Ryzen 5 1600x or wait for Ryzen Refresh?

[wesley_trovao]

Hey,

I'm to build a new pc. About ryzen, is it better to get an R5 1600X now or wait for the refresh?

 

[wesley_trovao]

If you're in need of a better PC, get R5 1600X now. If you feel your current system still good enough, wait for refresh.

Do you think the wait (and possibly price) will be worth it? I have a bit of a fear of waiting and, in addition to coming with a considerable price increase (I'm Brazilian), not to being so advantageous as a matter of fact.
Another alternative that i thinked is buy the R5 1600x now e, if be worth, upgrade to Ryzen "season 2" 2019+.

 

[InvalidError]

With the 1600X, you need to add the cost of an aftermarket HSF. I'd get the 1600 which is cheaper instead and comes with a decent stock HSF. Both chips overclock pretty much the same, which makes wasting ~$50 extra on the 1600X ($20 on the CPU itself + $30 for the HSF since none is included with the normal 1600X) pointless IMO.

 

[wesley_trovao]

With the 1600X, you need to add the cost of an aftermarket HSF. I'd get the 1600 which is cheaper instead and comes with a decent stock HSF. Both chips overclock pretty much the same, which makes wasting ~$50 extra on the 1600X ($20 on the CPU itself + $30 for the HSF since none is included with the normal 1600X) pointless IMO.

About price, here R5 1600x is R$ 105 (equivalent to $32 in direct conversion) less (promotion) than R5 1600.
An Water Cooler Masterliquid Pro 120mm (example) is R$ 199 here (equivalent to $62 in D.C.).

 

[InvalidError]

Waiting an unreleased product is a thing we all fear. Because it could end up either good or bad. I can't really assure you either way, it's all up to yourself.

Ryzen+ is little more than an optimized and bugfixed 12nm die shrink of the current Ryzen. It should only be marginally faster (say 200-400MHz) and considerably less quirky than first-gen Ryzen.

Is it worth waiting another 5+ months for? That depends on how badly you need or want a new PC. I doubt I'll be upgrading my i5-3470 before Ryzen 3 / Icelake in 2019.