Whole setup comparison ryzen 5 vs old haswell i7

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Ive got a friend who's selling his old setup
I7 4970k
Gigabyte z97x ud5h black edition
Crosair dominator plat. 16gb 2x4gb

Or i could wait for the ryzen 5 and get the following
Ryzen 5 1500x
Any b350 mobo
Crosair vengeance 16 gb

And i have an evga gtx 1060 3gb sc

Should i buy the old setup or buy a brand new ? Ryzen might cost me slightly more money in where im located
 
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If the system was well taken care of and not overheated its whole life, it should last until its obsolete and likely years after that. I still have a running 12 year old Pentium 4 system. Many people are still gaming on 7 year old sandy bridge equipment. Lifespan is not something I would worry about. Up to you, if the...
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I dont know what psu he has got to be honest. And i think the best pick in the ryzen 5 series will be the 1500x considering its 30 dollars less and performs slightly close to 1600, let alone thr 1600x doesnt come with a cooler.

I do play games and do some youtube videos so its not only gaming in my case....im just not sure if i should get the old build and for how long its gonna survive vs the brand new ryzen build
 
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If the system was well taken care of and not overheated its whole life, it should last until its obsolete and likely years after that. I still have a running 12 year old Pentium 4 system. Many people are still gaming on 7 year old sandy bridge equipment. Lifespan is not something I would worry about. Up to you, if the i7 system is significantly cheaper than what it would cost you to build a ryzen system and you are going to primarily game I would personally recommend the i7 system.
 
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