Super budget £600 build?

B850M D3HP has 4 DIMM slots (so you don't have to junk that memory), PCI-E 5.0 graphics and a heatsink on the VRM, maybe a compromise option. DS3H is better still, but nearly the same price as the Eagle, so...

I think is important to consider what the goal is here, do you just want the best performance "for now", with the possibility of junking it later, or do you want this upgradeable for the next 3-5 years? If the latter, then I'd just spend the extra, unless money is very tight.


Deffo don't spend that much, you can get 32GB for £10 at OCUK.

If the DS3H is the better option then I will go for that, no problem. Seems to be the same sort of price anyway

32GB for £10, how? :D
 
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I wouldn't buy a glass fronted case either as it will choke the air flow, try and find something with a mesh front

Good advice, there seems to be loads of mesh cases on the market these days. I stumbled on the Antec AX26 which I can't find any reviews for, but it looks decent enough
 
Good advice, there seems to be loads of mesh cases on the market these days. I stumbled on the Antec AX26 which I can't find any reviews for, but it looks decent enough
I always recommend Montech cases. You could look at the air 100 if you want a smaller case for £40/£50 I think. For a bigger case, the montech air 903 is incredible value at around £60 for the argb version
 
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32GB for £10, how? :D

Deffo don't spend that much, you can get 32GB for £10 * more at OCUK.
:p

If the DS3H is the better option then I will go for that, no problem. Seems to be the same sort of price anyway
From a quick look, the ASRock has a 6+1+1 VRM, with a heatsink, 2x RAM slots, 2.5 Gb LAN, 2x M.2 slot (1x PCI-E 5.0) and PCI-E 4.0 graphics.
The D3HP has a 5+2+2 VRM, with a heatsink, 4x RAM slots, 1 Gb LAN, 2x M.2 slot (1x PCI-E 5.0) and PCI-E 5.0 graphics.
The DS3H has a 8+2+2 VRM, with a heatsink, 4x RAM slots, 2.5 Gb LAN, 2x M.2 slot (1x PCI-E 5.0) and PCI-E 5.0 graphics.

Didn't check USB ports, display out, sound, etc.
 
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I always recommend Montech cases. You could look at the air 100 if you want a smaller case for £40/£50 I think. For a bigger case, the montech air 903 is incredible value at around £60 for the argb version

I'm looking at the Montech AIR 903 MAX now and yep, that looks good. The budget do be shooting up though :D
:p


From a quick look, the ASRock has a 6+1+1 VRM, with a heatsink, 2x RAM slots, 2.5 Gb LAN, 2x M.2 slot (1x PCI-E 5.0) and PCI-E 4.0 graphics.
The D3HP has a 5+2+2 VRM, with a heatsink, 4x RAM slots, 1 Gb LAN, 2x M.2 slot (1x PCI-E 5.0) and PCI-E 5.0 graphics.
The DS3H has a 8+2+2 VRM, with a heatsink, 4x RAM slots, 2.5 Gb LAN, 2x M.2 slot (1x PCI-E 5.0) and PCI-E 5.0 graphics.

Didn't check USB ports, display out, sound, etc.

Thanks - I wonder if the eagle is worth the extra £25ish for whatever reason?
 
honestly though i would get the b650m hdv/m.2
it's by far the best value at £107
and it also has better vrms than the mx r2.0, d3hp...and near enough equivalent to the ds3h
pci5 to the gpu or ssd is a bit pointless
 
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I'm looking at the Montech AIR 903 MAX now and yep, that looks good. The budget do be shooting up though :D


Thanks - I wonder if the eagle is worth the extra £25ish for whatever reason?
Extra M.2 slot is nice, even if it does only have 2 lanes. Probably has wifi too, which the other Gigabyte boards don't unless AX/AC in the name.

pci5 to the gpu
It can definitely help if you buy the wrong card and run out of VRAM with limited PCIE lanes, though, nothing can really save you in that circumstance :o
 
It can definitely help if you buy the wrong card and run out of VRAM with limited PCIE lanes, though, nothing can really save you in that circumstance :o

honestly the only budget card i would consider now is the 3060 12gb
the next step up would be the 9060xt 16gb
 
honestly though i would get the b650m hdv/m.2
it's by far the best value at £107
and it also has better vrms than the mx r2.0, d3hp...and near enough equivalent to the ds3h
pci5 to the gpu or ssd is a bit pointless

If I can save a few £££ and it won't hurt the upgrade path in the future then I'll add the b650m hdv/m.2 to the list :)

It's an awful lot of case for the money and comes with 4 140mm fans but it is a big case. An matx board will look lost in it....

Fair point there. I'm sure they had a smaller version, I'll have to take a proper look
 
If I can save a few £££ and it won't hurt the upgrade path in the future then I'll add the b650m hdv/m.2 to the list :)

it won't hurt the upgrade path as it's AM5, and will support the next round of AM5 chips
the b650m hdv/m.2 was the budget b650 board to get before b850 released

 
Just a question I haven't asked, would the MSI MAG A650BN be enough for a 3060 12gb/9060xt 16gb?
Absolutely fine mate.


Good to know! :D
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This is me using the b650m HDV/m.2 and MSI ABN power supplies so you know I'm recommending parts I personally use as well lol
 
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