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i5.Debating a Ryzen 5 processor vs an Intel i5 processor.
Haven't gotten that far but I'll go with DDR4 RAM, 16GB, the mobo will depend on whether its an AMD or Intel chip. Still debating between a SSD or HDD drive, 1 to 2 TB. Might have to upgrade my power supply to a 750W minimum (have a 650W now). May use the same gaming tower and just add more fans plus I have a liquid cooled heat sink I just bought. Still researching graphics cards.i5.Debating a Ryzen 5 processor vs an Intel i5 processor.
Whose board and whose SS drive ? I like Gigabyte Ultras and Kingston drives but my electric SUX ! They live through anything.
How much ram you kids use these years?
I still survive on 8 but I don't game
I just went and looked at this board
Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0) | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global
See post #7.Haven't built one since my bitcoin miners a few years ago, and those were weird multi-gpu rigs built for that purpose, but they gamed like hell, with 4 GPU's set up in crossfire mode.
Kind of miss building PCs actually, but any gaming I do, and there isn't much of it, I do on the PS4, and I've got so much hardware at this point it almost seems a sin to build something that I know I won't use all that much.
so, watcha building?
Of course I could go really cheap and just replace the mobo with a better one that takes all my current configuration. It's not like my current gamer is slow, it's just that I've lost a couple of USB ports and the built in ethernet port that all went bad.
I'm quite familiar with all those arguments and yes I know Ryzen is AM4 not AM3 but working with a not so big budget right now that's why I stipulated "current configuration". It's comes down to upgrade all or just upgrade the mobo and do a new build in a couple of years.Of course I could go really cheap and just replace the mobo with a better one that takes all my current configuration. It's not like my current gamer is slow, it's just that I've lost a couple of USB ports and the built in ethernet port that all went bad.
you could, but no headroom in terms of CPU then, you're locked into the AM3 socket. The Ryzen 7 will work with the AM4 socket also, so when that gets dirt cheap you could upgrade that if you felt like it.
Go big or go home....
But then again I did see this......Of course I could go really cheap and just replace the mobo with a better one that takes all my current configuration. It's not like my current gamer is slow, it's just that I've lost a couple of USB ports and the built in ethernet port that all went bad.
you could, but no headroom in terms of CPU then, you're locked into the AM3 socket. The Ryzen 7 will work with the AM4 socket also, so when that gets dirt cheap you could upgrade that if you felt like it.
Go big or go home....
Debating a Ryzen 5 processor vs an Intel i5 processor.
See post #7.Haven't built one since my bitcoin miners a few years ago, and those were weird multi-gpu rigs built for that purpose, but they gamed like hell, with 4 GPU's set up in crossfire mode.
Kind of miss building PCs actually, but any gaming I do, and there isn't much of it, I do on the PS4, and I've got so much hardware at this point it almost seems a sin to build something that I know I won't use all that much.
so, watcha building?
What I have now is:
Gigbyte GA-78LMT-USB3 6.0 (Socket M2) Mobo
AMD Phenom II X6 1050T CPU (old Thurban tech)
4095MB Nvidia GeForce 740 (EVGA)
HyperX 32GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @669MHz (9-9-9-24)
LSP Ultra 650W ATX Power Supply
It says M2 on the box but yes, I know it's an AM3+. What power supply would you recommend? Would that mobo take my RAM?See post #7.Haven't built one since my bitcoin miners a few years ago, and those were weird multi-gpu rigs built for that purpose, but they gamed like hell, with 4 GPU's set up in crossfire mode.
Kind of miss building PCs actually, but any gaming I do, and there isn't much of it, I do on the PS4, and I've got so much hardware at this point it almost seems a sin to build something that I know I won't use all that much.
so, watcha building?
What I have now is:
Gigbyte GA-78LMT-USB3 6.0 (Socket M2) Mobo
AMD Phenom II X6 1050T CPU (old Thurban tech)
4095MB Nvidia GeForce 740 (EVGA)
HyperX 32GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @669MHz (9-9-9-24)
LSP Ultra 650W ATX Power Supply
That's not socket M2, it's socket AM3.
Major problem for you: That power supply only provides about 450w on the 12v rail, it's made by CompUSA and is a piece of crap. Replace that first with a decent power supply. Your Thuban could pop that power supply easy. Well, if you're running a decent GPU too, anyways.
I recommend replacing with a good power supply and decent used AM3 motherboard for now.
There's many decent options for a decent used AM3 motherboard, AFAIK.
