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Ryzen 2 Conundrum

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The 2600 is essentially a higher clocked 1600 with slightly better IPC. Not enough of a performance gap to merit getting one IMO. Seeing as you already have the B350 board, I would just get the 1600 and be done with it.

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I'm trying to upgrade my i5-6500 to a ryzen 2600 for animation but I don't know whether I should use the b350 motherboard I bought on sale (which would require a bios update) or get the bundled b450 instead (when it comes out).  Also worth considering are the newly dropped prices of the previous generation Ryzen processors, although I don't know at what price point they'd be the better option. Any thoughts?

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The 2600 is essentially a higher clocked 1600 with slightly better IPC. Not enough of a performance gap to merit getting one IMO. Seeing as you already have the B350 board, I would just get the 1600 and be done with it.

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15 minutes ago, GenialGiraffe said:

 

Just go for a cheap R5 1600, they're near $150 now anyways.

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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