vr Ryzen. Good budget VR system I can throw away when the 3000 series is out. Thx

[songwriternyc]

Hi,

I'm coming from the Mac world and doing a DIY. I have a rtx 2080ti fe. I was going to go intel 'til I heard ryzen 3000 is coming out. So,please, I would greatly appreciate help building a sub 300$ cpu/compatible motherboard. Also I know ram speed is a factor in ryzen cpu performance so suggestions there too pls. When I buy the 3000 ryzen, I'll sell or give away this temporary solution.

I also have a seasonic 850 platinum psu 

A 500gb m.2 sad

And the 2080ti fe

And nzxt h700i case

 

I REALLY need help (I mean with this computer advice:))

Thx friends

I'm excited about becoming part of this community. Cheers!

[LukeSavenije]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor	$54.90 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Taichi Ultimate ATX AM4 Motherboard	$258.69 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$313.59
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-10 02:44 EST-0500

 

and you still have a great mobo for your 3000 series upgrade. but this might bottleneck hard... fatal1ty is only 115 bucks after rebate rn

[mxk]

ryzen 5 2600x (or non X, X has higher stock clock speeds)+msi b450 tomahawk+vengance lpx 3000 (or more than 3000mhz for when you get ryzen 3k)

 

The mobo and cpu should be $260-$310 usd and then with the ram it should be $400+

[mxk]

5 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor	$54.90 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Taichi Ultimate ATX AM4 Motherboard	$258.69 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$313.59
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-10 02:44 EST-0500

 

and you still have a great mobo for your 3000 series upgrade. but this might bottleneck hard... fatal1ty is only 115 bucks after rebate rn

@Jurrunio was talking about how zen 2 will probably need beefier motherboards so I'm not sure how this would work out for zen 2. can the 200GE even do VR?

[Streetguru]

10 minutes ago, songwriternyc said:

 

Just buy an R5 2600 + ASrock Pro 4 or MSI Tomahawk

 

 

7 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

 

That would be horrible for VR and X570 boards are likely desirable for Ryzen 3000, if nothing else than for the updated bios
 

[songwriternyc]

Thx guys...id rather get the less expensive mobo bcause I heard they are still debating at and whether to have forward comparability or not

[Streetguru]

Just now, songwriternyc said:

Thx guys...id rather get the less expensive mobo bcause I heard they are still debating at and whether to have forward comparability or not

It'll be compatible for sure, but obviously don't throw the 16 core CPU on a cheap motherboard, and the older boards will need a bios update to work out of the box, so a newer board just save any headache and may have newer features.

[LukeSavenije]

2 minutes ago, mxk. said:

@Jurrunio was talking about how zen 2 will probably need beefier motherboards so I'm not sure how this would work out for zen 2. can the 200GE even do VR?

that's why I chose the heaviest mobo that exists today. 12 phase power design.

 

but you were right about that it can't do vr. didn't think about that one. I would say  b450 pro4 (atx) with a 1600 or 2600 will do

[mxk]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

that's why I chose the heaviest mobo that exists today. 12 phase power design.

 

but you were right about that it can't do vr. didn't think about that one. I would say  b450 pro4 (atx) with a 1600 or 2600 will do

Woop.

 

btw I just saw the 2700x drop to $290 usd i felt like saying that bc I freaked when I saw that.

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, mxk. said:

Woop.

 

btw I just saw the 2700x drop to $290 usd i felt like saying that bc I freaked when I saw that.

The R7 1700 was $150 during black friday

 

not even 2 years ago intel was charging $1000 for 8 cores

[songwriternyc]

Thx VERY much. Helps a lot that thatcmotherboard will robustly support the 3000's coming up so all I need to sell or give away is cpu.

[mxk]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

The R7 1700 was $150 during black friday

 

not even 2 years ago intel was charging $1000 for 8 cores

intel is intel, sadly. They still can't do half with the 9900k which is stupid. I say this now but am probably gonna get a 9900k in the future to keep using my z390 aorus pro

[mxk]

Just now, songwriternyc said:

Thx VERY much. Helps a lot that thatcmotherboard will robustly support the 3000's coming up so all I need to sell or give away is cpu.

