New build, help with ram

[Adrian12]

Budget (including currency): 

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  Minecraft, CS:GO, R6, Warzone

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): Upgrading within next week or week after. 

 

 

Hi there, so I want to upgrade my pc and I'm thinking of getting a b450-f , Ryzen 3100 (for now) and Corsair valueselect 2x4gb ram. Those are the only components I'm upgrading. The reason for such parts is due to inflated prices of other parts and also I am a teen with not much money. I will upgrade to a 3700x later, and the ram is where my small issue is. I was thinking Corsair Vengeance 3600Mhz 2x8GB. However, the b450f can only take up to 3200mhz without pc. I am upgrading from an x8dti, Xeon x5660 and 32gb 1333mhz ram. Do you think I will see a big difference between 3200mhz and 3600mhz considering I am going from DDR3 1333mhz. Is it worth paying more for the motherboard and ram?

[WhitetailAni]

1 minute ago, Adrian12 said:

However, the b450f can only take up to 3200mhz without pc.

What do you mean "the B450-F can only take up to 3200 MT/s without PC?"

[Adrian12]

2 minutes ago, FakeKGB said:

What do you mean "the B450-F can only take up to 3200 MT/s without PC?"

Oh, sorry I'm on phone, autocorrect.

 

I meant b450-f can only do 3200mhz without overclocking

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, Adrian12 said:

Oh, sorry I'm on phone, autocorrect.

 

I meant b450-f can only do 3200mhz without overclocking

Ah, ok.

Well, XMP/DOCP is basically overclocking.

My B350 board supports 3200 MT/s RAM only with overclocking.

I am running it at 3200 MT/s with no problem.

People have run 3600 MT/s RAM on B450 boards without too much trouble.

And besides - if 3600 MT/s doesn't work, it's not very hard to simply run it at 3200 MT/s instead. RAM isn't locked to it's rated speed.

[Adrian12]

3 minutes ago, FakeKGB said:

Ah, ok.

Well, XMP/DOCP is basically overclocking.

My B350 board supports 3200 MT/s RAM only with overclocking.

I am running it at 3200 MT/s with no problem.

People have run 3600 MT/s RAM on B450 boards without too much trouble.

And besides - if 3600 MT/s doesn't work, it's not very hard to simply run it at 3200 MT/s instead. RAM isn't locked to it's rated speed.

Ah ok, and is everything alright with my build in general? I will also have a 1060 6gb with it 

[WhitetailAni]

1 minute ago, Adrian12 said:

Ah ok, and is everything alright with my build in general? I will also have a 1060 6gb with it 

Everything looks fine to me, I just have one question.

Do you already have the 1060 6GB? If not, how much are you paying for it?
 

[Adrian12]

2 minutes ago, FakeKGB said:

Everything looks fine to me, I just have one question.

Do you already have the 1060 6GB? If not, how much are you paying for it?
 

Yes I have one, however I've been having some issues with it which is why I'm upgrading because I want to see if my old pc was the issue and also im long due an upgrade

[boggy77]

20 minutes ago, Adrian12 said:

b450-f

not a great motherboard.

i see you're from the uk. what's your budget for this upgrade? I can't seem to find a r3 3100 for a decent price anywhere.

[boggy77]

i'g go for this given current prices:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	£127.99 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard	Gigabyte B460M AORUS PRO Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	£89.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory	£63.37 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£281.35
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-25 17:56 GMT+0000

 

if you're really set on AMD, go for this:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£175.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£60.06 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory	£63.37 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£299.42
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-25 17:58 GMT+0000

 

 

these two builds would perform very similarly.

if they are both over budget, go with this:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-10100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	£97.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI B460M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	£79.99 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory	£63.37 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£241.34
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-25 17:59 GMT+0000

 

[Adrian12]

18 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

not a great motherboard.

i see you're from the uk. what's your budget for this upgrade? I can't seem to find a r3 3100 for a decent price anywhere.

Well right now I don't want to spend more than 220, and I can get all of these parts with bargaining for that much. 

[Avocheeseado]

I would say this at the moment.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-10100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	£97.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	£86.54 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory	£63.37 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£247.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-25 18:45 GMT+0000

 

However, if you can get the Ryzen 3 3100 for under £100, then I would go with this:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	£100.00
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£68.97 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory	£63.37 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£232.34
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-25 18:46 GMT+0000