Posted October 2, 2017 Hi, right now im planning on getting a ryzen 5 1600 and im wondering if its worth it to just get the ryzen 7 1700. Mainly going to use this pc for gaming 1080p ultra or high settings. Also wondering if the ryzen 7 1700 is going to last me longer than ryzen 5 1600 before it starts slowing down or something later on. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 2, 2017 For 1080p gaming you will see little to no difference. If you planned on doing more productivity based stuff like adobe, graphic design, etc. might make sense to get a 1700. But if your going to be doing 1080p gaming getting a Ryzen 5 right now is a good value. Also remember that Ryzen 2 is supposed to be coming out around February, so if you get a 1600, there might be a upgrade option as early as 6 months down the road. Food for thought. I would rather agree on what we share, than fight on what we don't. - Myself FULL PC SPECS ON PROFILE https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/454099-thinkfreely/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 2, 2017 A CPU should never just "slow down", but at that there is no real reason to have more than a 6 core CPU, especially just for gaming. Games rarely use more than 4 cores, and even with streaming a 6/12 CPU should be fine Their clock speeds are almost the same, but the 1600 will have a lower power consumption and lower heat output, along with a lower cost so that's what I would recommend. Please "Quote" me if you want me to see your response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 2, 2017 no, pretty sure no games are effectively using more than the 12 threads the 1600 has, if intel and amd continue to increase the core count it might make a difference in like... 8 years desktop Spoiler r5 3600,3450@0.9v (0.875v get) 4.2ghz@1.25v (1.212 get) | custom loop cpu&gpu 1260mm nexxos xt45 | MSI b450i gaming ac | crucial ballistix 2x8 3000c15->3733c15@1.39v(1.376v get) |Zotac 2060 amp | 256GB Samsung 950 pro nvme | 1TB Adata su800 | 4TB HGST drive | Silverstone SX500-LG HTPC Spoiler HTPC i3 7300 | Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H | 16GB G Skill | Adata XPG SX8000 128GB M.2 | Many HDDs | Rosewill FBM-01 | Corsair CXM 450W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, Thinkfreely said: Ryzen 2 is supposed to be coming out around February, so if you get a 1600, there might be a upgrade option as early as 6 months down the road. Food for thought. Technically it's just a refresh, but I don't know how far AMD will take it. I think it's going down to 12 nm from 14 nm, so there might be some significant clock speed changes, or they could just leave it at lower power consumption. No way to tell until it happens. But six months is a long time to wait for a piece of tech that may or may not be a big upgrade. If you keep telling yourself "just wait six more months" you could theoretically do that forever because that's how the tech industry works. Current Build: CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: RTX 3080 Ti FE RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z CL16 3200 MHz Mobo: Asus Tuf X570 Plus Wifi CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X53 PSU: EVGA G6 Supernova 850 Case: NZXT S340 Elite Current Laptop: Model: Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 CPU: Ryzen 9 5900HS GPU: RTX 3060 RAM: 16GB @3200 MHz Old PC: CPU: Intel i7 8700K @4.9 GHz/1.315v RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z CL16 3200 MHz Mobo: Asus Prime Z370-A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 2, 2017 1 minute ago, Emberstone said: If you keep telling yourself "just wait six more months" you could theoretically do that forever because that's how the tech industry works. Right which is why I am saying to him/her just get a 1600 for now. I would rather agree on what we share, than fight on what we don't. - Myself FULL PC SPECS ON PROFILE https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/454099-thinkfreely/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 2, 2017 Get R5 1600 and decent X370 mobo that will last you until AM4 dies. Don't buy Apple M1 computers with 8GB of RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 2, 2017 Even if you get a 1700 now - and in 6 months - sell it to upgrade or whatever - there's still not THAT much value lost. IMO AMD's claim that they plan to support AM4 till 2020 was one of the main reasons why I decided to give them a chance. CPU R7 1700 Motherboard Asus Prime X370 Pro RAM 24GB Corsair LPX 3000 (at 2933Mhz) GPU EVGA GTX1070 SC Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Storage 1 x 1TB m.2, 1x 500GB SSD, 1x 1TB HDD, 1x 8TB HDD PSU Corsair RM1000 Cooling Thermalright Macho Rev B (tower) Synology NAS 1 x 4TB 1 x 8TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 2, 2017 Author Thank you all for the replies!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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