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[TopSilence]

Hello! Im new to the forums so.....

 

I've been wanting to get a new PC to replace my broken one. But I cant decide between Ryzen or Coffee Lake. Ill have a budget of $700. So please help 

[johnukguy]

For that budget and the most bang for your buck, definitely a Ryzen based system. That will also give you an upgrade path on the same motherboard that you won't get with Coffee Lake.

[TopSilence]

6 minutes ago, johnukguy said:

For that budget and the most bang for your buck, definitely a Ryzen based system. That will also give you an upgrade path on the same motherboard that you won't get with Coffee Lake.

Okay.....But what can I specifically get for that money? 

[Energycore]

7 minutes ago, TopSilence said:

Hello! Im new to the forums so.....

 

I've been wanting to get a new PC to replace my broken one. But I cant decide between Ryzen or Coffee Lake. Ill have a budget of $700. So please help 

Definitely Ryzen for you.

 

Here's my suggested build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($196.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox 5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $685.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-07 02:28 EST-0500

 

You could I suppose go Coffee Lake, here's my try https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4qrJFd

 

I think the Ryzen is the better build overall. The i3 is a lot faster in single core, but it also has 2 less cores and no HyperThreading so meeeeh.

[Energycore]

18 minutes ago, TopSilence said:

Hello! Im new to the forums so.....

Welcome to the forums, btw

 

May your stay be productive af and very fun

[TopSilence]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Definitely Ryzen for you.

 

Here's my suggested build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($196.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox 5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $685.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-07 02:28 EST-0500

 

You could I suppose go Coffee Lake, here's my try https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4qrJFd

 

I think the Ryzen is the better build overall. The i3 is a lot faster in single core, but it also has 2 less cores and no HyperThreading so meeeeh.

Thanks! 

[johnukguy]

A Ryzen 1600 or above performs better, including in gaming, when overclocked especially, than a Coffee Lake i3, and would also game with less stuttering and less CPU load. If you're near a Microcenter or a Staples, you can pick up a Ryzen 5 1600 plus a motherboard for a total of just over $200. Plus it comes with a free, decent cooler. That's about $110 cheaper than the Coffee Lake build that you link to.

That $100 can go towards a better GPU, for example a 1060 6 Gb card, which would mean that overall your system would be stronger than something based on an i3 8350K with a 1050ti. Plus, you would be able to upgrade CPU's on the same motherboard for the next two years or more, which can't be done with Coffee Lake. I would also suggest a larger SDD, 240Gb minimum, which you can get for around $70, if you want to put the OS and a few games on there as well. If you add a better case, something like a Phanteks p400 tg or similar, you'd still be at less than $700.