Time for an Upgrade

[sirlamchops25]

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]

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]

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]

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? 

[boggy77]

3 minutes ago, sirlamchops25 said:

Excuse my ignorance, but what is pbo? 

precision boost overdrive, a sort of auto-overclock from amd, you find it in bios