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Psittac
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1 minute ago, Psittac said:

My buddy has an H510 10100 that I built for him but for various reasons I need to upgrade him again.  What is the best bang for the buck to get something comparable or better with no other considerations than price and equal or better performance.  I looked at getting him a new motherboard but they're all $200 which I refuse to spend that much on a 10th gen board.  Oh.... The only consideration is either built in wifi and/or ATX form factor so the gpu I got him and the wifi adaptor can both work in the same system.

Grab a Ryzen 5600 and a B450 motherboard.  You can reuse the RAM.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($120.29 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/ac R2.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $190.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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My buddy has an H510 10100 that I built for him but for various reasons I need to upgrade him again.  What is the best bang for the buck to get something comparable or better with no other considerations than price and equal or better performance.  I looked at getting him a new motherboard but they're all $200 which I refuse to spend that much on a 10th gen board.  Oh.... The only consideration is either built in wifi and/or ATX form factor so the gpu I got him and the wifi adaptor can both work in the same system.

 

*So now that I'm drunk and my friend isn't sitting here I want to explain why I'm doing the upgrade, not that it matters at all but I feel like using my new keyboard and I'm drink.  He is one of my very oldest friends and has Aspergers syndrome, he's my fish friend.  And his room mate who is takeig advantage of him for his own reasons (afraid to go outside etc) has a machine that I built out of spare parts but it won't run Win11 as it stands.  I know that TPM modules are a thing but I think he needs more than a.... G4560? I think, it's a 6th or 7th gen intel.  So I'm going to build my friend a more competent machine and let him hand me down the 10100 that he has now.  Sometimes I hate being solely responsible for others tech, which is why I said.... dude your room mate is on his own now after multiple late night trips to my house with his tower in hand.  I think that everything minus his room mates case and the internet router is from me.  With alllllll of that said, for the price of a new keyboard I can get my old friend an upgrade and help him out with his room mate that he cares about.

 

*oh and the reason I needed the ATX and/or wifi is because his mAtx case barely fits the A380 and wifi adapter as is and the 8G A770 won't fit both.  I ordered him a riser cable that'll be there on Tuesday but I don't want to settle when I know that I can easily upgrade both of them.

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1 minute ago, Psittac said:

My buddy has an H510 10100 that I built for him but for various reasons I need to upgrade him again.  What is the best bang for the buck to get something comparable or better with no other considerations than price and equal or better performance.  I looked at getting him a new motherboard but they're all $200 which I refuse to spend that much on a 10th gen board.  Oh.... The only consideration is either built in wifi and/or ATX form factor so the gpu I got him and the wifi adaptor can both work in the same system.

Grab a Ryzen 5600 and a B450 motherboard.  You can reuse the RAM.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($120.29 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/ac R2.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $190.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-10 01:26 EST-0500

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose, Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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46 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Grab a Ryzen 5600 and a B450 motherboard.  You can reuse the RAM.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($120.29 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/ac R2.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $190.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Thank you very much for the suggestion.  I marked it as the solution because it's obvious to me that nothing can beat this combo.  I was just to drunk to realize it plus I enjoy relying on the expertise of other forum goers instead of braining to hard.  It's nice to get interaction and know that I can trust others who make it a hobby about knowing things.

Audio go Brrrrrr

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13 minutes ago, Psittac said:

Thank you very much for the suggestion.  I marked it as the solution because it's obvious to me that nothing can beat this combo.  I was just to drunk to realize it plus I enjoy relying on the expertise of other forum goers instead of braining to hard.  It's nice to get interaction and know that I can trust others who make it a hobby about knowing things.

That's what we're here for, to share what we know and learn even more.  Glad to help.

 

 

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose, Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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5 hours ago, Dedayog said:

Grab a Ryzen 5600 and a B450 motherboard.  You can reuse the RAM.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($120.29 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/ac R2.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $190.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-10 01:26 EST-0500

best to buy the 5600(x) used as those float around the 80$ mark or add another 26$ to get a 5700x3d for 146$ off aliexpress which is still a really good gaming cpu especially for stuff like factorio or other simulation games

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