I'm looking at doing a gaming build in the next couple weeks. This computer will be for gaming and I was looking at going with RYZEN. I have been reading up as much as possible and it seems the sweet spot is the RYZEN 5 4 core and 6 core. So is 4 cores still enough for gaming? As resolutions go up the pressure continues to be put the video card not the CPU so I can't see really needing 6 cores. Am I wrong?
1500X or 1600X
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The 6 core Ryzen is an equal to the 7600K while the 1500X only about 7400. Its a pretty big differance as you can see on the tomhardware 1500x revview. The 1500x at max overclock is only catching upto the 1600.
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Hellfire13
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4 cores are already consumed by some games and moving towards 6 cores. Although 4 cores is enough for now, but the 6 cores will last you much longer into the future at a few extra bucks. Even Intel mainstream i5 and i7 are moving towards 6 cores in their next iteration.
elbert
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The 6 core Ryzen is an equal to the 7600K while the 1500X only about 7400. Its a pretty big differance as you can see on the tomhardware 1500x revview. The 1500x at max overclock is only catching upto the 1600.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($130.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $802.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($130.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $802.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'm not sure. I am thinking about getting a 2k or 4k monitor. More then likely though I will be staying at 1080p possibly for a while I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do a new build and get a 2 or 4k monitor all at the same time
I just saw that in another thread. I really haven't been keeping up with things like I use to. I didn't know Coffee Lake was going to be such a big change. It seems that Intel is threatened by AMD and we actually have a real competition again like back in the 90's. When I saw that though it swung me more towards 6 cores.
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The point is, they are all moving to higher cores due to games moving to higher cores towards the future. As i said, while 4 cores is enough for now, the 6 core will assure more longevity into the build. Gone are the days when games used to driven mainly by graphics cards. Today a cpu is as important as a gpu for any gaming rig.
Having said that, it also depends on your budget. If you are on a tighter budget, the 1500x should do for now. The beauty about AM4 platform is that it is compatible over a variety of range of cpus on the same boards, while also promising support for the foreseeable future.
Having said that, it also depends on your budget. If you are on a tighter budget, the 1500x should do for now. The beauty about AM4 platform is that it is compatible over a variety of range of cpus on the same boards, while also promising support for the foreseeable future.
elbert :
The 6 core Ryzen is an equal to the 7600K while the 1500X only about 7400. Its a pretty big differance as you can see on the tomhardware 1500x revview. The 1500x at max overclock is only catching upto the 1600.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($130.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $802.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 15:30 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($130.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $802.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 15:30 EDT-0400
6 cores seems to be where things are going and even Intel is going with a 6 core I5 and I7. It seems that is the future
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