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CPU & Mobo Upgrade

Danicos
By Danicos
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Currently, I have an RX 470 and I want to upgrade my current CPU and mobo to something new. Please give recommendations :). My current CPU is an FX-8350. Also, I use my PC to game and just watch videos which it already does both fine. I also want to edit, draw, and stream in the future.

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I recommend a Ryzen 5 3600, should work great for streaming too.

 

And any of these motherboards, pick one that has the features you need and fits into your budget:

 

Daily Driver (Lenovo Y700 Laptop)

Manjaro Linux  ||||  Intel Core i7-6700HQ  ||||  16GB DDR4-2666    ||||   GeForce GTX 960m  

250GB Samsung 970 Evo | 500GB Samung 840 Evo 

 

Windows Gaming PC

Windows 10 Pro  |||   Intel Core i7-10700k  |||   32GB DDR4-3600  |||   GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER  |||   MSI z490 A-Pro  |||   EVGA Supernova G2 650w 80+ Gold

120GB SSD | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM

 

Bedroom HTPC and Emulation Box

Manjaro Linux  ||||   Intel Xeon E3-1231v3  ||||   8GB DDR3-1333  |||  Radeon RX 460   |||  Asus B85M-G

120GB SSD

 

Living Room HTPC - Optiplex 790 SFF

Manjaro Linux  |||  Intel Core i5-2400  |||  8GB DDR3-1333  |||  Radeon HD 5450

120GB SSD

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Youll need new RAM too, these use DDR4

Daily Driver (Lenovo Y700 Laptop)

Manjaro Linux  ||||  Intel Core i7-6700HQ  ||||  16GB DDR4-2666    ||||   GeForce GTX 960m  

250GB Samsung 970 Evo | 500GB Samung 840 Evo 

 

Windows Gaming PC

Windows 10 Pro  |||   Intel Core i7-10700k  |||   32GB DDR4-3600  |||   GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER  |||   MSI z490 A-Pro  |||   EVGA Supernova G2 650w 80+ Gold

120GB SSD | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM

 

Bedroom HTPC and Emulation Box

Manjaro Linux  ||||   Intel Xeon E3-1231v3  ||||   8GB DDR3-1333  |||  Radeon RX 460   |||  Asus B85M-G

120GB SSD

 

Living Room HTPC - Optiplex 790 SFF

Manjaro Linux  |||  Intel Core i5-2400  |||  8GB DDR3-1333  |||  Radeon HD 5450

120GB SSD

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1 minute ago, seapriestess said:

Youll need new RAM too, these use DDR4

I plan to buy the ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB DDR4-3000. Is it good? It has good reviews and is cheap so I picked that one.

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4 minutes ago, Dexicos said:

I plan to buy the ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB DDR4-3000. Is it good? It has good reviews and is cheap so I picked that one.

Honestly RAM doesnt really have a whole lot that can be wrong with it. Just check reviews as always, and if you really really want, make sure it uses samsung or hynix chips, but that doesnt actually matter a ton. 3000mhz should also be good enough to juice a Ryzen CPU (they tend to like faster RAM speeds). Good choice, turn on XMP in the bios when you get it.

Daily Driver (Lenovo Y700 Laptop)

Manjaro Linux  ||||  Intel Core i7-6700HQ  ||||  16GB DDR4-2666    ||||   GeForce GTX 960m  

250GB Samsung 970 Evo | 500GB Samung 840 Evo 

 

Windows Gaming PC

Windows 10 Pro  |||   Intel Core i7-10700k  |||   32GB DDR4-3600  |||   GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER  |||   MSI z490 A-Pro  |||   EVGA Supernova G2 650w 80+ Gold

120GB SSD | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM

 

Bedroom HTPC and Emulation Box

Manjaro Linux  ||||   Intel Xeon E3-1231v3  ||||   8GB DDR3-1333  |||  Radeon RX 460   |||  Asus B85M-G

120GB SSD

 

Living Room HTPC - Optiplex 790 SFF

Manjaro Linux  |||  Intel Core i5-2400  |||  8GB DDR3-1333  |||  Radeon HD 5450

120GB SSD

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1 minute ago, seapriestess said:

Honestly RAM doesnt really have a whole lot that can be wrong with it. Just check reviews as always, and if you really really want, make sure it uses samsung or hynix chips, but that doesnt actually matter a ton. 3000mhz should also be good enough to juice a Ryzen CPU (they tend to like faster RAM speeds). Good choice, turn on XMP in the bios when you get it.

Thanks for all the help!

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