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amethus

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Walmart has the Ryzen 1700x on sale for $296 the same price as the 1700. Which one should I get. The 1700x would need a cpu cooler right? which one and how much would it cost? If i get the standard 1700 I could overclock it slightly with the stock cooler. So with the added cost of the cooler is it worth getting the 1700x? I've also never overclocked anything before so it would be something new. I need advice.
 
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R7 1700X = higher speed out of the box but comes with no cooler

R7 1700 = lower speed at stock but comes with the cooler than can take the 1700 to the same speeds as the 1700X easily. It bears mentioning it runs cooler at stock but once you start overclocking you should be looking at pretty much the same temps.

I normally recommend the R7 1700 given the price advantage but in this case I'd rather buy the 1700X, but a decent aftermarket cooler (which costs $30 or less and can OC even further than the stock cooler) keep my CPU @ stock for a while and OC when needed.

If there is no need to OC, then don't do it. Even if it is easy and does not represent a lot of problems. Either way throw a B350 mobo with good OC capabilities for future OC
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If you like the cooler that comes with the 1700, which I think is the Wraith Spire, get that one and OC yourself (not super hard, just don't increase voltages too much without know what the 1700 is capable of). Otherwise, get the 1700x and buy an aftermarket heatsync for it
 
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Well heres the dilemma, the 1700x (X = XFR) doesnt come with a cooler, and for a firly decent one you are looking in the region of $30 upwards

If you plan on overclocking it ever, the X = XFR gets disabled instantly.

The 1700 on the other hand does come with a cooler, and a fairly decent one at that, especially for a stock cooler, it will overclock to 1700x speeds and even 1800x speeds quite easily, plenty of guides about on how to overclock it, it will do between 3.7ghz and 3.8ghz on the stock cooler, and anything upto 4ghz on a custom cooler with the added voltage required.
 
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At the end of the day XFR only works when a single core is enabled and it doesn't make much of the difference. We compare 3.9 GHz max turbo on the 1700X to 3.75 GHz on the 1700

 
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R7 1700X = higher speed out of the box but comes with no cooler

R7 1700 = lower speed at stock but comes with the cooler than can take the 1700 to the same speeds as the 1700X easily. It bears mentioning it runs cooler at stock but once you start overclocking you should be looking at pretty much the same temps.

I normally recommend the R7 1700 given the price advantage but in this case I'd rather buy the 1700X, but a decent aftermarket cooler (which costs $30 or less and can OC even further than the stock cooler) keep my CPU @ stock for a while and OC when needed.

If there is no need to OC, then don't do it. Even if it is easy and does not represent a lot of problems. Either way throw a B350 mobo with good OC capabilities for future OC
 
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What would be a decent cooler that you recommend? The motherboard I got isn't a great one. Just a basic one.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157763
What are your thoughts?
 
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That is a cool motherboard, but I'd get the pro 4 version it supports more RAM


https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YdJkcf/cooler-master-hyper-212-led-663-cfm-rifle-bearing-cpu-cooler-rr-212l-16pr-r1

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/r3xfrH/arctic-cooling-cpu-cooler-ucacop0900csb01

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vcrcCJ/cooler-master-masterair-pro-4-667-cfm-cpu-cooler-may-t4pn-220pk-r1

Like I said coolers under 40 USD should do the job.

Just make sure they are compatible with the AM4 socket
 
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