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What does performance loss mean if not slower? Whether there's benefit or not is completely irrelevant (even though I think you're wrong), the point is, if it's cheaper or similar price to the b350, then it would be dumb to go with the older board.
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I'm sorry if this was unclear, english is not my native language, so maybe I did not express what I mean correctly. I will try to rephrase that, but you're taking it out of context, just so you know. The whole point of that sentence was to clarify that going with the older B350 motherboard would not mean to get a worse performance, this was tested by hardware reviewers and there was a nice video on Youtube that showed there is really no performance difference between B350 and B450. The reason why I mentioned B350 as an option was that if he was to buy the older generation of CPU for whatever reason (maybe really just the tight budget), he might as well go with B350, rather than B450 and he would not miss much. Sure, B450 comes with some extra features, like XFR2 Enhanced, but those are supported only on Zen+ CPUs, not the older Ryzen 5 1600 that you're suggesting and also please don't forget that I also offered another option, to go with Zen+ CPU if he really wanted the B450 option which would actually let him take advantage of the extra feature set of the B450. At the moment both Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 2600 cost roughly the same, depending on location where you're buying from. As for the differences of the motherboards with AM4 socket, you can look at this:

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I'm sorry if this was unclear, english is not my native language, so maybe I did not express what I mean correctly. I will try to rephrase that, but you're taking it out of context, just so you know. The whole point of that sentence was to clarify that going with the older B350 motherboard would not mean to get a worse performance, this was tested by hardware reviewers and there was a nice video on Youtube that showed there is really no performance difference between B350 and B450. The reason why I mentioned B350 as an option was that if he was to buy the older generation of CPU for whatever reason (maybe really just the tight budget), he might as well go with B350, rather than B450 and he would not miss much. Sure, B450 comes with some extra features, like XFR2 Enhanced, but those are supported only on Zen+ CPUs, not the older Ryzen 5 1600 that you're suggesting and also please don't forget that I also offered another option, to go with Zen+ CPU if he really wanted the B450 option which would actually let him take advantage of the extra feature set of the B450. At the moment both Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 2600 cost roughly the same, depending on location where you're buying from. As for the differences of the motherboards with AM4 socket, you can look at this:
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I personally have the b350 board right now, and what I noticed is that bios updates have come to a complete stop. Meaning there might be more to the b450 than just known statistics, like better ram support, slightly better stability in overclocking, continued bios updates, etc... There's nothing at all wrong with the b350 board, but there's also nothing at all wrong with the b450 board either... so for the sake of future proofing (if there is such a thing), why not just get the newer board for the same price? That way, if he / she ever gets a good deal on a CPU upgrade, he / she will already have the new board for it.

Btw, a bit off topic here, but I so can't wait for zen 2 to come out which is expected to make all Intel fanboys cry a river.

 
I personally have the b350 board right now, and what I noticed is that bios updates have come to a complete stop. Meaning there might be more to the b450 than just known statistics, like better ram support, slightly better stability in overclocking, continued bios updates, etc... There's nothing at all wrong with the b350 board, but there's also nothing at all wrong with the b450 board either... so for the sake of future proofing (if there is such a thing), why not just get the newer board for the same price? That way, if he / she ever gets a good deal on a CPU upgrade, he / she will already have the new board for it.
Btw, a bit off topic here, but I so can't wait for zen 2 to come out which is expected to make all Intel fanboys cry a river.
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Sure, for sake of future proofing, if the price of the newer motherboard is around the same as the price of the older model, then it's a good option to consider, but the same goes for CPU. If Zen+ CPU costs roughly the same as Zen 1 CPU, then it would be dumb to not go with Zen+ CPU, especially because in this case it is not an upgrade, but completely a new PC purchase. Ideal scenario here would be Zen+ motherboard as well as Zen+ CPU, again assuming the budget can cover it.

