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Budget (including currency): 350 to 400 euro

Country:Ireland/U.K

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Have the 7700k and Gigabyte Aorus GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 Intel Z270 want to switch to AMD any help is greatly appreciated 

 

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What other parts do you have? List the full specs. Plus if you switch to AMD with that budget, you'll have to get a new mobo later on, since B450 and X470 boards don't support the new Ryzen 4000 CPU's. At least stretch your budget to 500-600€ and go for a Ryzen 3600, X570 ASUS TUF and Corsair 2x8 3600MHz CL16.

"Tolerance is the lube that helps the dildo of dysfunction slip into the ass of a civilized society" - Plato 427-347 BC

"Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society" - Aristotle 384-322 BC

"Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment" - Lebiniz 1st of July 1646 - 14th of November 1716

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Just now, nigeemac999 said:

Whats best cpu and motherboard for 400 euro thanks multitasking and some gaming rust mostly have 1080ti so should be ok thanks

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor €177.99 @ Mindfactory
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard €127.80 @ Alza
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory €88.89 @ Alternate
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €394.68
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-13 21:36 CEST+0200  

 

"Tolerance is the lube that helps the dildo of dysfunction slip into the ass of a civilized society" - Plato 427-347 BC

"Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society" - Aristotle 384-322 BC

"Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment" - Lebiniz 1st of July 1646 - 14th of November 1716

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Just now, nigeemac999 said:

Have 16GB G.Skill RipJaws V schwarz DDR4-3200 and 11GB Asus GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ROG Strix OC so u think i should wait for 4000 

Well yes and no. I mean the new Ryzen 4000 series will 10-15% faster than the 3000 series but how much is that 10-15% faster? We'll have to wait till they get released for benchmarks. But you'll need a X570 board or an upcoming B550 if you want to upgrade to Ryzen 4000. Grabbing a Ryzen 3000 CPU is worth a lot.

"Tolerance is the lube that helps the dildo of dysfunction slip into the ass of a civilized society" - Plato 427-347 BC

"Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society" - Aristotle 384-322 BC

"Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment" - Lebiniz 1st of July 1646 - 14th of November 1716

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7 minutes ago, Dhiren3303 said:

I m switching to amd ryzen 3100 but I don't know which Mobo will support it. And will an a320m chipset motherboard will support it. And if it does please reply. And an other thing it should support it without a bios update.

You don't need an A320M board. The MSI boards are without BIOS update. B450 Tomahawk Max, Gaming Plus Max, PRO-VDH MAX, A PRO MAX, PRO-M2 MAX, MORTAR MAX, MORTAR TITANIUM.

 

"Tolerance is the lube that helps the dildo of dysfunction slip into the ass of a civilized society" - Plato 427-347 BC

"Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society" - Aristotle 384-322 BC

"Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment" - Lebiniz 1st of July 1646 - 14th of November 1716

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18 hours ago, F.E.A.R. said:

You don't need an A320M board. The MSI boards are without BIOS update. B450 Tomahawk Max, Gaming Plus Max, PRO-VDH MAX, A PRO MAX, PRO-M2 MAX, MORTAR MAX, MORTAR TITANIUM.

 

So this motherboards will support Ryzen 3100. Ready out of the box. So if I buy the PRO-M2 MAX then I can build a PC with it and it is off to the races. 

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2 minutes ago, Dhiren3303 said:

So this motherboards will support Ryzen 3100. Ready out of the box. So if I buy the PRO-M2 MAX then I can build a PC with it and it is off to the races. 

Yes they support them (Ryzen 3000 chips) out of the box. As long as the board ends with the word "MAX" it supports them.

"Tolerance is the lube that helps the dildo of dysfunction slip into the ass of a civilized society" - Plato 427-347 BC

"Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society" - Aristotle 384-322 BC

"Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment" - Lebiniz 1st of July 1646 - 14th of November 1716

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3 hours ago, F.E.A.R. said:

Yes they support them (Ryzen 3000 chips) out of the box. As long as the board ends with the word "MAX" it supports them.

Thank you. I have been more of an intel person but now I'm switching to team red that is why, I don't have Info.

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On 5/17/2020 at 9:45 PM, F.E.A.R. said:

You don't need an A320M board. The MSI boards are without BIOS update. B450 Tomahawk Max, Gaming Plus Max, PRO-VDH MAX, A PRO MAX, PRO-M2 MAX, MORTAR MAX, MORTAR TITANIUM.

 

Wait a second, A PRO Max is a A320 chipset so will it work out of the box because I am not going to overclock the CPU

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33 minutes ago, Dhiren3303 said:

Wait a second, A PRO Max is a A320 chipset so will it work out of the box because I am not going to overclock the CPU

You don't have to overclock it, but get an MSI B450 board MAX not a an A320, since B450 boards are far better. 

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"Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society" - Aristotle 384-322 BC

"Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment" - Lebiniz 1st of July 1646 - 14th of November 1716

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