[SOLVED] New low- end pc build

[siboska]

Hello,

I'm about to build my first pc and need some advise regarding the choice of CPU.
All components are new except the graphics card ( I'm on a study budget so no money for upgrade atm.) In the future I will maybe go with something like "ASUS GeForce RTX 2060" .
I will primary use it for R coding and games like Apex, Counter strike, Amazon new world.. So nothing fancy.

Old setup:

• Grafikkort: ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Strix - 4GB GDDR5
• Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD DNBU - 240GB
• Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570k CPU @3.40GHz
• Power supply: OCZ Fatal1ty 550 - 550W PSU
• Køling: Zalman ZM-F3 120mm fan
• RAM: G.Skill ARES LP DDR3-1600 C9 DC - 8GB
• Motherboard: msi Z77A-G43 GAMING
• Case: Zalman Z11 Plus - Kabinet - Miditower - Sort

New setup:

• Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case
• MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC - motherboard - mini ITX - Socket AM4 - AMD B450 - USB 3.1 Gen 1 - Bluetooth, Gigabit LAN, Wi-Fi.
• CORSAIR 16GB RAMKit 2x8GB DDR4 3200MHz 2x288Dimm Unbuffered 16-18-18-36 Vengeance LPX HEat Spreader 1,35V
• CORSAIR SF Series SF450 -Power supply (intern) - ATX12V 2.4/ EPS12V 2.92 / SFX12V - 80 PLUS Gold - AC 100-240 V - 450 Watt - Europa
• Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD DNBU - 240GB / + 1TB HDD
• ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Strix - 4GB GDDR5

CPU options with 25-11-2020 Danish prices.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6GHz Socket AM4 Box: $272
• AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Processor: $318
• AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with Wraith Stealth - Pinnacle Ridge CPU - 6 kerner 3.4 GHz: $183

Will the 3600 or maybe even the 2600 be more then enough or will the extra money on the 3700 be worth it. ?
Also it would be interesting to hear if you have some other solutions in the same price range.

Thanks!

 

[Hellfire13]

What is your location and budget excluding the card? And why did you go small form factor, its not good for gaming?

 

[siboska]

Location is Denmark.
Small form factor because I travel between 2 locations on bike and often need to bring it with me.

I already got the motherboard and RAM from a friend.

Budget for CPU is around 300$. But if it don't give me any notable difference I want to safe money and go with the 2600 or 3600.

 

[Hellfire13]

I already got the motherboard and RAM from a friend.

Probably on a older BIOS then, so the 3000 series processors wont work unless you upgrade BIOS, and for that you will need a 2000 series CPU...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor | 1194.00kr @ Alternate
Motherboard | MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard | Purchased For 0.00kr
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | Purchased For 0.00kr
Storage | Western Digital Blue SN550 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | 304.00kr @ Proshop
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | 302.00kr @ Proshop
Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 960 4 GB Video Card | Purchased For 0.00kr
Case | Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case | 648.00kr @ Proshop
Power Supply | Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply | 599.00kr @ Proshop
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | 3047.00kr
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-25 15:02 CET+0100 |

Ig you manage to get the BIOS updated, then go for the 3600.

 

[siboska]

Thanks for the reply. Guess i will se if I can find an old AMD CPU.

 

[Hellfire13]

Thanks for the reply. Guess i will se if I can find an old AMD CPU.

There are a couple of ways to go about it...

a. Step into the nearest store and get it done, maybe for a petty fee.

b. Boot kit on lease from AMD... https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-100#faq-Short-Term-Processor-Loan-Boot-Kit