Best Ryzen CPU to upgrade to?

[Finiesta]

Currently have an Amd fx-6300 overclocked. I want to upgrade to handle some streaming, video editing, but mostly games varying from CSGO to PUBG to total war warhammer. Which is the cheapest Ryzen CPU that would be best suited for these plus seeing a noticeable increase from the fx-6300?

 

[dudeman509]

R5-1600 would be your best bang for the buck for streaming/editing/gaming workloads. 6C, 12T should give you plenty of extra power.

 

[COLGeek]

Be sure your budget includes the price for a new CPU, motherboard, and DDR4 memory. No Ryzen CPU can be installed into your existing AM3+ socketed motherboard.

 

[Finiesta]

Be sure your budget includes the price for a new CPU, motherboard, and DDR4 memory. No Ryzen CPU can be installed into your existing AM3+ socketed motherboard.

Don’t worry I was accounting for that, that’s why I was asking about the cheapest possible CPU that meets my requirements. If you recommend any mother boards that too would be appreciated.

 

[silverfeather]

Be sure your budget includes the price for a new CPU, motherboard, and DDR4 memory. No Ryzen CPU can be installed into your existing AM3+ socketed motherboard.

Don’t worry I was accounting for that, that’s why I was asking about the cheapest possible CPU that meets my requirements. If you recommend any mother boards that too would be appreciated.

i like the asus rog strix b350

 

[Finstar]

+1 for the 1600.
For the mobo: ASRock ab350 pro 4

 

[madmatt30]

^ Yup 1600 & asrock b350 pro 4 (currently the best price/performance combo in my eyes)

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

1600 and ASRock AB350m Pro 4 is what I'm running. Think it's the same board as the pro, just the micro atx version instead of the full size. But bang for buck that will be a nice upgrade. I had an FX 6300 also that was overclocked to around 4ghz when I upgraded. It will be a nice improvement for you. I'm currently overclocking the 1600 to about 3.7ghz. I think the computer actually sees it as 3.69 in Windows, but what's 10mhz lol.

 

[chemmajorp53]

That's just because your base clock is probably set to auto and it's making it 99.25MHz or something, you could manually set it to 1 if you wanted and it shouldn't change anything other than giving you an even number lmao. Not like there'll be any performance gains, just if you're OCD about the number.

Also, based on what I've seen I'll throw in a vote for the B350 strix. Has better power phases than the Pro 4, but if you don't overclock to 4GHz+ then it won't matter. Some of the B350 boards, namely the Gigabyte ones, have problems with the VRMs overheating when you OC the bigger chips. In addition, am4 is going to be around getting new CPUs from AMD for at least 3 years, so I'd get a good board in case some faster but more power hungry chips get released soon.

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Thought it was probably the base clock as CPUz reports like 99 or something. I'm not sure at least on that B350 board if you can actually manually set the base clock. It's not a deal breaker but just something to be aware of.

 

[Finiesta]

Finiesta
Forgot to mention that I do need a Micro ATX bored

 

[madmatt30]

The 1600 is absolutely 100% worth the £30 more mate seriously.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£178.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£71.24 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £249.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-11 21:17 BST+0100

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Link to the board I'm running.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dWL7YJ/asrock-ab350m-pro4-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-ab350m-pro4

ASRock AB350m Pro 4.

That's the board I have my 1600 overclocked on currently.

 

[Finiesta]

Should I just get the 1600x then since it’s £4 more on pc part picker (kind of sounds like I’m avoiding the 1600 I just want to make sure I’m getting the best stuff

 

[madmatt30]

Same chip , 1600x just has slightly higher out of the box clocks .

It doesn't come with a cooler which is the big pitfall , the 1600 ( non x )/does & for that reason is a better buy.

 

[Finiesta]

Same chip , 1600x just has slightly higher out of the box clocks .

It doesn't come with a cooler which is the big pitfall , the 1600 ( non x )/does & for that reason is a better buy.

I mean I have a cooler already so that’s not too much of a problem

 

[chemmajorp53]

You can easily OC the 1600 to 1600X levels on the stock cooler and you get a free cooler out of it, 1600X doesn't really make a whole lot of sense

 

[Finiesta]

Okay, 1600 it is thanks guys

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

If you already have a decent cooler, you can go 1600x. But 1600 can overclock to about the same level as 1600x, plus you get a decent cooler. So it's up to you.

 

[madmatt30]

What cooler do you own already??

Its not necessarily going to be compatible

 

[Finiesta]

If you already have a decent cooler, you can go 1600x. But 1600 can overclock to about the same level as 1600x, plus you get a decent cooler. So it's up to you.

Is it better than the cooler master hyper 103?

 

[chemmajorp53]

The stock cooler will probably be slightly worse for the temps on the CPU, slightly better for the VRMs. You'll have to buy cooler master's AM4 compatibility kit if you want to fit that cooler I think.

 

[Finiesta]

What cooler do you own already??

Its not necessarily going to be compatible

Cooler master hyper 103

 

[Finiesta]

The stock cooler will probably be slightly worse for the temps on the CPU, slightly better for the VRMs. You'll have to buy cooler master's AM4 compatibility kit if you want to fit that cooler I think.

Yeah, I think 1600 will be best then since I’ll have to use that cooler

 

[madmatt30]

There isn't an am4 bracket available for the hyper 103 mate,meaning you cant use it on ryzen at all anyway.

Go for the 1600 & use the stock cooler