Budget Workstation

[CharNoir]

Budget (including currency): 250-300k HUF

Country: Hungary

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Primarly Fusion 360 and Android Studio. Also would like to play GTA5/6,Cities skylines 1/2,War Thunder.

Other details: 

Planning to upgrade in next couple months.

Monitors: UWFHD, planning to get second FHD monitor.

Reason to upgrade:
Currently have laptop with Ryzen 5 3500u, 10gb ram, 2gb vram. Unsatisfied with performance in work tasks. Don't think that I need another laptop, cause current one is enough as machine on go.

My thoughts:

- Ryzen 5 7600 (to be upgraded in several years)
- motherboard with great vrm, to be able to power 120w+ processor.
- 32gb ddr5 6000 cl36 (cl30 is extremely expensive here)
- crucial p3 pro 1tb
- some gpu from fb markeplace for 30k
- case from fb marketplace

 

I want to choose AM5 because AMD has promised to release more CPUs for it.
So, what motherboard would you recommend? As well as how many watts should be enough for later upgrades(to top cpu and mid-tier gpu)?

[RealETH]

I cannot make a direct recommendation towards any motherboards, as there's many options containing the AM5 socket alone. I would recommend going with one with an X670(E) chipset since these contain more features, and are likely built with high wattage CPU's and overclocking in mind. In case you're unsure, filter through what you need and then get something a tad more expensive.

 

As for the power supply, well the same applies here. If you get a really beefy one, you can go a long way with it. I'm personally really fond of the 'be quiet! Dark Power 13' series, but Silverstone and Corsair are also solid options that stand behind their products. I cannot tell what wattage to recommend as I don't have an indicator on how much 'some gpu from fb marketplace for 30k' sips power. Just to be sure, prioritize wattage over efficiency rating, and pick a brand that offers a chunky warranty.

 

I'll try to supply more information if required

[CharNoir]

51 minutes ago, RealETH said:

I cannot tell what wattage to recommend as I don't have an indicator on how much 'some gpu from fb marketplace for 30k' sips power.

I am looking to buy rx580, It'll be around 25-30k. But kinda worried about cards after mining.

[RealETH]

Just now, CharNoir said:

I am looking to buy rx580, It'll be around 25-30k. But kinda worried about cards after mining.

No need to worry about that, most cards that were used for mining are still perfectly capable! LTT even published a video about it 9 months back