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Better value gaming CPU than $130 i3-7350K?

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Hey all, I'm running a really old CPU and looking to upgrade to a new CPU for something for around $130. Focus is on gaming performance. A lot of people were complaining about the i3-7350K when it came out because it was nearly as expensive as some of the i5's of the same gen. However, I can get the i3-7350K for $130 now. Assuming that I will overclock the CPU (using a 212 EVO for cooling with a well-ventilated case), is there another CPU that offers better gaming performance in that budget range? I was looking at the RYZEN 3 1300X, which is also $130 now, but apparently it is a worse performer for gaming (again, my priority is on gaming, not multitasking/video-editing/whatever). 
I like playing some CPU-intensive games like Total War and Planetside 2. Any advice will be much appreciated! 

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older xeons are the best price/performance ratio right now.

 

the ryzen cpu's are pretty slow for the price

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Pentium G4560. $60 cheaper at only about 20% less performance, and won't require an aftermarket cooler.

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You can get older i5s for less than that.

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Just now, RKRiley said:

Pentium G4560

I mean like those are already 100 dollars.

Assuming OP has a GPU then a R3 1200

5 minutes ago, batnipples said:

Total War and Planetside 2.

The R3 1200 will be much better

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1 minute ago, Himommies said:

I mean like those are already 100 dollars.

Pretty sure they're only like $70, sure they were cheap lol.

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Yes I should have mentioned, I will never be using integrated graphics. 

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Maybe this?

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Just now, Himommies said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8gKhP6/intel-pentium-g4560-35ghz-dual-core-processor-bx80677g4560

Weird they're only £55 over here, wonder why its stupid high in the us.

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Just now, RKRiley said:

Weird they're only £55 over here, wonder why its stupid high in the us.

because evreybody's buying them.

Just get a r3 1200

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1 minute ago, Himommies said:

Just get a r3 1200

thats like half the speed of an e5-2670 and the same price. just awful

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6 minutes ago, emosun said:

thats like half the speed of an e5-2670 and the same price. just awful

It's slightly cheaper and provides a upgrade path in the future

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1 minute ago, Himommies said:

It's slightly cheaper and provides a upgrade path in the future

A path that....... would lead to a cpu as fast as the 2670?

So buy two ryzen cpu's instead of a cpu that's already that speed , right , gotcha. Good plan.

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11 minutes ago, emosun said:

thats like half the speed of an e5-2670 and the same price. just awful

The motherboard's will cost more for that Xeon though.

 

And as he's only gaming, Ryzen has better single core performance, it'd beat the xeon for his uses.

And who's to say he wants to buy old used hardware?

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11 minutes ago, emosun said:

thats like half the speed of an e5-2670 and the same price. just awful

  1. The 2670 is slower if you are gaming
  2. X79 motherboards are way more expensive than B350 boards.

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1 minute ago, emosun said:

So buy two ryzen cpu's instead of a cpu that's already that speed , right , gotcha. Good plan.

for pure gaming the 2670's clock speed really kills it.For roughly 10 dollars higher you can get a r5 1600 which is much better

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19 minutes ago, emosun said:

older xeons are the best price/performance ratio right now.

 

the ryzen cpu's are pretty slow for the price

From what I've seen from searching for an upgrade for my LGA1155 based NAS, Xeons are actually holding their value better than the consumer chips like the 3770. I'd imagine it's because of their lower power draw and suitability for server use. They're still worth looking at, but comparable i7s may actually be a better choice in some cases. The locked ones at least, the likes of the 3770Ks and such keep their value since they're unlocked. 

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Just now, Himommies said:

for pure gaming the 2670's clock speed really kills it.For roughly 10 dollars higher you can get a r5 1600 which is much better

the 2670 turbos to 3.30ghz

what benchmark are you looking at that shows the 2670 being slower? becuase all the benchmarks i see show it as being much faster in almost every way.

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8 minutes ago, emosun said:

A path that....... would lead to a cpu as fast as the 2670?

So buy two ryzen cpu's instead of a cpu that's already that speed , right , gotcha. Good plan.

A path thats officially supported until 2020, including the Zen+ refinement and Zen2 architecture 

So, buy old outdated hardware now and buy a whole new platform in a year or two, or buy a marginally (maybe) slower chip now and just a new, much faster, cpu in a couple years?

 

right , gotcha. Good plan.

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1 minute ago, Moress said:

A path thats officially supported until 2020, including the Zen+ refinement and Zen2 architecture 

provided whatever board he uses bothers to release bios updates for those supposed cpu's. and provided those cpu's are actually faster

not to mention being FREE as it still requires buying 2 cpu's.

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10 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

The 2670 is slower if you are gaming

.... with a game that only runs on a single thread on one core maybe. what game are you referring to that ran better on ryzen 3 than the 2670 i'd like to see the benchmark results for it. I assuming it's either an indie title or a title that has known programming issues.

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Userbenchmark obviouslt isn't the ideal comparison, but it generally gives an accurate idea of how 2 cpu's perform against eachother

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Xeon-E5-2670-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-1200/m18501vs3931

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