What cpu?

[myaqua]

I have a friend who currently has an i5 3770k paired with his 1050 ti and hes been noticing some bottlenecking, what cpu and motherboard combination would be best suited for him if he wanted to leave some room for a gpu upgrade in the future?

[Fasauceome]

if you want to go super basic, the cheapest B450 board you can get with some ddr4 3000 and the ryzen 3 1200 does the job, but in terms of value the best you could get is the Ryzen 5 2600 in a B450 Pro4

[myaqua]

12 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

if you want to go super basic, the cheapest B450 board you can get with some ddr4 3000 and the ryzen 3 1200 does the job, but in terms of value the best you could get is the Ryzen 5 2600 in a B450 Pro4

What would be some good options for a budget of around $500-$600?

[NelizMastr]

The 3770 doesn't bottleneck a 1050ti. It's the other way around. The 3770 can handle up to a 1070 no problem. Overclocked it could posslbly do fine with a 2070.

 

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What would be some good options for a budget of around $500-$600?

I'd say a B450 board like the B450 Tomahawk Max with a R5 3600 and 16GB DDR4-3200 CL15 or 16.

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, myaqua said:

What would be some good options for a budget of around $500-$600?

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.79 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.85 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$74.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$404.63
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$384.63
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-04 01:59 EDT-0400

Something like this, unless he has goals of more than just gaming in mind

[myaqua]

3 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.79 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.85 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$74.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$404.63
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$384.63
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-04 01:59 EDT-0400

Something like this, unless he has goals of more than just gaming in mind

Thanks man, and no he just games with it, but do you think bumping up to a 9th gen board and cpu like an i5 9400 would be overkill? I know its only a 1050 ti, but what if he wanted to leave some room for a better gpu later?

[BigRom]

30 minutes ago, myaqua said:

Thanks man, and no he just games with it, but do you think bumping up to a 9th gen board and cpu like an i5 9400 would be overkill? I know its only a 1050 ti, but what if he wanted to leave some room for a better gpu later?

The 9400 (F or non-F) isn't a match for the Ryzen 3600 anyway, and you'd still need new motherboard & RAM

[Fasauceome]

8 hours ago, myaqua said:

Thanks man, and no he just games with it, but do you think bumping up to a 9th gen board and cpu like an i5 9400 would be overkill? I know its only a 1050 ti, but what if he wanted to leave some room for a better gpu later?

He'd be better off with the Ryzen CPU than with an i5

[AndreiArgeanu]

19 hours ago, myaqua said:

Thanks man, and no he just games with it, but do you think bumping up to a 9th gen board and cpu like an i5 9400 would be overkill? I know its only a 1050 ti, but what if he wanted to leave some room for a better gpu later?

Now there isn't a point choosing intel, especially when looking for value or future upgrades.