Platform upgrade to ryzen for 450 pound

[jjohnthedon1]

Hey guys so I think my cpu has fuckin but the dust despite having it fixed and getting a new board

 

im going to send the board back to amazon because they have a 14 day return policy 

 

I have 450 to spend on a new board cpu and ddr4 ram 

 

is it posible to get a 1700 x370 board(I need sli) and 8/16gb ddr4 ram 

 

I can possibly stretch to 650 if needs be but in need quality and cheep 

and I know they don't go hand in hand

 

also I primarily game on a 144hz gsync panel so I don't mind loosing 15 fps off the top end in some games, I'm choosing ryzen because I think it will age better 

 

will the 1600/1600x perform the same in gaming? Because that could be an option but I think the 1700 for an extra 50 is worth it ? 

 

thanks for your help 

 

 

[M.A.P]

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/k8Pc7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/k8Pc7h/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£287.94 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£138.08 @ Alza) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£113.58 @ Alza) 
Total: £539.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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You can go with 8GB of RAM and can upgrade in future then you can save 40 pounds and don't forget you should get a minimum of 3000MHz RAM for Ryzen to perform good and you can save 12 pounds by going with 16 GB 3000MHz kit instead of 3200MHz but I think 3200MHz is good maybe you may not bet able to get it run at 3200MHz but I'm sure that it will be fixed in future BIOS updates it just takes some time or if you are lucky you can clock the RAM at 3200MHz now itself. The stock cooler should be enough for base and turbo clocks. In gaming there is no big difference but still those extra cores and threads will help in future.

[Technomancer__]

mobo https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06X9F3FKP/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE 142 mobo

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMK16GX4M2B3000C15-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B0134EW7G8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492427239&sr=8-1&keywords=16gb+ddr4+ram 121 ram

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XNRQHG4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 cpu 218

 

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[Technomancer__]

10 minutes ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

 

will the 1600/1600x perform the same in gaming? Because that could be an option but I think the 1700 for an extra 50 is worth it ?

it will perform the same in gaming

and the difference is 114

[xAcid9]

I suggest go for 1600/1600x then upgrade to Zen+ since it will use AM4 platform as well.

[jjohnthedon1]

8 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

I suggest go for 1600/1600x then upgrade to Zen+ since it will use AM4 platform as well.

 

12 minutes ago, Ethocreeper said:

it will perform the same in gaming

and the difference is 114

 

16 minutes ago, Ethocreeper said:

mobo https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06X9F3FKP/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE 142 mobo

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMK16GX4M2B3000C15-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B0134EW7G8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492427239&sr=8-1&keywords=16gb+ddr4+ram 121 ram

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XNRQHG4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 cpu 218

 

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Thanks so much guys 

so if I get the 1600 and overclock my self (do thies hit 4ghz) 

it will be the same for gaming ? 

I run sli 980tis at 1440p ultra 

but seriously mainly only overwatch on low settings so as long as it will hit 200 fps in ow it will be fine 

Is there any point in the 1600x if I'm going to overclock ? 

 

 

[Technomancer__]

24 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

I suggest go for 1600/1600x then upgrade to Zen+ since it will use AM4 platform as well.

when is zen plus coming

about a year?