ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 is a high-performance graphics card designed for gaming and content creation.

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hrgriff
Senior Member

573

02-24-2026, 02:49 PM

Can an Athlon CPU fit the ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 in a budget build?

hrgriff

02-24-2026, 02:49 PM #1

Can an Athlon CPU fit the ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 in a budget build?

DIPPY91
Member

216

02-24-2026, 03:29 PM

Great to hear! You were hoping for the Ryzen 3200G but it doesn’t fit your budget.

DIPPY91

02-24-2026, 03:29 PM #2

Great to hear! You were hoping for the Ryzen 3200G but it doesn’t fit your budget.

Brendy
Junior Member

02-24-2026, 03:59 PM

That’s a $20 difference between the options. If you need integrated graphics, go for the 3200G.

Brendy

02-24-2026, 03:59 PM #3

That’s a $20 difference between the options. If you need integrated graphics, go for the 3200G.

MineSharck
Member

183

02-24-2026, 07:05 PM

Check your setup: CPU is Athlon 3200G, motherboard ASRock B450M-HDV R4, HDD is Seagate 1TB, RAM is 8GB Vengeance DDR4, PSU is 400W. Everything seems to match.

MineSharck

02-24-2026, 07:05 PM #4

Check your setup: CPU is Athlon 3200G, motherboard ASRock B450M-HDV R4, HDD is Seagate 1TB, RAM is 8GB Vengeance DDR4, PSU is 400W. Everything seems to match.

KnightLaEU
Junior Member

02-25-2026, 03:09 AM

This option seems more appealing given the nearly £40 price gap.

KnightLaEU

02-25-2026, 03:09 AM #5

This option seems more appealing given the nearly £40 price gap.

Questiero
Member

215

02-25-2026, 11:12 AM

Sure, I can check your budget. You might want to rearrange a few items, and I can also share a PCPartPicker list for you.

Questiero

02-25-2026, 11:12 AM #6

Sure, I can check your budget. You might want to rearrange a few items, and I can also share a PCPartPicker list for you.

HoundLynx
Member

233

02-25-2026, 07:16 PM

I'd also require integrated graphics until my GPU is ready

HoundLynx

02-25-2026, 07:16 PM #7

I'd also require integrated graphics until my GPU is ready

butterlover640
Junior Member

02-26-2026, 03:17 AM

You mentioned a case with a cost of £230 already.

butterlover640

02-26-2026, 03:17 AM #8

You mentioned a case with a cost of £230 already.

scorpiongam3r
Junior Member

02-26-2026, 11:17 AM

My expenses are currently £203.

scorpiongam3r

02-26-2026, 11:17 AM #9

My expenses are currently £203.

MaxIsTriggred
Member

110

02-26-2026, 07:02 PM

#10

In my clear mind I can’t suggest anything cheaper than this £250 build. I understand your budget. However, I’m not confident about Aerocool (extra 20 pounds is better than fried comp lol). You’ll also see a significant drop in performance with Ryzen chips if you run low-speed single-channel RAM. If you can spare it, consider adding a 120 GB SSD for Windows. You might also need to update the BIOS on this board—unclear if that’s possible given your setup, since you don’t have a Ryzen 2000 chip. B550 boards are just around in late June, so it’s worth waiting. PCPartPicker provides the list.

MaxIsTriggred

02-26-2026, 07:02 PM #10