[SOLVED] Good budget cpu + mobo for a 1050ti?

[Jabroni95]

I own a 1050ti card and was wondering what would be a good cpu to pair with it. I'm upgrading the card in the future so I was looking at something like i5-9400f + ASRock b365m phantom gaming 4 but i'm open to suggestions. I'll be using this pc for gaming mostly.

 

[jeremyj_83]

You can do something like this if it fits into your budget.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI X570-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $378.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-28 09:23 EST-0500

Otherwise you can go with a MSI B450 MAX and save some money.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $332.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-28 09:24 EST-0500

 

[jeremyj_83]

There is also a really good deal on the Ryzen 7 2700 right now.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $264.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-28 09:25 EST-0500

 

[Jabroni95]

There is also a really good deal on the Ryzen 7 2700 right now.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $264.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-28 09:25 EST-0500

Thanks for the quick answer. I was considering r5 2600 as well, but I dont know how that one compares vs r7 2700. Would that be a better choice for games or no? I'm on a kind of tight budget and probably can't afford ram this month so I would run ryzen on single channel ram for a while before I acquire more ram. I've read its kinda bad on single channel though, so i'm still considering my options.

edit: I forgot to mention I will not be overclocking probably so there's that as well.

 

[mitch074]

Budget winner for motherboard is B450 - X570 is very expensive and the features it brings are useless for most people (I did say "most"). Otherwise, Ryzen 3600 or 3600X : they are of similar value. The former is cheaper, the latter performs better.
Any 3600 is better than a 2700X for games. I own the latter, it's a bit better on heavy computational tasks, but the 3600 (especially X) is much snapper in games.

 

[Jabroni95]

Budget winner for motherboard is B450 - X570 is very expensive and the features it brings are useless for most people (I did say "most"). Otherwise, Ryzen 3600 or 3600X : they are of similar value. The former is cheaper, the latter performs better.
Any 3600 is better than a 2700X for games. I own the latter, it's a bit better on heavy computational tasks, but the 3600 (especially X) is much snapper in games.

I know that the 3rd gen is better but I was asking about the 2nd one. And my choices are limited so it's either the i5 from the original post or ryzen 5/7 2nd gen. Thanks for the answer though.

 

[mitch074]

I know that the 3rd gen is better but I was asking about the 2nd one. And my choices are limited so it's either the i5 from the original post or ryzen 5/7 2nd gen. Thanks for the answer though.

Ah - I misread. The 2600 is no better, and even worse, than the 2700X : lower boost frequencies and less cores. It's dirt cheap though. Single channel RAM will kill a Ryzen's performance though, so if you still want your system to perform somewhat, get the 2600 with 2x8 Gb of 3200 RAM, it WILL outperform a 2700X in single channel.

 

[Jabroni95]

Ah - I misread. The 2600 is no better, and even worse, than the 2700X : lower boost frequencies and less cores. It's dirt cheap though. Single channel RAM will kill a Ryzen's performance though, so if you still want your system to perform somewhat, get the 2600 with 2x8 Gb of 3200 RAM, it WILL outperform a 2700X in single channel.

Alright, thanks for the lightning fast reply. I guess i'll get 2700 by itself and use my current pc for now until i can afford mobo + ram.

 

[mitch074]

Alright, thanks for the lightning fast reply. I guess i'll get 2700 by itself and use my current pc for now until i can afford mobo + ram.

I know it's black friday and all, but I'm not sure you'll save THAT much buying a CPU now and then waiting a couple months to buy the rest.

 

[Jabroni95]

I know it's black friday and all, but I'm not sure you'll save THAT much buying a CPU now and then waiting a couple months to buy the rest.

Well, yes but it's not to save. I just dont have enough money for everything atm. Probably will buy the rest next month.