First pc build 3600 on a budget?

[DontJoshme]

Budget (including currency): started $500 then $750

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: games racing web browsing

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 a case already. would like to game at 1080p 60fps. wanted 1600af now looking at 3300x but not sure about waiting for them to become available. was wondering if 3600 might be a good option fo a build now. want to get it built asap

 

[PyroTheWise]

Okay, I am a little confused by your post.

 

1.  What parts do you already have

2.  Are you no longer wanting a 1600AF due to cost?  

3.  The 3600 is stronger than the 3300x or 1600AF but of  course it costs more.  So do you want that included in your 750 dollar budget?

 

If you want it built now, then 3600 is the best option.  However the 3300X will be out soon and based on your budget a great option.

 

[DontJoshme]

3 minutes ago, PyroTheWise said:

Okay, I am a little confused by your post.

 

1.  What parts do you already have

2.  Are you no longer wanting a 1600AF due to cost?  

3.  The 3600 is stronger than the 3300x or 1600AF but of  course it costs more.  So do you want that included in your 750 dollar budget?

 

If you want it built now, then 3600 is the best option.  However the 3300X will be out soon and based on your budget a great option.

 

1. a case. i can temporarily use tv for monitor and borrow keyboard mouse

2. yes that is correct

3.yes I"m wondering if i can somehow manage to afford a 3600. i"m worried that the 3300x might not be available at it"s msrp

[PyroTheWise]

How concerned are you with forward compatibility with 4000 series Ryzen CPUs?   Right now the best board for your build is a B450 due to cost, but those boards are not going to support the Ryzen 4000 CPUs.  However the B550 boards will and the more expensive X570 boards (which are available).  

 

In short at your budget point this is not the best time to build a computer....

 

 

[Demonix_Hermit]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$120.00
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$79.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$62.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card	$299.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA GD (2019) 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$76.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$769.94
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$759.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-15 09:10 EDT-0400

 

If you want to get a 3600 , downgrade the GPU to 1660 super . But the Best thing is to wait for the next gen amd CPU.