ITX budget (system replacement build)

[StrawberryShortCakes]

Budget (including currency): $900 (Singapore Dollars) 

Country: Singapore 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: windows 10, autocad, comtech cad and learning manuals 

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): AOC FHD 1080p 100hz 3 msec 26.5 inch, Microsoft mambrain keyboard and mouse set, 

 

Upgrading from a Haswell i5 4460 system. 

 

Corsair obsidian 250D - his old case

Ryzen R3 3300x - replacing i5 4460

Msi B450i gaming plus ac motherboard - replacing Asus  z87i - deluxe 

G.skill aegis ddr4 3200mhz cl16 16gb - replacing Kingston Hyper X Fury ddr3 2133mh

EVGA RTX 2060 Super 6gb XC - replacing GTX 750Ti

Adata XPG SX8200 nvme 256gb m.2 ssd 

Seagate Barracuda 2tb 3.5 inch hdd - his old drive 

Optical Blu-ray player/burner - his old system. 

Corsair CXM 450W 450w 80+ bronze modular - replacing unknown "time bomb" silver box

 

Peripherals 

CoolerMaster mem-canical keyboard and mouse set - replacing old Microsoft set. 

 

Total $896.70 (Singapore Dollars) 

Question : should I spend another $120 get him the R5 3600?

 

[Oswin]

8 minutes ago, StrawberryShortCakes said:

should I spend another $120 get him the R5 3600?

it would help if his workload is multi-threaded, given if he can stretch the budget.

[Stahlmann]

Depends on what he's doing. For me 4c/8t CPUs are on the edge of being recommendable. If you can fit a 6c/12t processor i'd do it.

[Haro]

14 minutes ago, StrawberryShortCakes said:

should I spend another $120 get him the R5 3600?

Today the 3300x performs identically to the 3600 because games don't really scale up to 6 cores. 

Later on when they probably will, the 3600 will last longer. Is it worth it? I mean it's an upgrade. It'll probably end up saving you some money in the long run. 

If you can afford it without cutting corners somewhere, then yes it'll be a nice cpu. If you can't, the 3300x is still nice. 

16 minutes ago, StrawberryShortCakes said:

B450i gaming plus ac motherboard

Do you already have this board? What is it priced at? And are you limited to these options?

[StrawberryShortCakes]

4 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

Today the 3300x performs identically to the 3600 because games don't really scale up to 6 cores. 

Later on when they probably will, the 3600 will last longer. Is it worth it? I mean it's an upgrade. It'll probably end up saving you some money in the long run. 

If you can afford it without cutting corners somewhere, then yes it'll be a nice cpu. If you can't, the 3300x is still nice. 

Do you already have this board? What is it priced at? And are you limited to these options?

If we go b550 it be over budget, plus the msi board was one of the best b450s

[Haro]

1 minute ago, StrawberryShortCakes said:

plus the msi board was one of the best b450s

I wasn't going to recommend b550 lol. 

Are you limited to these?

[StrawberryShortCakes]

15 minutes ago, Oswin said:

it would help if his workload is multi-threaded, given if he can stretch the budget.

He taking a 3D designing/printing class, he isn't gaming much just mostly for the course. 

12 minutes ago, Stahlmann98 said:

Depends on what he's doing. For me 4c/8t CPUs are on the edge of being recommendable. If you can fit a 6c/12t processor i'd do it.

We sold his old cpu, mb, gpu and ram for $210.