Looking to upgrade my CPU...

[Senpyi]

Hi all, 

So I've been looking to upgrade my CPU for Christmas, I currently have an i5 7500 CPU with a GTX 1060 6GB, 16GB RAM and corsair 550W PSU and I was looking at getting an i5 9400f but other people on reddit suggested a ryzen 3600/3600x. Would it be worth it to get the ryzen 3600/3600x? I've heard they run hot so is there anyway to combat this problem? And also will that PSU be enough for my PC?

[amdorintel]

no, get the 2600

550W is plenty enough

 

 

[Jurrunio]

3 minutes ago, Senpyi said:

corsair 550W PSU

not VS?

 

3 minutes ago, Senpyi said:

Would it be worth it to get the ryzen 3600/3600x?

3600 is more comparable to the locked 9700/8700. Faster than the 9400F in every way

 

4 minutes ago, Senpyi said:

I've heard they run hot so is there anyway to combat this problem?

Even a hyper 212 black will do, it's hot because of concentrated heat source, not that there's a lot of it (not even 100w)

[Metallus97]

PSU is plenty of wattage.

CPU: Get a 3600 its the new king for gaming and also having nice multithreading power. 

[Senpyi]

12 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

no, get the 2600

550W is plenty enough

 

 

Why the 2600? Won't the 3600 be more future proof?

[Dedayog]

3 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

PSU is plenty of wattage.

CPU: Get a 3600 its the new king for gaming and also having nice multithreading power. 

3600 is the new VALUE king of gaming.  Very important distinction.

[Senpyi]

12 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

not VS?

 

3600 is more comparable to the locked 9700/8700. Faster than the 9400F in every way

 

Even a hyper 212 black will do, it's hot because of concentrated heat source, not that there's a lot of it (not even 100w)

No, sorry it's the Corsair CX 550W PSU. Will that be enough?

 

Okay so at the moment, it's looking more like a 3600 then and okay, will research that before I get paid.

[amdorintel]

you can oc the 2600 very nice and its cheap

you put that money into other parts of your system, like a better mobo with better vrms

more/better/faster/tighter ram

larger data storage, ssd's hdd's

better cooling

gaming dont need no 8 cores

 

[Senpyi]

6 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

PSU is plenty of wattage.

CPU: Get a 3600 its the new king for gaming and also having nice multithreading power. 

 

Okay, thank you dude :)

 

1 minute ago, jstudrawa said:

3600 is the new VALUE king of gaming.  Very important distinction.

 

Do you think there is something better that I could get? Not trying to sound confrontational, I'm just wondering.

[Senpyi]

7 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

you can oc the 2600 very nice and its cheap

you put that money into other parts of your system, like a better mobo with better vrms

more/better/faster/tighter ram

larger data storage, ssd's hdd's

better cooling

gaming dont need no 8 cores

 

Yeah, that's a good point, I suppose. Thanks man, I shall definitely consider that

[amdorintel]

3 minutes ago, Senpyi said:

Yeah, that's a good point, I suppose. Thanks man, I shall definitely consider that

I was just listening to about 3 hours of bullzoids actually overclocking hardcore channel, doing exactly what your doing, wanting a new system. I got the basics down, but i get lost on which mobo model to buy, and only narrowed it down to the two companies and 2 or 3 mobo models. not based on any mobo features, just how the bio's is over-all, how good quality the boards are. i dont need a lot of features, just 3 or 4 usb, lan, wifi. some require a lot of usb ports which is harder to find, because they will use 2 usb ports for 2 web cams, a mouse slot, a keybord slot, a printer slot, an external hdd slot.

[Dedayog]

11 minutes ago, Senpyi said:

 

Okay, thank you dude

 

 

Do you think there is something better that I could get? Not trying to sound confrontational, I'm just wondering.

Not anything worth the money if you're not looking to either game at higher resolutions or just be an enthusiast and OC or just get the best cuz it's the best.

