was not sure IF you could connect a sata optical drive however those work fine as well. This adapter is VERY useful for data rescue, etc.
I use a USB HDD/SSD docking station. My ThermalTake case had one built into it and it was hot swappable. Best feature of that case IMO. This case I have nowdoesn't have that so I got a desktop docking station and love it just as much as the one in my old case. One of the best peripherals one can have outside of a printer which ever style one likes.
Not to sound like Archie, but
If I buy the new technology, which doesn't appear to offer any advantages unless I am a gamer:
then I can purchase and store a portable dvd player and a docking station.
(might have to add a new drawer on my desk)
That will provide what I had with the old technology.
I must be getting old because I don't get it.,
it's no different then a case choice. So for me and just me....I'm not going to need a CD/DVD drive nor will I need a card reader. I moved strictly to USB storage and use different types of such drives. So I chose the case that worked for me. With the docking station that was built in to my old case, it ran at SATA III speed due to the PCI lane limitations. Now the docking station is an addon and it's USB 3.2 which is faster for data transfer speed vs the old SATA III. If you're in to that kind of stuff.
I have a dozen or so HDD's with DATA on them for just about anything you can think of. I just plop a drive in it's slot and tun on docking station and I go a bout my data transfers or backups. Versus have a full size tower with 20 HDDs that's loud and adds more unnecessary internal case heat.
Again....this just works for me and not every one will like that type of setup. Which is totally understandable. Do what works for you. We are just offering suggestions as to what works for us.
Np.....Good luck with your case choice. When you get a new case post a pic of the finished build. Would love to see it. This is my setup.
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There must be a typo on the asus support page for the Strix board. It shows five different bios updates all with the same release date of 03 July. I generally look at the number and frequency of bios updates for a given motherboard. Updates that support new processors OR update Agesa are fine. When you see a LOT of updates trying to fix problems, that is a red flag [at least for me]
There is no problem with either board using usb2 and usb3; both have ports on the board to support usb.
The strix board does have the better onboard audio and an intel lan. The TUF board uses the slightly cheaper audio and a realtek lan. Since the X570 chipset costs more than the 550, this is how the board mfg keeps costs down. You have to spend quite a bit more on an X570 board to get the high end sound and an intel lan.
Thanks crjdriver....as usual, you always break it down for the OP's with actual facts. As I just sling my suggestions out there....although I know the facts....I just tend to leave that out. I don't know why. I just do.
One other item. The Strix board does not use a chipset cooling fan. This is because with the X570 chipset, more data is going through the chipset causing more heat. The 550 board has less lanes or data going through the chipset so it does not need the fan.
This is one reason why I stuck with my Asrock X470 board; no fan. I am a nut about having a silent system and the extra fan would probably drive me crazy
For anyone who has not used the sonic studio that is part of the high end sound on asus boards, it is VERY good. You can even tailor different sound profiles for each program ie running a game, you have have more base or listening to music you can have less base and more mid-range. IMO this sound is every bit as good as my soundblaster card that I am using at the moment.
If I still had my asus crosshair hero board [with sonic studio] I would never have purchased a real sound card. Gave the board and processor to my kid.
Those look fine. I have used corsair vengeance ram in a LOT of ryzen builds; works great. Be sure you have a quality pw supply.
If you intend on overclocking, you will probably need a better cooler than the stock amd cooler. If you are going to run at stock speed, the amd cooler is fine.
No overclocking.
Am going to use the Corsair cx550m, because I have a new one in the closet.
I have extra ssd's, hard drives and the power supply, so the total is $600.
Will I be able to connect this cases usb3.0 to the an asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS
The case states 2 x USB 3.0 (internal 20-pin connector to M/B)
Looking at the Asus motherboard states 2 x Front USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
The documentation shows connect a USB 3.2 Gen 1 module for additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 front or rear panel ports.
purchased separately. SB 3.2 Gen 1 connector (20-1 pin U32G1_12)
Can I assume that the case can just connect to the 20 pin on the motherboard for standard usb 3 and SB 3.2 Gen 1 is just if I want to increase the number of usbs ?connector
Installing the Asus Tuf x570, finding these rgb options confusing.
There are rgb addressable connections
rgb Aura connections
many of the fans come with an rgb controller.
I just want blue, with the fans controlled by the motherboard.
I've installed an asus TUF x570, below it is a Corsair cx550m power supply.
I won't be overclocking and am using a low temp Nividia Geforce 1030
(3 fans)
The clearance between the PSU and the motherboard is only about a 1/16th of an inch.
Does a power supply case get hot enough where this would be an issue ?
Shouldn't matter as long as they arent touching. If they were touching you would have to worry about shorting or vibration (noise) and not heat. Depending on how the power supply is installed, the power supply and the video card may be blowing hot air onto each other. So there could be a cooling issue. That would be my only concern in this case.
Not that I've seen. If you are using RGB fans, you will need something to control / change the color. Doesn't matter if it's a fan controller, the motherboard, or a standalone controller.
What case are you using? To have that little clearance between a standard atx motherboard and a standard pw supply is highly unusual.
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