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15 minutes ago, G9XFTW said:

Current system : ryzen 5 2600

GB rx5700xt

8gbx2 - vengeance 2400mhz (i know wtf? #2018RamPrices) 

Msi b450M gaming plus (seems the current faulty part) 

Corsair Ven 650M

 

My usage is gaming for at least 4 hrs daily. And occasional streaming. Hoping the mobo lasts the full warranty period. Living in a hot country. 

Was eyeing the b450 tomohawk max, but is there a better msi board for around same price? Or some other brand? 

 

Also what chipset shoukd i go with for me setup? 

The B450 Tomohawk Max is a solid motherboard and great for the price. Unless you will be upgrading to the new Ryzen cpu coming out next month, you can stay at b450. If you are upgrading cpu next month, then get a B550 or X570.

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Current system : ryzen 5 2600

GB rx5700xt

8gbx2 - vengeance 2400mhz (i know wtf? #2018RamPrices) 

Msi b450M gaming plus (seems the current faulty part) 

Corsair Ven 650M

 

My usage is gaming for at least 4 hrs daily. And occasional streaming. Hoping the mobo lasts the full warranty period. Living in a hot country. 

Was eyeing the b450 tomohawk max, but is there a better msi board for around same price? Or some other brand? 

 

Also what chipset shoukd i go with for me setup? 

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15 minutes ago, G9XFTW said:

Current system : ryzen 5 2600

GB rx5700xt

8gbx2 - vengeance 2400mhz (i know wtf? #2018RamPrices) 

Msi b450M gaming plus (seems the current faulty part) 

Corsair Ven 650M

 

My usage is gaming for at least 4 hrs daily. And occasional streaming. Hoping the mobo lasts the full warranty period. Living in a hot country. 

Was eyeing the b450 tomohawk max, but is there a better msi board for around same price? Or some other brand? 

 

Also what chipset shoukd i go with for me setup? 

The B450 Tomohawk Max is a solid motherboard and great for the price. Unless you will be upgrading to the new Ryzen cpu coming out next month, you can stay at b450. If you are upgrading cpu next month, then get a B550 or X570.

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I agree here ive built a few systems using the b450 tomohawk boards using the 2600 and they have been solid.

MAIN PC (Beast) - Asus ROG Crosshair Hero VII WIFI  with BIOS 4703, AMD Ryzen R9 3900XT + Corsair H115i Pro RGB XT Cooling, 32GB G.Skill 3200Mhz 16,18,18,38 1.35v DDR4, Inno3d HerculeZ Design Nvidia GTX 1080 X2 8GB GDDR5,  1 x Samsung U28E590D & 1 x Samsung U32J59XUQ 3840 x 2160 4K, 1 x Samsung Evo 970 Evo Plus NVME PCI-E 1TB, 1 x Samsung Evo 850 250GB, 1 X Sandisk Ultra II SSD 240GB + 2 X 3TB Seagate Barracuda SATA III, 1 x LG BH16NS40 16x BR\DVDRW, ICYBOX IB3740-C31 & ICYBOX IB3640-03,  MZHOU 7 Ports PCIe USB 3.0 Card, 1 x XIAOLO 2.5G Intel I225V Ethernet Card, 2 x UGREEN Hard Drive Enclosure 3.5 inch External SATA Disk Caddy Reader USB 3.0 2.5 3.5 HDD SSD 16TB UASP Case Dock Station With 12V 2A Power Adapter For Windows with 6TB Seagate Barracuda SATA III, Corsair Obsidian 750D Wind Force Edition Case + 5 Corsair ML140 140mm Case Fans, EVGA 750 g3 750w Gold 80+ PSU, Logitech MX Vertical Mouse, Logitech MX Vertical & MX Ergo Trackball Mouse using same USB unifying device, Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard, Windows 11 Pro x64 Retail, Synology ds215j NAS + 1x3TB WD Reds connected to a 6TB Seagate USB 3.0 Backup Plus Hub, Blue Yeti Microphone, Logitech C922 Pro HD,  Logitech C920 Pro HD, Bit Defender Total Security 2021.

 

Second PC (Cyclops) - MSI 990FXA Gaming, AMD FX 8370 4Ghz, Corsair 16GB Vengeance Red 9-9-9-24 1600Mhz, Arctic Cooling Freezer 13, Asus Strix 1050TI 4GB, 1 X Acer 27" Full HD Monitor, 1 X Sandisk Ultra II SSD 240GB, 1 x Samsung Evo 850 250GB, 2 X Seagate Barracuda 2TB, 1 X WD Black 2TB, 1 x ASUS 16x DVDRW, X-Case Eagle III Case, 3 X Corsair AF 120 Case Fans, EVGA 850 G2 80+ Gold + PSU, Logitech MX Master Mouse, Corsair K30 Keyboard, Logitech C920 Webcam, R0DE NT1-A Microphone, Scarlet 212 Audio Interface (Revision 2), Windows 10 Pro X64 Retail, Bit Defender Total Security 2021, 2TB Seagate Expansion USB Hard Drive.

 

Third PC (Old Trustie) - Acer Aspire M3400, OEM Mainboard, AMD FX Athlon II X3 425 2.7Ghz, 16GB Corsair Value 1600Mhz Ram, OEM CPU Cooler, AMD R7 260 2GB GPU, 1 X Acer 27" Full HD Monitor, 1 X Sandisk Ultra II SSD 240GB, 2TB Samsung SATA III, 1 X OEM 16X DVDRW, 1 X Acer OEM Case, 1 X Corsair AF120 Case Can, Corsair CX500 Bronze+ CPU, Logitech MX Master Mouse, Corsair K30 Keyboard, Windows 10 Home X64 OEM, Logitech C920 Webcam, Bit Defender Total Security 2021.

 

Printers Include - Canon MG5750, Canon, IP8750,  Canon Pixma Mega tank G5050 & 2 X Samsung Xpress C410W.

 

1 X Zexrow Xbox360 Wired Game Controller.

 

TP Link Archer AX6000 Cable Router Wifi6 with a Virgin Media Hub 4.0 in Modem only mode running 1GB Fibre internet.

 

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 256GB Mobile Phone.

 

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I'm looking at the B550A pro from msi. Great board but its mdi and their Rma here is bs. But still what a great product. 

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Budget for a board? location and currency? 

 

1 hour ago, G9XFTW said:

looking at the B550A pro from msi

b550 does not support zen +.

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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7 hours ago, TofuHaroto said:

Budget for a board? location and currency? 

 

b550 does not support zen +.

Omg. Its a sweet board though... 

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Omg. Its a sweet board though... 

again, budget for a board? location and currency? 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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6 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

again, budget for a board? location and currency? 

Budget ₹12k - ₹14k

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1 hour ago, G9XFTW said:

₹12k - ₹14k

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Motherboard MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ₹13185.86 @ Newegg India
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total ₹13185.86
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-23 23:18 IST+0530  
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Motherboard MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ₹8151.00 @ Amazon India
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total ₹8151.00
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-23 23:19 IST+0530  
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Motherboard ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ₹9299.00 @ Amazon India
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total ₹9299.00
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-23 23:19 IST+0530  

To name some boards, and these are all decent. 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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So here is my final plan - B450 tomahawk max purchase within couple days. Then about 2 years later upgrade to R7 3700/ 3700x. Although I might still use thr 2400mhz sticks.

 

Is it good for the wallet? 

 

Is this an ideal upgrade strategy? 

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