[SOLVED] Best AMD CPU for Gaming?

[lyingfire]

I need a good AMD CPU for gaming. Budget isnt that much of a concern but staying under $300 USD would be nice.
Motherboard: A320M Pro-VH Plus
GPU: GTX 1050ti
RAM: 16gb (2 x 8gb)

 

[Zizo007]

I need a good AMD CPU for gaming. Budget isnt that much of a concern but staying under $300 USD would be nice.
Motherboard: A320M Pro-VH Plus
GPU: GTX 1050ti
RAM: 16gb (2 x 8gb)

Ryzen 3600X or 3700X.

Edit: 3700X is more futureproof.

 

[Jeff Strong]

I know its a far as my 10yr old HPavilion can be upgraded! I've overclocked an Apple Performa 640 some 20+ yrs ago, so I'm rusty at it? ALSO, I'll try to get an NVME drive connected through 1 of my 3 PCIe 1.0 slots, if possible?

 

[Jeff Strong]

I know its a far as my 10yr old HPavilion can be upgraded! I've overclocked an Apple Performa 640 some 20+ yrs ago, so I'm rusty at it? ALSO, I'll try to get an NVME drive connected through 1 of my 3 PCIe 1.0 slots, if possible?

I just ordered an AMD Phenom II x6 1065T that is VERY overclockable?

 

[EPIC123]

Ryzen 3600X or 3700X.

Edit: 3700X is more futureproof.

"Futureproofing" is a blatant lie. There is no such thing.

 

[Deleted member 14196]

Best amd gaming cpu is the 3950X. Don’t cheap out.

 

[Zizo007]

Best amd gaming cpu is the 3950X. Don’t cheap out.

3950X is overkill, current games max out a 6 core so 8 cores is as fast as the 3950X in games.

 

[Zizo007]

"Futureproofing" is a blatant lie. There is no such thing.

Care to explain why now old 6 Intel cores are faster than 4 cores and Ryzen 1000/ 2000? We're talking about <10 years old CPUs not over 10 years old CPUs. No one will game on a PC for more than 10 years with new games.

So yes the 3700X is more futureproof than any CPU with less cores.

 

[drea.drechsler]

I need a good AMD CPU for gaming. Budget isnt that much of a concern but staying under $300 USD would be nice.
Motherboard: A320M Pro-VH Plus
GPU: GTX 1050ti
RAM: 16gb (2 x 8gb)

What CPU do you have on the motherboard right now? And PSU?

The processors representing 'best value' is 3600 or 3700X. With that board and GPU, I'd opt for 3600 as the better pairing. But for best BUDGET, and really good pairing with the GPU, you should consider a Ryzen 1600 AF.

Before getting a 3000 series make sure your board has a BIOS available that supports it and you'll need a Ryzen 1000 or 2000 processor on the board to update it.

 

[drea.drechsler]

"Futureproofing" is a blatant lie. There is no such thing.

Actually...no it's not It does depend, however, on your definition.

In my mind, 'future proofing' means the processor won't be the thing that holds you back as you advance in your computer skills. Case in point: so you get the 6 core cause it's cheap and plays games great and besides, you're just dinking about with small image renders using less complicated elements As you get better with your CG skills, though, you're adding elements, increasing size and resolution. Before long you will doubtless be regretting the short-sighted purchase of that 6 core and wish you'd got the 8 core processor to grind through the render in a decent time frame.

Another example: a 6 core doesn't hold back your current video card for current games. Great; get it, it's budget. But, OMG that awesome new game is so heavily threaded...and I've also gotten into youtubing my in-game adventures but it lags my games so badly to stream it! Yah, you'll again be regretting that silly decision to go budget instead of the 'future proofed' CPU.

Sure, you could just say 'upgrade' then. But some people don't like planning for obsolescence and instead plan for long life and enhanced long-term value. That's where 'future proofing' makes sense. Getting 8 cores now means you don't have to later.

 

[EPIC123]

Care to explain why now old 6 Intel cores are faster than 4 cores and Ryzen 1000/ 2000? We're talking about <10 years old CPUs not over 10 years old CPUs. No one will game on a PC for more than 10 years with new games.

So yes the 3700X is more futureproof than any CPU with less cores.

No, it's a lie. What if apps suddenly require 32 threads? This is an extreme example, but "futureproofing" is a lie since nobody can predict the future.

 

[drea.drechsler]

No, it's a lie. What if apps suddenly require 32 threads? ....

Then the 16 thread processor will be better than a 12 thread processor, so you're future-proofed to that extent at least.

But if you are seriously worried about the possibility of 32 thread apps becoming ubiquitous in the future, AMD's got the perfect 32 thread processor you should get today in order to be future proofed for that too.