Release Date of Lower end Ryzen CPU's?

[TVwazhere]

(Wasnt sure if this should be in CPU or build planning forum, so I'll put in general and let Mod decide)

 

So I'm building a gaming PC for my best friend across the country and I have a budget of $1000 including a monitor (black and blue theme as much as possible). Because of this I've been opting for a i3-7100 just because they wont be playing any games I can think of that are mildly CPU taxing like GTAV (where the CPU could bottleneck a 480 or 1060, something I really wanted to incorporate even though a 470/1050ti would be "okay"). 

 

Since this project wont need to be assembled till May 20th, I can #wait4ryzen but if memory serves me correct they usually launch the Flagship processors first and wait a few months for the rest. The deal we have is I would assemble it for them and they dont want anyone else doing it but me (loyalty, heh) and since they live across the country I'll only have a limited amount of time with them while I'm visiting.  Do you think AMD will launch lower end sku's by at least early May? It'd be awesome to have a 4 core 4 thread for $130 (Ryzen 3 1100)

[samcool55]

Afaik AMD said they will launch their full line-up in one go.

However the APU's (cpu with graphics unit) will be released later, iirc it's called Bristol Ridge. 

 

[Guest]

Just an idea if you really want black/blue

Spoiler

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.53 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Designare ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($202.98 @ Directron) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($52.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($219.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ B&H) 
Monitor: AOC G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($119.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $991.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I mean you can wait, if they do not release all the chips next week then go ahead and build something else not Ryzen. There is no harm in waiting

[dizmo]

Pretty sure the top guns are on the 28th and the rest are on March 2nd.

Definitely before May.

For $1,000 you should easily be able to fit an i5 into the budget though?

Definitely wait to see how Ryzen performs.

[TVwazhere]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CNh7nn
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CNh7nn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($119.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40F-BK 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI H270 PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($103.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($106.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($254.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Asus VP239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($129.95 @ B&H) 
 

 

This is what I have currrently (ignore the case fans and fan hub, those are a secret surprise but they're just there to remind myself) I also got the RAM for $96 already (my friend is a very aesthetics person, some somewhat form over function)