Looking for cpu/mobo combo right at $200
Recommend Gaming AMD CPU and Motherboard combo to buy this Thanksgiving in USA
Best place to find a CPU Motherboard combo?
Which AMD Microcenter Bundle?
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My kid needs an upgrade and looking to keep the cpu mobo right at $200. Is AMD 5500 still right at that price point, or is there something that might be better around similar pricing.
I live in the USA and I expect some sales on PC components during Thanksgiving week (and beyond), but I'm unsure what to look for. This is where you come in! Please advise which AMD CPU and a Micro-ATX motherboard combo I should be looking for.
This combo is destined to end up in a gaming PC. It will replace 11th gen Intel CPU with motherboard that can only take 11th gen Intel CPUs max (Gygabyte B560M DS3H rev 1.0). I figured that if I want to upgrade now, I should upgrade both motherboard and the CPU. Given the issues with the 13th and 14th gen Intel CPUs, it seems that moving to AMD is the best decision right now. If the recommended motherboard is not a Micro-ATX and will not fit in the existing case, I can upgrade the case as well.
Surviving the old CPU and MoBo are:
- MSI A850GL power supply (850W)
- Gigabyte RTX 4070 Super
- 64GB (2x 32GB) Kingston DIMMs
- 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe drive
- The case to host this Micro-ATX motherboard
Obviously, I want to reuse all of these, but can upgrade case and RAM if necessary.
Budget is somewhat flexible: up to $700 (and a little beyond as needed).
I have a i7-9700k and want to upgrade to a newer CPU. I been looking at the combos at Newegg and found a good deal for the 12th gen i7 but the problem is all motherboards are ATX, my case will only fit micro atx. What are other good places to find good deals on CPU combos?
Both my husband and I are building new PCs for gaming. Microcenter is offering a couple cpu/ram/mobo bundles and I'm trying to decide if it's worth it or if I should buy different parts separately. I'm not seeing great reviews on any of the motherboards.
https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/bundle-and-save.aspx
I'm looking at the 9700x, 9900x or the 7800x3d options. Thoughts on either of those options with either of the motherboards available?
I would upgrade to the Corsair Vengeance ram.
Thanks for any help or advice.