Built a PC almost 5 years ago but unfortunately the motherboard seem to have given way plus think it is time for an upgrade.
(For reference was with a 4670k CPU and GTX 760 card with 8 GB Ram and SSD)
Plan to reuse my power supply, casing, 1080p display and replace the rest. Also already have Windows 10.
Note that I have no intention to do any overclocking.
Could I get an advice if this is a reasonable build that would last me at least 3 years with no issues. I do play FFXIV mostly and like to grab latest 3rd person games on PC and play them on medium settings and would love it as long as I can get 60fps out of it. Other wise I am a software developer who mildly works with Photoshop, Unity3D and Android development requiring virtualization options (Docker and Genymotion Emulators).
Major questions:
1. Advice if I am wasting money on something and a cheaper alternative to it. (Or the other way where a small fee would give me something better)
These are all queries on the motherboard which seems to be my biggest issue.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07STGG...olid=2ZTIS8GYNHSYO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
SSD
Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MFBL...olid=2ZTIS8GYNHSYO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
RAM
Corsair LPX 16GB
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0143UM...olid=2ZTIS8GYNHSYO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
MotherBoard
MSI B450 Tomahawk Max 3rd Gen Ready
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VB2B...olid=2ZTIS8GYNHSYO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Or if B450 is a bad idea, an alternative X570 option which is unfortunately more expensive
MSI X570 A Pro
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TDST...olid=2ZTIS8GYNHSYO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
GPU
Gigabyte GEForce RTX 2060 OC
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-G...ds=rtx+2060&qid=1574518297&s=computers&sr=1-3
Appreciate any feedback thanks. Again, want this to last 3 years at least to be able to cope with upcoming games and play them on at least medium settings.
(For reference was with a 4670k CPU and GTX 760 card with 8 GB Ram and SSD)
Plan to reuse my power supply, casing, 1080p display and replace the rest. Also already have Windows 10.
Note that I have no intention to do any overclocking.
Could I get an advice if this is a reasonable build that would last me at least 3 years with no issues. I do play FFXIV mostly and like to grab latest 3rd person games on PC and play them on medium settings and would love it as long as I can get 60fps out of it. Other wise I am a software developer who mildly works with Photoshop, Unity3D and Android development requiring virtualization options (Docker and Genymotion Emulators).
Major questions:
1. Advice if I am wasting money on something and a cheaper alternative to it. (Or the other way where a small fee would give me something better)
These are all queries on the motherboard which seems to be my biggest issue.
- I am worried about the motherboard. I feel I don't need a x570 thus want to go with the b450 but I am hearing mixed info. The questions / answers seems to suggest I don't need a BIOS upgrade and a 3rd gen CPU would work just fine. On the other hand when I try to build it with PCPartPicker, it warns me I would need a BIOS upgrade (meaning I need older 2nd Gen CPU which I don't have). So which is it? Do I need a BIOS upgrade or not?
- Apparently if I use b450 with an nvme ssd, it disables sata ports. I don't really care about it but I would need to connect to sata ports with my existing ssds so I could transfer over my Windows 10 to the new nvme ssd. Is this going to be an issue due to the sata port disablement when using B450 motherboard?
- Or is B450 is a bad idea / too old and I should be going with X570?
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07STGG...olid=2ZTIS8GYNHSYO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
SSD
Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MFBL...olid=2ZTIS8GYNHSYO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
RAM
Corsair LPX 16GB
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0143UM...olid=2ZTIS8GYNHSYO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
MotherBoard
MSI B450 Tomahawk Max 3rd Gen Ready
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VB2B...olid=2ZTIS8GYNHSYO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Or if B450 is a bad idea, an alternative X570 option which is unfortunately more expensive
MSI X570 A Pro
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TDST...olid=2ZTIS8GYNHSYO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
GPU
Gigabyte GEForce RTX 2060 OC
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-G...ds=rtx+2060&qid=1574518297&s=computers&sr=1-3
Appreciate any feedback thanks. Again, want this to last 3 years at least to be able to cope with upcoming games and play them on at least medium settings.
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