[SOLVED] R5 2600/B450 vs R3 3300x/B550

[lockdown744]

I am planning to upgrade my system. I am currently using an r3 1200/b350 and the onboard audio on my b350 is now broken so I am planning so change both my processor and my motherboard. My budget is around 240usd. I just want to hear some more thoughts from you guys. I am mostly playing games only with a bit of rendering on the side. Should I opt to go buy the r3 3300x? Will 240usd be enough for me to buy a r3 3300x with a decent atx b550? or Should I just go and purchase r5 2600 with b450 (I have done my research and I can purchase a r5 2600 and asrock b450 steel legend that is within my budget). All suggestion and comments will be much appreciated. Thank you very much

 

[tennis2]

Wait for B550 so you'll have the option of upgrading to ryzen 4000 series later. B450 allegedly won't be compatible

 

[InvalidError]

Between those two options, I'd be tempted to get the 3300X+B550. Better performance in many games, nearly as good in most other stuff compared to the 2600. Could be a while before boards become available for purchase and even longer for prices to settle though.

 

[GorillaMonsoon]

You never mentioned your GPU so I'm going to assume it's decent. But personally I'd go with the 2600/B450 mainly because it's within your budget right now, seems like any performance loss or gain would be pretty negligible. Yeah if you get a B550 it's nice to have the option to be able to upgrade to a 4000 series chip, but with the Ryzen pricing it's not the biggest of deals. But it would be the first gen of that MOBO. By the time you would want to upgrade again I'm sure there will be better B550's and reduced prices and hardware that can take advantage of PCIe4.