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[SwagMasterIV]

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[Colin Donoghue]

Ryzen 3 for an upgrade path since AMD said they were going to support am4 until 2020

[Encrypt]

11 minutes ago, SwagMasterIV said:

So I'm having a bit of dilemma trying to pick the best CPU in my price range that has the best bang for buck. My price range is up to $110, give or take $10 at most.
I started with what people seem to consider the king of budget gaming from Intel, the Pentium G4560. However, I want to spend all for the $110 I had, so I bumped it up to the G4620. That used most of my $110, but I still had headroom. I noticed the i3-7100, which was the same specs but with a higher clock speed and cost pretty much all of my $110. But if I'm going to buy something from i3, what about Ryzen 3? The Ryzen 3 1200 was about the same price, but has better performance. Plus, all Ryzen processors can overclock. I don't even know if the low end Intel processors can overclock, and I'm struggling to get info on if they do overclock and what I need for it to overclock.
Really, from what I see, it looks like the Ryzen 3 1200, but I want to ask for a second opinion, and if there's a different CPU that has better performance for roughly the same money.

Your motherboard is LGA 1151 therefore you can only use Intel 6th gen, and 7th gen. Unless you chose to buy another motherboard.

I would suggest buying a second hand CPU, much cheaper and you'll most likely be able to find a second hand i5 6th gen within your price range.

[jam1nb3n]

I think the ryzen 3 1200 is a great option so if you invest in a better mobo (say a B350 chipset) it would give you much greater future compatibility than an older gen intel processor with easier upgradability and m.2 capability

[Jurrunio]

No, Ryzen 3 is currently the best at this price range. It's competitor are all older used parts.

[Fuzzybuddy1995]

I think ryzen 3 1200 is the best option for your price range. With good overclocking and 4 cores and 4 threads running at 3.1 ghz and 3.4 ghz boost

Is like running an i5 3570k that has no turbo boost. Furthermore it is future proof so you can slide in any am4 cpu in the future.

[Sa1tama]

I don't think i3 is a good idea.

I just bought i5 3570 and my GPU is a bit better than CPU_s graphics but i can still play GTA V at 1080p low settings.

So i suggest you an i5 or i7.

P.S I suck in AMD CPU stuff so just pick one from intel side, then from AMD side and just compare.

[Cyracus]

the only intel cpus that can overclock are K skus (aside from some hackery that may give small performance gains)  and you need a z series mobo. all ryzen cpus can overclock as long as you have b350 or x370. I would suggest ryzen because as mentioned AMD has committed to am4 until 2020, so serious upgrade potential, and their cpus are much more budget friendly than intels. For b350 this is the best board https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZHyxFT/asus-strix-b350-f-gaming-atx-am4-motherboard-strix-b350-f-gaming