$74 for a motherboard, and I can find you a power supply for around the same.
Then you'll be ready for mobo+cpu+RAM+GPU upgrade.
ASUS M4A89TD PRO Socket AM3 AMD 890FX USB3.0 DDR3 ATX Motherboard With I/O | eBay
Haven't gotten that far but I'll go with DDR4 RAM, 16GB, the mobo will depend on whether its an AMD or Intel chip. Still debating between a SSD or HDD drive, 1 to 2 TB. Might have to upgrade my power supply to a 750W minimum (have a 650W now). May use the same gaming tower and just add more fans plus I have a liquid cooled heat sink I just bought. Still researching graphics cards.i5.Debating a Ryzen 5 processor vs an Intel i5 processor.
Whose board and whose SS drive ? I like Gigabyte Ultras and Kingston drives but my electric SUX ! They live through anything.
How much ram you kids use these years?
I still survive on 8 but I don't game
I just went and looked at this board
Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0) | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global
Want to keep the total cost around $500 - $600.
It says M2 on the box but yes, I know it's an AM3+. What power supply would you recommend? Would that mobo take my RAM?See post #7.Haven't built one since my bitcoin miners a few years ago, and those were weird multi-gpu rigs built for that purpose, but they gamed like hell, with 4 GPU's set up in crossfire mode.
Kind of miss building PCs actually, but any gaming I do, and there isn't much of it, I do on the PS4, and I've got so much hardware at this point it almost seems a sin to build something that I know I won't use all that much.
so, watcha building?
What I have now is:
Gigbyte GA-78LMT-USB3 6.0 (Socket M2) Mobo
AMD Phenom II X6 1050T CPU (old Thurban tech)
4095MB Nvidia GeForce 740 (EVGA)
HyperX 32GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @669MHz (9-9-9-24)
LSP Ultra 650W ATX Power Supply
That's not socket M2, it's socket AM3.
Major problem for you: That power supply only provides about 450w on the 12v rail, it's made by CompUSA and is a piece of crap. Replace that first with a decent power supply. Your Thuban could pop that power supply easy. Well, if you're running a decent GPU too, anyways.
I recommend replacing with a good power supply and decent used AM3 motherboard for now.
There's many decent options for a decent used AM3 motherboard, AFAIK.
$74 for a motherboard, and I can find you a power supply for around the same.
Then you'll be ready for mobo+cpu+RAM+GPU upgrade.
ASUS M4A89TD PRO Socket AM3 AMD 890FX USB3.0 DDR3 ATX Motherboard With I/O | eBay
I wouldn't need the GPU, the one I have is fine for now, I'd keep my current hard drive so there's $160 off of the price.Haven't gotten that far but I'll go with DDR4 RAM, 16GB, the mobo will depend on whether its an AMD or Intel chip. Still debating between a SSD or HDD drive, 1 to 2 TB. Might have to upgrade my power supply to a 750W minimum (have a 650W now). May use the same gaming tower and just add more fans plus I have a liquid cooled heat sink I just bought. Still researching graphics cards.i5.Debating a Ryzen 5 processor vs an Intel i5 processor.
Whose board and whose SS drive ? I like Gigabyte Ultras and Kingston drives but my electric SUX ! They live through anything.
How much ram you kids use these years?
I still survive on 8 but I don't game
I just went and looked at this board
Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0) | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global
Want to keep the total cost around $500 - $600.
Hmm, $600.. I like to do these things.
If I had $600..hmm, let's see how far I could make it go.
Power Supply (Always 1st) $60
Open Box: Rosewill Hive Series 750W Modular Gaming Power Supply, 80 PLUS Bronze Certified, Single +12V Rail, Intel 4th Gen CPU Ready, SLI & CrossFire Ready - Hive-750 - Newegg.com
Motherboard $150
ASUS Prime X470-Pro AM4 AMD X470 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard - Newegg.com
RAM $75
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model F4-3000C16D-16GVRB - Newegg.com
SSD $40 (2) Put OS on one + storage on other or 2 OSes or whatever.
Patriot Burst 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) PBU120GS25SSDR - Newegg.com
GPU (This is a big 'un) $120
Refurbished: PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB XLR8 OC Dual Fan GDDR5 VCGGTX10603XGPB-OC-BB Video Card GPU - Newegg.com
CPU $120
AMD RYZEN 5 1600 6-Core 3.2 GHz (3.6 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 YD1600BBAEBOX Desktop Processor - Newegg.com
Total: $565