[SOLVED] Ryzen 5 2600 overclock Vs 2600X

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Hi everyone,

I'm currently planning a mid-range gaming PC build, which is also my first full start to finish build.

I'm looking at using a Gen-2 Ryzen 5 processor as from my research they seem to be good value for money and pretty decent performance for 1080p gaming.

I have seen some suggestions on the internet that buying a R5 2600 + an aftermarket cooler and overclocking up to around 4.2Ghz can give better gaming performance than an out of the box 2600X?
The cooler I was planning to use for this is a Cryorig H5 Ultimate but not sure if that is overkill for this kind of OC?

Is there any other differences between the 2600 and 2600X apart from base clock speeds?

Both options cost the roughly the same in New Zealand so I'm simply trying to find out how I can maximise performance for my dollar.

Here is the link to my current part list: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/DrVYzY

Thanks for any help I really appreciate it :)
 
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You won't be able to tell the difference between the 2600 and the 2600X. They are both the same chip. I suspect that the ones sold as the faster 2600X are a higher binned chip that may allow for a tad more OC. But then again, it all depends on the luck of the draw.
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You won't be able to tell the difference between the 2600 and the 2600X. They are both the same chip. I suspect that the ones sold as the faster 2600X are a higher binned chip that may allow for a tad more OC. But then again, it all depends on the luck of the draw.
 
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Ah ok so they are the same chip just with different base clock speeds then? I'm not planning on pushing the OC to the limits so 2600 seems like better value as I thought before.

Thanks :)
 
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A helpful read perhaps.
 
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Beyond base clock speed the importance difference is Performance Boost 2 (PB2) on the 2600X chips since both chips will do a conventional all-core overclock to about the same clock speed. But the 2600X will boost 2 or 3 cores to much higher clock speeds than 2600 chips will and to higher clock speeds than either can in an all-core overclock. And if it's on a capable motherboard you can force the chip to stay boosted longer, with more cores, by altering the boost parameters. Essentially overclocking only the cores that are getting used hardest.

What that means is the 2600X is a better gaming-only CPU, since games load down only a couple of cores heavily, while it can still be all-core overclocked for knocking out typical productivity tasks. But for those productivity work loads that need all-core overclocked performance, like rendering, video editing or encoding, the 2600 can offer a much greater value proposition.

Now whether or not you'll perceive it is another thing.
 
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Yeah, yesterday after I created this thread I did some more research and figured out that for gaming OC might be a waste of time. I’m now planning to spend the extra money on 16gb of 3200mhz memory as the motherboard I have should be capable of supporting it, and high speed memory is supposed to have a noticeable benefit on Ryzen builds?
 
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Good idea on the RAM. One thought... someone knowledgeable on the forum here suggested looking for RAM that uses Samsung-B die for best stability at the higher clocks when using a Ryzen platform. I can't vouch for that, but it is something to consider.
Btw, I think all 3200 RAM is B die now. Again, not sure but read that somewhere.
 
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Cheers, I'll bear that in mind
 
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Where are you buying your RAM at?
Btw, 3000mhz RAM is usually stable on Ryzens at their stock clocks if that is any cheaper. I doubt you'll be able to tell the difference between 3200 and 3000 anywhere except in benchmarks.
 
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Yeah I've sorted it out, getting a 3000Mhz Ripjaws V 16gb CAS15 kit that I found online because all my local retailers (in NZ) are pretty overpriced
 
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