Build Advice Advice for a budget motherboard + CPU + RAM combo

[xtremexyz]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice for a budget motherboard + CPU + RAM combo for gaming. I already have a RX 580 8GB GPU so I'm looking to pair that with something suitable. My budget for the combo is around £100-£150. I'm looking at second hand, so far I'm looking at a Z77 mobo + i7-3770k + 16GB RAM that looks to be around that budget. I don't know if it's a good deal or I can find something slightly more recent for that budget.

 

[dark_globe]

ryzen 3600 + b450 motherboard /
i5 10400f + h510/b560 motherboard
(or slightly more expensive ryzen 5500/5600 with B550 motherboard)
would be better and should be in your price range as second hand combos along with 2x8gb memory .

3770K is way too old and it´s just a quad core

 

[ohio_buckeye]

I have a Microcenter near me so I'm fortunate there. But if I had a 500 dollar budget for say a gaming build, I'd start here. Ryzen 5 3600 and b450 for 130 bucks. 16 gb of ram should put you about another 40 etc.

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[Eximo]

Ryzen 3600 are selling for around £50.

B350 boards between £40 and £50

DDR4 is all over the place, but certainly within budget.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Just tinkering with the Microcenter website in the US, you could use that combo I listed, 16gb ram, 1tb ssd, 50 dollar case, 700 watt thermaltake psu and a 6600 for around 522 before tax. Of course you need to factor an OS in as well.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

I would suggest looking for a used ryzen 3600/5500/5600/4500G and B450/550 mobo with cooler and 2 X 8gb 3200mhz rams.

 

[xtremexyz]

Thanks for everyone's help! I decided to go AMD for the first time in my life and opted for a Ryzen 3600 build within my budget.

 

[Deleted member 2838871]

Thanks for everyone's help! I decided to go AMD for the first time in my life and opted for a Ryzen 3600 build within my budget.

Welcome to team red! I just did the same! I've had an AMD computer one other time in my life... in 2001 with the Athlon XP 1800+.

If there's any time to go AMD though... it's now with the new AM5 platform.

Good luck with the build!