As for the motherboards, B450 is simply an improved B350 specifically made for Zen+ CPUs (with backward compatibility for Zen CPUs) and it comes with couple of extra features that are exclusive for Zen+ technology which is nothing more than an improved Zen 1, so I don't really think of it as of a mandatory upgrade, certainly not for those who already have the B350, not even for future proofing really, because according to the official information from AMD, AM4 technology will be supported until 2020, which means if you own B350 motherboard now, you should be able to pair it with the last Zen based CPU that will be created in 2020 and it should work. Obviously to make it work correctly, you will need a bios update for your older motherboard, so the bios updates for older motherboards may not come so often now, but they definitely shouldn't stop coming until 2020.

As for Zen 2, we will see. I certainly do hope it will be a great CPU. Actually the very first one that should be resistant to Spectre vulnerabilities and it's said that the sample that was sent to Radeon group for testing and preparing their GPU drivers to work with the Zen 2 CPU correctly performed great in comparison with the latest Intel counterpart.

 
Sure, for sake of future proofing, if the price of the newer motherboard is around the same as the price of the older model, then it's a good option to consider, but the same goes for CPU. If Zen+ CPU costs roughly the same as Zen 1 CPU, then it would be dumb to not go with Zen+ CPU, especially because in this case it is not an upgrade, but completely a new PC purchase. Ideal scenario here would be Zen+ motherboard as well as Zen+ CPU, again assuming the budget can cover it.
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I completely agree... just as long as it isn't the APU versions.

As for the motherboards, B450 is simply an improved B350 specifically made for Zen+ CPUs (with backward compatibility for Zen CPUs) and it comes with couple of extra features that are exclusive for Zen+ technology which is nothing more than an improved Zen 1, so I don't really think of it as of a mandatory upgrade, certainly not for those who already have the B350, not even for future proofing really, because according to the official information from AMD, AM4 technology will be supported until 2020, which means if you own B350 motherboard now, you should be able to pair it with the last Zen based CPU that will be created in 2020 and it should work. Obviously to make it work correctly, you will need a bios update for your older motherboard, so the bios updates for older motherboards may not come so often now, but they definitely shouldn't stop coming until 2020.
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I agree. And ya, the bios updates do show up for next gen CPUs, but that's about it for the b350 boards. I was kind of hoping for more ram support though cuz mine isn't in the QVL (cuz at the time, the ones that were all sucked), so my 3200MHz ram can only run stable at 2933MHz right now.

I have raised the budget to 1000$ will this be good now? how I can improve on the build that Fox shared using the extra money?
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Well, with an increased budget, do as mr.devolver suggested and go with the zen+ CPU (Ryzen 2600 or 2700), and go with the 6GB dual fan version of the GTX 1060 GPU. For sure get a nice aftermarket CPU cooler, get that faster ram (or I can maybe find one even faster if there's room for it in the budget), a fancy case with whatever accessories you want for it, and that should cover it. Keep in mind that prices change every day, so it might even be currently at $1000 already without making any changes.

 
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I have raised the budget to 1000$ will this be good now? how I can improve on the build that Fox shared using the extra money?
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Take a look at this. It's one of the recommended builds from PC enthusiasts from PC master race group on Reddit. You don't need to take the build literally as it is, feel free to experiment with the list of components, to match your needs and desires, this is just one of the good starting points.

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Also, keep in mind that since you're in Egypt, you will be either purchasing the components from your local store or from foreign countries in which case the import and shipping fees may actually add to that price, so really don't get excited too soon when you see this nice price in US dollars.

Alternatively, try this online PC builder.

 
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Take a look at this. It's one of the recommended builds from PC enthusiasts from PC master race group on Reddit. You don't need to take the build literally as it is, feel free to experiment with the list of components, to match your needs and desires, this is just one of the good starting points.
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Also, keep in mind that since you're in Egypt, you will be either purchasing the components from your local store or from foreign countries in which case the import and shipping fees may actually add to that price, so really don't get excited too soon when you see this nice price in US dollars.

Alternatively, try this online PC builder.
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Oh, thanks so much!

 
Take a look at this.
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More or less what we both recommended already, but I never even heard of Inland, V-Color - Skywalker, PowerColor... are these just generic name brands with probably sketchy warranty? If so, I'd maybe avoid that. Cuz even the best products can sometimes fail, and a good warranty does pay off in the end.

 
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