5600x B450 DS3H
5600x B450 DS3H
About a year ago my friend built a budget rig using a 3200g and a B450 DS3H. About a month ago he bought a used 1070 for $250. Now he’s thinking about upgrading to a 5600X. I believe his current motherboard is fine, but what do you think? I’m sure it can handle the new CPU. Case – H510 (he already had one) and cooler – stock cooler.
Yep, just make sure to download new bios because compatibility with ryzen 5000 was added recently. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B45...rt-dl-bios
The Gigabyte site lists support for the 5600X, but for the B450 chipset it’s likely a BIOS update is needed before it works. Unless the packaging already confirms Ryzen 3000 Ready, there’s a slight chance it functions directly. Your motherboard should accommodate that processor. If you stick with the original cooler, avoid overclocking. Also, $250 for an Intel 1070 chipset is quite reasonable right now.
5600x would definitely work, but given a 1070 and not focusing on CPU-intensive games like MMOs, I think if cost matters, he could find a used 3600 for half the price and still achieve similar outcomes.
He dominates 95% of esports games including CS and Valve, with a budget near 300. He allocates half his earnings to his PC, considering his age and financial choices.
It might actually work because the games are currently active.