Gaming PC Upgrade i5 4590 to Ryzen 5 1600X

[gernstsmit]

Hi, I'm considering upgrading to Ryzen, but I'm unsure if it will be worth my while.

Current PC:
CPU: Haswell i5 4590 3.3GHz to 3.7 GHz Boost
RAM: 2 x 8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9
Motherboard: Asus Z870Plus
Storage: 1 x 250GB SSD ; 1 x 500GB SSD ; 1 x 4TB HDD
Graphics Card: Asus R9 290X OC 4GB
Power Supply: Corsair CX750M 750W

Intended upgrade:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
CPU Aircooler: Coolermaster V8 GTS
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2 x 8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL14
Motherboard: Asus X370 Prime Pro

The whole deal will cost me R10,400 South African that equates to $805 US. (Yes PC hardware is 50% to 100% more expensive in South Africa than in the US)

So should I do this, or should I rather buy a 1070 or 1080 card? (SA prices 1070 ~ $680 US and the 1080 ~ $900 US)

And of course Vega is around the corner complicating the decision further.

My biggest problem is that I can't find benchmarks anywhere that pares the R9 290X with a Ryzen CPU.

The games that I play the most are:

GTA V
Just Cause 3
Fallout 4
Mass Effect Andromeda (just started playing)
Farcry 4
Kerbal Space Program
Skyrim

 

[mdd1963]

A compatible i7 on your MB might be more cost effective...and potentially even better framerates...

 

[gernstsmit]

A compatible i7 on your MB might be more cost effective...and potentially even better framerates...

I'm not sure if a Haswell i7 can beat a Ryzen 5 1600X?

Even if that was the case then I would rather stay with the i5. I hate Intel for their corruption and fraud against AMD, the only reason I have an i5 in the first place is that unfortunately AMD did not have competitive CPU's at the time that I upgraded before.

In short I won't give Intel any money, period. So it's either Ryzen or a new Graphics card.

 

[synphul]

I would get the gpu and keep the i5. The performance difference isn't that great to justify the cost in my opinion. Here's some game benchmarks for things like gtaV.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-5-1600x-cpu-review,5014-6.html

Bethesda games like skyrim and fallout 4 are capped at 60fps, you can manually disable it but it might mess with the game time (day/night). The game clock is synced with 60fps. Not sure about every one of those games but for the most part performance will be similar if intel doesn't have the edge in some. If you want to turn up the eye candy with things like enb in skyrim along with hi res addons and things consider the better gpu. If you're streaming while gaming or do a lot of video encoding then ryzen might make more sense. Otherwise it's a lot of money for maybe 3-4fps increase if any in most of those.

 

[gernstsmit]

Thank you, I had a feeling this was the case. I should probably wait and see at what price point Vega comes in and thet get either that or a 1080. I'll stretch the legs on the i5 for now then.

I would get the gpu and keep the i5. The performance difference isn't that great to justify the cost in my opinion. Here's some game benchmarks for things like gtaV.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-5-1600x-cpu-review,5014-6.html

Bethesda games like skyrim and fallout 4 are capped at 60fps, you can manually disable it but it might mess with the game time (day/night). The game clock is synced with 60fps. Not sure about every one of those games but for the most part performance will be similar if intel doesn't have the edge in some. If you want to turn up the eye candy with things like enb in skyrim along with hi res addons and things consider the better gpu. If you're streaming while gaming or do a lot of video encoding then ryzen might make more sense. Otherwise it's a lot of money for maybe 3-4fps increase if any in most of those.