Build Advice Help me choose a Motherboard and a CPU for a 3060 GPU ?

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Hey, I am building a new PC and I have a 3060, I am looking for a new CPU and Motherboard for around £400. if anyone can help me that would be appreciated, I want to OC it in the future as well. I am currently looking at an i5-13600KF CPU and an ASRock Z690 Steel Legend mobo.
 
Unless you're an enthusiast with money to blow, overclocking is dead as disco. Minimal gaines at best and not enough to justify the cost.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005863188096.html
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F £103.53

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard (£120.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: *ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£89.66 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £240.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-23 11:10 GMT+0000
 
Unless you're an enthusiast with money to blow, overclocking is dead as disco. Minimal gaines at best and not enough to justify the cost.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005863188096.html
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F £103.53

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard (£120.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: *ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£89.66 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £240.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-23 11:10 GMT+0000
I have a Ryzen 7 2700X so getting that CPU will be a downgrade, I am looking to upgrade with a MOBO that can overclock for future things Id like another ryzen CPU because they can OC unlike intel were you need a certain board and CPU to OC, have you got any other ideas?
 
I have a Ryzen 7 2700X so getting that CPU will be a downgrade, I am looking to upgrade with a MOBO that can overclock for future things Id like another ryzen CPU because they can OC unlike intel were you need a certain board and CPU to OC, have you got any other ideas?
That's not a downgrade from your current cpu. The Brits have this on sale atm .. it has to be a Black Friday special because the cost of this cpu is insanely low.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor (£139.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard (£120.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £259.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-23 11:26 GMT+0000


https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-5-9600x/18.html
 
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That's not a downgrade from your current cpu. The Brits have this on sale atm .. it has to be a Black Friday special because the cost of this cpu is insanely low.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor (£139.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard (£120.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £259.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-23 11:26 GMT+0000


https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-5-9600x/18.html
Fair enough yes I did abit of research into the cpu I like it alot and for the price haha,

The mobo is nice but the B part will mean I can't OC right? Or atleast I can only boost ram? And the ddr5 RAM iv been told to avoid ddr5 atm
 
Fair enough yes I did abit of research into the cpu I like it alot and for the price haha,

The mobo is nice but the B part will mean I can't OC right? Or atleast I can only boost ram? And the ddr5 RAM iv been told to avoid ddr5 atm
At the very bottom of this graph you will see the Ryzen 7 2700X. Work your way up this graph until you find the Ryzen 5 9600X. This is all you need to know.

average-fps-1920-1080.png



PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor (£139.00 @ MoreCoCo)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard (£120.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: *ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£89.66 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £379.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-23 12:17 GMT+0000
 
At the very bottom of this graph you will see the Ryzen 7 2700X. Work your way up this graph until you find the Ryzen 5 9600X. This is all you need to know.

average-fps-1920-1080.png



PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor (£139.00 @ MoreCoCo)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard (£120.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: *ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£89.66 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £379.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-23 12:17 GMT+0000
Thanks for the help im going with this for my build https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/qRdZ8Q
The power supply I already have from my old build and the GPU im buying from a friend for a cheap price
 
You'll want to upgrade your psu.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor (£139.00 @ MoreCoCo)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard (£120.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£89.66 @ NeoComputers)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Total: £458.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-23 14:52 GMT+0000