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    Help with ~€1000 AMD gaming build

    I believe the PSU is fine, as I was able to spin things up for half a second, I've not tested other components, but I did try to run the Mobo, CPU and ram on a cardboard box, with the same results. I imagine Mindfactory will come back saying no issues on their side, so I will have to wait for...
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    Help with ~€1000 AMD gaming build

    - Yeah, it has the 3000 series sticker - Yeah P3.90 is on the Mobo When ordering the Mobo I requested BIOS update for compatibility with Ryzen 5 3600... The BIOS was checked as being version P3.90 which as far as I'm aware should be fine
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    Help with ~€1000 AMD gaming build

    Update time: All the parts arrived and I assembled it all and... It wouldn't run. The CPU, GPU and case fans would spin up for half a second then nothing... I took it apart and reassembled, but again couldn't get it to start. I took the Mobo, Ram and CPU to a hardware shop and the guy said the...
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    Help with ~€1000 AMD gaming build

    Hi Guys, Thanks for all the help! I ordered parts last week, this is what I went for in the end (I ended up changing a decent amount; I dropped the aftermarket cooler on Inspireless Llama's advice, the monitor (to a Freesync ready monitor, on Oussebon's advice). I opted for the ~500gb SSD, with...
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    Help with ~€1000 AMD gaming build

    I (British, living in Germany) want to build my first PC. I wanted to ask for help, mainly to know whether the build makes sense, as well as to save me from any stupid compatibility errors (pcpartpicker flagged a few...) My goal is to build a modest AMD gaming setup for around €1000. My build...