Should I get a Ryzen 1800X?

[Daniel Z.]

I can get an 1800x for 240 CAD or 180 USD, is this a good deal? I know new Ryzen comes out, but I don't care about getting the best gaming performance and even the new Ryzen 5s will cost around 300 CAD. My current CPU is the 4460, so it would be better in every way.

[Slottr]

If the economics stay somewhat normal when the other chips release, the 1xxx and 2xxx chips will go down in price. I'd wait it out

[Daniel Z.]

7 minutes ago, Slottr said:

If the economics stay somewhat normal when the other chips release, the 1xxx and 2xxx chips will go down in price. I'd wait it out

Do you mean go down 2nd hand or in Memex/Canada Computers.

[i_build_nanosuits]

16 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

Do you mean go down 2nd hand or in Memex/Canada Computers.

This would be great upgrades for your computer, sell your intel combo online:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($208.27 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($85.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $443.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-10 01:33 EDT-0400

[Slottr]

31 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

Do you mean go down 2nd hand or in Memex/Canada Computers.

Either or

[TheSLSAMG]

44 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

I can get an 1800x for 240 CAD or 180 USD, is this a good deal? I know new Ryzen comes out, but I don't care about getting the best gaming performance and even the new Ryzen 5s will cost around 300 CAD. My current CPU is the 4460, so it would be better in every way.

If you want a first-gen 8-core, the 1800X just isn't worth it. They go for an average of around $50-$60 CAD used more than the 1700X while offering a marginal performance gap that can be closed with overclocking. The 1700X is a better value at that point, though if you're only gaming, a 2nd generation chip would do you better.

 

I would wait a month if you can though. Ryzen 1st and 2nd gen parts will likely flood the used market then, pushing prices down.

[Daniel Z.]

5 minutes ago, TheSLSAMG said:

If you want a first-gen 8-core, the 1800X just isn't worth it. They go for an average of around $50-$60 CAD used more than the 1700X while offering a marginal performance gap that can be closed with overclocking. The 1700X is a better value at that point, though if you're only gaming, a 2nd generation chip would do you better.

 

I would wait a month if you can though. Ryzen 1st and 2nd gen parts will likely flood the used market then, pushing prices down.

I would be getting the 1800x new from Canada computers

26 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

This would be great upgrades for your computer, sell your intel combo online:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($208.27 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($85.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $443.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-10 01:33 EDT-0400

Problem is that I can get this for 80 more and I want to do software OBS and other CPU stuff

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 1800X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$239.88 @ Canada Computers
CPU Cooler	Deepcool - MAELSTROM 240 RGB 69.34 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$69.99 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard	ASRock - Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$106.43 @ Vuugo
Memory	Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$109.99 @ Newegg Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$551.29
	Mail-in rebates	-$25.00
	Total	$526.29
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-10 01:56 EDT-0400

 

[Stefan Payne]

2 hours ago, Daniel Z. said:

I can get an 1800x for 240 CAD or 180 USD, is this a good deal?

No, wait for Ryzen 3600 and get that.

According to rumors that model (or was it the 3600X??) beat the 2700...

[xg32]

the 1800x is slower than the 3600, u'd just be clearing out inventories for a retailer. unless it's a 2700/2700x under 175usd, i wouldn't even consider it a deal.