Upgrade path from AMD A8-6600K?

[Joxeon]

I'm a bit wary about buying used CPUs gpus etc, especially if they had previously been used for mining etc.

Can't imagine many people use CPUs for mining as they only make about 10p a day after electric.

Also on MM people are generally happy to assist with warranty should the CPU fail prematurely.

 

[greengiant]

Thanks tammzy! I wasn't sure a b450 would have been compatible with the Ryzen 7 CPU? Although that's probably due to my lack of familiarity with Ryzen era CPUs and compatible motherboards.

Although I still think the Ryzen 7 3700x processor will be best "bang for buck" for me, since I don't do gaming on the system.

So perhaps this would be a good enough build for my needs, especially as I could probably do with a newer bigger drive for my /home partition. I can't really go much above £550 all in.My OS is currently on an SSD.


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £259.99
• 1 x MSI B450M PRO-VDH Max (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £44.99
• 1 x Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS432G320C6K)= £119.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo Black/White CPU Cooler - 2 x 120mm= £34.99

Total: £470.46 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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Decisions, decisions. I certainly think it'll be a good upgrade from my current system!

 

[greengiant]

edit, double posted for some reason.

 

[tamzzy]

Decisions, decisions. I certainly think it'll be a good upgrade from my current system!

I think any current chip is an upgrade lol

 

[greengiant]

Anyway order placed today!



AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail £259.99*
Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS432G320C6K) £119.99*
Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo Black/White CPU Cooler - 2 x 120mm £34.99*
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £11.98* (two of, as i'll be transferring old motherboard etc to my old old pc, which I use as an htpc. May as well give it some new thermal compound too)
Seagate 2TB Barracuda HDD 7200RPM 256MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST2000DM008) £49.99* (didn't really need a new drive, but figured might as well start with a new 2tb drive for a new /home parition.
MSI B550M PRO-VDH WiFi (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard £89.99*

 

[mickyflinn]

Anyway order placed today!



AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail £259.99*
Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS432G320C6K) £119.99*
Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo Black/White CPU Cooler - 2 x 120mm £34.99*
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £11.98* (two of, as i'll be transferring old motherboard etc to my old old pc, which I use as an htpc. May as well give it some new thermal compound too)
Seagate 2TB Barracuda HDD 7200RPM 256MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST2000DM008) £49.99* (didn't really need a new drive, but figured might as well start with a new 2tb drive for a new /home parition.
MSI B550M PRO-VDH WiFi (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard £89.99*

You dont need a cpu cooler the 3700x comes woth a decent one.

 

[greengiant]

Anyway, a couple of months, on, and I'm really enjoying the new system! Although with the Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo I'm hitting 70C at full load.