what is the best ryzen 5 cpu to pair with msi radeon rx 580 armor oc 8gb for gaming and maybe editing?

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so i want to save money for building a pc and i picked all the parts except the processor. for graphics card i picked the msi radeon rx 580 armor oc 8gb. the ram is corsair vengeance lpx ddr4 16gb 2x8 kit 2666mhz. the motherboard is msi gaming b350 tomahawk arctic am4 socket. i am looking for a ryzen 5 cpu to pair with the radeon rx 580 MAYBE for editing but actually first for 1080p high and ultra settings gaming at 60fps+. so please tell me, what is the best ryzen 5 cpu for those mentioned purposes.
 

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thanks bro, that was the one i was going for, but what about the 1600X? and btw, i swapped the corsair vengeance lpx black ddr4 16gb 2x8 kit 2666mhz to the 3000mhz variant.
 


the more speed will benefit for either 2 of this:
productivity
high fps gaming

so yeah, it'll work in your case

as for the X, here's the extra feature that X gives:
auto-OC feature, where the CPU will OC as much as the situation allows, it's great for those who don't want the hassle of setting the OC manually, but honestly? i prefer the normal version:
1. comes with a pretty decent stock cooler
2. with proper tweaking it can reach the R5 1600X performance
3. it's cheaper :)
 

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yeah, i guess you are right. i just picked a liquid cooler too. it's the cooler master masterliquid 240. its the best liquid cooler that i found that supports the am4 socket.