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I've currently got a Pentium G3258 from 3 years ago, and it is really just unbelievably slow for the video editing and heavy productivity tasks I do. I honestly don't know why I ever went with it, although it has served me well for $70! I am looking to upgrade to a new CPU. I was first considering a Ryzen 5 1600x or 1700 but with that means I need a new mobo, and RAM, since I currently have DDR3 not DDR4. That'd a hefty chunk of change I don't have. The other solution I was thinking of was to go with a 4790K used from eBay that's in good condition and that was never overclocked. That would run maybe $250, not $500-$600 like Ryzen would cost me.
Do you think going with a used CPU that's in good condition is worth it, or should I go for Ryzen which will likely cost 2-2.5x more money, keeping in mind I'm very tight on cash. I've heard from sources like Linus Tech Tips and Paul's Hardware that CPU's are great to buy used since they rarely ever fail, but I thought I might get some other opinions. My current specs are below, and I would basically keep everything the same except the CPU if I went the Intel route. Thanks!
Pentium G3258 @ 4.2GHz
Hyper 212 EVO
MSI Z97 PC Mate
G.Skill Ripjaws 12GB DDR3
Asus R9 270x 2GB
120GB Samsung SSD
1TB WD Caviar Blue
EVGA 600B PSU
Do you think going with a used CPU that's in good condition is worth it, or should I go for Ryzen which will likely cost 2-2.5x more money, keeping in mind I'm very tight on cash. I've heard from sources like Linus Tech Tips and Paul's Hardware that CPU's are great to buy used since they rarely ever fail, but I thought I might get some other opinions. My current specs are below, and I would basically keep everything the same except the CPU if I went the Intel route. Thanks!
Pentium G3258 @ 4.2GHz
Hyper 212 EVO
MSI Z97 PC Mate
G.Skill Ripjaws 12GB DDR3
Asus R9 270x 2GB
120GB Samsung SSD
1TB WD Caviar Blue
EVGA 600B PSU
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