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definitely go for a 3700x so you can squeeze some extra performance out of it when it nears the end of its life by overclocking

replaced it with a 750w psu in the edit

now that this is sorted out, good luck with your new job!

you raise a fair point, though I'm not sure if intel 11th gen or ryzen 4th gen is gonna be in stock or not by the time op is able to get a 3070 at msrp

If it comes down to me though, I would go with an asus board as they are usually high quality for the price point

I don't know very much about intel motherboards, so I would go with something someone else says

userbenchmark is known to prioritize siingle core performance and put multi core on the shelf https://www.tomshardware.com/news/userbenchmark-benchmark-change-criticism-amd-intel,40032.html#:~:text=Previously%2C Userbenchmark weighed single-core,and 2% multi-core.

a 10700kf would be the same price as a 3700x, similar performance, and z490 is getting support for 11th gen intel so they're almost the same Depending on whether you value gaming performance or productivity more, choose one of them

The 3700x is in the ballpark for performance and is 15 dollars cheaper

edit: PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $329.99 @ Best Buy CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $89.90 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.99 @ B&H Memory Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $329.99 @ Best Buy CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $89.90 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.99 @ B&H Memory Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $173.99 @ B&am

thanks for the knowledge, the fakes may damage the socket though so i would say still try to be careful around cpus

if people can make fake intel chips why not fake amd chips?

Triangle thing is too large for a socket am4 chip I'm pretty sure

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $194.99 @ Newegg Motherboard ASRock B550M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $80.98 @ Amazon Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $71.99 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $54.9