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Don't get B450 you will miss out on PCIE 4.0. It might not seem a big deal now but will be in the near future.
Although I agree that PCIe Gen 4 will be a big deal in the future, I think that'd be far after the end of the AM4 socket and start of Zen 4 and DDR5, so a motherboard upgrade would probably happen by then anyways. B450 is still a pretty good choice for now unless they're planning to not upgrade their PC in the future at all (and I think they willl will, this is a midrange build it seems).

Most of the advantage of PCIe Gen 4 come from SSDs that use the PCIe layout at the moment, though.
 
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I'm building a PC and my friend is helping me with it but I need a broader input of what u should get. He's telling me to wait for the 3060 but I wanted to know if waiting was truly the best option. The most I'd spend on it is around 350.
One option is to try to get a used 2080ti. It won't be super easy, but I've seen them sell for around that amount. A 2080ti would be more powerful than a 3060.
 
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amd r9 fury (find the sapphire nitro version, has oc bios built in, this can pretty much run games max setting @ 1080p freesync, and get 120-180 fps, it does support 4k though 30fps via hdmi, 60fps via display port)

or amd vega
 
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LOL here is me trying to find an RX 580 for non-gaming so I can get more from my 28" 4K monitor.

I've seen quite a few people go for the 2080ti if they can get them.

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