[SOLVED] I3-4150 + 1050ti or ryzen 3 2200g

[j0kerd97]

Hi, I would like to buy a new budget pc to use when I'm not at home. My budget is 230$. I found some second hand parts and now I have a dilemma. Should I go for an amd ryzen 3 2200g build with no dedicated card or an i3 4150 + 1050ti? I d like to play some AAA games at least on low if possible.

 

[zyh1987]

I would suggest getting a 2200g, and make sure that the mobo you are getting is a b350/450 or x370/470.

reason being that if you ever get some cash later on, ryzen system has good upgrade path, where as your 4150 + 1050ti is very limited.

also I think i3 4150 will somewhat bottlenecks the 1050ti, so you are not getting the full 1050ti performance.

 

[geofelt]

The GTX1050ti will be a stronger graphics card.
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-vs-AMD-RX-Vega-11-Ryzen-iGPU/3649vsm401440

On the processor side, I would rate the options as equal.
The 2200g is stronger in total, but the 4150 is faster in single thread performance that most games need.

 

[King_V]

Wait, are you comparing a new 2200g system with a used i3-4150 + GTX 1050Ti?

Depends on price, really, and all the other components. The i3-4150 is a Haswell era CPU, though, and still uses DDR3 RAM. In and of itself, that's not a bad thing, but when/if you upgrade, you won't be able to carry that RAM over to a newer system.

But without further details, what you're paying for each of these systems, and what's included with each, it's really hard to say which is the better deal.

 

[j0kerd97]

Hi, so I have this 2 options. That i3 4150, asustek h81-gamer, 8 gb ram ddr3 and 1050ti for 280$ / ryzen 3 2200g with 8gb ddr4 and asrock ab350m-hdv motherboard for 180$. I could buy a dedicated video card for the ryzen tho. Smth like a rx 470 or 570. So?

 

[King_V]

For the Ryzen system, if the previous owner upgraded the BIOS so that it works with the 2200g (it might not have worked with it out of the box) and confirms this, then great.

Here's a list of the current US prices on the RX570 and RX580 video cards, sorted, both 4GB and 8GB variants. Even the cheapest one added to that Ryzen combo you mention puts you a little over $300, but the graphics performance will be much better than the 1050Ti.

Going for an 8GB variant will push the price up a little higher, obviously.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=392,391&sort=price

 

[j0kerd97]

I'll make sure the bios it s upgraded. As for the card most of them are 110 to 120$ in my country. So I should go with ryzen right?

 

[King_V]

I'll make sure the bios it s upgraded. As for the card most of them are 110 to 120$ in my country. So I should go with ryzen right?

Yes. If the owner confirms and can demonstrate the 2200g works in that board, then definitely go with the Ryzen, and get one of the RX 570 or RX 580 video cards. I would definitely choose this route instead of the i3+1050Ti