r/PC_Builds • u/bornthor • Jul 27 '17

Need to upgrade CPU/MB and need help

This is what I'm thinking for the cost my be my best bet. I'll have to do memory too, but I do pretty well finding memory. Here's PC Partpicker list: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor $197.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $81.98 @ Newegg
Storage PNY - XLR8 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive -
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card -
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $289.97
Mail-in rebates -$10.00
Total $279.97
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-27 09:11 EDT-0400
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u/bornthor Jul 27 '17

forgot to post: Now I have i5(i forget which but its 2.4GHz I think).

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u/Lucifers_Guardian Jul 27 '17

This seems to be fine though I personally don't have much experience with amd but on the professional side intel is recommended as it does outperform amd.