New build with future upgrades

[Alexkiss21]

Hey guys!

 

I would like to recieve some input on a rig that I've planned out.

 

The PC would be for my girlfriend. Currently, she would like to continue her habit of playing League of Legends, but on a PC, instead of a laptop.

She currently has an 1280x1024 display, which she will upgrade later on, just like the addition of a GPU to the system.

 

I've went with the Ryzen 3 2200G, because it's something that would fit into her budget, and seems like a CPU that would server her needs well.

 

She is not interested in the fanciest components available, but a rig that would serve well for the upcoming years or school and light gaming.

 

I've chosen the A320M motherboard over the B350 one, because she isn't planning to do any overclocking.

The memory I've found was on the compatible list found at the Asus website, so I've went with that. Also, she isn't planning to do heavy workloads, only light gaming, so that's the reason I've went with 8 GBs. I've been told on a previous post, that I should include something above 2666 MHz, so I think that the 3200MHz sticks should be sufficient. Also, after the addition of a GPU, I should be able to utilize the 2 GBs that I will allocate to the integrated Vega GPU.

 

Futhermore, 500 GBs of SSD should be enough for any of her needs, because she doesn't download movies or a ton of software, only a handful of games.

 

Please let me know if I've messed up something while planning out this build.

 

Thank you for your replies in advance

 

Alex

[Jurrunio]

Hmm there's no price listed for any of the parts?

 

RAM frequency above 2666MHz is an overclock, so I'm not sure if this 'not overclocking anyway' mindset stays consistent.

 

Definitely get a pair of sticks rather than a single stick. Only 2 stick and 4 stick configuration allows using dual channel memory, which helps with memory bandwidth even more than high frequency memory (single 3200MHz stick gets beaten by a pair of 2133MHz stick)

 

Don't rule out memory for the GPU specifically. There is no benefit since the memory bandwidth remains the same no matter you set it to 32MB or 2GB, still the same RAM stick(s) after all. Also, you lose the ability to use that bit of space somewhere else while the system isnt running 3D apps, say memory hungry browsers (Google Chrome), background apps, that kind of stuff.

[Alexkiss21]

22 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Hmm there's no price listed for any of the parts?

 

RAM frequency above 2666MHz is an overclock, so I'm not sure if this 'not overclocking anyway' mindset stays consistent.

 

Definitely get a pair of sticks rather than a single stick. Only 2 stick and 4 stick configuration allows using dual channel memory, which helps with memory bandwidth even more than high frequency memory (single 3200MHz stick gets beaten by a pair of 2133MHz stick)

 

Don't rule out memory for the GPU specifically. There is no benefit since the memory bandwidth remains the same no matter you set it to 32MB or 2GB, still the same RAM stick(s) after all. Also, you lose the ability to use that bit of space somewhere else while the system isnt running 3D apps, say memory hungry browsers (Google Chrome), background apps, that kind of stuff.

Thank you for your reply!

 

Oh, please exuse me on that one. I was supposed to include a kit.

 

Does setting the memory frequency involve anything special besides adjusting it within the BIOS?

 

The shop that I'm planning to purchase the rig at, is willing to both assemble and test out the config, so I suppose I could ask them to adjust the settings accordingly.

 

Also, about the RAM allocation, please excuse me for that one aswell, I wasn't quite sure how using an APU works, and I've read something about allocating some memory.

[Jurrunio]

33 minutes ago, Alexkiss21 said:

Does setting the memory frequency involve anything special besides adjusting it within the BIOS?

No, it's just 'turn on XMP, set to 3200MHz' and use whatever pre-determined settings by the memory manufacturer. Just like CPU and GPU overclocking though, it could start problems so basic troubleshooting skills is still necessary.

 

33 minutes ago, Alexkiss21 said:

Also, about the RAM allocation, please excuse me for that one aswell, I wasn't quite sure how using an APU works, and I've read something about allocating some memory.

It will get long and tedious, so a video instead

 

 

[Alexkiss21]

13 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

No, it's just 'turn on XMP, set to 3200MHz' and use whatever pre-determined settings by the memory manufacturer. Just like CPU and GPU overclocking though, it could start problems so basic troubleshooting skills is still necessary.

 

It will get long and tedious, so a video instead

 

 

Thank you for the reply, great video!

 

So, would something like this be a better option?

 

 

[Jurrunio]

6 hours ago, Alexkiss21 said:

Thank you for the reply, great video!

 

So, would something like this be a better option?

 

 

MSI's B350 and X370 mobo sucks. Dont buy from them.

 

The rest looks good.

[Alexkiss21]

4 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

MSI's B350 and X370 mobo sucks. Dont buy from them.

 

The rest looks good.

Would something from Asus, along the lines of the Prime series be a decent replacement instead of the MSI one?

 

I'm thinking of something like the E, K or A.

[Taf the Ghost]

18 minutes ago, Alexkiss21 said:

Would something from Asus, along the lines of the Prime series be a decent replacement instead of the MSI one?

 

I'm thinking of something like the E, K or A.

Generally Asus is always a safe choice for motherboards. And is true in this generation of AMD boards as well.

[Jurrunio]

27 minutes ago, Alexkiss21 said:

Would something from Asus, along the lines of the Prime series be a decent replacement instead of the MSI one?

 

I'm thinking of something like the E, K or A.

Just make sure there are at least 3 chokes on the left of the socket, 3 on the top, and heatsinks.

 

 

In other words, all of these are no good.

[Alexkiss21]

20 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Just make sure there are at least 3 chokes on the left of the socket, 3 on the top, and heatsinks.

 

 

In other words, all of these are no good.

Could you please recommend me a motherboard from this site, with the filters that I've applied?

 

https://iponcomp.com/shop/csoport/szamitogep-alkatresz/alaplap?39=9015&price=9990-23990

[Alexkiss21]

22 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Just make sure there are at least 3 chokes on the left of the socket, 3 on the top, and heatsinks.

 

 

In other words, all of these are no good.

Oh, and also could you please make sure that the motherboard has a D-SUB port? We are planning to upgrade the display with the addition of a GPU later on, but for now, it's going to be an old display with the mentioned D-SUB cable.

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, Alexkiss21 said:

Oh, and also could you please make sure that the motherboard has a D-SUB port? We are planning to upgrade the display with the addition of a GPU later on, but for now, it's going to be an old display with the mentioned D-SUB cable.

Asrock AB350M Pro4 then. While the A320M Pro4 also matches the requirements, it's only less than 1000 of whatever currency cheaper than the overclockable variant while I can assure you that its resale value is a lot lower than the overclockable variant.

[Alexkiss21]

27 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Asrock AB350M Pro4 then. While the A320M Pro4 also matches the requirements, it's only less than 1000 of whatever currency cheaper than the overclockable variant while I can assure you that its resale value is a lot lower than the overclockable variant.

Thank you very much for your assistance!