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I just saw the specifications of your machine. Is getting a AMD Ryzen 5 3600 instead of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 worth the extra $'s?  Looks like both have the same number of cores and threads with a higher clock rate on 3600 of 4.2GHz. What sort of difference will this make?

 

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Ryzen 5 3600

Ryzen 5 2600

the 3600 is a lot faster than the 2600 in terms of single threaded applications. The reason I said 2600 is because it's priced about the same as the processor you were looking at and I'm not sure what your budget is. If it fits your budget, a 3600 would certainly outperform the 2600, though you may prefer to spend that extra budget on a better GPU.

 

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I am planning to build a budget system for my programming/gaming needs. I have created a list by searching through Amazon for different components for the build. Here are the components that I am planning to use. How will this specifications perform for the coming 6-7 years? Will it be good for gaming? Please provide me with recommendations if any.

(Pricing is given in INR. 1 CAD = 54 INR/ 1 USD = 71 INR)

Intel Core i5 9400F 1 12,190.00 12190
ASUS Prime H310M-E LGA1151 (300 Series) DDR4 Motherboard 1 4,999.00 4999
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 3000MHz RAM 2 2,725.00 5450
ZOTAC Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 6GB GDDR5 GPU 1 17,999.00 17999
Corsair CP-9020098-UK VS Series VS650 650 Watt Power Supply 1 4,243.00 4243
Seagate New BarraCuda ST1000DM010 1TB HDD 1 2,937.00 2937
Kingston SSDNow A400 240GB SSD 1 2,474.00 2474
Corsair Carbide Series 100R CC-9011075-WW Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 1 2,850.00 2850
LG 22 inch (55cm) 22MP68VQ IPS Monitor 1 7,161.00 7161
    Total Cost 60303
    As of Dec-11-2019
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I'd try to get a ryzen 2600 instead of an i5 since it has more cores. If you're going to be programming on it at some point you'll probably need more cores at some point. I don't think 6 cores without SMT will carry you for programming in the coming 6-7 years.

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Gigabyte RTX 3060TI Gaming OC Pro, Fractal Design Meshify C TG, 2x8GB G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200MHz, MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max, Samsung 850 EVO 512GB, 2TB WD Blue, Corsair RM850x, LG 27GL83A-B

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1 hour ago, martward said:

try to get a ryzen 2600

I just saw the specifications of your machine. Is getting a AMD Ryzen 5 3600 instead of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 worth the extra $'s?  Looks like both have the same number of cores and threads with a higher clock rate on 3600 of 4.2GHz. What sort of difference will this make?

 

Here are the listings that i referred?

Ryzen 5 3600

Ryzen 5 2600

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Just now, ronpmat said:

I just saw the specifications of your machine. Is getting a AMD Ryzen 5 3600 instead of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 worth the extra $'s?  Looks like both have the same number of cores and threads with a higher clock rate on 3600 of 4.2GHz. What sort of difference will this make?

 

Here are the listings that i referred?

Ryzen 5 3600

Ryzen 5 2600

the 3600 is a lot faster than the 2600 in terms of single threaded applications. The reason I said 2600 is because it's priced about the same as the processor you were looking at and I'm not sure what your budget is. If it fits your budget, a 3600 would certainly outperform the 2600, though you may prefer to spend that extra budget on a better GPU.

 

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Gigabyte RTX 3060TI Gaming OC Pro, Fractal Design Meshify C TG, 2x8GB G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200MHz, MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max, Samsung 850 EVO 512GB, 2TB WD Blue, Corsair RM850x, LG 27GL83A-B

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12 minutes ago, martward said:

spend that extra budget on a better GPU

Can you recommend me a GPU under 300 USD that would go with this machine?

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4 minutes ago, ronpmat said:

Can you recommend me a GPU under 300 USD that would go with this machine?

1660 or 1660 Ti. If you can strech to it, get a 5700, but thats probably too much.

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2 minutes ago, ronpmat said:

Can you recommend me a GPU under 300 USD that would go with this machine?

If you can find a deal or slightly increase the budget to 320 or so you could get a RX 5700. If prices where you live are unfavorable or you need CUDA I'd choose the 1660 super, it's significantly faster than the 1660 and has GDDR6.

The 5700 is faster than the 1660 super but also a bit more expensive, it really depends on deals where you live.

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Gigabyte RTX 3060TI Gaming OC Pro, Fractal Design Meshify C TG, 2x8GB G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200MHz, MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max, Samsung 850 EVO 512GB, 2TB WD Blue, Corsair RM850x, LG 27GL83A-B

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With R5 2600:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 5700 8 GB TUF Gaming X3 OC Video Card  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 55 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $760.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-30 06:16 EST-0500

 

With R5 3600:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($239.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 55 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $735.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-30 06:17 EST-0500

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15 minutes ago, martward said:

If you can find a deal or slightly increase the budget to 320 or so you could get a RX 5700. If prices where you live are unfavorable or you need CUDA I'd choose the 1660 super, it's significantly faster than the 1660 and has GDDR6.

