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(since my last active thread in Tom's Hardware was like a year and more? i hope i can be with the community here~)
Since my old AMD Sempron 140's motherboard died, i upgraded my desktop to Intel core i3-2120 (3 years ago) just because in the dire of needs to have more threads)
have to say, while i3 is a dual-core, having 4 threads help me most of the time with most pc stuffs. (although my netbook Atom N570 is similarly 4 threads but sluggish
)
Now, i've been into RPCS3 emulation and video conversion and making and my i3 is not enough for me now. (though gaming is still good with modest setting)
PC spec:
Intel i3-2120
MSI B75M-E33
6GB DDR3 1333 (2GB+4GB)
Asus Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 (i use 900p@60 or @75)(i do felt that 1GB is not enough nowadays)
Kingston SSDnow 120GB (main Windows hdd)
I've been waiting for Ryzen 3 to came out (and is out~) but realised my budget wont cut it (will explain later in next paragraph). but coincidentally, i found out Ivy Bridge based cpu like i5 and i7 isn't a bad upgrade from Sandy Bridge i3 as well (although is now considered old cpus)
My budget wont allow for Ryzen 3 even though is a budget oriented CPU, cuz i have to buy now mothermoard and also new DDR4 ram. Ryzen 3 is a quite cool cpu but, yeah... I do still like the Ryzen cuz now i get to overclock the cpu, just like when i was with my AMD Sempron (screw me for not having overcloackable intel motherboard and non K for all these years...)
I considered the 3rd gen i5 or i7 because i found great deals with these cpus (though is 2nd handed or refurbished OEM). also, the performance between the Ryzen 3/5 to the intels are very similar based on userbenchmark.com.
Plus, i dont have to change my motherboard and reuse my exist ram (though no overclock for me...)
intel i5-3570 = USD91 (online)(cheapest) or USD112 (with free resend & refund guarentee)
intel i7-3770 = USD154 (online)(still bid)
Ryzen 3/5 pricing, (add another around USD170 for AM4 mobo+8GB ram)
Ryzen 3 1200 = USD114 (online)(cheapest)
Ryzen 5 1400 = around USD185 (local store)
(im still questioning about the M.2 socket in AMD4 motherboards. does it uses one of sata socket slot or is independant or i can just use NVMe but not familiarised with the tech)
I would prefer the 8 threads i7-3770 and Ryzen 5 1400 for future proofing my setup but for now, i need a true quad-core cpu.
(though i rarely upgrade my pc unless is broken or for really the needs to upgrade)
To make everything short,
Should i use my existing socket platform and upgrade to 3rd Generation Intel i5 or i7,
or
Should i wait for my budget to get loose and upgrade to AMD Ryzen 3/5?
(with a possibly of my current i3 as a HTPC, i have lots of old spare hardwares~)
(if you are questioning about the Ryzen price, yeah, me too. dont know why is way above its MRSP pricing in US)
Since my old AMD Sempron 140's motherboard died, i upgraded my desktop to Intel core i3-2120 (3 years ago) just because in the dire of needs to have more threads)
have to say, while i3 is a dual-core, having 4 threads help me most of the time with most pc stuffs. (although my netbook Atom N570 is similarly 4 threads but sluggish
)Now, i've been into RPCS3 emulation and video conversion and making and my i3 is not enough for me now. (though gaming is still good with modest setting)
PC spec:
Intel i3-2120
MSI B75M-E33
6GB DDR3 1333 (2GB+4GB)
Asus Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 (i use 900p@60 or @75)(i do felt that 1GB is not enough nowadays)
Kingston SSDnow 120GB (main Windows hdd)
I've been waiting for Ryzen 3 to came out (and is out~) but realised my budget wont cut it (will explain later in next paragraph). but coincidentally, i found out Ivy Bridge based cpu like i5 and i7 isn't a bad upgrade from Sandy Bridge i3 as well (although is now considered old cpus)
My budget wont allow for Ryzen 3 even though is a budget oriented CPU, cuz i have to buy now mothermoard and also new DDR4 ram. Ryzen 3 is a quite cool cpu but, yeah... I do still like the Ryzen cuz now i get to overclock the cpu, just like when i was with my AMD Sempron (screw me for not having overcloackable intel motherboard and non K for all these years...)
I considered the 3rd gen i5 or i7 because i found great deals with these cpus (though is 2nd handed or refurbished OEM). also, the performance between the Ryzen 3/5 to the intels are very similar based on userbenchmark.com.
Plus, i dont have to change my motherboard and reuse my exist ram (though no overclock for me...)
intel i5-3570 = USD91 (online)(cheapest) or USD112 (with free resend & refund guarentee)
intel i7-3770 = USD154 (online)(still bid)
Ryzen 3/5 pricing, (add another around USD170 for AM4 mobo+8GB ram)
Ryzen 3 1200 = USD114 (online)(cheapest)
Ryzen 5 1400 = around USD185 (local store)
(im still questioning about the M.2 socket in AMD4 motherboards. does it uses one of sata socket slot or is independant or i can just use NVMe but not familiarised with the tech)
I would prefer the 8 threads i7-3770 and Ryzen 5 1400 for future proofing my setup but for now, i need a true quad-core cpu.
(though i rarely upgrade my pc unless is broken or for really the needs to upgrade)
To make everything short,
Should i use my existing socket platform and upgrade to 3rd Generation Intel i5 or i7,
or
Should i wait for my budget to get loose and upgrade to AMD Ryzen 3/5?
(with a possibly of my current i3 as a HTPC, i have lots of old spare hardwares~)
(if you are questioning about the Ryzen price, yeah, me too. dont know why is way above its MRSP pricing in US)
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