CPU Upgrade help

[PhyZyx24]

Right now, i have RX 5600 XT, 8GB RAM, i3 4160 and is planning to upgrade CPU, any recommendations? Please help, TIA.

[WambleCropped]

1 minute ago, PhyZyx24 said:

Right now, i have RX 5600 XT, 8GB RAM, i3 4160 and is planning to upgrade CPU, any recommendations? Please help, TIA.

i would go for the Ryzen 5 3600, best bang for buck and pretty cheap. I don't know your budget but this is a really great mid teir option.

[PhyZyx24]

2 minutes ago, WambleCropped said:

i would go for the Ryzen 5 3600, best bang for buck and pretty cheap. I don't know your budget but this is a really great mid teir option.

around 300-350$ for cpu mobo and ram since i still have ddr3

[BobVonBob]

If you don't have the budget for a full mobo/RAM/CPU swap then a simple CPU upgrade to something like an i5 4570/4670/4690 or i7 4770/4790 would get you a good bit more performance out of it.

[WambleCropped]

1 minute ago, PhyZyx24 said:

around 300-350$ for cpu mobo and ram since i still have ddr3

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cpc9hy

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($167.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($73.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $356.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-30 09:55 EDT-0400

[PhyZyx24]

2 minutes ago, WambleCropped said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cpc9hy

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($167.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($73.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $356.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-30 09:55 EDT-0400

im eyeing on r5 2600, r5 3600, or r7 2700 tbh
with 16gb 3200/3600 

thanks for the input anyways, will take note of this

[WambleCropped]

Just now, PhyZyx24 said:

im eyeing on r5 2600, r5 3600, or r7 2700 tbh
with 16gb 3200/3600 

if you wanna stretch your bugdet the 5 3600 is the best option the 2700x is not great for your uses of it. If you wanna stay in bugdet the 5 2600 is the best bet

[PhyZyx24]

5 minutes ago, WambleCropped said:

if you wanna stretch your bugdet the 5 3600 is the best option the 2700x is not great for your uses of it. If you wanna stay in bugdet the 5 2600 is the best bet

any advantages from 5 3600 to 5 2600? 

[5x5]

7 minutes ago, PhyZyx24 said:

im eyeing on r5 2600, r5 3600, or r7 2700 tbh
with 16gb 3200/3600 

thanks for the input anyways, will take note of this

3600 is the best option if you can fit it - it's over 20% faster than the 2600

[PhyZyx24]

is there any good cpu from the blue side? haha

[5x5]

2 minutes ago, PhyZyx24 said:

is there any good cpu from the blue side? haha

Not at the moment. Soonest we're likely to see Intel competition is 2021 as 10th gens mostly a refresh of 9th gen.

[5x5]

3 minutes ago, PhyZyx24 said:

is there any good cpu from the blue side? haha

Keep in mind - the 3600 is equivalent to the i7 8700

[PhyZyx24]

Just now, 5x5 said:

Keep in mind - the 3600 is equivalent to the i7 8700

guess im gonna stretch my budget to fit 5 3600 and 16gb 3600 

[PhyZyx24]

thanks for the inputs