New CPU soon possibly

[supermanfan51]

Hello everyone,
I am thinking of upgrading my CPU some time in the future. I believe that I will need a new motherboard, even though mine can support an i7. I currently have an i5-7400 and a b250m-a prime motherboard. Should I upgrade to Ryzen, and get the new 2000 series, or should I stick to Intel, and get a coffee lake? And which motherboard do I need for either?

 

[junii]

Get a Ryzen, b350 msi tomahawk plus

 

[maxalge]

Hello everyone,
I am thinking of upgrading my CPU some time in the future. I believe that I will need a new motherboard, even though mine can support an i7. I currently have an i5-7400 and a b250m-a prime motherboard. Should I upgrade to Ryzen, and get the new 2000 series, or should I stick to Intel, and get a coffee lake? And which motherboard do I need for either?

depends on what you want to do

for gaming you simply drop in a i7 7700

you can skip either current gen

 

[supermanfan51]

Get a Ryzen, b350 msi tomahawk plus

What type of risen should I get? Ryzen 5 or Ryzen 7? And what type (Like 1800 or 1600)

 

[rhoban]

Intel is slightly better at gaming. Though you will do fine with both Intel and Ryzen.

If you want to stick to Intel, I'd get the I5 8400.
For Ryzen, I'd get either the Ryzen 5 1600 or the new soon to be launched Ryzen 5 2600.

No need to get a Ryzen 7 unless you're gonna do heavy multitasking.

 

[junii]

Ryzen 5 1600 is good for budget, but if you have money to spend go for the Ryzen 7 1700

 

[supermanfan51]

Intel is slightly better at gaming. Though you will do fine with both Intel and Ryzen.

If you want to stick to Intel, I'd get the I5 8400.
For Ryzen, I'd get either the Ryzen 5 1600 or the new soon to be launched Ryzen 5 2600.

No need to get a Ryzen 7 unless you're gonna do heavy multitasking.

Which one will be better for streaming? I was originally upgrading so I could stream (can't stream on OBS even with a low bitrate)

 

[supermanfan51]

Intel is slightly better at gaming. Though you will do fine with both Intel and Ryzen.

If you want to stick to Intel, I'd get the I5 8400.
For Ryzen, I'd get either the Ryzen 5 1600 or the new soon to be launched Ryzen 5 2600.

No need to get a Ryzen 7 unless you're gonna do heavy multitasking.

Which is better for steaming? Should I get an i7 or ryzen 7 for that? I am currently having trouble steaming with my processer. (Sorry for posting double, did it from my phone.)

 

[rhoban]

For streaming, Ryzen 7.

 

[supermanfan51]

For streaming, Ryzen 7

Thank you for the help, but one more thing; will it come with a stock cooler? And will that be enough to cool a Ryzen 7?

 

[rhoban]

The stock Ryzen cooler is fine.