PC Componentes Recommendations

[Zabzarab]

Hi all,

im planning on upgrading my (pretty old) desktop PC in order to play SC FAF properly. Bad news is, I have no idea on what PC components I would need, so please dont be harsh on me. I have read that the gamer runs single thread and I guess the amount of possible components is nearly infinite, but maybe you can recommend some setups? I dont need a high end gaming PC, the components dont have to be the very latest products and I plan on spending around 400€ (CPU + Graphic card).

Any responds are welcome,
Cheers

[Brutus5000]

I know it's not optimized for FAF single threaded performance, but I can always recommend the guide from computerbase.de
https://www.computerbase.de/forum/threads/der-ideale-gaming-pc-spiele-pc-selbst-zusammenstellen.215394/#text-build450

[Katharsas]

I don't agree with the ComputerBase build, don't buy a Ryzen 1. The Ryzen 3 3200G has integreated GPU so you save the entire GPU and it is built on a shrinked Zen+ architecture which has improved memory latency (This is important for Supcom). And its slightly faster than the 1300X in general and only 25 Euros more.

Oh and instead of getting slow 16 GB of RAM, better get the fastest 8GB you can get (high frequency, low CAS timings, however make sure that your board supports that speed).

For Mainboard i would go for something like this: ASRock B450M Pro4-F
https://geizhals.de/asrock-b450m-pro4-f ... at&hloc=de

It supports 3200 RAM, this one is only 3000 but cheap and good timings:
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT grau DIMM Kit 16GB, DDR4-3000, CL15-16-16
https://geizhals.de/crucial-ballistix-s ... at&hloc=de

Seems like the Ryzen 3200G supports memory up to 2933Mhz, so the 3000Mhz one should be pretty perfect.
Add the power supply from the ComputerBase link and any decent 500GB SSD (like the one from the link), a case and your are good to go.

[Zabzarab]

Thanks for the responses so far.

Some other guys recommended me either a Ryzen 5 2600X or a Ryzen 5 3600 (a bit more expensive).
Maybe my setup could look like this:
- CPU Ryzen 5 2600X / 3600 ?
- MSI B450 TOMAHAWK Mainboard
- GPU? no idea
- Crucial Ballistix DDR4 RAM 2x8GB
- 500 SSD (https://www.ebay.de/itm/512GB-Samsung-P ... SwLh5dB0Ho for expample)

Does this work?
Thank you guys

[Katharsas]

Thanks for the responses so far.

Some other guys recommended me either a Ryzen 5 2600X or a Ryzen 5 3600 (a bit more expensive).
Maybe my setup could look like this:
- CPU Ryzen 5 2600X / 3600 ?
- MSI B450 TOMAHAWK Mainboard
- GPU? no idea
- Crucial Ballistix DDR4 RAM 2x8GB
- 500 SSD (https://www.ebay.de/itm/512GB-Samsung-P ... SwLh5dB0Ho for expample)

Does this work?
Thank you guys

If you have the money to get a Ryzen 3xxx, do it, it probably shines in Supcom much more than 2xxx CPUs.
Your RAM has no info about frequency / timings, so i assume you mean the one that i linked (there are probably tons of different versions of this RAM otherwise). If you go with Ryzen 3600 and this MSI Board, you can get faster RAM than the one i linked before, 3600Mhz may make sense, but then again it gets unreasonably expensive in that territory. But this build is going to go way above 400 Euros anyway.

Dont by by Samsung PM981, buy the 970 EVO instead. Its the exact same SSD, but PM981 is an OEM version so won't get proper warranty, while the 970 EVO should come with 5 years warranty! Warranty is very valuable to have for some parts, especially for PSUs and GPUs!