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

[waffles1321]

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.

 

[Why_Me]

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

 

[waffles1321]

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?

 

[Why_Me]

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

 

[waffles1321]

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

 

[Why_Me]

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.

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

 

[waffles1321]

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.

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