[A] I need advice on upgrading my Ryzen CPU please

[ravingDIODE]

Hey guys, fairly new to the forum, but want to reach out for help and see what you guys suggest I do.

My current setup is as follows:
Ryzen 1300x slightly overclocked to 3.8Ghz.
Biostar x370 GT3 mobo
2x 8GB DDR4-2400 memory
1x Crucial SSD and 2x normal storage drives
Gigabyte GTX1060 OC 3GB.

- I get frame drops and some cpu lag in BF1. OC'ing it helped slightly. I think I am multitasking too much. I have some media server services running in the background. If Plex is running, I get crazy lag. If plex server is off then almost no issues.
- I game mostly BF1 and do minor video editing.
- I am wanting to upgrade to a 4x core 8 thread or 6 core 12 thread processor.

I am looking at the following:
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Hex-Core 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) R3599
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Hex-Core 3.6GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) R4399
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) R2977
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Hex-Core 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo) R3099
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Hex-Core 3.6GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) R3999

I am looking to buy one of these on black friday or Cyber monday. My budget is 3000-3500.

Is the 2nd gen so much better than the 1st gen?

 

[Inkwe]

I'd really try my best to get 2nd gen if buying now. Running a R5 1600 myself and have no issues but second gen is worth the extra money in my view, based on my reading on the matter. My use case does not involve much editing or background processes so I'm actually underutilising the 1600, take my advice with the appropriate amount of salt.

What slightly complicates your question is that Ryzen Gen 3 is not very far away and rumours are it'll be fantastic. If you can hang on until then...

It's rumours yes and "almost released" for one man can mean light years away for another if we're talking CPU release cycles. I just can't help cheering for the underdog.

 

[TheViking_ZA]

Or maybe try get your hands on a Ryzen 7 1800x.

I honestly cant say anything bad about it at all. It keeps up to everything i throw at it.

Might be a bit out of budget, but it would be well worth it. you should find one here on carbs in your budget actually.

Evetech has them on sale for R4999.99 new the last time i checked.

 

[JollyJamma]

ravingDIODE
Get the 2600. Not the X version, just the regular version. The newer gen series is worth the extra cost and the 2600 isn't that expensive.
Most build guides right now recommend the 2600.
Here How We Test: CPU Gaming Benchmarks

 

[HolyCowImAnoOb]

Hey guys, fairly new to the forum, but want to reach out for help and see what you guys suggest I do.

My current setup is as follows:
Ryzen 1300x slightly overclocked to 3.8Ghz.
Biostar x370 GT3 mobo
2x 8GB DDR4-2400 memory
1x Crucial SSD and 2x normal storage drives
Gigabyte GTX1060 OC 3GB.

- I get frame drops and some cpu lag in BF1. OC'ing it helped slightly. I think I am multitasking too much. I have some media server services running in the background. If Plex is running, I get crazy lag. If plex server is off then almost no issues.
- I game mostly BF1 and do minor video editing.
- I am wanting to upgrade to a 4x core 8 thread or 6 core 12 thread processor.

I am looking at the following:
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Hex-Core 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) R3599
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Hex-Core 3.6GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) R4399
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) R2977
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Hex-Core 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo) R3099
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Hex-Core 3.6GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) R3999

I am looking to buy one of these on black friday or Cyber monday. My budget is 3000-3500.

Is the 2nd gen so much better than the 1st gen?

Just saw an article on the 2600x dropping price with $50 usd on newegg @ $180

 

[ravingDIODE]

Just saw an article on the 2600x dropping price with $50 usd on newegg @ $180

Link?

 

[ravingDIODE]

Thanks guys, I was thinking to go the 2600 route, but was not sure whether the 2600x is so much more worth it.

One could possibly wait for the Gen 3 range, but they will be back to normal prices then I guess.

 

[Mister Wobbles]

Thanks guys, I was thinking to go the 2600 route, but was not sure whether the 2600x is so much more worth it.

One could possibly wait for the Gen 3 range, but they will be back to normal prices then I guess.

I think the X is better binned so you might get a better OC with it.

 

[Sola Scriptura]

Thanks guys, I was thinking to go the 2600 route, but was not sure whether the 2600x is so much more worth it.

One could possibly wait for the Gen 3 range, but they will be back to normal prices then I guess.

Koop nou wat jy nodig het anders wag n mens altyd vir die volgende nuutste hardware om uit te kom.

 

[JollyJamma]

I think the X is better binned so you might get a better OC with it.

I like the X version. If you can justify the further expense then it's worth the extra clock speed to get you closer to the Intel range.

You need to overclock the Ryzen CPUs with the use of faster RAM to get the CPU speed up to par with an 8600 or so.

 

[HolyCowImAnoOb]

Link?

The Ryzen 5 2600X processor is $50 off right now | PC Gamer

 

[ravingDIODE]

The Ryzen 5 2600X processor is $50 off right now | PC Gamer

Ahh sold out Was a good deal sjoe

 

[Nivek]

Ryzen 5 1600 is going for $129 on amazon I think which is super cheap.. may be even cheaper on Black Friday