AM4 socket motherboard?

[dravemel0n]

Hello!

 

i will be building my first pc and altough i have made some research, i still have no idea what motherboard to pick since there is so many of them.i am also on low a budget so i cant really pick anything above 55 pounds.

i am going to buy a ryzen 5 1600,a rx 570,8gbs,ram 500w thermaltake psu and a 1tb hdd.the reason i am buying a ryzen 5 1600 is that in a few month i will upgrade my gpu to a rtx 2060/2070 or a rx vega 56/64.

if you guys could help me pick a motherboard for my build that is under the price of 55 i would be rather very greatfull!

thanks!

[GoldenLag]

Budget for the entire system?

[dravemel0n]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

Budget for the entire system?

about 400 £ in total (Including the case AND the monitor(i know im really going low on the budget))

[NunoLava1998]

B450M PRO4, or B450M DS3H/S2H if you're really desperate

[Stormseeker9]

If it has to be under £55, maybe something like this, although what is your entire budget so we can piece something together for you https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/LLYLrH/asrock-b450m-hdv-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-hdv

[dravemel0n]

Just now, NunoLava1998 said:

B450M PRO4, or B450M DS3H/S2H if you're really desperate

i sadly am desparate since i have about 330 £ for the parts(excluding case and monitor)

[MeatFeastMan]

1 minute ago, dravemel0n said:

i sadly am desparate since i have about 330 £ for the parts(excluding case and monitor)

This is the cheapest b450 motherboard right now in the UK. It'll do the job but don't expect to be overclocking much or have much features:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/RD97YJ/asrock-b450m-hdv-r40-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-hdv-r40

 

 

[dravemel0n]

Just now, Stormseeker9 said:

If it has to be under £55, maybe something like this, although what is your entire budget so we can piece something together for you https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/LLYLrH/asrock-b450m-hdv-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-hdv

i have a budget of less than 400 £ including a monitor AND a case so i have about 300-330 £  for the stuff inside heres what i came up with basically:

ryzen 5 1600:122

motherboard ???: about 55

thermaltake 500w : 38

corsair 8gb ram: 35

1tb baracuda hdd: 35

rx 470 or 570 (second hand) : 60

case : 46

monitor : 70

 

[dravemel0n]

Just now, MeatFeastMan said:

This is the cheapest b450 motherboard right now in the UK. It'll do the job but don't expect to be overclocking much or have much features:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/RD97YJ/asrock-b450m-hdv-r40-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-hdv-r40

 

 

im not really going to overcloack much so its o.k. for me,thanks alot!

[samcool55]

I'm confused, why go full cheapskate now (400 pounds for the system + monitor) when you are planning to upgrade to a vega or RTX soon which could easily cost more than the complete budget you have right now?

If you are going to ditch that 570 soon anyway, why not buy like a really cheap thing (maybe even 2nd hand) and use that until you get a nice gpu?

Tbh the motherboards suggested are one of the few i would even consider.

To keep it simple, with such system don't bother with A320 or a motherboard with no VRM heatsink, it will be crap and you will regret it.

[dravemel0n]

Just now, samcool55 said:

I'm confused, why go full cheapskate now (400 pounds for the system + monitor) when you are planning to upgrade to a vega or RTX soon which could easily cost more than the complete budget you have right now?

If you are going to ditch that 570 soon anyway, why not buy like a really cheap thing (maybe even 2nd hand) and use that until you get a nice gpu?

Tbh the motherboards suggested are one of the few i would even consider.

To keep it simple, with such system don't bother with A320 or a motherboard with no VRM heatsink, it will be crap and you will regret it.

i will have that money to upgrade it in about 3 months and i really dont want to wait that much tbh.

[Stormseeker9]

4 minutes ago, dravemel0n said:

i have a budget of less than 400 £ including a monitor AND a case so i have about 300-330 £  for the stuff inside heres what i came up with basically:

ryzen 5 1600:122

motherboard ???: about 55

thermaltake 500w : 38

corsair 8gb ram: 35

1tb baracuda hdd: 35

rx 470 or 570 (second hand) : 60

case : 46

monitor : 70

 

Well if you are going to upgrade your GPU soon anyway, why don’t get yourself a 2200G for now, get better quality Mobo and psu, and have overall more money for your build. 

