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Hello everyone. My computer:

 

Gigabyte GA-Z77M

i5 3750K

1x GTX 970 G1 Gaming

4GB Ram DDR3

2x HDD (1x 1TB and 1x 500GB)

Cougar GX 800w

Ultrawide Monitor 2560x1080

Windows 10

 

and it started giving up, first it was 2 ram slots, then the BIOS wouldn't work, and now one more ram slot stopped working, which left me with only 4gb of ram max. I didn't find any compatible mobo where I live (Brazil), so I want to upgrade it.

 

I play games, edit videos and also am a game designer, that's why I think Ryzen 5 will be more suitable. I dont have a big budget and am in doubt between motherboards. I will list all the parts I'm thinking of getting:

 

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz

HyperX FURY 8GB 2400Mhz DDR4

GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 / PRIME B350M-A

 

GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 cost around 35$ more.

Is it a good build?  Which Motherboard should I get?

 

Thanks in advance.

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18 minutes ago, Darkluc said:

Hello everyone. My computer:

 

Gigabyte GA-Z77M

i5 3750K

1x GTX 970 G1 Gaming

4GB Ram DDR3

2x HDD (1x 1TB and 1x 500GB)

Cougar GX 800w

Ultrawide Monitor 2560x1080

Windows 10

 

and it started giving up, first it was 2 ram slots, then the BIOS wouldn't work, and now one more ram slot stopped working, which left me with only 4gb of ram max. I didn't find any compatible mobo where I live (Brazil), so I want to upgrade it.

 

I play games, edit videos and also am a game designer, that's why I think Ryzen 5 will be more suitable. I dont have a big budget and am in doubt between motherboards. I will list all the parts I'm thinking of getting:

 

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz

HyperX FURY 8GB 2400Mhz DDR4

GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 / PRIME B350M-A

 

GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 cost around 35$ more.

Is it a good build?  Which Motherboard should I get?

 

Thanks in advance.

Are you certain your power supply is good? A failing power supply can cause all manner of problems...

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Are you planning on OCing? 

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3 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Are you certain your power supply is good? A failing power supply can cause all manner of problems...

It's new and I tested everything, I'm sure it is ok.

 

3 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Are you planning on OCing? 

Yes, I play to OC in the future if needed.

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That 1 stick of memory? Ryzen loves high bandwidth on its RAM, so use kits with multiple sticks at least, and go after high frequency ones if budget allows.

 

Both motherboard are kinda bad, though the Prime B350M-A is even worse (Mosfets overheating problems on both boards). While the Gaming 3 should be fine with a CPU at stock speeds with its small VRM heatsink, the B350M-A is likely to not do it. There is no heatsink at all

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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5 minutes ago, Darkluc said:

Yes, I play to OC in the future if needed.

Get a better motherboard then. Those are both so-so b350 boards.

 

See if you can find a pro4, prime plus, or b350-f gaming.

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Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me!

 

I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that.

 

Compooters:

Spoiler

Desktop:

Spoiler

CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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