CPU value point for a basic ITX gaming rig?

[Participant]

Hi all - kids play Lego games and Human Fall Flat etc. on an ITX sitting room PC. They mainly play at 1080p because they've only got a 1050.

I bought them a 1650 Super as it was stuttering sometimes, but it doesn't like the S775 motherboard it was installed in (ancient Zotac job with a Q6600).

I've decided to upgrade to a [probably Zen something], but clearly they only need a very basic system, so I'm just wondering what I should go for along these lines that will definitely work with the latest GPUs?

 

[Participant]

Intel seems to actually have cheaper mini-ITX motherboards,but AM4 is pricier IMHO.

However,looking at the CPU choice,a Ryzen 3 3100 for £100 and the cheaper ASRock B550 mini-ITX motherboard would do the trick:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...hz-socket-am4-processor-retail-cp-3c1-am.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asrock-b550m-itx-ac-amd-am4-b550-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-17m-ak.html

If you want to go cheaper - maybe a Ryzen 3 2200G/3200G and a B450 mini-ITX motherboard?? The Ryzen 3 3100 does have HT,which should give it some longer legs.

A 3200G sounds like a plan - hadn't considered an APU with an iGPU.

I reckon I can do this for £226 then:

AMD Ryzen 3 3200G, PC processor, 3.6 GHz (maximum frequency: 4.0 GHz), 4 MB L3 Cache, AM4 socket, Radeon Vega 8 integrated GPU
£79.99

Corsair CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4 3000 MHz C16 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Memory Module, Black
£35.98

MB ASRock B450 Gaming ITX/ac AM4 M-ITX HDMI/DP DDR4 Retail - AMD Socket AM4 (Ryzen) - ITX, B450

Combined with a 1650 Super, does that make sense? I tend to trickle down the tech to the other PCs in the house, so this also gives the option of using the 3200G in a tiny box upstairs in future.

 

[Participant]

Ordered so I hope it works!

Now for another Windows 10 key I guess :/

 

[Participant]

If you’ve got a dedicated GPU, no point going for the 3200G. The 3100 is faster than the 3200G for the same price.

3200G is on the older 12nm Zen+ architecture, 3100 is on 7nm Zen 2 and has hyper threading (3200G does not), 4x the cache, PCIe 4 support yada yada.

W10 key you can get off the famous auction website for £5.

Thanks, I hear you but the 3200G is £20 (20%) cheaper than the 3100, which for a CPU I can feed to a media box upstairs I think makes sense.