Well if the motherboard is the right socket type and it supports it, it'll work well as long as you're not overclocking.

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, songwriternyc said:

Thx VERY much. Helps a lot that thatcmotherboard will robustly support the 3000's coming up so all I need to sell or give away is cpu.

You would have to update your bios before getting rid of the old CPU, but the newer motherboards are likely to have extra features, so you'll probably want one anyways.

[songwriternyc]

But hopefully by that time intel will realize their place and the 9900 will be affordable. I am sending my maximus and 9700k back to amazon

[mxk]

Just now, songwriternyc said:

But hopefully by that time intel will realize their place and the 9900 will be affordable. I am sending my maximus and 9700k back to amazon

damn you really got the maximus xi hero? F

 

I don't think Intel will ever have as good of value as the 2600 unless they decide to just make an i5 $200 or less

[songwriternyc]

So is that msg motherboard on Amazon for 89.00 more than good enough without being a bottleneck for Andy of my components or software? I suppose I don't mind updating the bios as a one time thing.

[TheDankKoosh]

1 minute ago, songwriternyc said:

So is that msg motherboard on Amazon for 89.00 more than good enough without being a bottleneck for Andy of my components or software? I suppose I don't mind updating the bios as a one time thing.

I would say that going with a high quality board from the start will help cascade whatever you choose from the zen 2 lineup. If the leaks turn out to be true then you won't be able to use one of the 16 core chips with this board, but I figure 12 cores at high frequency is plenty.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NJWQYT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NJWQYT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - GAMMAXX 400 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler  ($16.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($143.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Total: $425.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-10 03:11 EST-0500

[songwriternyc]

Hi..

Is this motherboard good for the ryzen 5 and 7?

MSI Gaming AMD Ryzen B350 DDR4 VR Ready HDMI USB 3 CFX ATX Motherboard (B350 TOMAHAWK)

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[songwriternyc]

It's 89.00 u.s.

[songwriternyc]

That's a really

4 minutes ago, TheDankKoosh said:

I would say that going with a high quality board from the start will help cascade whatever you choose from the zen 2 lineup. If the leaks turn out to be true then you won't be able to use one of the 16 core chips with this board, but I figure 12 cores at high frequency is plenty.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NJWQYT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NJWQYT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - GAMMAXX 400 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler  ($16.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($143.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Total: $425.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-10 03:11 EST-0500

That's a really good price for everything. I just don't want to miss out on features that future boards may have.

Thx for showing me this.

[songwriternyc]

8 minutes ago, TheDankKoosh said:

I would say that going with a high quality board from the start will help cascade whatever you choose from the zen 2 lineup. If the leaks turn out to be true then you won't be able to use one of the 16 core chips with this board, but I figure 12 cores at high frequency is plenty.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NJWQYT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NJWQYT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - GAMMAXX 400 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler  ($16.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($143.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Total: $425.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-10 03:11 EST-0500

Thx....i see you went with Intel. I've been on the fence. Is it objectively better for vr and gaming?

[TheDankKoosh]

2 minutes ago, songwriternyc said:

Thx....i see you went with Intel. I've been on the fence. Is it objectively better for vr and gaming?

I never suggested intel, look at the processor lol.

[TheDankKoosh]

7 minutes ago, songwriternyc said:

That's a really

That's a really good price for everything. I just don't want to miss out on features that future boards may have.

Thx for showing me this.

If you'd rather just get rid of the board and cpu when you upgrade I would go with this since zen 2 is only a few months away.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XhXwZR
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XhXwZR/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - GAMMAXX 400 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Total: $300.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-10 03:29 EST-0500

[LukeSavenije]

imo I would say no 300 series msi boards. I would rather get the b450 version or the pro4 from asrock as cheap temporary boards. The taichi ultimate is the best board you can get on x470 rn, but that one is 250 dollars. tho the fatal1ty is really good too, and only 115 after rebate