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Hello all,

 

I currently am on a AM3 platform with the AMD FX 6300 Black

12G DDR3 ram

GTX 760 sc

thermal take 700 watt power supply

 

I want to upgrade to the AM4 platform, but should I ?

or should i just get a better graphics card ?

 

I'm only gaming on a 720p tv as my monitor so I don't need to be pushing out 4K graphics. 

 

I was thinking of doing a budget build of

AMD Athon 3000g

2x8GB corsair rgb 3200mghz DDR4

XFX RX 570 4GB

 

Gigabyte B450M DS3H

 

 

would this be a good platform to start with ? 

my budget is around 350, though i can push it a little. 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $99.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $74.99 @ B&H
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg
Video Card ASRock Radeon RX 570 4 GB Phantom Gaming D Video Card $119.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $353.97
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-09 12:40 EDT-0400  

 

I'd also look into a 240GB SSD for around $40 if you can squeeze one in if you don't have one already.

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Your parts list isn't bad, but are you getting stuff like a new case or PSU? Ryzen 3 3100 just released, and ti outdoes the 3000G but without onboard graphics, but u are getting an RX 570 so it doesn't matter. 

Fuck you scalpers, fuck you scammers, fuck all of you jerks that charge way too much to tech-illiterate people. 

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Just now, djd3 said:

And while partpicker has the 3100 listed to buy .. Amazon doesn't .. just says available soon. I'm kinda looking to buy today cause Amazon won't ship until Thursday

Because they haven't been released yet, it was published that they're gonna be released on 20th of May, but IDK if Amazon or Newegg are gonna ship them earlier. You'll just have to wait but go with Lurick's build that he suggested.

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22 hours ago, djd3 said:

Hello all,

 

I currently am on a AM3 platform with the AMD FX 6300 Black

12G DDR3 ram

GTX 760 sc

thermal take 700 watt power supply

 

I want to upgrade to the AM4 platform, but should I ?

or should i just get a better graphics card ?

 

I'm only gaming on a 720p tv as my monitor so I don't need to be pushing out 4K graphics. 

 

I was thinking of doing a budget build of

AMD Athon 3000g

2x8GB corsair rgb 3200mghz DDR4

XFX RX 570 4GB

 

Gigabyte B450M DS3H

 

 

would this be a good platform to start with ? 

my budget is around 350, though i can push it a little. 

Why upgrade the gpu when you are only playing at 720p on probably a 30hz tv. Maybe you should invest the gpu money in for a better monitor for the ryzen 3 3300x 

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Ended up learning there was a Micro center about an hour away from me so I impulse bought 

 

AMD athon 3000g

Crucial 2x8GB rgb 3200 

Gigabyte b450 ds3h 

Gigabyte rx570 

 

For about $350. 

My reason was just to get a system up and running on the AM4 platform, and wait until prices drop on Ryzen Zen 2 or even just wait until Zen 3. 

 

I can run gtav and Batman Arkham Knight on medium settings 720 at over 60fps so right now I don't really need too much more power. 

 

But maybe in a month or so when I can finally buy a 3100 or the 3300x who knows. 

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