CPU Recommendation

[Tyler Pickstock]

Yo, I'm looking for a good CPU to be paired with a GTX 1660TI 6GB but not to expensive... have a budget of about £250.... currently looking at the Ryzen 5 2600.

[Mathieu9836]

Probably anything will run the 1660ti, so yeah the 2600 is a good choice.

[Tyler Pickstock]

Just now, Mathieu9836 said:

Probably anything will run the 1660ti, so yeah the 2600 is a good choice.

Cheers mate!  Found one for £207.65 on www.cclonline.com

[BoinboV2]

2 minutes ago, Tyler Pickstock said:

Cheers mate!  Found one for £207.65 on www.cclonline.com

For 250 pounds, on amazon.uk, you can get a ryzen 5 3600 for 194 pounds, which is a considerably better choice.

[Boyohan]

6 minutes ago, Tyler Pickstock said:

Yo, I'm looking for a good CPU to be paired with a GTX 1660TI 6GB but not to expensive... have a budget of about £250.... currently looking at the Ryzen 5 2600.

Does 250£ include the cost of mobo ? The R5 2600 is still a very good CPU and with 6c/12t it will be much more future proof then an i5.

[Tyler Pickstock]

1 minute ago, BoinboV2 said:

For 250 pounds, on amazon.uk, you can get a ryzen 5 3600 for 194 pounds, which is a considerably better choice.

So the Ryzen 5 3600 is much better than the 2600? The 3600x is £218 on Amazon, i will have a look at the 3600x then thank you!

[Tyler Pickstock]

1 minute ago, Boyohan said:

Does 250£ include the cost of mobo ? The R5 2600 is still a very good CPU and with 6c/12t it will be much more future proof then an i5.

No, the £250 is just for the CPU

[BoinboV2]

Just now, Tyler Pickstock said:

So the Ryzen 5 3600 is much better than the 2600? The 3600x is £218 on Amazon, i will have a look at the 3600x then thank you!

I mean, you could, but I think that the 3600x isn't worth the extra over the 3600

[5x5]

Just now, Tyler Pickstock said:

So the Ryzen 5 3600 is much better than the 2600? The 3600x is £218 on Amazon, i will have a look at the 3600x then thank you!

It's 15-20% faster for gaming and 10-15% faster for multi-threaded applications. Well worth the price. Pair it with a 20 quid cooler like the Freezer 34 eSports or 212 and you can enable PBO for even better performance

[Tyler Pickstock]

Just now, 5x5 said:

It's 15-20% faster for gaming and 10-15% faster for multi-threaded applications. Well worth the price. Pair it with a 20 quid cooler like the Freezer 34 eSports or 212 and you can enable PBO for even better performance

What's the 2600x like?

[BoinboV2]

Just now, Tyler Pickstock said:

What's the 2600x like?

Pretty much same story as 3600 and 3600x imo

[Boyohan]

2 minutes ago, Tyler Pickstock said:

No, the £250 is just for the CPU

Oh.. Then you should definitely be looking at an 3600 (not the 3600X, The extra cost is not worth it imo). A good B450 mobo will be enough but it needs a BIOS update before the 3600 CPU will work.

[5x5]

2 minutes ago, Tyler Pickstock said:

What's the 2600x like?

Next to the 2600 - it's the same CPU with higher clocks

[BoinboV2]

In addition to what @Boyohansaid, remember to get a b450 (or whatever else, what's your mobo budget?) with a Bios flash.

[Tyler Pickstock]

1 minute ago, BoinboV2 said:

In addition to what @Boyohansaid, remember to get a b450 (or whatever else, what's your mobo budget?) with a Bios flash.

https://www.cclonline.com/product/261188/B450-AORUS-ELITE/Motherboards/Gigabyte-B450-AORUS-Elite-AMD-AM4-B450-Motherboard-ATX-Gigabit-LAN-Integrated-Graphics-/MBD2524/

 

 

That's the one im looking at

 

[BoinboV2]

1 minute ago, Tyler Pickstock said:

https://www.cclonline.com/product/261188/B450-AORUS-ELITE/Motherboards/Gigabyte-B450-AORUS-Elite-AMD-AM4-B450-Motherboard-ATX-Gigabit-LAN-Integrated-Graphics-/MBD2524/

 

 

That's the one im looking at

 

It ain't too bad, but you have to buy that, a r3000 series processor, and their bios upgrade kit to get the bios upgraded before shipping. Why not try get a b450 tomahawk instead?

[Tyler Pickstock]

3 minutes ago, BoinboV2 said:

It ain't too bad, but you have to buy that, a r3000 series processor, and their bios upgrade kit to get the bios upgraded before shipping. Why not try get a b450 tomahawk instead?

Need RGB headers on it aswell 12v i think they are called

[Boyohan]

2 minutes ago, BoinboV2 said:

It ain't too bad, but you have to buy that, a r3000 series processor, and their bios upgrade kit to get the bios upgraded before shipping. Why not try get a b450 tomahawk instead?

Agreed. The bios on the MSI Tomahawk can be easily updated with a usb drive 

[BoinboV2]

1 minute ago, Tyler Pickstock said:

Need RGB headers on it aswell 12v i think they are called

It has 2 of those.

[Tyler Pickstock]

1 minute ago, BoinboV2 said:

It has 2 of those.

Cool, so if i was to buy either the 2600x or the 3600x they would work with the B450 Tomahawk no problem?

 

[Tyler Pickstock]

https://www.cclonline.com/product/291233/B450-TOMAHAWK-MAX/Motherboards/MSI-B450-TOMAHAWK-MAX-AMD-Socket-AM4-B450-Chipset-ATX-Motherboard/MBD2680/

[BoinboV2]

Yes, but get the 3600, not the other options.

[Tyler Pickstock]

Just now, BoinboV2 said:

Yes, but get the 3600, not the other options.

Ok, but if i couldnt afford it would the 2600x be okay?

[Boyohan]

7 minutes ago, Tyler Pickstock said:

https://www.cclonline.com/product/261188/B450-AORUS-ELITE/Motherboards/Gigabyte-B450-AORUS-Elite-AMD-AM4-B450-Motherboard-ATX-Gigabit-LAN-Integrated-Graphics-/MBD2524/

 

 

That's the one im looking at

 

But what brand/model of mobo isn't very important imo. There are a lot of decent b450 mobo from Gigabyte/MSI/ASUS etc... Just do not go for the cheapest and you should be alright.

[BoinboV2]

1 minute ago, Tyler Pickstock said:

Ok, but if i couldnt afford it would the 2600x be okay?

If you couldnt afford it get the normal 2600