CPU choice

[DewisLavid]

Hi, i am looking for an upgrade on my CPU and Motherboard. At the moment I have a gtx 1070  paired with a i5 7400 and 16gb of ram, I mainly use my PC for gaming (playing call of duty modern warfare currently) I have been recommended the Ryzen 5 3600 and 3600x and was wondering if the performance difference was worth the extra £50

 

I have a budget of about £350-£400 for a motherboard, CPU and power supply has anyone got any other recommendations?

[SavageNeo]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£155.00 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	£45.84 @ SmartTeck.co.uk
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£95.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair RMx 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£87.99 @ Currys PC World
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£384.82
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-23 10:42 BST+0100

you could go with stock cooler, but the stock cooler is pretty loud.

[Mateyyy]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£155.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£95.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£87.98 @ Currys PC World Business
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£338.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-23 10:42 BST+0100

If the 50 quid difference you're talking about is between the 3600 and 3600X, then no, they're basically the same CPUs. The 3600X might boost slightly higher out of the box, but mostly because it's got a better included cooler. When you put the same cooler on both though, they'll be equivalent in terms of performance.

[DewisLavid]

2 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£155.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£95.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£87.98 @ Currys PC World Business
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£338.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-23 10:42 BST+0100

If the 50 quid difference you're talking about is between the 3600 and 3600X, then no, they're basically the same CPUs. The 3600X might boost slightly higher out of the box, but mostly because it's got a better included cooler. When you put the same cooler on both though, they'll be equivalent in terms of performance.

Ok, I will look into purchasing this soon, thank you.

[5x5]

4 minutes ago, DewisLavid said:

Ok, I will look into purchasing this soon, thank you.

If I were you, I'd wait at least a week and get a B550 board. They'll be a notable upgrade and you'll get much better Zen 3 support and PCIe 4.0

[DewisLavid]

Just now, 5x5 said:

If I were you, I'd wait at least a week and get a B550 board. They'll be a notable upgrade and you'll get much better Zen 3 support and PCIe 4.0

Do you know what the price difference will be?

[5x5]

Just now, DewisLavid said:

Do you know what the price difference will be?

Minimal. It's a direct replacement of B450

[DarkAavenger777]

9 hours ago, DewisLavid said:

Hi, i am looking for an upgrade on my CPU and Motherboard. At the moment I have a gtx 1070  paired with a i5 7400 and 16gb of ram, I mainly use my PC for gaming (playing call of duty modern warfare currently) I have been recommended the Ryzen 5 3600 and 3600x and was wondering if the performance difference was worth the extra £50

 

I have a budget of about £350-£400 for a motherboard, CPU and power supply has anyone got any other recommendations?

It is worth to upgrade to ryzen 5 3600 and msi tomhawk would be nice with a 700w corsair psu