Ryzen 3 or 5?

[kunka_boi161]

Planning on a build by next month but is a ryzen 3 enough for a gaming pc without any streaming or content creating? im also planing to buy the gpu at least a few months later after the build. but will my build be fine if i play on medium res for games like cs:go or rainbow siege? Location:NW USA 

[Princess Luna]

Depends on how much you wish to afford over all, a Ryzen 3 1200 overclocked on just about any b350 can result in a very balanced gaming build with a GPU up to a GTX 1060, it is not a bad processor, you just have to keep in mind its limitations.

 

I would still try going for the Ryzen 5 1600 or similar deal on the Ryzen+ refresh, because this way you'll have greater life expectancy out of it, CPUs are important sure but to someone looking for games as main goal the GPU will always weight more, just get something that can keep up with your GPU and you'll be covered.

[SethKraota]

Ryzen 3 and 5 CPUS 1300, 1400, 1600 ect do NOT have a built in GPU meaning you will need a discrete GPU in order to get any video out from your computer.

 

If you plan to build a Ryzen system without a GPU now then you will need to go with one of the Ryzen APUs either the Ryzen 3 2200G ($99) and Ryzen 5 2400G ($169)

 

LTT reviews below:

 

[Daniel644]

unless you buy the 2200g or 2400g you will need a video card regardless which Ryzen cpu you get

[BarackOBatman]

9 minutes ago, kunka_boi161 said:

Planning on a build by next month but is a ryzen 3 enough for a gaming pc without any streaming or content creating? im also planing to buy the gpu at least a few months later after the build. but will my build be fine if i play on medium res for games like cs:go or rainbow siege? Location:NW USA 

Which ryzen 3?

 

You mention not getting a GPU for a few months later.

 

If its not a "ryzen APU" you will need a graphics card as Ryzen "1" doesn't have integrated graphics

[kunka_boi161]

2 minutes ago, SethKraota said:

Ryzen 3 and 5 CPUS 1300, 1400, 1600 ect do NOT have a built in GPU meaning you will need a discrete GPU in order to get any video out from your computer.

 

If you plan to build a Ryzen system without a GPU now then you will need to go with one of the Ryzen APUs either the Ryzen 3 2200G ($99) and Ryzen 5 2400G ($169)

Thanks for the video but i can still add some 1060 when i get the 2200g right? 

 

LTT reviews below:

 

 

[kunka_boi161]

6 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Depends on how much you wish to afford over all, a Ryzen 3 1200 overclocked on just about any b350 can result in a very balanced gaming build with a GPU up to a GTX 1060, it is not a bad processor, you just have to keep in mind its limitations.

 

I would still try going for the Ryzen 5 1600 or similar deal on the Ryzen+ refresh, because this way you'll have greater life expectancy out of it, CPUs are important sure but to someone looking for games as main goal the GPU will always weight more, just get something that can keep up with your GPU and you'll be covered.

Thank you for the vid and info 

 

[kunka_boi161]

3 minutes ago, BarackOBatman said:

Which ryzen 3?

 

You mention not getting a GPU for a few months later.

 

If its not a "ryzen APU" you will need a graphics card as Ryzen "1" doesn't have integrated graphics

so i need ro get a 200g? 

 

[kunka_boi161]

4 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

unless you buy the 2200g or 2400g you will need a video card regardless which Ryzen cpu you get

Yeah will probably get the gpu 1 or 2 months after the build 

[SethKraota]

Just now, kunka_boi161 said:

so i need ro get a 200g? 

 

If you want a cheap gaming build with the option to upgrade down the line the Ryzen 3 2200G is a decent choice for a cheap but capable CPU that's comparbale in performance to an older I5

[BarackOBatman]

16 minutes ago, kunka_boi161 said:

so i need ro get a 200g? 

 

if you want integrated vega graphics. (which you can game on depending on the game) yes.

 

Ryzen 3 2200G

 

Its a pretty good value TBH