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[Mii Cube]

Is pcie 4 compatible motherboard a requirement 

Because I've seen a520 board with similar power delivery to a b550 but it cheaper and I won't overclock as it would be my first 1st system(I've only used laptops before) 

[tishous]

PCIe gen 4 is never a requirement unless you specifically need fast storage. You most likely won't notice any difference between gen 3 and gen 4.

 

I personally wouldn't go for an A520 board. You'll save a max of around $30-$40 by not going for B550, and the features lost are worth more than that imo. 

[SupaKomputa]

3 minutes ago, Mii Cube said:

Is pcie 4 compatible motherboard a requirement 

no

4 minutes ago, Mii Cube said:

I won't overclock

Then you have no problem.

[Mii Cube]

1 minute ago, tishous said:

PCIe gen 4 is never a requirement unless you specifically need fast storage. You most likely won't notice any difference between gen 3 and gen 4.

 

I personally wouldn't go for an A520 board. You'll save a max of around $30-$40 by not going for B550, and the features lost are worth more than that imo. 

Forgot to mention I'm on a smaller budget than most and that 30 40 bucks that it saves is also able to go to the gpu

[tishous]

Just now, Mii Cube said:

Forgot to mention I'm on a smaller budget than most and that 30 40 bucks that it saves is also able to go to the gpu

Well what CPU are you getting?

[Mii Cube]

Just now, tishous said:

Well what CPU are you getting?

A 2nd hand ryzen 5 3rd gen not sure if I would go with a 3400 or 3600

[tishous]

Just now, Mii Cube said:

A 2nd hand ryzen 5 3rd gen not sure if I would go with a 3400 or 3600

Then getting an A520 board is unnecessary. Just go for B450. They're usually around the same price as an A520. Also, get the 3600, not the 3400. The 2 extra cores are pretty useful sometimes.

[Mii Cube]

Just now, tishous said:

Then getting an A520 board is unnecessary. Just go for B450. They're usually around the same price as an A520. Also, get the 3600, not the 3400. The 2 extra cores are pretty useful sometimes.

Thanks for the cpu help, 

I'll cheak the prices online soon

[Grabhanem]

11 minutes ago, tishous said:

Then getting an A520 board is unnecessary. Just go for B450. They're usually around the same price as an A520. Also, get the 3600, not the 3400. The 2 extra cores are pretty useful sometimes.

Also keep in mind that the 3400G is using 2nd-gen CPU cores, so it's not only less cores but also less IPC.