 

My 8700K at 5GHz will outperform the 3600 in games, as will the 9700K or 9900K on Intel's side.  Not by much at all, but faster is faster regardless of how you want to spin "but it does this well too!" bullshit.

 

You have to find the value level for yourself.

 

To be perfectly honest, if I was building a gaming machine for anyone but myself... I'd use the 3600.  

[Metallus97]

1 minute ago, jstudrawa said:

Not anything worth the money if you're not looking to either game at higher resolutions or just be an enthusiast and OC or just get the best cuz it's the best.

 

My 8700K at 5GHz will outperform the 3600 in games, as will the 9700K or 9900K on Intel's side.  Not by much at all, but faster is faster regardless of how you want to spin "but it does this well too!" bullshit.

 

You have to find the value level for yourself.

 

To be perfectly honest, if I was building a gaming machine for anyone but myself... I'd use the 3600.  

I am still on a 4670K lol

So: sure for pure gaming his should be enough. For multithreaded work -> 3600+

[Senpyi]

45 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

Not anything worth the money if you're not looking to either game at higher resolutions or just be an enthusiast and OC or just get the best cuz it's the best.

 

My 8700K at 5GHz will outperform the 3600 in games, as will the 9700K or 9900K on Intel's side.  Not by much at all, but faster is faster regardless of how you want to spin "but it does this well too!" bullshit.

 

You have to find the value level for yourself.

 

To be perfectly honest, if I was building a gaming machine for anyone but myself... I'd use the 3600.  

Okay so another one for the 3600. I think if I do, it'll probably be that. So many people have recommended that CPU to me now!

[Metallus97]

1 minute ago, Senpyi said:

Okay so another one for the 3600. I think if I do, it'll probably be that. So many people have recommended that CPU to me now!

Its the new king for most applications and being not that much OP for most users

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, Senpyi said:

Will that be enough?

Grey label CX is good enough

[Senpyi]

30 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

Its the new king for most applications and being not that much OP for most users

Overall, would it be a worthwhile upgrade from the i5 7500?

[Metallus97]

8 minutes ago, Senpyi said:

Overall, would it be a worthwhile upgrade from the i5 7500?

better upgrade that GPU! get a RX5700xt

[Senpyi]

24 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

better upgrade that GPU! get a RX5700xt

So I need to upgrade my GeForce GTX 1060 6GB as well?

[Metallus97]

1 minute ago, Senpyi said:

So I need to upgrade my GeForce GTX 1060 6GB as well?

FIRST!

CPU is decent. GPU upgrade is much more important for you!

[Senpyi]

18 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

FIRST!

CPU is decent. GPU upgrade is much more important for you!

I feel like this will have to be my next upgrade after my CPU as I only just upgraded from a 1050ti ^^;

[Metallus97]

2 minutes ago, Senpyi said:

I feel like this will have to be my next upgrade after my CPU as I only just upgraded from a 1050ti ^^;

i see... but makes no sense that way. Your CPU is pretty decent to be honest!

GPU is bottleneck big time

[Senpyi]

16 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

i see... but makes no sense that way. Your CPU is pretty decent to be honest!

GPU is bottleneck big time

Ah okay, I thought it was always my CPU that had the problem! What should I look at getting GPU wise for the future? I won't get one for christmas. I feel like people would judge too hard because I've technically already bought two GPU's in less than a year loool

[Metallus97]

4 minutes ago, Senpyi said:

Ah okay, I thought it was always my CPU that had the problem! What should I look at getting GPU wise for the future? I won't get one for christmas. I feel like people would judge too hard because I've technically already bought two GPU's in less than a year loool

LOL, flip the 1060 and get a RX5700(XT)

[Senpyi]

5 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

LOL, flip the 1060 and get a RX5700(XT)

Say theoretically that that wasn't within my budget, would a 1070 be a good upgrade or 1660ti?