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Should I get the ASRock A320M-DGS (which is cheaper): https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/6qZ2FT/asrock-a320m-dgs-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-a320m-dgs or the a bit more expensive ASRock AB350M Pro4: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/dWL7YJ/asrock-ab350m-pro4-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-ab350m-pro4. I'm looking for upgradability future....

 

Thanks! 

 

P.S if you want to look at the system I'm going to build and could help improve it. It would be appreciated. (Budget: $900 CAD) https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/YhYDQZ

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B350 chipset of course, A320 doesnt allow any overclocking on the CPU and integrated Vega graphics (if your CPU has one)

 

change the power supply to this one

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/XYm323/cooler-master-masterwatt-450w-80-bronze-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-mpx-4501-amaab-us

you'd want modular cables when using a small case, or else you'd get a bunch of unused cables hanging at the bottom of the case.

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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Depending on what you want to do and the settings you want to play games at, you could start with a 2200G system like this and toss in a GPU down the line:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($130.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ PC-Canada)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($100.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ PC-Canada)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($43.50 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt Lite Full Range 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.00 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($120.95 @ Vuugo)
Total: $598.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-30 16:34 EDT-0400

 

 

or if you want a dedicated GPU at the start toss in a RX580

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($130.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ PC-Canada)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($100.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ PC-Canada)
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX 580 8GB GTS Black Core Edition Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($43.50 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt Lite Full Range 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.00 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($120.95 @ Vuugo)
Total: $918.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-30 16:35 EDT-0400

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