 

Also zen 2 is rumoured to be released in June/July, that will push prices down from the 2000 series chips and maybe you can snag yourself one of those at the same time 

[Lurick]

If you're set on those parts:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£116.39 @ Newegg UK)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£52.73 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£47.94 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital - Green  240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£28.86 @ CCL Computers)
Case: CiT - CIT-F3BLACKBLUE MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£28.08 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 11 350 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £311.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-29 15:42 BST+0100

 

A HDD can be had later on when you need the space. An SSD will benefit you a great deal. I would also see about going for a second hand monitor if you can to get a better deal.

[dravemel0n]

29 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

Well if you are going to upgrade your GPU soon anyway, why don’t get yourself a 2200G for now, get better quality Mobo and psu, and have overall more money for your build. 

 

Also zen 2 is rumoured to be released in June/July, that will push prices down from the 2000 series chips and maybe you can snag yourself one of those at the same time 

well i wouldnt say soon since there is atleast 2-3 month untill i can get my hands on some money.

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£55.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£67.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£47.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: PNY - CS900 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£26.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4 GB Gaming 4G  Video Card  (£60.00) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - System Power 9 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£45.45 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: Iiyama - G-MASTER BLACK HAWK 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor  (£89.98 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £394.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-29 16:15 BST+0100

 

 

Here you go

[Mister Woof]

4 minutes ago, dravemel0n said:

well i wouldnt say soon since there is atleast 2-3 month untill i can get my hands on some money.

He's just trying to tell you that in the long run, buying expensive placeholder parts costs you more.

 

Unless it's going to greatly affect your life, waiting until you can afford what you really want is a better option than taking 1/2 or 1/4 measures.

[Stormseeker9]

7 minutes ago, dravemel0n said:

well i wouldnt say soon since there is atleast 2-3 month untill i can get my hands on some money.

Well if the dates are correct which I mentioned that will be 2-3 months from now.

 

As @Plutosaurus also pointed out; in the long run it’ll cost you more, 

[dravemel0n]

Just now, Plutosaurus said:

He's just trying to tell you that in the long run, buying expensive placeholder parts costs you more.

 

Unless it's going to greatly affect your life, waiting until you can afford what you really want is a better option than taking 1/2 or 1/4 measures.

i know that buying a good part is better than buying a worser part then replacing it but i have waited 3 months already and i dont want to wait another 3

[mariushm]

If you're gonna go for just 8 GB of memory, make sure you buy  2 sticks only if the motherboard has 4 DDR4 slots, so that you'll be able to add 2 more sticks in the future.

8 GB is just not enough these days, 16 is better for games.

If you have to go with a cheaper motherboard that has only 2 memory slots, then go for a single stick, you'll have around 5-10% slower performance until you buy a 2nd memory stick but at least you'd be able to upgrade to 16

 

[Ravendarat]

I agree with the others in saying you should buy a 2200g or 2400g processor and forget about the placeholder gpu, just use the onboard graphics for now, you can still game on it and then you can get a better board for now and just add in your better gpu in a few months.

[ImAyaanKhan]

3 hours ago, dravemel0n said:

Hello!

 

i will be building my first pc and altough i have made some research, i still have no idea what motherboard to pick since there is so many of them.i am also on low a budget so i cant really pick anything above 55 pounds.

i am going to buy a ryzen 5 1600,a rx 570,8gbs,ram 500w thermaltake psu and a 1tb hdd.the reason i am buying a ryzen 5 1600 is that in a few month i will upgrade my gpu to a rtx 2060/2070 or a rx vega 56/64.

if you guys could help me pick a motherboard for my build that is under the price of 55 i would be rather very greatfull!

thanks!

I wouldn't recommend thermaltakes' lineup of power supplies, as they are commonly reported to be unreliable. As for your other question, I agree with @NunoLava1998 on it. THe b450 pro4 is the mobo that I am using for my 2200g (soon to be 2600x) and it's definitely a good mobo for the price.