[SOLVED] New Build Intel or Ryzen?

[bernzkilot]

Hi Guys! I'm planning to build once the Ryzen comes up but im not quite sure if i will go for ryzen 3000 or intel. I'm hoping that there will be some cut on price since competitors is coming into market.

i currently dont have a pc with me so if you may suggest, which would be better? would you go for ryzen 3000 with x570 or just go with intel?

My current budget is USD 1500 including the monitor and case only.

Thanks for suggestions guys!

 

[AngelTech]

Ryzen 3000 with an x470 board there is no reason to buy an x570 unless you really need that PCI 4.0 the only reason I'd say go Intel is if you can snag an 8700K or 9700K in a sale otherwise a 3000 would be the best decision in my opinion just don't buy any of the 9 series buy a 5 or 7 series (I'm personally getting a Ryzen 5 3700X most likely)

 

[ElectrO_90]

AMD all the way, unless you want a CPU with more vulnerabilities than a block of Swiss cheese.
Better performance for price, comes with a Cooler, more cores/threads than Intel can do for same money. Always Overclockable.
The x470/x570 is interesting, but unless we get confirmation on Price, it's best to get the x570, but if thats $100 more than an x470, get the cheaper of the 2.

Right now $750 will get you this (half of your budget, but don't know if you need Keyboard/mouse/monitor/headphones)

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue SN500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB XC GAMING Video Card ($208.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - P300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $742.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-02 07:00 EDT-0400

 

[AngelTech]

The x470/x570 is interesting, but unless we get confirmation on Price, it's best to get the x570, but if thats $100 more than an x470, get the cheaper of the 2.

I believe the price point is confirmed because it was in an online store or something. but I may be wrong

 

[bernzkilot]

Hi Guys! sorry i forgot to mention. i was planning to play on 1440p with at least 75 hz. i already have mouse, keyboard and headset with me. the only thing missing is the whole cpu unit and monitor. can you suggest me what should i build? im starting to think to get an x470 with ryzen 3 2200g so just i can upgrade the bios and then go for RX 5700 and ryzen 5 3600x i guess? any comments or suggestion would be highly appreciated.

 

[Judespace]

Hi Guys! sorry i forgot to mention. i was planning to play on 1440p with at least 75 hz. i already have mouse, keyboard and headset with me. the only thing missing is the whole cpu unit and monitor. can you suggest me what should i build? im starting to think to get an x470 with ryzen 3 2200g so just i can upgrade the bios and then go for RX 5700 and ryzen 5 3600x i guess? any comments or suggestion would be highly appreciated.

I mean, you could do that or wait for 5 days until ZEN 2 is out. That saves you from buying more than you need. Some BIOS’ are updated out of the box too, if not AMD can send you a bios upgrade kit

 

[bernzkilot]

Hi! I am actually outside america. im currently living in Qatar so i will be ordering this online and will be shipped to me. is it possible to request Amazon to send this bios upgrade kit then?

 

[xravenxdota]

Not sure about amazon as its something that has to be loaded so doubt they can do that.Another option is to get a mobo which has bios flash back(msi comes to mind)which doesn't need cpu etc for you to flash bios.

 

[bernzkilot]

will the MSI b450 carbon or MSI x470 gaming plus would be enough?

 

[ElectrO_90]

will the MSI b450 carbon or MSI x470 gaming plus would be enough?

Just wait 4 more days...

 

[InvalidError]

Hi! I am actually outside america. im currently living in Qatar so i will be ordering this online and will be shipped to me. is it possible to request Amazon to send this bios upgrade kit then?

Find a motherboard that has a BIOS compatible with Ryzen 3 preloaded on it, it should have the "AMD Ryzen 3" logo either printed on the box or added as a sticker, then you won't need a temporary CPU to update the BIOS with.

 

[bernzkilot]

Hi! Is it possible to request this from Amazon? because i wont be buying this personally from a store. i will be ordering the items online.

 

[AngelTech]

Once you find a board you like check reviews and then go to the MOBO site it would say like "Zen 2 ready" or "Ryzen 3000 ready" (those won't pop up till after the release of the chips tho)

 

[InvalidError]

If someone lists an "AMD Ryzen 3"-ready motherboard on Amazon, I'd expect them to show the box with the appropriate logo/sticker on it to help move sales.