So... started off looking for a cheap used PC for my niece, and now thinking upgrade mine and donate her my old parts.
From another thread, I was convinced to try AMD over Intel. Read some good things about that Ryzen 5 3600. My current CPU is a Xenon e3-1231v3 3.4Ghz, which is about 5yrs old. Runs great but hey... she gets a PC and I get an upgrade, win/win. 😀
I was thinking i7-9700k but, the Ryzen saves me about $425CAD overall.
I really only research computer parts when I need to, and never followed what AMD was doing so right now scratching my head over motherboards.
Is there a performance difference between a B450 and a X470 and X570? I know there are different features but most sound like stuff I'd never use.
I have a single SSD 2.5" drive, single 3.5" HDD, DVD Burner that I haven't touched in over a year, a GTX1060 6GB video card and a couple of case fans. My case will hold a full sized ATX as well.
Would a B450 run this stuff and a 3600 just as fast as a X570? Same hardware on both boards, no overclocking, would be probably the same correct? I'd just be losing options I don't use like SLI, M.2 slots, etc....?
Other issue I'm having is finding boards that are pre-flashed to work with 3rd Gen Ryzen. Some say 3rd gen ready, or capable... few reviews say if you don't have an old Ryzen CPU to boot with to flash the Bios you're outta luck, and I seen a few where after the BIOS flash they have post issues with the new Ryzen (matisse) CPUs so, compatible but flakey.
Hoping someone can help clear up if I get any performance perks with my setup between B450 and X570... and, if anyone can recommend a motherboard that works with Ryzen (matisse) out of the box.
I'm looking at
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/LY3Bgw
Plus what's in my signature.
I'd rather ASUS, but, can't confirm if a few of them will work right away, and I'd like 2-3 onboard fan plugs, as well as 6 USB ports on the back, not USB-C.
Thanks
From another thread, I was convinced to try AMD over Intel. Read some good things about that Ryzen 5 3600. My current CPU is a Xenon e3-1231v3 3.4Ghz, which is about 5yrs old. Runs great but hey... she gets a PC and I get an upgrade, win/win. 😀
I was thinking i7-9700k but, the Ryzen saves me about $425CAD overall.
I really only research computer parts when I need to, and never followed what AMD was doing so right now scratching my head over motherboards.
Is there a performance difference between a B450 and a X470 and X570? I know there are different features but most sound like stuff I'd never use.
I have a single SSD 2.5" drive, single 3.5" HDD, DVD Burner that I haven't touched in over a year, a GTX1060 6GB video card and a couple of case fans. My case will hold a full sized ATX as well.
Would a B450 run this stuff and a 3600 just as fast as a X570? Same hardware on both boards, no overclocking, would be probably the same correct? I'd just be losing options I don't use like SLI, M.2 slots, etc....?
Other issue I'm having is finding boards that are pre-flashed to work with 3rd Gen Ryzen. Some say 3rd gen ready, or capable... few reviews say if you don't have an old Ryzen CPU to boot with to flash the Bios you're outta luck, and I seen a few where after the BIOS flash they have post issues with the new Ryzen (matisse) CPUs so, compatible but flakey.
Hoping someone can help clear up if I get any performance perks with my setup between B450 and X570... and, if anyone can recommend a motherboard that works with Ryzen (matisse) out of the box.
I'm looking at
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/LY3Bgw
Plus what's in my signature.
I'd rather ASUS, but, can't confirm if a few of them will work right away, and I'd like 2-3 onboard fan plugs, as well as 6 USB ports on the back, not USB-C.
Thanks