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Best bang for buck: Ryzen 3 or Ryzen 5?

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Ryzen 3 1200 vs. Ryzen 5 1600  

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  1. 1. Better bang for buck?

    • Ryzen 3
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    • Ryzen 5
      11

  2. 2. Do you think Ryzen 3 can game comfortably for several years?

    • Yes
      5
    • No
      8

  3. 3. Do you think getting a Ryzen 3 until the Ryzen 5 or Ryzen 7 drop in price is a good idea?

    • Yes
      2
    • No
      11

  4. 4. Beyond video editing and gaming, will Ryzen 3 handle everything very smoothly?

    • Yes
      9
    • No
      4

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The CPU is integral to the build and spending more for quality is a good thing, but the biggest question is how much the Ryzen 5 is needed to justify being nearly double the price.  For very high-end gamers, 4K video editors and streamers, of course.  But for low-mid range builds, do Ryzen 5's amazing benchmarks really matter?  

 

From many reviews I read, the overall impression is that it's best suited for a video cards up to a GTX 1060.  Bottlenecks on a GTX 1070 are minimal.  It seems like the biggest limitation for gaming is the frame rate.  It will probably show a bottleneck past 100 frames per second, but for those who are happy with 60-90 frames per second, it should be fine

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lol @ people abusing the term bottleneck. Any person writing a Ryzen chip should only be paired up to a 1060 should quit their writing gig.

 

 

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I would recommend something more than 4 cores, whether it's 4 + SMT or 6, etc.

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7 minutes ago, Mooshi said:

lol @ people abusing the term bottleneck. Any person writing a Ryzen chip should only be paired up to a 1060 should quit their writing gig.

You know, though.  167 fps all day bro.  Gotta have those diminished returns 

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I say ryzen 5 if you can afford it and ryzen 3 obviously if you cant, I have a ryzen 1200 in my second pc and I find it great for what i use it for which is lite gaming(csgo), work(mostly excel), and browsing the internet 

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