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kennnzu
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Budget (including currency): Restricted but no figure yet

Country: Philippines

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

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): 10400F, 3600, 2060 Super


I know you folks would say why buy Intel nowadays. Simple, the pricing and and taxes here in my country.

Here, 10400F is around USD180 and 3600 is around USD230. I don't know why AMD is more expensive here, seriously.

It's really hard, I would like go with 10600KF(USD260) or 10600K(USD292) but I plan it as an upgrade since I'm on a restricted budget. Even 3600XT(USD260) is an option as well, but since the Ryzen 5000(specifically the 5600X) series came, it's well overpriced here as we speak(USD395).

So, can 10400F would actually help me as my first build? Will it bottleneck with a 2060 super which is my option for GPU.

P.S. I would like to use a 2060 Super, specifically RTX2060S-8G-EVO-GAMING, if ever I can get the Advance but not the OC variant(too expensive).

 

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $173.75 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $285.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $88.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $64.98 @ Amazon
Video Card Asus GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card  
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $169.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $783.70
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-08 06:28 EST-0500  

 

*I've chosen the Advance GPU variant here as the original ASUS Strix 2060 Super is not showing on the list, and it has the nearest comparison in my opinion

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $39.34 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus PRIME B460-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $118.99 @ Amazon
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $53.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB AORUS MASTER Video Card $400.00
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $78.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $109.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1021.26
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-08 07:51 EST-0500  

AMD Build: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $230.00
Motherboard Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $94.00 @ Best Buy
Memory Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $56.97 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $53.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB AORUS MASTER Video Card $400.00
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $78.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $109.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1023.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-08 07:53 EST-0500  

The AMD and Intel builds are basically the same price actually. (Thanks to the cheaper mobos and CPU coolers!)

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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21 minutes ago, Downkey said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $39.34 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus PRIME B460-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $118.99 @ Amazon
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $53.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB AORUS MASTER Video Card $400.00
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $78.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $109.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1021.26
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-08 07:51 EST-0500  

AMD Build: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $230.00
Motherboard Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $94.00 @ Best Buy
Memory Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $56.97 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $53.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB AORUS MASTER Video Card $400.00
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $78.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $109.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1023.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-08 07:53 EST-0500  

The AMD and Intel builds are basically the same price actually. (Thanks to the cheaper mobos and CPU coolers!)

Thanks for the tip, good sir. However this is not the answer I'm looking for. I've added the list to serve as a basis of my build. The lists that you have provided almost doubled the prices of the components if I will buy this here in my country. 3060Ti here cost around 750USD, Meshify C costs 140USD. So that's the reason why I asked if the performance that the 2060 Super will not overpower the 10400/10400F.

 

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Just now, kennnzu said:

Thanks for the tip, good sir. However this is not the answer I'm looking for. I've added the list to get the build view. The lists that you have provided almost doubled the prices of the components if I will buy this here in my country. 3060Ti here cost around 750USD, Meshify C costs 140USD. So that's the reason why I asked if the performance that the 2060 Super will not overpower the 10400/10400F.

 

Hm. Okay; So the 10400f def won't bottleneck the 2060super. Also the reason the 3060 is so expensive is because it's being scalped.

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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5 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Hm. Okay; So the 10400f def won't bottleneck the 2060super. Also the reason the 3060 is so expensive is because it's being scalped.

You're right, that's probably the reason why most RTX 30 series are scarce due to this fiasco on going. I wish if my country doesn't suck when it comes to pricing these components. Heck I would love to get me either a 10900K/5900X then pair it with either a 2080Ti or 3080. Haha

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where do you live?

here in cebu city. i managed to get an Aorus 5700xt for around 20k... its similarly priced to the 2060 Super and even beats it in most games

There is no such thing as a bad PC, there are only BETTER PCs

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