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Hi, I'm having a hard time picking between getting a Ryzen 5 1600 with a GTX 1070 or a Ryzen 7 1700 with a RX 580. I have budget restrictions that led me to pick between thise teo options.

Primary use: School related task with AutoCad and video editing and gaming. I play NBA 2K but if what I'll be able to choose from your opinions will be able to handle bigger games then I'll play other games too. I am also planning to buy a ultrawide monitor with a resolution of 2560x1080 for productivity matters but i can only afford one with freesync because gsync is too expensive imo. Thank you in advance!
 
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I'd say the Ryzen 5 1600 and the GTX 1070, even though you want to use the PC for video editing as well. This is because the RX 580 really won't cut it for ultrawide gaming - the GTX 1070 will be the better option. Also, Ryzen 5 1600 still has 6 cores, so you'll still get respectable performance in video editing. For games 1600 is perfect. However, if your gaming is not very intensive, or you don't play too much, then you can go with the 1700 for its better video editing capabilities. Do keep in mind that AutoCAD can be GPU-intensive, in which case the 1600+1070 build would again be the better choice.

My recommendation is the Ryzen 5 1600 and the GTX 1070, and you'll get a balanced build for gaming and workstation use as well.
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Pick the 1600 and the stronger GTX1070 option.
Higher resolutions require more graphics power.

Both processors may oc to near the same level.
Since few games can use more than 2-3 threads, the difference between 12 and 16 threads is negligible.
You are buying ryzen threads for the editing functions, not for gaming.
 
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I'd say the Ryzen 5 1600 and the GTX 1070, even though you want to use the PC for video editing as well. This is because the RX 580 really won't cut it for ultrawide gaming - the GTX 1070 will be the better option. Also, Ryzen 5 1600 still has 6 cores, so you'll still get respectable performance in video editing. For games 1600 is perfect. However, if your gaming is not very intensive, or you don't play too much, then you can go with the 1700 for its better video editing capabilities. Do keep in mind that AutoCAD can be GPU-intensive, in which case the 1600+1070 build would again be the better choice.

My recommendation is the Ryzen 5 1600 and the GTX 1070, and you'll get a balanced build for gaming and workstation use as well.
 
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