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Lupus said:
Don't get a B450 motherboard, the price between a B450 and a B550 is minimal, rather get a B550, also 750w isn't really needed either not with the 3060 and the 5600x.
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Hmmm...the 2 x DIMM slots on the 550 seems like it's limiting what I can do with RAM upgrades in the future.

Any other suggested AMD mobo's in the 1500 - 3500 price range? AM4 + microATX, pref with PCIe 4.0.
 
saor said:
Hmmm...the 2 x DIMM slots on the 550 seems like it's limiting what I can do with RAM upgrades in the future.

Any other suggested AMD mobo's in the 1500 - 3500 price range? AM4 + microATX, pref with PCIe 4.0.
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There are more then one B550 :-)
 
saor said:
I was looking at the one in your cart - thought that's what you were referring to.
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Nope sorry that is the basic one that was put there to try get as close to R20k as possible sorry.
 
saor said:
Hmmm...the 2 x DIMM slots on the 550 seems like it's limiting what I can do with RAM upgrades in the future.

Any other suggested AMD mobo's in the 1500 - 3500 price range? AM4 + microATX, pref with PCIe 4.0.
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ASUS Tuf Gaming.

I bought the atx one at the beginning of the year. There is also the smaller form factor that looses 2 of the 6 SATA connectors. Great board...
 
I ordered this from Wootware last week, after a good read through this thread. Feel sick paying so much for a 3060 ti (even though it's via the business) but it is what is, also getting a smaller screen as the last few years on a 27" haven't been pleasant. Hopefully arriving on Thursday.

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Don't forget one of the most important but also the most often overlooked pieces of hardware: monitors!

Here's a nice guide just released that should help you choose:


No point in getting a monster of a PC if the end product (everything displayed) is going to look like crap.
 
theratman said:
I ordered this from Wootware last week, after a good read through this thread. Feel sick paying so much for a 3060 ti (even though it's via the business) but it is what is, also getting a smaller screen as the last few years on a 27" haven't been pleasant. Hopefully arriving on Thursday.

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You spend R2000 on windows 10, you must have money burning in your wallet!
 
For anyone looking at getting a new PC or upgrading an existing one, check this out.

Also, pretty cool redemption for the dude from the infamous Verge video.

 
theratman said:
I ordered this from Wootware last week, after a good read through this thread. Feel sick paying so much for a 3060 ti (even though it's via the business) but it is what is, also getting a smaller screen as the last few years on a 27" haven't been pleasant. Hopefully arriving on Thursday.

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Will you be using the stock cooler. You better get soemthing like a hyper 212x or single tower phanteks cooler will help out a lot. The more you cool the new chips the faster it goes
 
nelis said:
Will you be using the stock cooler. You better get soemthing like a hyper 212x or single tower phanteks cooler will help out a lot. The more you cool the new chips the faster it goes
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Thanks, I have ordered a hyper212 (not the X).
 
If you can't find 212s look at the Gammax range from Deepcool the 400 and GT are basically 212 clones

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