3600?

That would make most sense, but I'm thinking of putting 2060 super in my other machine and getting something from higher end, 3600 might not cut it with higher end GPU.

which is that 1070 ti? or a different gpu?

I gave that GPU to my sister, so will be getting something better, not sure what though. GTX 1060  won't cut it for sure, there are few used 1080TI's I have been looking at, pretty cheap, might even go and get that, not sure still.

that at least gives a baseline

how about 3700x+b450 board?

That might be my best option, I'm getting b450 board anyways, also not too much TDP, as I will be trying to cool it passively.

ah, i see

well... i know some stuff about mobos, if you have questions

Will have some in a few days, gonna get my pay, then will have a decision to make on how much to spend

that's a good thing to know, yeah

I'm happy to help whenever you know