Question Is this the right choice?

[pillowdo]

Budget: 400$
The current MOB that I have

I think my best option here would be getting a AMD Ryzen 7 2700x with a MSI Proseries

Am I making the right decision?

 

[mdd1963]

The ready for 3000 series B450 'MAX' boards should be hitting soon, and if gaming is a goal, the R5-3600 is faster....

 

[CountMike]

Budget: 400$
The current MOB that I have

I think my best option here would be getting a AMD Ryzen 7 2700x with a MSI Proseries

Am I making the right decision?

Which CPU do you have now ?

 

[pillowdo]

Which CPU do you have now ?

Pentium 4400g

 

[CountMike]

Pentium 4400g

Well in that case it will be much better system. you'll just have to make sure it has compatible BIOS.

 

[EndEffeKt_24]

For productivity take the 2700x, if you are just gaming the 3600 is the better choice for dollar/frame.

 

[pillowdo]

For productivity take the 2700x, if you are just gaming the 3600 is the better choice for dollar/frame.

speed wise, the 3600 takes the lead with 3.8 ghz vs the 2700x with 3.6ghz but losses 2 cores/4 threads
I do know that a 4 ghz with 6 cores is slightly faster than a 4ghz with 8 cores

I'll be using the CPU for...
Discord - watching Twitch/anime on 1080p - WoW / LoL (both are games) - Spotify
all at the same time

note: I also use 2 monitors

so I'm better off with the 2700x, right?

 

[InvalidError]

I'll be using the CPU for...
Discord - watching Twitch/anime on 1080p - WoW / LoL (both are games) - Spotify
all at the same time

note: I also use 2 monitors

so I'm better off with the 2700x, right?

Your listed uses are at the trivial end of the spectrum - I can watch 4k videos with Discord, Chrome/FF with ~30 tabs open, triple monitors while playing WoW perfectly fine with my i5-3470 and GTX1050.

If you were live-streaming OUT to people on Twitch/YT/etc, then you may need the 2700/2700X for video processing and encoding.

 

[pillowdo]

Your listed uses are at the trivial end of the spectrum - I can watch 4k videos with Discord, Chrome/FF with ~30 tabs open, triple monitors while playing WoW perfectly fine with my i5-3470 and GTX1050.

If you were live-streaming OUT to people on Twitch/YT/etc, then you may need the 2700/2700X for video processing and encoding.

nothing wrong with being future proof, not to mention my budget can afford it :'d