[SOLVED] 1660 best pair with?

phoonon

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gtx 1660 gpu and im with this choices to pair with: R5 1600
R5 2600
R5 2600X
if you have another good choice of ryzen or not to expensive cpu it will be a lot of help
 
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You probably won't notice a difference no matter which of those you choose, but I would choose the most modern part that you can, so that is the 2600 or 2600x. Whether you buy the 2600 or 2600x is up to you and your budget.

Another idea is to buy 1600 now, and at some point in a year or so you can upgrade to the 3600, or whatever 3000 series you want.
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Ryzen 5 1600
12275 score
120$
102.28 points per dollar
highest value right now
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Ryzen 5 2600
14407 score
145$-163$
96.0 points per dollar at 150$
 
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the coolers that come with them are fine for stock voltage. if you OC you should probably get a better cooler. but if i remember correctly, i saw a video showing that the stock coolers were indeed still effectively cooling the OC'd 2600. the cooler that comes with the 1600 is better than the one that comes with the 2600 also.

if you're going for 1080p 60fps gaming, the 1600 will be adequate for your needs. its only slightly less powerful than the 2600. if you're on a tight budget, i def recommend it, as it is currently the highest value cpu available right now. in most videos, the fps "gain" is totally indistinguishable from the 1600, when using the 2600.
 

phoonon

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the coolers that come with them are fine for stock voltage. if you OC you should probably get a better cooler. but if i remember correctly, i saw a video showing that the stock coolers were indeed still effectively cooling the OC'd 2600. the cooler that comes with the 1600 is better than the one that comes with the 2600 also.

if you're going for 1080p 60fps gaming, the 1600 will be adequate for your needs. its only slightly less powerful than the 2600. if you're on a tight budget, i def recommend it, as it is currently the highest value cpu available right now.
so a final veredict?
 
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what are your goals for this system? what fps/refresh rate are you going for? which gpu are you getting? are you going for maximum value for money? or maximum performance output for slightly less value?
 
You probably won't notice a difference no matter which of those you choose, but I would choose the most modern part that you can, so that is the 2600 or 2600x. Whether you buy the 2600 or 2600x is up to you and your budget.

Another idea is to buy 1600 now, and at some point in a year or so you can upgrade to the 3600, or whatever 3000 series you want.
 
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phoonon

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You probably won't notice a difference no matter which of those you choose, but I would choose the most modern part that you can, so that is the 2600 or 2600x. Whether you buy the 2600 or 2600x is up to you and your budget.

Another idea is to buy 1600 now, and at some point in a year or so you can upgrade to the 3600, or whatever 3000 series you want.
but if i have a 2600 what cpu could i upgrade to?