Hey people,
Last week I broke my CPU (a Ryzen 5 2600). Luckily I didn't break my motherboard but since I don't have the budget right now to properly replaced it I got a Ryzen 2200G (which was the only one I could afford and is somewhat acceptable for gaming) to use for a few months until I have enough money for a proper CPU. That would be arround June.
I won't lose as much money on it because I have other leftover parts that I might be able to make a complete PC from and resell it.
But now I'm wondering which one to get. It has to be a Ryzen CPU because I already own a mobo.
I want to choose between a Ryzen 3600 or a Ryzen 3700x, I'm wondering what the pros and cons are of both. I could go for a 2600 again of course but for a small extra price I would have a Ryzen 3600 already.
The Ryzen 3600 probably has the best value right now for gaming, and the Ryzen 3700 has more cores, even though they're not needed now I see on a lot of forums people saying the 3700x is more futureproof.
Now I'm wondering if that's really true. Is the 3700 more futureproof than the 3600 and is it worth the extra €120 it costs? I don't feel like upgrading my CPU every year, I wouldn't have done now if I didn't break my 2600.
It would be a CPU to go into the following build:
CPU: (TBD)
Mobo: Asus Prime X470-Pro
RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro @3000mhz
GPU: Asus ROG RTX2060 6gb
PSU: Be Quiet Pure Power 11 600W.
Since I have a 2nd gen CPU now I can perform a BIOS update for a 3th gen ryzen if it's needed. And if you guys really advice it, I can still replace my motherboard.
Budget would be €400 for CPU and eventually motherboard. For just the CPU I don't see a reason to go higher than Ryzen 3700 which sells for about €300 here now.
As for cooling, I think the stock cooler will do fine without overclocking until I can save money up (again) to replace that. Besides if I remember it right the AMD stock coolers were pretty decent anyway.
Last week I broke my CPU (a Ryzen 5 2600). Luckily I didn't break my motherboard but since I don't have the budget right now to properly replaced it I got a Ryzen 2200G (which was the only one I could afford and is somewhat acceptable for gaming) to use for a few months until I have enough money for a proper CPU. That would be arround June.
I won't lose as much money on it because I have other leftover parts that I might be able to make a complete PC from and resell it.
But now I'm wondering which one to get. It has to be a Ryzen CPU because I already own a mobo.
I want to choose between a Ryzen 3600 or a Ryzen 3700x, I'm wondering what the pros and cons are of both. I could go for a 2600 again of course but for a small extra price I would have a Ryzen 3600 already.
The Ryzen 3600 probably has the best value right now for gaming, and the Ryzen 3700 has more cores, even though they're not needed now I see on a lot of forums people saying the 3700x is more futureproof.
Now I'm wondering if that's really true. Is the 3700 more futureproof than the 3600 and is it worth the extra €120 it costs? I don't feel like upgrading my CPU every year, I wouldn't have done now if I didn't break my 2600.
It would be a CPU to go into the following build:
CPU: (TBD)
Mobo: Asus Prime X470-Pro
RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro @3000mhz
GPU: Asus ROG RTX2060 6gb
PSU: Be Quiet Pure Power 11 600W.
Since I have a 2nd gen CPU now I can perform a BIOS update for a 3th gen ryzen if it's needed. And if you guys really advice it, I can still replace my motherboard.
Budget would be €400 for CPU and eventually motherboard. For just the CPU I don't see a reason to go higher than Ryzen 3700 which sells for about €300 here now.
As for cooling, I think the stock cooler will do fine without overclocking until I can save money up (again) to replace that. Besides if I remember it right the AMD stock coolers were pretty decent anyway.
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