New motherboard/cpu/ram bundle needed

That's it @KungFuSpaghetti its all about the money for me, i only just got the vive 2 weeks ago, been playing a load of games and loving it, missus wasn't happy with the huge Cooler Master HAF full tower in the livingroom so bought a BitFenix Neos White/White case so it wouldn't look as bad in the livingroom. Now i've ****** the motherboard doing the case swap i've got very little money to spare to get me back up and running, if the 2600x comes with a cooler then i'll be going for that one i think.
 
This is where it gets tricky, speculating on the future to a degree. Right now, for out and out gaming performance, Intel is king, however they are a pretty dead end platform, more expensive and whilst faster, they aren't a million miles ahead depending on the game or application. I've had a mix of Intel and AMD over the years, so really have no affinity to either, HOWEVER, my money went on Ryzen this time, simply because it's cheaper, it's going to be MILES faster than what I have now and I can drop in a 3 or 4 series Ryzen when the time comes. Price vs performance, then the balance favours AMD at the moment in my opinion, but again, if money were no object I'd be getting an Intel i9 9900k and that would keep me going for the next 3-5 years I'd imagine.

am4 and lga 1151 both dead soon as DDR5 was announced and planned for 2020 - right when Zen2 refresh is due . Already have PCIe 4 for next year :D

same you couldnt slapp it all in itx build :D
 
So in other words, just buy my nicely modified cool running pre clocked Asus P6T Deluxe v2 (with WS Pro BIOS cross flash) and Xeon? :p

that or jump on the cloud streaming band wagon haha . think if your gonna pull trigger on hardware . just got to jump in - unless you know new products are coming within a Quarter and dont look back! haha
 
Exactly mate, there's never a good time to buy as something newer and better is always on the horizon. I only upgraded out of want not need, but I realise the bigger, better and faster 3700x is due soon(ish), but unless the 2700x starts to cause me performance issues (which is highly unlikely) then this should last me a while.
 
So a bit of an update, managed to get the computer going, no idea how, but it is. Played about on the Vive the other night, put my hand up to the rear fan grille where the H60 rad is and it was really really hot. So thinking i am just going to go for the 2600 bundle https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...ram-free-240gb-ssd-online-only-bu-01f-am.html with 16gb of ram.

Do OCUK do a black friday event and whats the likely hood of a bundle like this being included? @Gibbo ?
 
So my options i'm considering at the moment are

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £448.97

Or would this be a better option without the SSD? I currently only have a 1tb 7200rpm HDD.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £424.97
 
the bundle is a good saving currently (below is by themselves) - sometimes OCUK updates sales or changes prices and bundle either gets worse or better

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My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £526.06 (includes shipping: £11.10)

the bundle makes more sense for saving over the Aorus B450 selection , you do lose better RMA and customer support but gain the SSD and easier to use BIOS

If going to Match the Strix bundle price with Aorus board, then would move to Ryzen 1700. Gian the etxra 2 cores and 4 threads. wouldn't make to much difference is 80% of gaming bar BF1/V, COD and AS:O were it would help- just have a system that in theory should last longer with better coding for games in the future

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £479.96 (includes shipping: £0.00)​

for inbetween and for pure gaming , intel - will be faster at gaming


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My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £499.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)


but you'll need the cooling on top​
 
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Thanks @orbitalwalsh , i'll see what prices are like on black friday, i was planning on getting a 250gb ssd for the OS then a separate SSD or keep the HDD for everything else anyway, the bundle was good as it had the SSD which is worth currently £35.99 on its own but for the net loss of ~£10 (buying the ssd separate from the 2600x basket) i'd have the 2600X CPU over the 2600
 
