[SOLVED] SOLVED 300-500 BUDGET Best Upgrade Route

[NathanGwyn]

I have an old pre-built
CPU: FX8350
GPU: AMD RX 480 4gb ram

My budget is 300-500 dollars. I want to be able to stream, and handle games like Path of Exile to Fortnite at 144fps preferably, and be able to stream. I also like to do music and video editing on the side. I'm assuming a motherboard, and CPU upgrade and maybe cooling upgrades the way to go? Any ideas?

 

[NathanGwyn]

Oh that succccckkkkks. I would of bought it today if it worked on my old motherboard. Buzz kill. And someone else is buying me the rammmm soooo lol technically not more expensive and it has added RGB. Just to look cool.

 

[NathanGwyn]

I guess I'll look at cooling options. Anyone see some cheap CPU cooling options at Best buy I can use? And do the new fans come with thermal paste?

 

[NathanGwyn]

Water closed loops fine..... Allllll I need to know is if the fan I get now will fit the new am4 sockets

 

[jeremyj_83]

Water closed loops fine..... Allllll I need to know is if the fan I get now will fit the new am4 sockets

The Ryzen 3600 does come with a decent CPU cooler. However, if you want a different one you don't need to spend huge amounts of money since it is a 65W TDP CPU. Hyper 212 RGB is a good budget/mid range cooler. It has a very large CPU socket compatibility as well. I don't know if it comes with any thermal paste, but from my experience most coolers do.

 

[NathanGwyn]

No one stated the new RYZEN CPU's will NEED the new X570, and B550 motherboards....WHY didn't you guys recommend a B550, or at least suggest it???

 

[jeremyj_83]

No one stated the new RYZEN CPU's will NEED the new X570, and B550 motherboards....WHY didn't you guys recommend a B550, or at least suggest it???

Because X470 & B450 will also support Ryzen 4000. On top of that B550 hadn't been released yet so knowing what boards to choose from is difficult.

 

[NathanGwyn]

The video I watched said the b450s won't support it. And I thought the b550 is out

 

[NathanGwyn]

Ohhhhh that video I watched must of been out of date x x

 

[jeremyj_83]

The video I watched said the b450s won't support it. And I thought the b550 is out

B550 was just released 2 days ago. There are some options for it but cost is a big issue. https://www.anandtech.com/show/1585...-overview-asus-gigabyte-msi-asrock-and-others

 

[NathanGwyn]

PC
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($166.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Corsair)
Total: $466.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-19 20:44 EDT-0400

Is this fine???? Just a littttttle bit more for some added rgb i plan on upgrading my gputwo weeks after so yeah thinking 2060 or 2070 super

 

[jeremyj_83]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($166.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Corsair)
Total: $516.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-19 21:22 EDT-0400
I'm not sure the B450 you selected will work out of the box with Ryzen 3000. The B550 will work and is in stock. This PSU is vastly better than the CX.

 

[Sohom]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Zr2Y9G

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($273.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($66.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $550.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-20 00:00 EDT-0400

 

[jeremyj_83]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Zr2Y9G

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($273.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($66.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $550.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-20 00:00 EDT-0400

The motherboard and PSU aren't actually in stock at Best Buy. If you can find them at all, they are 2x that price.