$1100 gaming build - Help to choose the ideal motherboard.
###Build Help/Ready:
Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do)
Yes
What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.
1440p Gaming
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings)
1440p, Greater than 100fps, Ultra
What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
$1100
In what country are you purchasing your parts?
South Africa
Post a draft of your potential build here.
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor | $194.99 @ B&H |
| CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler | $69.98 @ Amazon |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $199.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Corsair MP300 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $129.99 @ Corsair |
| Case | Phanteks ECLIPSE P600S ATX Mid Tower Case | $149.99 @ Amazon |
| Power Supply | EVGA 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply | $142.98 @ Newegg |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $917.92 | |
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00 | |
| Total | $887.92 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-07 11:42 EST-0500 |
Provide any additional details you wish below.
Gave away my current pc to my youngest brother (i7 3770k build) as he had nothing but an old laptop to play on.
Games being played at the moment :
Assassins Creed Origins/Odyssey Castle Crushers
Tomb Raider
World of Tanks
World of Warships
War Thunder
Call of Duty
I have kept my eVGA GTX 1080ti FTW3 Black, 2 x Corsair 960GB SSD and Dell 27" G-Sync monitor from previous pc.
As above title said:
There is such a wide choice of motherboards that frankly it is very daunting to choose.
I'm never going to use SLI or overclock my cpu.
Ideally I would like a 2nd NVME @ PCIe Gen 3.0 x2 but it is not a train smash if it's possible as I just want to put windows on it.
I was think about getting the B450 Aorus Elite. Any better options to choose from?
Thanking You in advice,
Posted Jan 7, 2020, 4:55 PM UTC · edited
Honestly, I'd just use the pcpartpicker filters to fit your needs and pick one that fits your budget. Since you're not gonna OC, you don't have to worry much about all the fancy oc tools that more expensive boards come with. I'd also ditch the noctua cooler and use the stock one.
Edit: make sure that if you get a b450 board that it has the feature to flash the bios without a cpu, just in case it has old bios
Thanks :)