Question Building a PC - Components Questions

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Hello, I have a few questions!

I. Motherboard
Motherboard's name: H310M PRO-VDH PLUS
1. Will this motherboard fit a i5-9400 CPU and 2666 Mhz DDR4 RAM sticks?
2. Does it require a BIOS update?
3. Is it better than B360M PRO-VD or worse? Why?
Please take a note of "VD" and "VDH" to not get confused.

II. GPU
What is the best budget GPU for i5-9400 CPU? And also to not get too much of a bottleneck?
Is RTX 3060 a good choice? What is the minimum & recommended PSU power for it?
I aim for 1080p 60fps and I prefer NVIDIA (idc about RTX that much) unless there is a very good reason to go AMD/Intel. The new budget Intel ARC cards don't seem that good if I'm not mistaken. Why would people go for them? Price?

Now let's say I decide to get a RTX 3060 GPU and not AMD/Intel equivalent of 3060. What do I gain or lose besides performance and price?
For NVIDIA I get access to DLSS, for Intel XeSS. FSR works on all GPUs. Is XeSS any good?

III. RTX & Freesync/G-Sync
1. Is RTX still a NVIDIA exclusive thing? Do AMD/Intel have their own solution?
2. Will Freesync (lowest tier, not Premium or Premium Pro) monitor work on a NVIDIA GPU?
3. Does Intel ARC support G-Sync or is it Freesync only?

IV. VRAM in 2023
New games require more and more VRAM and high performance cards with not enough amount of VRAM are getting obsolete because of it. How true is it?
Did NVIDIA release a lot of "low" (because of modern games VRAM requirements) VRAM cards unlike AMD? I heard AMD wasn't shy to give more.
Is 8GB of VRAM enough nowadays or should people aim for 12+ GB when getting a new card if they want to be future-proof? Or just in general?

Thank you!
 


Above 2 links seem to say yes regarding i5-9400 and DDR4 2666.

I have no idea about the BIOS or the rest of your questions.
 
I always get confused by this website. The main page of it shows a list of different BIOS versions to download. When I go to the "Compatibility" tab and enter the name of my processor, it gives me 3 different versions I can download for my motherboard. I get it that I got 3 results is probably because of the different steppings of CPUs and I can check it with some software but that's not the problem. All of the BIOS versions here are outdated (like from 2-3 years ago). I don't know if I should download the latest one from the main page, or the one that is listed under "Compatibility" tab.
 
You could contact MSI support and see what they say. Might be an exercise in self-inflicted pain.

All of the board manufacturer's web sites are pathetic in design, navigation, and clarity. I assume they take pride in it.

I'd probably pound Google hoping to find someone with that specific board/CPU combination. It could well be that the original BIOS is fine and all you'd need.
 
Hello, I have a few questions!

I. Motherboard
Motherboard's name: H310M PRO-VDH PLUS
1. Will this motherboard fit a i5-9400 CPU and 2666 Mhz DDR4 RAM sticks?
2. Does it require a BIOS update?
3. Is it better than B360M PRO-VD or worse? Why?
Please take a note of "VD" and "VDH" to not get confused.

II. GPU
What is the best budget GPU for i5-9400 CPU? And also to not get too much of a bottleneck?
Is RTX 3060 a good choice? What is the minimum & recommended PSU power for it?
I aim for 1080p 60fps and I prefer NVIDIA (idc about RTX that much) unless there is a very good reason to go AMD/Intel. The new budget Intel ARC cards don't seem that good if I'm not mistaken. Why would people go for them? Price?

Now let's say I decide to get a RTX 3060 GPU and not AMD/Intel equivalent of 3060. What do I gain or lose besides performance and price?
For NVIDIA I get access to DLSS, for Intel XeSS. FSR works on all GPUs. Is XeSS any good?

III. RTX & Freesync/G-Sync
1. Is RTX still a NVIDIA exclusive thing? Do AMD/Intel have their own solution?
2. Will Freesync (lowest tier, not Premium or Premium Pro) monitor work on a NVIDIA GPU?
3. Does Intel ARC support G-Sync or is it Freesync only?

IV. VRAM in 2023
New games require more and more VRAM and high performance cards with not enough amount of VRAM are getting obsolete because of it. How true is it?
Did NVIDIA release a lot of "low" (because of modern games VRAM requirements) VRAM cards unlike AMD? I heard AMD wasn't shy to give more.
Is 8GB of VRAM enough nowadays or should people aim for 12+ GB when getting a new card if they want to be future-proof? Or just in general?

Thank you!
Don't buy a 9400. Find something more recent. 9400 is too weak.

3060 is a good card for 1080p (12GB VRAM). No worries about VRAM. 12GB is more than enough for 1080p, even for future games.
If you want alternatives, AMD's 6700 XT and Intel's A770 are great.

6700 XT because it's cheaper and more powerful with similar quality game drivers to Nvidia. A770 because it has 16GB VRAM.

DLSS looks slightly better than FSR in 1080p, but you don't need either of those for 1080p gaming with 3060 or 6700 XT, especially since you only want 60FPS.
 
Don't buy a 9400. Find something more recent. 9400 is too weak.

3060 is a good card for 1080p (12GB VRAM). No worries about VRAM. 12GB is more than enough for 1080p, even for future games.
If you want alternatives, AMD's 6700 XT and Intel's A770 are great.

6700 XT because it's cheaper and more powerful with similar quality game drivers to Nvidia. A770 because it has 16GB VRAM.

DLSS looks slightly better than FSR in 1080p, but you don't need either of those for 1080p gaming with 3060 or 6700 XT, especially since you only want 60FPS.
Thank you kindly!

I already have 9400 and I just look for GPU upgrade. IIRC when I got it the 10th gen processors didn't exist yet.

I'll look into the alternatives, thanks.

DLSS and FSR I know about. I was just wondering how XeSS compares to them. It shouldn't be turned on (or it's not recommended) at that resolution anyway. Only if you need more FPS.