PC Overhaul

[islingsby]

Budget (including currency): 650

Country: 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: GTA V, Premier Pro (Hobby Video Editing)

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Recently Upgraded to 1660 TI and Fractal Meshify C case. 

Current Build:

-Z170 Pro 4s Motherboard

-i5 6500 Skylake Processor

-2133 DDR4 Ram

-Gigabyte GTX 1660 TI 

-1TB Samsung 970PRO boot drive

 

On a daily basis I have noticed the slowness and age of my current CPU. I am still able to game, but struggle to run Witcher 3 and GTA 5 at 1080p max settings (Which I know the 1660ti can handle) without constant clipping and large frame rate drops. I either buy used 6th or 7th Gen intel for my current motherboard (bandaid method) or completely overhaul my system with a new Motherboard, CPU, and RAM. Prices just aren't looking too good. 

 

Ryzen 3600-$230 (Was $180)

Intel 10600k-$280

Intel 9700k-$300

Ryzen 5600x-$300 (If and when it becomes available)

Intel 6700k/7700k- $250 (Current Motherboard supports these CPU's)

Ryzen 1600af-$150 (was $89) 

 

Motherboard:

MSI MEG Gaming WIFI AMD/Intel: Both are @ $200

 

RAM:
Planning to go with 3200 CAS 16

 

With this, do you see any of these options as being worthwhile, or do I wait for the price gouging to calm down? The whole argument 6 months ago, was how great of a value proposition AMD had over intel, now it has completely flip-flopped. What is MSRP any more?

 

Thanks for all of your input! It's fun even to just start the conversation. 

 

[Downkey]

3 minutes ago, islingsby said:

Budget (including currency): 650

Country: 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: GTA V, Premier Pro (Hobby Video Editing)

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Recently Upgraded to 1660 TI and Fractal Meshify C case. 

Current Build:

-Z170 Pro 4s Motherboard

-i5 6500 Skylake Processor

-2133 DDR4 Ram

-Gigabyte GTX 1660 TI 

-1TB Samsung 970PRO boot drive

 

On a daily basis I have noticed the slowness and age of my current CPU. I am still able to game, but struggle to run Witcher 3 and GTA 5 at 1080p max settings (Which I know the 1660ti can handle) without constant clipping and large frame rate drops. I either buy used 6th or 7th Gen intel for my current motherboard (bandaid method) or completely overhaul my system with a new Motherboard, CPU, and RAM. Prices just aren't looking too good. 

 

Ryzen 3600-$230 (Was $180)

Intel 10600k-$280

Intel 9700k-$300

Ryzen 5600x-$300 (If and when it becomes available)

Intel 6700k/7700k- $250 (Current Motherboard supports these CPU's)

Ryzen 1600af-$150 (was $89) 

 

Motherboard:

MSI MEG Gaming WIFI AMD/Intel: Both are @ $200

 

RAM:
Planning to go with 3200 CAS 16

 

With this, do you see any of these options as being worthwhile, or do I wait for the price gouging to calm down? The whole argument 6 months ago, was how great of a value proposition AMD had over intel, now it has completely flip-flopped. What is MSRP any more?

 

Thanks for all of your input! It's fun even to just start the conversation. 

 

The 5600x will be the performer out of the bunch. You can also buy a good B550 board with wifi for 100. 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$300.00
Motherboard	MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$119.00 @ B&H
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$63.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$482.99
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-15 15:57 EST-0500

 

[Avocheeseado]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$299.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$74.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$514.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-15 16:00 EST-0500

A 5600X has the best single core performance there and a decent amount of cores so will be the best for Premiere and the games you want to play. 3600MHz ram will be slightly faster than 3200 in games and other tasks for less than $10 more. I would also go with a full size ATX case as it fits plenty within your budget and Micro ATX may look a bit wierd only taking up a tiny bit of the case..I hope this helps

[islingsby]

So it is best just to wait for everything to become available? 

[wall03]

1 minute ago, islingsby said:

So it is best just to wait for everything to become available? 

yes