CPU Upgrade

[sirlamchops25]

Currently I am running a Ryzen 5 1600 in my system, but am considering getting a 3600, as I mostly game on my system and I know that 3rd gen Ryzen provides a pretty large FPS boost. Is it worth it

[Dedayog]

Yes.

 

Update BIOS first.

[Fasauceome]

It provides an fps boost if you're not already reaching your performance target. If you're pulling off the fps numbers your monitor can handle already, like not dipping below 60 fps, then you wouldn't see an improvement

[Dedayog]

Just now, Fasauceome said:

It provides an fps boost if you're not already reaching your performance target. If you're pulling off the fps numbers your monitor can handle already, like not dipping below 60 fps, then you wouldn't see an improvement

Bah, always clarifying things

That goes without saying, which I would hope people asking would already take into consideration.

 

It's like asking if a Ferrari is worth it... hopefully you're not just driving down the driveway to get mail

[Fasauceome]

7 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

which I would hope people asking would already take into consideration.

Ah but you know better, they won't

 

7 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

It's like asking if a Ferrari is worth it... hopefully you're not just driving down the driveway to get mail

That's effectively what my friend does with his Corvette

[GoldenLag]

It depends, does it feel like you need it?

 

If not, then wait for 4th gen and get that instead. 

[Gohardgrandpa]

If your on a 144hz monitor it's absolutely worth it, if your on a 60hz monitor then I wouldn't. I went from a 1800x to the 3600 and for gaming it's been great, I saw a huge improvement.

[sirlamchops25]

On 9/5/2019 at 9:48 AM, Fasauceome said:

It provides an fps boost if you're not already reaching your performance target. If you're pulling off the fps numbers your monitor can handle already, like not dipping below 60 fps, then you wouldn't see an improvement

I'm running a 1440p 165Hz monitor with a Ryzen 5 1600 and a RTX 2070 Super. Most games I play do not reach above 120 FPS on high/custom settings so a frame boost would be welcomed def

[Pauleft]

On 9/5/2019 at 9:38 AM, sirlamchops25 said:

Currently I am running a Ryzen 5 1600 in my system, but am considering getting a 3600, as I mostly game on my system and I know that 3rd gen Ryzen provides a pretty large FPS boost. Is it worth it

Yes definitely it is worth it 

[Fasauceome]

43 minutes ago, sirlamchops25 said:

I'm running a 1440p 165Hz monitor with a Ryzen 5 1600 and a RTX 2070 Super. Most games I play do not reach above 120 FPS on high/custom settings so a frame boost would be welcomed def

For your performance target, a 3600 is definitely worth it.