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tlmills82
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I've been talking with a few people on here about upgrading my CPU, Motherboard and RAM.
I'm looking to stay around $350 USish.

I've been thinking of something similar to:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.15 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($82.37 @ Newegg) 
Total: $366.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-22 02:11 EDT-0400

 

Any suggestions around this price point?  I'll be saving and trying to upgrade my GPU in a month or so.

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1 minute ago, tlmills82 said:

I've been talking with a few people on here about upgrading my CPU, Motherboard and RAM.
I'm looking to stay around $350 USish.

I've been thinking of something similar to:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.15 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($82.37 @ Newegg) 
Total: $366.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-22 02:11 EDT-0400

 

Any suggestions around this price point?  I'll be saving and trying to upgrade my GPU in a month or so.

The RAM is a great choice, the aorus elite i just purchased the x570 version of, and the ryzen provides the best value at the mid end CPU's. Couldn't change your mind if i wanted to.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X   COOLER: Kraken X63   GPU: Zotac Trinity RTX 3090    MOBO:  Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite  

RAM: 32Gb G.Skill Trident Z Neo 3600 CL 16   STORAGE: Viper Gen 4 1Tb SSD VP4100 +Viper NVME SSD 512Gb + Seagate 1 TB HDD 7200rpm  

PSU: NZXT 850 watt 80+ Gold  CASE: NZXT 510 Elite   MONITOR: Primary: LG 48" CX OLED--Secondary Gigabyte Aorus FI27Q-P 1440p 165Hz IPS

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the aorus is not as good as "msi b450 tomahawk max" or "msi b450 A-pro max" but it can manage

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Main PC:

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|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

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| Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

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| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

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Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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better mobo

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $174.15 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $104.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $76.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $356.13
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-22 04:08 EDT-0400  

 

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On 4/22/2020 at 4:08 AM, boggy77 said:

better mobo

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $174.15 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $104.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $76.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $356.13
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-22 04:08 EDT-0400  

 

Well it seems as if the good mobos are all out of stock.  Thanks Corona....

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On 4/22/2020 at 4:08 AM, boggy77 said:

better mobo

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $174.15 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $104.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $76.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $356.13
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-22 04:08 EDT-0400  

 

Looks like I'll be waiting for the new CPUs and motherboards to drop in late May/June.

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