Need advice

[Blaid]

I am trying to upgrade my AMD computer...(This rig was built years ago to run battlefield 4 at full specs)...recently my graphics card and power supply stop working. (Upgraded my windows to windows ten and everything went crazy) I added a new power supply and I need help to figure out the best and yet cost efficient for graphics card and other parts. I mainly use my rig for digital artwork...games and live stream on twitch.

 

 

Thank you for your help.

[Herman Mcpootis]

that's your current rig?

[Herman Mcpootis]

what's your current budget?

[Blaid]

That is my current rig...just with a damage gpu and with EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G3 1000W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply

[Blaid]

My current budget is under 1,000 or close to 500 

[Herman Mcpootis]

38 minutes ago, Blaid said:

My current budget is under 1,000 or close to 500 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($165.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card  ($194.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $506.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-24 10:24 EDT-0400

[NelizMastr]

8 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($165.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card  ($194.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $506.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-24 10:24 EDT-0400

Looks good. I'd personally swap for the B450 version (~$10 more) since it has guaranteed CPU support.

[seon123]

1 hour ago, NelizMastr said:

Looks good. I'd personally swap for the B450 version (~$10 more) since it has guaranteed CPU support.

I'd say the B350 version is quite likely to work as well. 

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[Inversion]

35 minutes ago, seon123 said:

I'd say the B350 version is quite likely to work as well. 

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B450 has support for the new technologies like StoreMI so if OP gets an ssd then it'll work similarly to Intel's Optane cache drive. Faster game load times in commonly accessed titles.

[seon123]

35 minutes ago, Inversion said:

B450 has support for the new technologies like StoreMI so if OP gets an ssd then it'll work similarly to Intel's Optane cache drive. Faster game load times in commonly accessed titles.

StoreMI isn't really a good selling point, imo. Just using an SSD as an SSD would be better anyway. 

[NelizMastr]

On 8/24/2018 at 6:21 PM, seon123 said:

I'd say the B350 version is quite likely to work as well. 

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Yeah, if you ask the seller to update the BIOS before shipping. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

18 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

Yeah, if you ask the seller to update the BIOS before shipping. 

that part was from newegg's webpage.

[NelizMastr]

24 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

that part was from newegg's webpage.

Doesn't change the fact. You can't assume that new parts come with the latest BIOS installed. I've seen too damn many people buying Ryzen 2 and 300 boards that weren't compatible yet. 

[Blaid]

So which should I get the AB350 or the B450? And which B450 should I invest?