The 5700 is faster than the 1660 super but also a bit more expensive, it really depends on deals where you live.

Thanks a lot for your answer. The RX 5700 will cost me around ~450 USD here in India. So I checked for 1660 Super and found it for 307 USD. So I guess I would go with that. Since you told me to go for a Ryzen 5 2600 CPU I updated my list. Here is the new one. It would be great if you could check for any compatibility issues/bottlenecks,

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 1 12,275.00 12275
GIGABYTE GA-A320M-S2H AMD A320 AM4 MAX-32GB DDR4 Micro ATX PCIE16 1 3,940.00 3940
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 3000MHz RAM 2 2,725.00 5450
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 Super 192-bit HDMI/DP 6GB GDRR6 HDCP Support DirectX 12 Dual Fan VR Ready OC Graphics Card 1 21,950.00 21950
Corsair CP-9020098-UK VS Series VS650 650 Watt Power Supply 1 4,243.00 4243
Seagate New BarraCuda ST1000DM010 1TB HDD 1 2,937.00 2937
Kingston SSDNow A400 240GB SSD 1 2,474.00 2474
Corsair Carbide Series 100R CC-9011075-WW Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 1 2,850.00 2850
LG 22 inch (55cm) 22MP68VQ IPS Monitor 1 7,161.00 7161
    Total Cost 63280
    As of Dec-30-2019
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3 minutes ago, ronpmat said:

 

Thanks a lot for your answer. The RX 5700 will cost me around ~450 USD here in India. So I checked for 1660 Super and found it for 307 USD. So I guess I would go with that. Since you told me to go for a Ryzen 5 2600 CPU I updated my list. Here is the new one. It would be great if you could check for any compatibility issues/bottlenecks,

 

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 1 12,275.00 12275
GIGABYTE GA-A320M-S2H AMD A320 AM4 MAX-32GB DDR4 Micro ATX PCIE16 1 3,940.00 3940
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 3000MHz RAM 2 2,725.00 5450
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 Super 192-bit HDMI/DP 6GB GDRR6 HDCP Support DirectX 12 Dual Fan VR Ready OC Graphics Card 1 21,950.00 21950
Corsair CP-9020098-UK VS Series VS650 650 Watt Power Supply 1 4,243.00 4243
Seagate New BarraCuda ST1000DM010 1TB HDD 1 2,937.00 2937
Kingston SSDNow A400 240GB SSD 1 2,474.00 2474
Corsair Carbide Series 100R CC-9011075-WW Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 1 2,850.00 2850
LG 22 inch (55cm) 22MP68VQ IPS Monitor 1 7,161.00 7161
    Total Cost 63280
    As of Dec-30-2019

I'd try to get a b450 motherboard, mostly because it's better but also because that motherboard needs a bios upgrade before it supports ryzen 2nd and 3rd generation processors. Other than that I don't see any compatibility issues.

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My System:

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Gigabyte RTX 3060TI Gaming OC Pro, Fractal Design Meshify C TG, 2x8GB G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200MHz, MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max, Samsung 850 EVO 512GB, 2TB WD Blue, Corsair RM850x, LG 27GL83A-B

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1 hour ago, ronpmat said:

 

Thanks a lot for your answer. The RX 5700 will cost me around ~450 USD here in India. So I checked for 1660 Super and found it for 307 USD. So I guess I would go with that. Since you told me to go for a Ryzen 5 2600 CPU I updated my list. Here is the new one. It would be great if you could check for any compatibility issues/bottlenecks,

 

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 1 12,275.00 12275
GIGABYTE GA-A320M-S2H AMD A320 AM4 MAX-32GB DDR4 Micro ATX PCIE16 1 3,940.00 3940
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 3000MHz RAM 2 2,725.00 5450
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 Super 192-bit HDMI/DP 6GB GDRR6 HDCP Support DirectX 12 Dual Fan VR Ready OC Graphics Card 1 21,950.00 21950
Corsair CP-9020098-UK VS Series VS650 650 Watt Power Supply 1 4,243.00 4243
Seagate New BarraCuda ST1000DM010 1TB HDD 1 2,937.00 2937
Kingston SSDNow A400 240GB SSD 1 2,474.00 2474
Corsair Carbide Series 100R CC-9011075-WW Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 1 2,850.00 2850
LG 22 inch (55cm) 22MP68VQ IPS Monitor 1 7,161.00 7161
    Total Cost 63280
    As of Dec-30-2019

This is a good system. If you can, I'd try to get a B450 motherboard because of the quality and performance increase it will give you. You can also try to get faster RAM as Ryzen benefits greatly from fast RAM (although 3000 MHz is fine, just remember to turn on XMP/DOCP)

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