Question Potential upgrade...

[drjohnnyfever]

So about 4-5 years ago I built my first PC. I had done upgrades on ones I bought from Best Buy or Dell, but the one I'm presently using as a daily utility PC is the first I built from scratch. Specs...

CPU - Ryzen 5 3600
MOBO - Asus Prime X570 Pro
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 32Gb - 4 slots
GPU - SRhonyra Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
PSU - Seasonic FOCUS GM-550

Originally I had a XFX Radeon RX 570 RS XXX Edition 1286MHz, 8gb GDDR5, but it crapped out about a year ago. Which leads me to the question. Luckily, I had an old GPU that was reverse compatible with the MOBO and I figured out that it was the XFX that had crapped out.

I've wanted to switch out the CPU for one that has MOBO graphics built in. A Ryzen 7 5700G is up at half price $170. Do I upgrade now, or does this CPU price fall lower? I gain a couple cores and threads, so it is an upgrade and it has the graphics.

Is this a deal or can I wait for it to drop lower over the next year or so. I don't need it, but I feel like I want it. lol Should I wait or pull the trigger?

***edit - I use it as a shared PC/ Server for movies/music/tv. it performs excellently without issue.

 

[logainofhades]

Since you aren't gaming on this system, a 5700g isn't a terrible idea.

 

[Bob.B]

So about 4-5 years ago I built my first PC. I had done upgrades on ones I bought from Best Buy or Dell, but the one I'm presently using as a daily utility PC is the first I built from scratch. Specs...

CPU - Ryzen 5 3600
MOBO - Asus Prime X570 Pro
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 32Gb - 4 slots
GPU - SRhonyra Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
PSU - Seasonic FOCUS GM-550

Originally I had a XFX Radeon RX 570 RS XXX Edition 1286MHz, 8gb GDDR5, but it crapped out about a year ago. Which leads me to the question. Luckily, I had an old GPU that was reverse compatible with the MOBO and I figured out that it was the XFX that had crapped out.

I've wanted to switch out the CPU for one that has MOBO graphics built in. A Ryzen 7 5700G is up at half price $170. Do I upgrade now, or does this CPU price fall lower? I gain a couple cores and threads, so it is an upgrade and it has the graphics.

Is this a deal or can I wait for it to drop lower over the next year or so. I don't need it, but I feel like I want it. lol Should I wait or pull the trigger?

***edit - I use it as a shared PC/ Server for movies/music/tv. it performs excellently without issue.

If you go that route make sure you have the proper bios before the swap.

 

[geofelt]

If it performs excellently without issue now, Why do you think you need to upgrade?

 

[drjohnnyfever]

If it performs excellently without issue now, Why do you think you need to upgrade?

Well, as I said, a XFX Radeon GPU crapped out and it didn't take long to figure out that's what the problem was, but not having on-board graphics to problem solve and have to use in the event of another failure would be nice just as a backup.

Since you aren't gaming on this system, a 5700g isn't a terrible idea.

Yeah, this is what I was thinking too given it's a modest improvement and has the graphics. The price difference between the 5-5600G and 7-5700G is only about $45. I'd sell the R5-3600. If I could get $100 for it, that would be a pretty good yield on the R7 improvement...

edit - looks like the R5-3600 might get about $80 on ebay... still not a bad yield.

 

[geofelt]

If you have the itch to buy and you have the budget, go for it.
Your 3600 sells for $70 on ebay, and you must deduct for commission and shipping.
You can buy a 5600G on ebay for $100 or so, and that might be your best deal.
Integrated graphics from either amd or Intel is plenty for HD movie playback and desktop work, but not for fast action gaming. Your replacement RX580 is much more competent in that regard.

If you buy the 5600G, update your bios to currency before you swap processors.