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Hello, 

 

Im going to finally update my rig which has served me well for a long time now and I need some help on which parts to chose.

 

Im currently using

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 OC'd to 2.8GHz from 2.13GHz

Some random ASUS board (SKT 775)

4GB DDR2 (Samsung and Corsair kits)

MSI Nvidia GTS450 OC Cyclone

Generic 550W Xenta Power supply 

2x 250GB, 1x160GB, 1x80GB HDD

 

So I want to upgrade my processor, motherboard and RAM for the moment. I have been looking at the AMD Athlon x4 760K (FM2) and the intel core i3 3220 (SKT 1155)

I have seen many reviews of the i3 3220 and know what its performance is like because the school I attend, just refurbished all of their machines to 4GB DDR3 and i3 3220's. But I can not find any reviews or comparisons between the i3 and the 760K. I play quite a few games on steam and origin, so I was thinking that the AMD since it is a quad core would benefit me more than the Intel's dual core with hyper-threading, but the AMD only has 4MB L2 cache, where the i3 comes with 3MB L3 cache. I don't care for on-board video because of the GPU I'm using, that's why I was thinking the 760K because it's an APU without the graphics, My budget is around £160 - £180 for the three parts mentioned.  I have settled on a minimum of 8 GB for the RAM and was considering Corsair Vengeance memory (the old ones, not the new colorful ones) So that might be taken care of unless i get any better suggestions. 

Any suggestions or any help will be gratefully accepted. 

 

Also, sorry for the long post. 

 

Also I forgot to mention, I would prefer the build to be uATX if possible because of space concerns. 

Ryze of the Phoenix: 
CPU:      AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 4.15GHz
Ram:      64GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3200Mhz (Samsung B-Die & Nanya Technology)
GPU:      MSI RTX 3060 12GB Aero ITX
Storage: Crucial P3 1TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 1TB Crucial MX500, Spinning Rust (7TB Internal, 16TB External - All in-use),
PSU:      Cooler Master MWE Gold 750w V2 PSU (Thanks LTT PSU Tier List)
Cooler:   BeQuite! Prue Rock 2 Black Edition
Case:     ThermalTake Versa J22 TG

Passmark 10 Score: 6096.4         CPU-z Score: 4189 MT         Unigine Valley (DX11 @1080p Ultra): 5145         CryEngine Neon Noir (1080p Ultra): 9579

Audio Setup:                  Scarlett 2i2, AudioTechnica AT2020 XLR, Mackie CR3 Monitors, Sennheiser HD559 headphones, HyperX Cloud II Headset, KZ ES4 IEM (Cyan)

Laptop:                            MacBook Pro 2017 (Intel i5 7360U, 8GB DDR3, 128GB SSD, 2x Thunderbolt 3 Ports - No Touch Bar) Catalina & Boot Camp Win10 Pro

Primary Phone:               Xiaomi Mi 11T Pro 5G 256GB (Snapdragon 888)

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get the Athlon X4, much better! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIT9uLDjZcg

Thanks for your help. Any suggestion for a motherboard? 

Ryze of the Phoenix: 
CPU:      AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 4.15GHz
Ram:      64GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3200Mhz (Samsung B-Die & Nanya Technology)
GPU:      MSI RTX 3060 12GB Aero ITX
Storage: Crucial P3 1TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 1TB Crucial MX500, Spinning Rust (7TB Internal, 16TB External - All in-use),
PSU:      Cooler Master MWE Gold 750w V2 PSU (Thanks LTT PSU Tier List)
Cooler:   BeQuite! Prue Rock 2 Black Edition
Case:     ThermalTake Versa J22 TG

Passmark 10 Score: 6096.4         CPU-z Score: 4189 MT         Unigine Valley (DX11 @1080p Ultra): 5145         CryEngine Neon Noir (1080p Ultra): 9579

Audio Setup:                  Scarlett 2i2, AudioTechnica AT2020 XLR, Mackie CR3 Monitors, Sennheiser HD559 headphones, HyperX Cloud II Headset, KZ ES4 IEM (Cyan)

Laptop:                            MacBook Pro 2017 (Intel i5 7360U, 8GB DDR3, 128GB SSD, 2x Thunderbolt 3 Ports - No Touch Bar) Catalina & Boot Camp Win10 Pro

Primary Phone:               Xiaomi Mi 11T Pro 5G 256GB (Snapdragon 888)

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What is the budget ?

CPU - Intel 4670k  Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H  RAM - Kingston HyperX 8GB  GPU - EVGA 780  Case - Fractal Design Define R4    Storage - 2TB WD Black, Samsung 840 Evo 128GB     PSU - Corsair RM650  Display -  Benq XL2430T and Acer S235HL  Cooling - CM Hyper 212 Evo  Keyboard - Corsair K95  Mouse - Razer Deathadder  Sound - Sennheiser HD 558                                 Mic - Blue Snowball  Phone- OnePlus One  Tablet - Nvidia Shield

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Thanks for your help. Any suggestion for a motherboard? 

 

You'd be better off putting £20 more into it and getting an FX-6300. If you just want a cheap motherboard that doesn't have anything special (to upgrade later) then the GA-78LMT-USB3 is a nice board, but if you want to get a board that'll last you a while, perhaps an Asrock 990FX extreme3? 

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 @ Stock, CPU cooler: Dark Rock 4, Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX, RAM: 2x8GB Crucial Ballistix DDR4 @ 3000Mhz, GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 ACX 3.0, SSD: Crucial P1 1TB M.2 + 2x120GB SSDs, Case: Corsair 110R, PSU: Corsair TX650M, OS: Windows 10 64-bit.

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You'd be better off putting £20 more into it and getting an FX-6300. If you just want a cheap motherboard that doesn't have anything special (to upgrade later) then the GA-78LMT-USB3 is a nice board, but if you want to get a board that'll last you a while, perhaps an Asrock 990FX extreme3? 

 

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into that route, currently im still in the decision stage, so i can change what i want before i place my order. 

What is the budget ?

for all three parts mentioned? £160 - £180 although, I think i have an idea as to what ram I want. 

Ryze of the Phoenix: 
CPU:      AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 4.15GHz
Ram:      64GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3200Mhz (Samsung B-Die & Nanya Technology)
GPU:      MSI RTX 3060 12GB Aero ITX
Storage: Crucial P3 1TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 1TB Crucial MX500, Spinning Rust (7TB Internal, 16TB External - All in-use),
PSU:      Cooler Master MWE Gold 750w V2 PSU (Thanks LTT PSU Tier List)
Cooler:   BeQuite! Prue Rock 2 Black Edition
Case:     ThermalTake Versa J22 TG

Passmark 10 Score: 6096.4         CPU-z Score: 4189 MT         Unigine Valley (DX11 @1080p Ultra): 5145         CryEngine Neon Noir (1080p Ultra): 9579

Audio Setup:                  Scarlett 2i2, AudioTechnica AT2020 XLR, Mackie CR3 Monitors, Sennheiser HD559 headphones, HyperX Cloud II Headset, KZ ES4 IEM (Cyan)

Laptop:                            MacBook Pro 2017 (Intel i5 7360U, 8GB DDR3, 128GB SSD, 2x Thunderbolt 3 Ports - No Touch Bar) Catalina & Boot Camp Win10 Pro

Primary Phone:               Xiaomi Mi 11T Pro 5G 256GB (Snapdragon 888)

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A 760K would be great for your budget. My recommendations: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1Ta9X

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