GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS XS 6G OC, looking for CPU, RAM and Mobo to go with it

cairo · 28 Dec 2022 at 10:34

HI there it has been a while and hope you all had a good Christmas so far, I am after some help for my Brother in Law if that OK he was given a GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS XS 6G OC For christmas and wants to use that as the start to upgrade his old system that is actually my old AMD FX4300 mobo and CPU combo that I had from here probably a decade ago.

Looking for a cheapish but moderatly decent mobo, Ram and CPU combo if anyone can help out with links or suggestions I would be really grateful ...cheers guys

tamzzy · 28 Dec 2022 at 10:37

budget?

cairo · 28 Dec 2022 at 10:41

Asked him that he said he would try and afford the best cheapest option, I would say probably no more than 400 though.

tamzzy · 28 Dec 2022 at 10:55

ideally used or new?
how important is upgradeability?

tamzzy · 28 Dec 2022 at 11:05

If you're willing to buy preowned then you could get a ryzen 3600 + b450 + 16gb ram for £200-ish, this would be my recommendation for a budget combo with a 2060
If you want to buy new, then these would be my picks. Obviously goes without saying that you should shop around for the best prices

AMD option:
My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £139.99
1 x MSI B550M PRO-VDH WiFi (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-358-MS) = £129.95
1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £44.99

Total: £325.43 (includes delivery: £10.50)

Intel option:
My basket at OcUK:

1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £44.99
1 x MSI Pro B660M-A DDR4 - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-36K-MS) = £139.99
1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £179.99

Total: £375.47 (includes delivery: £10.50)

Cheaper intel version (but 4 cores and less upgradeable):
My basket at OcUK:

1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £44.99
1 x Intel Core i3-12100F 3.30GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AS-IN) = £119.99
1 x Gigabyte H610M H - Intel H610 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5AK-GI) = £79.99

Total: £255.47 (includes delivery: £10.50)

mickyflinn · 28 Dec 2022 at 11:05

Ive added a lightning fast 1tb m2 drive but can be removed if not wanted.

Mobo with Wi-Fi and 6 core vpu best value cpu at the momment andx16gb of memory.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £139.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £44.99
1 x MSI B550M PRO-VDH WiFi (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-358-MS) = £129.95
1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £69.95

Total: £395.38 (includes delivery: £10.50)

cairo · 28 Dec 2022 at 13:39

Mate thanks for all that the first one you posted is probably ideal for him as cash is an issue and he would not be doing this if he had not had the card as a gift, I will send him both options but think he will take the second or the third, thanks for the replies and the time and hope its a Happy New Year/

tamzzy · 28 Dec 2022 at 14:35

@cairo don't know if you missed my opening statement if your mate is strapped for cash:

tamzzy said:
If you're willing to buy preowned then you could get a ryzen 3600 + b450 + 16gb ram for £200-ish, this would be my recommendation for a budget combo with a 2060

cairo · 28 Dec 2022 at 16:38

I dis miss this but think he would be safer shopping new he isnt great with parts and I dont want to send him down the second hand route as I cant get to him to check parts and help him put things together.

Thanks though.