So, AMD 5600x is available for purchase on Amazon now.
I bought it, but it's shipping in mid April..

Question is, what RAM speed do I buy?
Thinking of getting 2 sticks of 8gb each.
I think I heard somewhere to get 3600mhz with 16 latency, that's the current best price per performance?

3600mhz is the suggested ram, yes

3600MHz at C16 is the common RAM for the AMD Ryzen 5000 processors if you plan on taking advantage of the Infinity Cache. However, don't go out and buy a random one based on that search string. Look for it via the RAM compatibility list provided by the motherboard manufacturer.

It can be cheap, but others can be cheaper, if they're at C18 or so. Again, search based on the list provided by the motherboard manufacturer.

This post was edited by Xet on Mar 8 2021 07:21pm

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2TFKHx/
is pretty much the goto ram
cheap and it works

thnx for the recommendation, just bought it off amazon.
you have any recommendation for MOBO?

also they emailed me that they will ship my ryzen chip this sunday instead, not april anymore

literally any b550 will work
just watch out for the ones
with no usb ports

I usually pick mobo processor and gpu first then get the ram...

ASUS TUF Gaming B550-PLUS WiFi - $180
ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (WiFi 6) - $200

Well I narrowed it to 2 mobos.
Idk which one I should get...


uhh gpu... imma just use my old one until 3060ti or 3070 become available at msrp...

This post was edited by Legacy711 on Mar 9 2021 03:56pm

After comparing the two motherboards you selected, I hope you're aware that the TUF is a micro-ATX while the ROG is a regular sized ATX. I don't think one is better than the other. At this point it comes down to which case you want to house these motherboard.

Personally speaking, I like the front USB header options on the TUF than the ROG. It's more current. However, I'm not a fan of the micro-ATX form factor.

This post was edited by Xet on Mar 9 2021 06:25pm

TUF has a atx size option
What front USB header options does TUF have that ROG doesn't have?

This post was edited by Legacy711 on Mar 9 2021 08:44pm