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View submission: Simple Questions - December 03, 2020
You’re looking for a motherboard that will say something like “AM4 3000 ready”. CPU is 3100 hence the 3000 - sounds like you’re new to PC building so don’t update the BIOS, just get the right board (: life will be better
Okay CPU cooler is good
Like other said 3600 is a “better” processor and def worth the upgrade (don’t worry about 3600x just get the 3600 - you will not notice a difference)
What graphics card are you getting? For an entry level build I’d recommend the 1660 or 1660 Ti - or if you have time to wait the new 3060s will be coming out soon if they are in price range
Get 16GB RAM. 3600MHz is the magic number for speed/price these days
Don’t forget the power supply. Again based on a 3100 CPU (or 3600/x) paired with a 1660/1600 Ti (or 3060) graphics card get a 600-650 watt 80+ gold (could save money and go for bronze. The difference is how efficient they are are. Lower efficiency means more heat. I also tend to go overboard with power supplies b/c they are more efficient at lower loaded (remember heat is to electronics what rust is to cars - won’t kill anything overnight but when playing the long game it matters)
Comment by DeniseThePiece at 03/12/2020 at 23:02 UTC
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Thank you all for the info. I unfortunately already purchased the 3100 processor, but I got it for 100$ where all the others look to be at least double. Hopefully he'll be able to run the games he likes.
I haven't purchased any other parts, so I suppose I'm going with whatever y'all recommend here cause I have no idea what I'm doing. I get the feeling this will be a low end first build and he'll have to figure out what he likes n doesn't like and upgrade a while down the road. He's 16 and has no idea about how to build these things, he just really likes gaming and decided he wanted to try pc gaming.