OP
what motherboard do you have right now?
if you are getting a 3050, then get a mobo that supports at least a 10th gen intel cpu. Using a 10600k with my RTX 3050 right now, and it works fine.
of course, if you have a bit more to spend.. then go for a mobo that can support a 12th gen or higher - this would be useful when someday you upgrade to something stronger than the 3050.
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@ohio_buckeye
oh, our resident AMD advertiser doing his job. I'm just kidding ok. lol
anyway, the 6600 is indeed a stronger gpu than the 3050. It's surprisingly priced less too.