Thanks @orbitalwalsh , i'll see what prices are like on black friday, i was planning on getting a 250gb ssd for the OS then a separate SSD or keep the HDD for everything else anyway, the bundle was good as it had the SSD which is worth currently £35.99 on its own but for the net loss of ~£10 (buying the ssd separate from the 2600x basket) i'd have the 2600X CPU over the 2600

advantage of B450 chipset which is a HUGE plus for budget budget builds is StoreMI. using 120-256gb ssd linked with HDD housing OS to great a large hybrid drive that is faster then Intel optane version or SSHD units.
worth looking into

2600 can be pushed to 4.2/3ghz all cores with a GOOD cooler, mostly 4.1 is common and 4ghz with stock cooler (bit loud and warmish)

least you've got all options up, if gaming at 1080p or VR would look at Intel personally - just for the frame rates it can command - but have to swallow some pride with prices they ask for
 
advantage of B450 chipset which is a HUGE plus for budget budget builds is StoreMI. using 120-256gb ssd linked with HDD housing OS to great a large hybrid drive that is faster then Intel optane version or SSHD units.
worth looking into

2600 can be pushed to 4.2/3ghz all cores with a GOOD cooler, mostly 4.1 is common and 4ghz with stock cooler (bit loud and warmish)

least you've got all options up, if gaming at 1080p or VR would look at Intel personally - just for the frame rates it can command - but have to swallow some pride with prices they ask for

because of the price i think i am going to have to stick with AMD, this is pretty much purely a VR machine in my livingroom hooked up to my TV. Will keep my EVGA GTX 970 SC and maybe stick a mild clock on it and that coupled with a new CPU should at least see a vast improvement going from a stock i7 920 and 12gb DDR3 1600mhz RAM
 
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because of the price i think i am going to have to stick with AMD, this is pretty much purely a VR machine in my livingroom hooked up to my TV. Will keep my EVGA GTX 970 SC and maybe stick a mild clock on it and that coupled with a new CPU should at least see a vast improvement going from a stock i7 920 and 12gb DDR3 1600mhz RAM

you'll see a jump , went from i7 860 4ghz to i5 7600k at 5.2ghz , but with ryzen running 3.7ghz all cores or boosting to 4.2ghz 1/2 cores .. the jump wouldn't be high if you could nail i5 8600 at 5ghz all cores.
if your TV is 4k then ryzen bats on par with intel , 1080p though lags behind , mroe powerful the GPU the more this shows.
but for value... AMD all the way!!!!!!
also more spent into Ryzen the more then can improve and force intels hand :D

space of year and half they have clawed back12% share in the desktop market, was like 4%
 
That price and pre-order would go with MSI due to having WiFi :D or Aorus for being cheaper .


Says 4 in stock. I don't need wifi as i just purchased a pcie wifi card when i done the case swap and broke my board. Out of the Asus B450-F and the Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite, which would be the better option? from what i read above asus have a better RMA but gigabyte have an easier to use BIOS?
 
Asus bios easier to use. VRM about the same with aorus 1-5c higher, MSI is the lowest by 5-10c . Aorus uses the least power .

would check your Wifi card. the MSI will be a lot better unless your wifi card cost £50+ for AC band ?

Aorus gets a lot of favour on here due to Rep customer support and UK RMA . no help from asus bar going through reseller only
 
Asus bios easier to use. VRM about the same with aorus 1-5c higher, MSI is the lowest by 5-10c . Aorus uses the least power .

would check your Wifi card. the MSI will be a lot better unless your wifi card cost £50+ for AC band ?

Aorus gets a lot of favour on here due to Rep customer support and UK RMA . no help from asus bar going through reseller only

It was this wifi card https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tp-l...pci-express-adapter-tl-wn881nd-nw-054-tp.html
 
1x Intel DualBand Wireless-AC 9260, Bluetooth 5.0

quick google, thats on the MSI board and on most b360/z390 intel boards

if your running BT or virgin hubs- specially the latest , NIGHT AND DAY!

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no worries, worth looking at upgrading wifi later on though :)

i use sky for my internet as the wife works for sky so we get it all dirty cheap anyway, it'll do a sufficient job for my until i upgrade my internet to superfast fibre (if ever).
 
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