Question Get ryzen 5 2600x or wait for ryzen 3000?

[kindangrysliceofpie]

Hey everyone. I’ve been told that ryzen 3000 is coming soon (next few months) and I’m ready to buy a CPU. I have enough money for a 2600x, but if I wait (which I don’t really want to do) and get a ryzen 3000 series chip, will the performance be so drastic that I should wait, or go for the 2600x now?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Wait to see , what is coming from AMD , it won't be much longer.

 

[TardisRepair]

I haven't been staying updated on each generation since Ryzen 1, but with AMD, there tends to be a lot of hype about each new generation being 2x better than the competition, at a fraction of the price and tpd, and it is rarely ever true. But it comes down to you. Personally I play all the time and couldnt stomach waiting a month to buy the new generation.
Keep in mind that AMD has a history of having buggy launches. It might be worth it to just buy a setup now and later down the road upgrade, if you get the money.

 

[mdd1963]

It will allegedly released (or at least announced/reviewed?) by 7July....

Only you can know if you can wait till then....

 

[AncientIllusions]

I'd wait for Intel Comet-Lake S or Ice Lake but if you're on a budget go with the 2600X, the value's def better.