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I have an I5 6400 currently. I want more cores and I want to get into overclocking, but I dont know if I should get a R5 1600x or something from coffee lake. Im a gamer but I would like to get into other things like Video Editing and maybe streaming. Thanks!

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The best value Ryzen chip is the 1600, although that will likely change when the 2600 releases.

 

1600x = overclocked 1600 without the stock cooler.

 

What's your location and how big of a budget do you have?

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It just depends on your budget, Ryzen is for those wanting to save money while coffee lake is for those who can afford it... that's pretty much it...

 

Ryzen 5 1600 and a b350 is perfectly capable combo.

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3 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

The best value Ryzen chip is the 1600, although that will likely change when the 2600 releases.

 

1600x = overclocked 1600 without the stock cooler.

 

What's your location and how big of a budget do you have?

I want to spend $200-$250 and $300 is the max I can do if I would really get my moneys worth at that price point. I live in the U.S.

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Just now, Wajob said:

I want to spend $200-$250 and $300 is the max I can do if I would really get my moneys worth at that price point. I live in the U.S.

Wait a week, Ryzen 2 comes out next week

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2 minutes ago, Wajob said:

I want to spend $200-$250 and $300 is the max I can do if I would really get my moneys worth at that price point. I live in the U.S.

I agree with @JDE, wait until Ryzen 2 launches. After that, you can probably get an R5 2600.

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$300 for Mobo, CPU, and RAM will be tough.

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