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Greetings pc community. After 3 and the half years I finally have the required budget to upgrade my pc. Note: I will be buying from a local shop so if its possible dont recommend me any links.Also I game on 1080p.

I have two options. The only difference between those options are the cpus(Ryzen 2600 vs i5 8400 respectively)


Option one includes:
CPU: Ryzen 2600 (200€)
GPU:rx 480 4gb(already have)
RAM:hyperx fury 8gb(4x2) 2666mhz (100€)
MOBO: asus prime b350 plus (100€)
Storage:1tb hdd seagate blue +256gb samsung evo ssd (already have)
PSU:corsair csm550w 80+gold semi (already have)
Case:Nzxt source 340 elite (90€)

Option two includes:
CPU: i5 8400 (180€)
GPU:rx 480 4gb(already have)
RAM: hyperx fury 8gb(4x2) 2666mhz (100€)
MOBO:asus prime b360 plus (100€)
Storage: 1tb hdd seagate blue +256gb samsung evo ssd (already have)
PSU: corsair csm550w 80+gold semi (already have)
Case:Nzxt source 340 elite (90€)



As you can see with the ryzen option I spend 20 more bucks.Thankfully, it doesnt financialy affects me. I have seen many benchmarks regarding those 2 cpus and I already know that ryzen caters to people that are more likely to stream or do some video editing etc but I am not one of those people. And while Intel provides more fps than ryzen,they seem meaningless to me when both of these cpus can play everything at ultra at 60+(some even go beyond 100-150+). I used to be a competitive gamer but now I couldnt care less for fps.My main concern is futureproof and smoothness.

Coming to a conclusion then,Which cpu will experience less bottleneck and will be likely "immume" or at least minimize the stuttering and which cpu does achieve better futureproofing? Thanks for reading and thanks for your valuable time! :)
 
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The Ryzen may have some stuttering as a result of its architecture, however, it is the more "futureproof" of the two. That said, future updates could fix that completely as the Ryzen 2600 has made improvements as far as stutter is concerned from the 1600, and the 1600 fixed a lot of its early stuttering issues in software. So the problem can only get better as things progress.

The next generation of Intel chips will either be the last one on the current socket, or will switch to a new socket. It is just how Intel does things. That means that a "drop in" CPU upgrade limits you to what Intel has on the market now and MAYBE the next generation. With Ryzen, the socket is slated to be supported until 2020, which means that you could drop a...
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Coming to a conclusion then,Which cpu will experience less bottleneck and will be likely "immume" or at least minimize the stuttering and which cpu does achieve better futureproofing?

In theory, the 2600 will be less likely to experience the stuttering vs the i5 8400 but it depends on how far you will go into the future to look. With in the same time frame as your last one, I think either will be fine.

In theory, because the 2600 has more threads, it would last longer and produce less stuttering but the 8400 will do just fine over all also. most games right now use 2-4 threads from a cpu with very little games using more than that. It is however becoming easier to code for multi-core systems with AMD pushing it in the console market.
 
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The Ryzen may have some stuttering as a result of its architecture, however, it is the more "futureproof" of the two. That said, future updates could fix that completely as the Ryzen 2600 has made improvements as far as stutter is concerned from the 1600, and the 1600 fixed a lot of its early stuttering issues in software. So the problem can only get better as things progress.

The next generation of Intel chips will either be the last one on the current socket, or will switch to a new socket. It is just how Intel does things. That means that a "drop in" CPU upgrade limits you to what Intel has on the market now and MAYBE the next generation. With Ryzen, the socket is slated to be supported until 2020, which means that you could drop a 3000 series or maybe even a 4000 series when those release. All you would need is a BIOS update. Comparing the two as far as upgrades go, you can go with Intel and need a new CPU, motherboard, video card, and maybe RAM in 2 years time, or go with Ryzen, get a CPU, and spend the extra on a better video card (Navi anyone?).

So, that is my two cents. Hope it helps.
 
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Thank you for your answers!I will try red side after all those years.Are the extra 30 euros for 2600x worth the money or should I just go with 2600? I heard that the "x" model has better cooling thus providing better OC and much performance than the non "x" model,is that statement true?Thanks in advance
 
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The 2600X is actually a little bit of an advantage. Reviewers have had problems getting the boost clock on all cores with overclocking, so there is actually a performance gain in some applications with keeping it at stock settings. It also does come with that good cooler, but I wouldn't really want to try a high overclock with it. If you plan on pushing it, get an aftermarket cooler.
 
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So you say its worth the extra 30 bucks? Also while I know I have a decent knowledge regarding OCing ,I would prefer not to OC unless I really want to get that 60+ smooth fps experience.

 
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