Should I wait for Zen+ ?

[Nightless]

I'm planning on upgrading by build in the next month. I was going to get a B350 board with Ryzen 5 1600, but I know that Ryzen second gen is about to launch. I'm fairly new to the tech world so I need your advice!

 

Am I better with the R5 1600 at discount price or should I wait for the R5 2600?

 

Btw it's my first post in here, I'm a french Canadian so sorry if my english is not on point!

[MasterRaceMcqueen]

 wait...

[SupaKomputa]

if budget allows, why not?

But if the discount is more than $50, it's a good deal.

You will get a performance jump for its better clock speed, other than that, 1600 still awesome.

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, Nightless said:

 

What is your budget/country, what are you using the PC for?

And do you already have a GPU? If no GPU just grab a Ryzen APU system.

[ZcanKal]

I'd say just go grab a Ryzen APU, unless you have the money for a GPU

[Nightless]

I currently use an FX 8320 with a GTX 1060 3g. I am a bit flexible with my budget and I'm from Montréal, QC, Canada.

 

I want to use my pc mainly for gaming but I want to try some video editing and streaming.

 

If I go with the 2600, will the B350 board be good enough? (I'm planning to buy Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming)

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, Nightless said:

 

You might as well save up for the 8 core then, the ASrock Pro 4 is usually the best value B350 motherboard if it's $75 or less.

[Nightless]

Good, I'll keep that in mind.

 

But I don't think I can afford the 8 core, yet.

 

Thanks all for your advice!