(since my last active thread in Tom's Hardware was like a year and more? i hope i can be with the community here~)
Since my old AMD Sempron 140's motherboard died, i upgraded my desktop to Intel core i3-2120 (3 years ago) just because in the dire of needs to have more threads)
have to say, while i3 is a dual-core, having 4 threads help me most of the time with most pc stuffs. (although my netbook Atom N570 is similarly 4 threads but sluggish )
Now, i've been into RPCS3 emulation and video conversion and making and my i3 is not enough for me now. (though gaming is still good with modest setting)
PC spec:
Intel i3-2120
MSI B75M-E33
6GB DDR3 1333 (2GB+4GB)
Asus Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 (i use 900p@60 or @75)(i do felt that 1GB is not enough nowadays)
Kingston SSDnow 120GB (main Windows hdd)
I've been waiting for Ryzen 3 to came out (and is out~) but realised my budget wont cut it (will explain later in next paragraph). but coincidentally, i found out Ivy Bridge based cpu like i5 and i7 isn't a bad upgrade from Sandy Bridge i3 as well (although is now considered old cpus)
My budget wont allow for Ryzen 3 even though is a budget oriented CPU, cuz i have to buy now mothermoard and also new DDR4 ram. Ryzen 3 is a quite cool cpu but, yeah... I do still like the Ryzen cuz now i get to overclock the cpu, just like when i was with my AMD Sempron (screw me for not having overcloackable intel motherboard and non K for all these years...)
I considered the 3rd gen i5 or i7 because i found great deals with these cpus (though is 2nd handed or refurbished OEM). also, the performance between the Ryzen 3/5 to the intels are very similar based on userbenchmark.com.
Plus, i dont have to change my motherboard and reuse my exist ram (though no overclock for me...)
intel i5-3570 = USD91 (online)(cheapest) or USD112 (with free resend & refund guarentee)
intel i7-3770 = USD154 (online)(still bid)
Ryzen 3/5 pricing, (add another around USD170 for AM4 mobo+8GB ram)
Ryzen 3 1200 = USD114 (online)(cheapest)
Ryzen 5 1400 = around USD185 (local store)
(im still questioning about the M.2 socket in AMD4 motherboards. does it uses one of sata socket slot or is independant or i can just use NVMe but not familiarised with the tech)
I would prefer the 8 threads i7-3770 and Ryzen 5 1400 for future proofing my setup but for now, i need a true quad-core cpu.
(though i rarely upgrade my pc unless is broken or for really the needs to upgrade)
To make everything short,
Should i use my existing socket platform and upgrade to 3rd Generation Intel i5 or i7,
or
Should i wait for my budget to get loose and upgrade to AMD Ryzen 3/5?
(with a possibly of my current i3 as a HTPC, i have lots of old spare hardwares~)
(if you are questioning about the Ryzen price, yeah, me too. dont know why is way above its MRSP pricing in US)
Since my old AMD Sempron 140's motherboard died, i upgraded my desktop to Intel core i3-2120 (3 years ago) just because in the dire of needs to have more threads)
have to say, while i3 is a dual-core, having 4 threads help me most of the time with most pc stuffs. (although my netbook Atom N570 is similarly 4 threads but sluggish )
Now, i've been into RPCS3 emulation and video conversion and making and my i3 is not enough for me now. (though gaming is still good with modest setting)
PC spec:
Intel i3-2120
MSI B75M-E33
6GB DDR3 1333 (2GB+4GB)
Asus Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 (i use 900p@60 or @75)(i do felt that 1GB is not enough nowadays)
Kingston SSDnow 120GB (main Windows hdd)
I've been waiting for Ryzen 3 to came out (and is out~) but realised my budget wont cut it (will explain later in next paragraph). but coincidentally, i found out Ivy Bridge based cpu like i5 and i7 isn't a bad upgrade from Sandy Bridge i3 as well (although is now considered old cpus)
My budget wont allow for Ryzen 3 even though is a budget oriented CPU, cuz i have to buy now mothermoard and also new DDR4 ram. Ryzen 3 is a quite cool cpu but, yeah... I do still like the Ryzen cuz now i get to overclock the cpu, just like when i was with my AMD Sempron (screw me for not having overcloackable intel motherboard and non K for all these years...)
I considered the 3rd gen i5 or i7 because i found great deals with these cpus (though is 2nd handed or refurbished OEM). also, the performance between the Ryzen 3/5 to the intels are very similar based on userbenchmark.com.
Plus, i dont have to change my motherboard and reuse my exist ram (though no overclock for me...)
intel i5-3570 = USD91 (online)(cheapest) or USD112 (with free resend & refund guarentee)
intel i7-3770 = USD154 (online)(still bid)
Ryzen 3/5 pricing, (add another around USD170 for AM4 mobo+8GB ram)
Ryzen 3 1200 = USD114 (online)(cheapest)
Ryzen 5 1400 = around USD185 (local store)
(im still questioning about the M.2 socket in AMD4 motherboards. does it uses one of sata socket slot or is independant or i can just use NVMe but not familiarised with the tech)
I would prefer the 8 threads i7-3770 and Ryzen 5 1400 for future proofing my setup but for now, i need a true quad-core cpu.
(though i rarely upgrade my pc unless is broken or for really the needs to upgrade)
To make everything short,
Should i use my existing socket platform and upgrade to 3rd Generation Intel i5 or i7,
or
Should i wait for my budget to get loose and upgrade to AMD Ryzen 3/5?
(with a possibly of my current i3 as a HTPC, i have lots of old spare hardwares~)
(if you are questioning about the Ryzen price, yeah, me too. dont know why is way above its MRSP pricing in US)