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5 3600 or 3600x

vermeulenbertho
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i have a gtx 1070 and i am stuck choosing between a 5 3600 or a 3600x i am thinking about running the cpu with a msi b450 timahawk max is it worth it?

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the 3600x is not worth the extra, just get the 3600. unless they are priced similarly.

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Just now, Oswin said:

the 3600x is not worth the extra, just get the 3600. unless they are priced similarly.

thanks 

 

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10 hours ago, Oswin said:

the 3600x is not worth the extra,

i want to add as well, 

the XT is also not worth it unless it was similarly priced.

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10 hours ago, vermeulenbertho said:

is the MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX recommended for the 5 3600?

Yea, it's a decent board.

if you're interested in the vrm for the board, iirc it uses 4 4C029N and 4 4024N.

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PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

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