Upgrade from i3 to a Ryzen 5

[Jaasskk]

I'm thinking about upgrading from my old i3 4130 to a Ryzen 5 1600. It is available at the same price as a 2400g. I saw some benchmarks and looks like 1600 is equivalent to and sometimes better than the 2400g. Should I go for it or should I wait for the 3rd gen to drop and get a 2nd gen one for cheaper ? I'm trying to make the most out of my GTX 1050ti, and not overshoot it while trying to upgrade the processor. Just a budget friendly upgrade to replace the old processor while not spending too much to see my 1050ti bottleneck it.

[Princess Luna]

This is a matter of whether or not you'll upgrade the GTX 1050 Ti down the line.

 

You see waiting for a Ryzen 3000 series CPU would allow you to get a chip that can keep up with much faster GPUs than the 1050 Ti meaning you could keep CPU if you ever decide to upgrade GPU.

 

The Ryzen 5 1600 is also extremely capable but will have longevity considerably reduced in comparison, if you ever decide grab a RTX 2060 or more eventually you might feel a little short on the CPU side.

[FellTheSky]

I would get the ryzen 1600. You dont need the IGPU from the 2400g, It has more cores and when oc'ed it holds up very well even with high end GPUS.

 

Ive just bought a used i3 4130 for 24us$ and its incredible slow for gaming. (though i bought it for office use so i dont care). You can use the 1600 in the meanwhile, you will see benefits even with a 1050 ti.

 

As for ryzen 3rd gen, the only thing we know is that its going to be good. But its gonna be a while before its here. 

 

[Jaasskk]

26 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

This is a matter of whether or not you'll upgrade the GTX 1050 Ti down the line.

 

You see waiting for a Ryzen 3000 series CPU would allow you to get a chip that can keep up with much faster GPUs than the 1050 Ti meaning you could keep CPU if you ever decide to upgrade GPU.

 

The Ryzen 5 1600 is also extremely capable but will have longevity considerably reduced in comparison, if you ever decide grab a RTX 2060 or more eventually you might feel a little short on the CPU side.

They said The 3rd gen would come mid 2019,I feel like that would be July-ish. So i think I should wait,cuz when the 3000s arrive, the 2nd gen going to get cheaper. Id rather get a 2nd gen and do some future proofing cuz I know that my 1050ti definitely will need an upgrade in 2-3 years. Thanks !