Should i wait for Ryzen 5?

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Vincent01

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So I was originally going to build a gaming PC with the following specs:
Intel core i5 6500
Gigabyte D3H
(Corsair 2x4gb 2133 RAM
Be quiet! 500W PSU
WD green 250gb SSD
Sharkoon s25-w)
But now a few days ago RyZen 7 was announced. The prices are way out of my budget of 250€/$. I would like to wait for RyZen 5 because of it's stats and price combination, but I need the PC A.S.A.P. Is RyZen 5 really going to be that much better than Intel's CPUs? I doubt it...
 
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If you can wait for r5 chips to hit market and be benchmarked then there is certianly nothing lost in waiting, it only makes you the even more educated consumer.

As far as if it is better or not no one can truley say until we get our hands on chips and can benchmark them.
If ryzen single core performance is euqal to intel then the r5 is going to be a massive bang for buck getting you i7 level perofrmance for i5 prices.
More likley it is weak cores compensating with OC and additiona threads for a cheaper price point but without benchmarks that is simply speculation.
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If you can wait for r5 chips to hit market and be benchmarked then there is certianly nothing lost in waiting, it only makes you the even more educated consumer.

As far as if it is better or not no one can truley say until we get our hands on chips and can benchmark them.
If ryzen single core performance is euqal to intel then the r5 is going to be a massive bang for buck getting you i7 level perofrmance for i5 prices.
More likley it is weak cores compensating with OC and additiona threads for a cheaper price point but without benchmarks that is simply speculation.
 
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If you need this soon, don't bother waiting for the R5. Release of the R7 isn't for another week and a half, and they haven't even put out an estimate for R5. If I had to guess, I would say sometime in May would be likely. Even when they do release, I personally see them performing right around the same level as Haswell chips for a little bit less money than current i5's.

The i5 you've chosen is a solid choice, and I wouldn't feel bad buying one of those right now. If it meets your current needs, then I would just go for it if I were you. A lot of people play the waiting game with PC parts, which is fine, but there is a balance to be found. There will always be rumors as to what the next "big thing" is, and if you wait every time you hear a rumor, you'll never end up building your pc. The exception would be something that is guaranteed to release soon. For example, if you were looking for an i7 right now, I'd say wait a few weeks to see what the R7 does to the CPU market.

If you plan on a 480 later on, I think you'll be very happy with the performance of the i5.
 
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