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So as the title suggests I can get a free Ryzen 1700 or buy a new Ryzen 3600. Im not so worried about spending the the  money on the 3600 as much as i just do not wanna spend it if there is not a huge diff. in performance. soo any thoughts? should i just buy the 3600 since the cores are much faster or will there be a min. performance diiff and should go with a free new 1700?

 

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So as the title suggests I can get a free Ryzen 1700 or buy a new Ryzen 3600. Im not so worried about spending the the  money on the 3600 as much as i just do not wanna spend it if there is not a huge diff. in performance. soo any thoughts? should i just buy the 3600 since the cores are much faster or will there be a min. performance diiff and should go with a free new 1700?

 

Thanx in advance!

I'm still quite happy with my Ryzen 7 1700, but I do notice in some games it holds back my videocard.

But if you're gettng a B550 or X570 board, you could go for the free Ryzen 7 now and upgrade once Ryzen 4000 launches (assuming you're unhappy with the 1700 performance).

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2 minutes ago, Bklynman671 said:

So as the title suggests I can get a free Ryzen 1700 or buy a new Ryzen 3600. Im not so worried about spending the the  money on the 3600 as much as i just do not wanna spend it if there is not a huge diff. in performance. soo any thoughts? should i just buy the 3600 since the cores are much faster or will there be a min. performance diiff and should go with a free new 1700?

 

Thanx in advance!

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If you're going for 1440p or 4K, the 1700 could definitely make sense as you can spend more on a graphics card. If you're looking at 1080p, the 3600 is the better choice.

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All I can say is free is free - Go for it because the price is right.

And if you don't want it, please send it my way because I know I'd put it to good use. 😁

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would the 1700 performance be up to par if not gaming?

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Get both. 

Free doesn't cost you anything and you sound to buy a chip anyways. 

 

Then you do a video comparison and show up Linus at his own game.

 

Good Luck!

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2 minutes ago, Bklynman671 said:

would the 1700 performance be up to par if not gaming?

Yeah, it will open email and webpages like a champ :)

 

 

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