Hi, I am upgrading from a non-k i5-2500 with 16gb of DDR3-1333 on H61. I have found that with my 960 2GB my FPS is dipping below 40 at 1080p in games like Rising Storm 2 and Skyrim, and it's not that great in Far Cry 5 or GTA 5 either.
I got a Ryzen 3 1300x for £45 (!) used, so I am going AM4.
My question is, is it really worth going for a B450M motherboard instead of a B350M? My main concerns are memory support (OC) and future upgrades to Ryzen 7nm. B350 boards are readily available for about £50 used, while B450s go for £67+ in the UK.
I understand Ryzen is doing better with memory on 2nd gen but I wonder if that improvement is only on the CPU side with the 2xxxx series or do the mobos have something to do with it?
I'm planning to oc to 4.0 - 4.2 Ghz on the CPU and to 2666 or 2933 on RAM. (with a 2x4 2400 kit, loose timings) Got a Deepcool Gammaxx 200T and ample airflow for this.
Also Ryzen chips are going for so cheap used I'm wanting to drop in a 1600x or 2600, or 7nm in a year's time.
Any input would be appreciated.
>inb4
"Why don't you go for a 2700X with X470 and 32gigs of ram instead?"
Contrary to what some members believe, not everyone bleeds cash. This upgrade will run me about £160 in total, which is insane price/performance.
"Why don't you go for faster Ram from the get-go?"
The difference between prices are still massive, and the general consensus is that most 2400 kits will do at least 2666, with some doing 3000 and 3200 with loose timings.
"You won't see much of a performance boost."
I have a non-K 2500 with 1333 RAM. I will. I would need a new CPU and new mobo, along with new RAM to squeeze any more performance out of 1155, it would cost nearly the same with no upgrade path.
"Why don't you upgrade the GPU instead?"
I will do next year, possibly to a 1060 3gig. Unfortunately most of my games seem to be bottlenecked by the CPU.
I got a Ryzen 3 1300x for £45 (!) used, so I am going AM4.
My question is, is it really worth going for a B450M motherboard instead of a B350M? My main concerns are memory support (OC) and future upgrades to Ryzen 7nm. B350 boards are readily available for about £50 used, while B450s go for £67+ in the UK.
I understand Ryzen is doing better with memory on 2nd gen but I wonder if that improvement is only on the CPU side with the 2xxxx series or do the mobos have something to do with it?
I'm planning to oc to 4.0 - 4.2 Ghz on the CPU and to 2666 or 2933 on RAM. (with a 2x4 2400 kit, loose timings) Got a Deepcool Gammaxx 200T and ample airflow for this.
Also Ryzen chips are going for so cheap used I'm wanting to drop in a 1600x or 2600, or 7nm in a year's time.
Any input would be appreciated.
>inb4
"Why don't you go for a 2700X with X470 and 32gigs of ram instead?"
Contrary to what some members believe, not everyone bleeds cash. This upgrade will run me about £160 in total, which is insane price/performance.
"Why don't you go for faster Ram from the get-go?"
The difference between prices are still massive, and the general consensus is that most 2400 kits will do at least 2666, with some doing 3000 and 3200 with loose timings.
"You won't see much of a performance boost."
I have a non-K 2500 with 1333 RAM. I will. I would need a new CPU and new mobo, along with new RAM to squeeze any more performance out of 1155, it would cost nearly the same with no upgrade path.
"Why don't you upgrade the GPU instead?"
I will do next year, possibly to a 1060 3gig. Unfortunately most of my games seem to be bottlenecked by the CPU.