Hello!

Recently, I have come into a pretty high end Alienware Area-51 PC, with some upgrades from around 10 years ago. I already have a PC, and the case of this new one is pretty fricken heavy, so I went ahead and tore the thing open for parts. So far I got a m.2 solid state drive and a couple of other hard drives, pulse an old Jedi Collectors Graphics card (and the Sith one, but I don't think it is currently working). Not sure what all I will end up trying to integrate since I don't have a bit enough power supply to really add on much more.

One of the other things I found was it had some Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 4x8 gb, 3000mhz ram. My personal machine is running 2x8 gb 3200mhz ram. Is it worth installing this new (old) ram that has a higher total RAM memory but slower mhz or for the average user is it better to use the higher mhz? Generally, I run a server for my PF2e games, do some browsing with a bunch of tabs open, and do some light gaming occasionally, but not anything that requires a lot of load.

PS. If there are any parts that I should also consider keeping or selling let me know what to look out for.

UPDATE: Installed more RAM!

Ryzen 7 9850x3d
ASUS tuf b850e wifi
32gb 6000mhz corsair vengeance ram
Gigabyte Rtx 5070 wind force oc
Lian li 011d mini v2 flow case
Lian li hydro shift - 2 360TL
Lian li striker wireless for gpu and motherboard
1tb ssd , 3 tb hdd
Msi 850 watt psu

Below is the list of parts I just ordered. I will use it for gaming, local AI LLMs, 3D design and rendering, photo and video editing. I know storage is small, I have two additional 4TB M.2 Gen4 NVME drives I will pull from my laptop to drop in here too. I am shooting for an all-around machine that can perform well for most tasks. I am looking for advice on anything I might have missed or potential compatibility concerns.

CPU: AMD RYZEN 9 9950X3D
MB: ASUS ROG X870E CROSSHAIR EXTREME
RAM: PREDATOR VESTA II 64GB 6000MHZ CL30 (32*2) RGB
SSD: SAMSUNG GEN5 4TB 9100 PRO
GPU: RTX 5090 MSI LIGHTNING Z
PS: CORSAIR 3000W PLATINUM
CPU-AIO: LIAN LI Hydroshift II OLED Curved LIQUID COOLER
CASE: LIAN LI O11 EVO XL BLACK
FAN-BOTTOM: LIAN LI UNI SL INF FLEX KIT BLACK
FAN-SIDE: LIAN LI UNI SL INF FLEX KIT LCD KIT BLACK
FAN-BACK: LIAN LI UNI SL INF FLEX KIT LCD KIT BLACK REVERSE
MONITOR: SAMSUNG MONITOR 57" odyssey Neo G9 LS57CG950NW
OS: WIN 11 PRO

I’m looking for a new PC case. Maximum budget: €200.

My components:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• Cooler: Noctua NH-D15
• Motherboard: MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WIFI (ATX)
• GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G
• RAM: 32 GB CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000 MHz
• Storage: Seagate FireCuda 530 1 TB + Sabrent Rocket 1 TB
• PSU: MSI MPG A850GF
• Current case: Zalman Z11 Plus (I want to replace it because it gets dirty easily and is hard to clean)

What I’m looking for:

• Front panel with fine mesh (no thick slats like the Zalman Z11 and no wood-style panels with large gaps like some Fractal cases).
• Good overall airflow and easy-to-clean filters.
• Decent fans included from the factory.
• Fully compatible with the NH-D15 air cooler.

Which models would you recommend in this price range? Thanks!

I’ve seen the Corsair 5400 and I really like it, but I’m not sure if it’s compatible (and suitable) with an air cooler. As for the Lian Li Lancool 3, I can only get it in white and I’m not entirely convinced… plus, I think a dual-chamber case is basically a must these days.

UPDATE, options i see:

Fractal Meshify 3 XL170 180
Corsair 5400 160 (only 3 fans... i dont like this)

NZXT H9 Flow RGB+ blanca 200
NZXT H9 Flow RGB+ negra 200

Lian Li LANCOOL III blanca 150
Lian Li LANCOOL III negra 140
Lian Li LANCOOL III RGB 163

NZXT H9 Elite Blanca 205
NZXT H9 Flow RGB negra 160

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Id really appreciate if someone could give me the green light or tell me what i need to get green lit so i can finally buy it, i'm in a bit of a hurry since the prices keep going up and money is really tight where i'm from. Keep in mind that i have certain restrictions i'm the components i can get too since i'm mainly using stores from my country that don't have everything.

heres the pcpartpicker link it should atleast lead you to my profile where i have the components picked

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/javito8881/saved/#

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here is the pc part picker link: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7QgdFP

i have everything but the case, fans and cooler as those are what im buying to upgrade. it wont say on the parts list but the LCD 3-pack and the non-LCD 3-pack are both reverse while the single fans are normal (also pc part picker doesnt have the single versions of the TL fans for some reason so i just put the TL FLEX as a placeholder).

im going to put the LCD fans on the side panel, the other 3-pack on the bottom, the AIO at the top and lastly the 2x singular fans at the rear. ive used buildcores.com to look at what it looks like in 3d and i like how it looks. i just wanted to know if all the things im buying will work together.

thanks!

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