Need some advice on a new gaming budget build (Ryzen 5 1400 enough?)

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Hey guys,

So I’m building a new budget gaming pc. I don’t plan on it being a super computer by any stretch of the imagination, it’s just enough to get back into pc gaming really.

I’m curious if a Ryzen 5 1400 has enough horse power to run new games (@ or close to 60fps) and is there really any reason to go with the 1500x instead. I plan on using my TV and running at a res of 1440p and letting my TV upgrade it to 4K as best it can….point being I plan on running at 1440p.

My thought was to probably upgrade this cpu in the next year or two (provided AMD doesn’t change its socket) but the question is, is it enough until then?

Any help is very appreciated.
 
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Here is a benchmark of the 3 at your requested 1440p. As you can see the 1300X or 1200 for that matter can be overclocked to beat all but the 6 core.
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Depends on what video card your getting. If its low end then you should get the 1200 and put more into the video card. The 1200 can be overclocked to run really good.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($106.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($87.30 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($259.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $647.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-01 11:35 EDT-0400
 
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Hmmm....I was considering the AMD 580. Your thoughts on that?
 
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Its will cost a bit more due to bit mining has run the supply low.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($106.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($87.30 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX 580 8GB GTS Black Core Edition Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $667.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-01 11:40 EDT-0400
 
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There is not much of a difference between the 580 and the 1060 6gb. In some games the 580 is better, in other games the 1060 is better, but on the average they are the same. But over the past year, the 580 has been a lot more expensive than the 1060 6gb (even though both are overpriced). I would go with whatever is cheaper. Or if you have a free sync monitor, I would lean more towards the 580, but that depends on how much more it cost.
 
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Yea I don't know for sure about the video card but at the moment I'm trying to nail down my cpu/mobo.
 
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KK so yup the 1200 is nearly as good as the 1400. I being an overclocker would go with the 1200 or jump upto the 6 core 1600. The Gigabyte above is good or an ASRock AB350 pro4 for the price and quality.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($87.30 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX 580 8GB GTS Black Core Edition Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $757.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-01 11:52 EDT-0400
 
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So will 4 cores vs 6 cores really hold me back? And I don’t even see the 1200 being available when I look online so I may have no other option than a 1500 or 1600.
 
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Not sure, just trying to build something and spend as little as possible and still max out games at 1440
 
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You are not going to be able to max out games at 1440p with a 580 or a 1060. Those are not bad GPUs, but they are not 1440p. You will have to dial back settings to get 60fps in those games. If it were me, I would look at a 1070, but they are expensive.

The good news is, the CPU matters less at higher resolution as the bottleneck moves from the CPU to the GPU.
 
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I was running a R9 290 at 1440p and it did pretty well....maybe not 100% max but it did run pretty good at 1440p.
A 1060 or 580 should be considerably better right?
 
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