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I can't decide what CPU to buy.

XR6
By XR6
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Hi,
I've made 3 PCPP part lists, but I just can't decide which one of them to buy.

 

Here are the part lists:
1. Ryzen 5 3600, B450 motherboard, 16GB RAM and a Corsair TX650M PSU (https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/D7Gq6s)
2. Ryzen 5 2600, B450 motherboard, 16GB RAM and a Corsair TX650M PSU (https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xh2jZf)
3. Ryzen 5 1600, B450 motherboard, 16GB RAM and a Corsair TX650M PSU (https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/qsXgb8)

 

Which of those do you think I should pick?

 

I have a budget of £400 for the CPU, motherboard, RAM and PSU (or £500 if I wait until next month). I could save some money by buying the PSU later, but I'd only be willing to do so if I think it's worth it.

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the R5 3600 one, stays relevant for longer to outweight the cost.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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The first one. I'll only try to squeeze in a 3600mhz cl16/17 ram.

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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11 hours ago, boggy77 said:

What's the rest of the build? You should be ok with the tx550m

I'll be using a Sapphire Vega 64 Nitro+ with it. I'd be fine with the TX550M, but the TX650M is only £5 more so I decided to get it instead. I know I'll never use that extra 100W, but it's nice to have.

 

Thanks for your help everyone, I appreciate it :) 

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I'm wondering about which Ryzen gen.

 

1. Ryzen 5 3600 - Zen 2
2. Ryzen 5 2600 - Zen+
3. Ryzen 5 1600 - Zen

 

That board shows compatible CPUs up to the 3950. So you've got a good upgrade path for the CPU and faster memory down the road. If your strategy is to get a low buy-in cost now, then upgrade later when you need the processing power, or grab a  higher CPUs when they've come down in price, there's two ways to go: low and upgrade sooner; or, the 3600 so it's relevant & usable for a longer period of time, to give the even higher CPUs more time to drop in price. Are you likely to have money sooner or later, that you're able/willing to spend on upgrading.

 

PSU: which CPU, video card, etc., are you likely to go for later. Will you need to upgrade the PSU later or is it a better value to get one that meets your eventual needs now?

 

It may even make sense to save for another month or two (or more?).

 

 

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