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Opinion on a new system (<=1800 Euro)

1. Budget & Location

Poland
I want to spend maximally 1800Euro(~8000 Polish Zloty) for all parts and peripherals including taxes.

2. Aim

The system will be used for gaming and for work. I play both new AAA titles and old indie games. As for work all I really need is a few threads to set up a virtual machine.

3. Monitors

I plan to use two monitors - my old one and the one I am going to buy.
iiYama ProLite E2403WS - 1920x1200 60Hz TN

4. Peripherals

I want to buy a new monitor. I was thinking about
Acer Predator XB271HUbmiprz - 2560x1440 144Hz IPS G-Sync (2400 Polish Zloty ~ 540Euro)
I also want to buy a decent microphone.

5. Why are you upgrading?
My old system kicked the bucket.

The system I configured is heavily based on the build guide recommendations megathread(wonderful work) with a few exceptions. I would like my PC to run quiet so I went with a midi-tower case to allow for more airflow. Also I would like to use an ATX motherboard instead of a micro ATX so that I can comfortably slot in my old audio card. What might raise a few eyebrows is the choice of a CPU cooler but I always wanted to buy NH-D15 :D  I have a XFX TS P1-650G-TS3X 650W power supply which I bought few months ago and would like to use it in the new system. Link to the configuration:


I would like to ask You for an opinion on the parts choice and a recommendation for a ATX motherboard.

EDIT: I am planning to overclock the R5 2600 and buy a new processor for the AM4 socket(perhaps Ryzen 3000) down the line.

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How about this motherboard by MSI. It is a good mid range option for Ryzen and is perfect for a 2600. Hope this helps!

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1 hour ago, SupaCal said:

How about this motherboard by MSI. It is a good mid range option for Ryzen and is perfect for a 2600. Hope this helps!

Did you try to use it for overclocking? What frequencies were you able to get?

I was trying to make a choice based on the Motherboard Tier List but I just can't make an educated choice between two motherboards within the same tier. For no other reason then prices being reasonable and the motherboards not being flashy the following caught my interest:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XhZFf7/gigabyte-b450-aorus-pro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-aorus-pro
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Hy97YJ/msi-b450-tomahawk-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-tomahawk
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PCKcCJ/asrock-b450-pro4-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-pro4

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I don't own that motherboard I just did some research and found that. To answer your question this motherboard can overclock a 2600 up to 4.1 GHz. If you want a slightly higher overclock you might want to go with the MSI B450 Tomahawk.

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