Micro Center has a
Motherboard/CPU/RAM Bundle: ASUS B550-PLUS TUF AM4 ATX Motherboard + Ryzen 5 5600X3D + 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws V on sale for
$269.99. Select free store pickup where available.
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Includes:
- ASUS B550-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi II AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D Vermeer AM4 3.3GHz 6-Core Boxed Processor ( Heatsink Not Included)
- 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws V (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3200C16D-16GVKB
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The motherboard is a lower-midrange am4 board with acceptable quality and features. For a budget build the average user should find it entirely sufficient. Here's a link to the spec page: https://www.asus.com/motherboards.../techspec/
The ram isn't very high end, but once again for a build of this tier it's perfectly acceptable. Additionally, ddr4 ram is very cheap, so if 16gb isn't enough, or you want faster ram to go with this budget build for some reason, you can always upgrade later.
Overall, if you're looking to build a computer only for gaming, and are on a very tight budget, this is probably the best value you'll find.
"AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D CPU Review & Benchmarks: Last Chance Upgrade"
https://youtu.be/-NW8TU80fP4?si=M
And where in the world are you getting your bundle prices from? I'm seeing $447.99 as the current price of the I7-13700K bundle
https://www.microcenter
Edit: nvm price went back up to $499 for i7 bundle
At 1080p using a rtx4090 (the best case scenario for performance scaling to be shown, and an extreme example for a low tier set of last gen components like this) the 5800x3d is on average 6% faster than the 5600x3d in average fps, and 5% faster in 1% lows. The actual performance delta when paired with a more rational gpu, like say a 6800xt, will be significantly lower than that already minor 6% difference. While there are certainly games that will be bottlenecked by only 6 cores, that is currently more the exception than the rule.
With regards to streaming and processing video, you are correct that a 6 core cpu becomes a major limitation. That being said, if your use cases are more cpu intensive than simply gaming and you're building a new pc, then the last gen x3d chips on the dead end am4 platform aren't a good option period. If you require high multithreaded performance, you'd be better off looking at either intel 12th gen or later deals, or amd zen 4 deals.
Creating a computer with a similar (likely lower end but still acceptable) motherboard and ram and the 5800x3d would probably cost around $100 more assuming you bought all the components at good sale prices. At this price tier, putting an additional $100 towards the gpu as opposed to the cpu would yield an improvement in fps far superior to the difference between the 5600x3d and 5800x3d.
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Just sell the ram on OfferUp or keep them as a backup.
Agreed. Chances are someone else bought the bundle and wants 32gb of ram.
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The motherboard is a lower-midrange am4 board with acceptable quality and features. For a budget build the average user should find it entirely sufficient. Here's a link to the spec page: https://www.asus.com/motherboards.../techspec/
The ram isn't very high end, but once again for a build of this tier it's perfectly acceptable. Additionally, ddr4 ram is very cheap, so if 16gb isn't enough, or you want faster ram to go with this budget build for some reason, you can always upgrade later.
Overall, if you're looking to build a computer only for gaming, and are on a very tight budget, this is probably the best value you'll find.
but for me I7-13700k bundle with double ram for 349 seems better.
the extra 80$ is somewhat offset by coming with 32GB ram and ddr5> ddr4 of course.
is faster even for just gaming.
but for me I7-13700k bundle with double ram for 349 seems better.
the extra 80$ is somewhat offset by coming with 32GB ram and ddr5> ddr4 of course.
is faster even for just gaming.
"AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D CPU Review & Benchmarks: Last Chance Upgrade"
https://youtu.be/-NW8TU80fP4?si=M
And where in the world are you getting your bundle prices from? I'm seeing $447.99 as the current price of the I7-13700K bundle
https://www.microcenter
Edit: nvm price went back up to $499 for i7 bundle
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but for me I7-13700k bundle with double ram for 349 seems better.
the extra 80$ is somewhat offset by coming with 32GB ram and ddr5> ddr4 of course.
is faster even for just gaming.
But keep in mind that AM4 and DDR4 are end of life. Replacing an MB is a small pain because of Windows/office keys. Plus this doesnt have USB-C, if you are looking for that for a VR headset.
If someone isn't upgrading for 5 years why does it matter if ddr4 and am4 is end of life? The 5600x3d is a unique powerful cpu for gaming
But keep in mind that AM4 and DDR4 are end of life. Replacing an MB is a small pain because of Windows/office keys. Plus this doesnt have USB-C, if you are looking for that for a VR headset.
Wrong. Vr would attach to GPU. Or go wireless
The motherboard is a lower-midrange am4 board with acceptable quality and features. For a budget build the average user should find it entirely sufficient. Here's a link to the spec page: https://www.asus.com/motherboards.../techspec/
The ram isn't very high end, but once again for a build of this tier it's perfectly acceptable. Additionally, ddr4 ram is very cheap, so if 16gb isn't enough, or you want faster ram to go with this budget build for some reason, you can always upgrade later.
Overall, if you're looking to build a computer only for gaming, and are on a very tight budget, this is probably the best value you'll find.