[SOLVED] Ryzen 5 3600 with GT 610

[psychoshock]

Hi,

I'd like to go for a Ryzen 5 build on a tight budget. My plan is to buy the minimum hardware, keeping the budget as low as possible right now and then upgrade later on.
As 3600 doesn't have an integrated GPU, I'm planning to use existing GT 610.

Planned Specs:
Ryzen 5 3600
B450 Tomahawk
DDR4 3200 8GB
PSU 650 Watt
SSD 240GB - Existing
GT 610 - Existing

Down the line upgrade path:
NVME 500GB
Additional DDR4 3200 8GB - Total 16GB
GTX 1660 Ti

Please note that I'll not even attempt to game without upgrading. The primary purpose is for programming with dual monitor
Is this a good plan?

 

[Phaaze88]

If budget is that tight, then get either Ryzen 2400g or 3400g(essentially an overclocked out of the box version of the former, while costing about $30 more).
The integrated Vega 11 gpu is stronger than the GT 610.

 

[LordVile]

Hi,

I'd like to go for a Ryzen 5 build on a tight budget. My plan is to buy the minimum hardware, keeping the budget as low as possible right now and then upgrade later on.
As 3600 doesn't have an integrated GPU, I'm planning to use existing GT 610.

Planned Specs:
Ryzen 5 3600
B450 Tomahawk
DDR4 3200 8GB
PSU 650 Watt
SSD 240GB - Existing
GT 610 - Existing

Down the line upgrade path:
NVME 500GB
Additional DDR4 3200 8GB - Total 16GB
GTX 1660 Ti

Please note that I'll not even attempt to game without upgrading. The primary purpose is for programming with dual monitor
Is this a good plan?

Agree with the 3200g. Depends how long you’re gonna wait.

 

[psychoshock]

Agree with the 3200g. Depends how long you’re gonna wait.

Upgrade will be done in 3-6 months. Till then I just want to manage programming using heavy IDEs on dual-screen.

 

[LordVile]

Upgrade will be done in 3-6 months. Till then I just want to manage programming using heavy IDEs on dual-screen.

If the 610 had all the outputs you need it should be fine for a few months

 

[psychoshock]

If the 610 had all the outputs you need it should be fine for a few months

The motherboard has 1 VGA and 610 has 1 VGA. Should be good for dual monitor setup.

 

[LordVile]

The motherboard has 1 VGA and 610 has 1 VGA. Should be good for dual monitor setup.

Ryzen doesn’t have an iGPU though you’d be running everything from the 610

 

[Wolfshadw]

Nothing wrong with your plan. The GT610 is going to be sufficient for your current needs.

-Wolf sends