Help!!

[Pezof]

I have a i5 2400 gt 1030 and 8gb ram

Im wanting to upgrade. My cpu to stream games. How big of a preformance boost will i get going to a ryzen 5 1600

[Gegger]

why ryzen gen 1?

it's not much of a performance boost...in fact it could be worse

[Pezof]

2 minutes ago, Gegger said:

why ryzen gen 1?

it's not much of a performance boost...in fact it could be worse

What should i go with that is sub $150

[Zando_]

A big one, the R5 1600 is a solid all round CPU, whereas the 2400 is showing it's age for sure (it's good for what it is, but it's still a 4c/4t CPU and newer games are wanting around 6-8 cores now). I've had both these CPUs, the 2400 bottlenecked my 980 Ti a good bit, whereas the R5 1600 kept up with my 1080 easily, even at stock. Mine was a good chip and hit 4GHz easily, most of them hit 3.8-4, golden ones do 4.1 IIRC. 

1 minute ago, Gegger said:

why ryzen gen 1?

it's not much of a performance boost...in fact it could be worse

Budget I assume. And the Zen single core perf is about on par with haswell chips, it should be slightly ahead of the i5 on single core, both clocks and IPC (assuming you use 3000MHz CL14-16 RAM). It also brings 2 more full cores and 8 more threads to the table, a significant performance boost. 

I'd recommend the R5 2600 if it fits in the OP's budget though, purely for the better RAM compatibility. 
 

Just now, Pezof said:

What should i go with that is sub $150

For just the CPU? or both CPU and mobo? Ryzen runs DDR4, not DDR3 like the i5, so you'll need new RAM too. What'd be the full budget for CPU/mobo/RAM, and what country are you in? 

[Pezof]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

A big one, the R5 1600 is a solid all round CPU, whereas the 2400 is showing it's age for sure (it's good for what it is, but it's still a 4c/4t CPU and newer games are wanting around 6-8 cores now). I've had both these CPUs, the 2400 bottlenecked my 980 Ti a good bit, whereas the R5 1600 kept up with my 1080 easily, even at stock. Mine was a good chip and hit 4GHz easily, most of them hit 3.8-4, golden ones do 4.1 IIRC. 

Budget I assume. And the Zen single core perf is about on par with haswell chips, it should be slightly ahead of the i5 on single core, both clocks and IPC (assuming you use 3000MHz CL14-16 RAM). It also brings 2 more full cores and 8 more threads to the table, a significant performance boost. 

I'd recommend the R5 2600 if it fits in the OP's budget though, purely for the better RAM compatibility. 
 

For just the CPU? or both CPU and mobo? Ryzen runs DDR4, not DDR3 like the i5, so you'll need new RAM too. What'd be the full budget for CPU/mobo/RAM, and what country are you in? 

Just cpu i live in the US

[Zando_]

2 minutes ago, Pezof said:

Just cpu i live in the US

Something like this would be an excellent option: 
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BwftKB

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($129.20 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.85 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $317.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-30 11:31 EDT-0400

The MSI Tomahawk is one of the best B450 mobos, also supports the Zen 2 chips IIRC, if you decide to upgrade down the line. Could go for something like an ASRock Pro4 if you need to cut costs. 

[SpookyCitrus]

You would get a marginal improvement, it's a much better processor. Not to mention a 6 core 12 thread while that dusty old i5 is a 4 core 4 thread. Just remember you will have to get a new Motherboard and Ram as well, as Ryzen isn't compatible with intel boards or DDR3 ram.

 

If you're planning on gaming and streaming, you may also want to look into upgrading from that GT 1030 it will be a big hindrance especially for streaming, it's already an outdated low end GPU that can barely run most games if you add streaming to the mix even with the CPU upgrade you're going to have terrible performance depending on what games you plan to stream.

[Pezof]

4 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

You would get a marginal improvement, it's a much better processor. Not to mention a 6 core 12 thread while that dusty old i5 is a 4 core 4 thread. Just remember you will have to get a new Motherboard and Ram as well, as Ryzen isn't compatible with intel boards or DDR3 ram.

 

If you're planning on gaming and streaming, you may also want to look into upgrading from that GT 1030 it will be a big hindrance especially for streaming, it's already an outdated low end GPU that can barely run most games if you add streaming to the mix even with the CPU upgrade you're going to have terrible performance depending on what games you plan to stream.

I could stay on the lga 1155 platform and buy one of those cpus and maybe a gtx 1050ti. Would That be better. Maybe like a i7 3770

[SpookyCitrus]

Just now, Pezof said:

I could stay on the lga 1155 platform and buy one of those cpus and maybe a gtx 1050ti. Would That be better. Maybe like a i7 3770

What games are you trying to play/stream? 

Putting money into an outdated platform like that is not really the best idea, I'd say go for the r5 1600 then at a later date get a new GPU like the 1650 or 1660ti.

[Pezof]

11 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

What games are you trying to play/stream? 

Putting money into an outdated platform like that is not really the best idea, I'd say go for the r5 1600 then at a later date get a new GPU like the 1650 or 1660ti.

Games like fortnite and rocket league