Upgrade option

nolukjustskil · August 9, 2019

So I was looking on newegg and noticed they have a 4 day sale, checked Amazon, prices were slightly cheaper, then got to microcenter. Microcenter has the ryzen 2700x for 199, the 2700 for 169, 3600 for 199(all 3 have a save 30$ when paired with mobo deal). I currently have an i5-6500 and want to upgrade. Which should I go with? Mostly will be for gaming, indy games the most. also i want to get into streaming, nothing hardcore, would like 1080p60 if possible. Which ever CPU I get will be under custom water loop(not that it really matters much).

MeatFeastMan · August 9, 2019

Well..2700x should be ruled out at 199. So it's between the 2700 and 3600. The differences are that with the 3600 you'll lose 10-15% multicore performance but you'll gain 10-15% single core performance. The 3600 is the better all-rounder, but the 2700 is cheaper so...either is fine. The 3600 will last a little longer for the gaming side of things, but the 2700 will last a little longer for the streaming side.

It's very hard to pick between the two at those prices considering you are streaming as well..both get the job done. It's up to you which you value more, the multicore performance (streaming) or the single core performance (gaming).

Caennanu · August 9, 2019

Since you will be needing a mainboard anyway, and are getting a 30$ discount, i'd pick the 3600 over the 2700.

Now i myself have a 1700 and am very satisfied with it (tho got the feeling i'm missing out if not upgrading to zen2, but thats all in the head).

The other part why i'd pick the 3600 over the 2700 in your case, is that you say you are planning to upgrade, but in fact you are switching platforms.

This means that even if you use your current system as a donor, it will have its core parts laying around. If your streaming gets very serious, you could utilize this as a record and streaming box, while you dedicate the 3600 to gaming. Up untill then the 3600 will be just fine for occasional streaming.

nolukjustskil · August 9, 2019

Both of those answers were great guys. I really appreciate it. The i5 system is gonna be used by my girlfriend when she wants to play, but using is as a record/streaming box is a great idea.