[SOLVED] 1660 ti match

[Peiguy]

Does anyone know what ryzen cpu would be a good match for the 1660 ti to?

 

[Barty1884]

Anything from a 1200 and up should pair well enough. A 2600/2600X would be a great choice, IMO.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Even the weakest Ryzen 3 1200 could handle that graphics card in most games.
I would consider a Ryzen 5 2600 since it is at a reasonable price now and offers 6 cores and 12 threads for $165.
https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processo...ocphy=9006686&hvtargid=pla-438802959576&psc=1
What is your budget?

 

[Peiguy]

Anything from a 1200 and up should pair well enough. A 2600/2600X would be a great choice, IMO.

how would a 1700 perform compared to a 2600?

 

[Peiguy]

Even the weakest Ryzen 3 1200 could handle that graphics card in most games.
I would consider a Ryzen 5 2600 since it is at a reasonable price now and offers 6 cores and 12 threads for $165.
https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processo...ocphy=9006686&hvtargid=pla-438802959576&psc=1
What is your budget?

anything under 170 that'll pair well with the 1660 ti

 

[Barty1884]

how would a 1700 perform compared to a 2600?

Depends on the application. In gaming, typically a little weaker due to it's lower clocks and IPC. Anywhere from 5-15% 'worse', depending on the title resolution would be a worst-case scenario.
https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwrevie...eview-stream-benchmarks-gaming-blender/page-3

 

[NightHawkRMX]

R7 1700 is slightly behind an R5 2600 in games. With an overclock gaming performance is close on both.
The Ryzen 7 has 2 more cores and 4 more threads so for video editing, virtual machines, streaming, and other heavy multitasking, the 1700 is better.
The 2600 can handle all of those tasks too, just not as well.

 

[mdd1963]

I'd not consider any Ryzen CPU for gaming rigs below the R5-1600, frankly....

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Why not?
For the really cheap prices the ryzen 3 series offers, they pack a lot of power.
My overclocked quad core ryzen 3 1200 will run any game i want with pretty good framerate. It is a steal for $69 that newegg has it for right now.
https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E1...,+LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566
Its not ideal for gaming, but certainly better than anything intel offers at that price.
The ryzen 3 2200g is a very good apu for around $95 and its igpu is second to only the vega 11 in the 2400g. It offers a decent cpu side to match.

 

[mdd1963]

Did not say Ryzens under R5-1600 would not play games, and, some are better than others...; but, for marginally more money, and sometimes less, why intentionally start off with a cpu-limited rig if getting a good GPU in the 1660Ti/1070 class?

Quad cores are beginning to struggle in many games, and, with R5-1600 on sale often for less than R5-2400G, it should be the 'go to'; just my opinion, of course.

Ultimately, however, it is the purchaser's money, ...and choice...

 

[DMAN999]

I have a Ryzen 5 2600 on an Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming mb with G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3200 RAM running at 3400 MHz with an MSI GTX 1660 TI Armor 6G OC and I am extremely happy with this setup.
I run current games at 1080p set to Ultra and get between 85 and 120 fps.
And when gaming my CPU is usually running between 30 and 50% with the GPU up around 90 to 95%.

 

[Peiguy]

Would it bottleneck at 1080p 60Hz? That's all my moniter is capable of

 

[R!TTER]

No, it'll be fine.