Time for an Upgrade

sirlamchops25 · January 17, 2020

Simple question - I use my computer for mostly gaming and music production and am currently deciding between a Ryzen 3600 and a 3700x. I have the money to spend on a better chip, but I just don't know if it is justifiable to spend an extra $100+

Also what is a reasonable OC speed for both processors? Thanks in advance

Semper · January 17, 2020

Steve over at GN has directly addressed the comparison of a 3600 and a 3700x (it also includes a 9700k and a 3900x), give it a watch to determine if you think it'll be worth the extra cost.

As always, and particularly with Zen 2, generally speaking, there isn't a significant amount of overhead for overclocking, but the silicon lottery will determine how far you can go. From the factory, they're binned to squeeze very near the limit of stability.

boggy77 · January 17, 2020

usually best to enable pbo and slap a good cooler on it and let ryzen boost as much as it can automatically. usually, you get the best performance this way.

sirlamchops25 · January 17, 2020

5 hours ago, boggy77 said:

usually best to enable pbo and slap a good cooler on it and let ryzen boost as much as it can automatically. usually, you get the best performance this way.

Excuse my ignorance, but what is pbo?