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MarcusMel
By MarcusMel
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I have had a AM3 system for like half a year, and I have finally decided to save up for an upgrade. Problem is I dont have that much (Around 140 Euros, ~150 USD) Also the most popular website to buy computer parts in my country has some pretty outrageous prices (GT 1030 for 100$) but I saw that Ryzen 3 1200 is for 50 euros. Found a mobo for 50, 8GB ram for 30. Now I got some more money unexpectedly and thought maybe I could get a better Ryzen cpu. Saw that the Ryzen 3 2200G is 80 euros. Question is should I upgrade to the APU and is it better than the 1200? (If you are gonna suggest some cpu's, keep in mind my country's awful computer hardware prices. I will happily provide info about the situation by giving some prices if asked.)

 

P.S. Plan to put the Ryzen next to a RX 570.

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I would upgrade to the Ryzen 3 2200G. The only thing the APU has over the Ryzen 3 is integrated graphics, which does not matter if you are already getting a discrete GPU. Also keep in mind that if you are purchasing an older Ryzen motherboard you may have to update the BIOS.

Specs of The Battlestation:             CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X             Motherboard: AORUS AX-370 Gaming 5             RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz

 

                         Case: NZXT H710                           Graphics: EVGA GTX 1080 SC Hybrid             Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 850W Gold+  

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2 minutes ago, TheDragonHawk said:

I would upgrade to the Ryzen 3 2200G. The only thing the APU has over the Ryzen 3 is integrated graphics, which does not matter if you are already getting a discrete GPU. Also keep in mind that if you are purchasing an older Ryzen motherboard you may have to update the BIOS.

But if the only thing it has over the 1200 is integrated gfx, isnt it pointless to upgrade?

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The 2nd-gen Ryzen CPU is faster than the 1st-gen. So the Ryzen 3 2200G is the best option.

Specs of The Battlestation:             CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X             Motherboard: AORUS AX-370 Gaming 5             RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz

 

                         Case: NZXT H710                           Graphics: EVGA GTX 1080 SC Hybrid             Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 850W Gold+  

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Built 7 custom machines. Resident Tech Support Agent. Proficient in C#, JavaScript, and Sindarin Elvish. Loyal Member of House Ravenclaw. Ask me a question about hardware, and I can probably answer it.

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