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I'm building a new PC and have decided to run a GTX 1050 GPU. I am debating on whether or not I should go with a Ryzen CPU or an Intel. I'll be playing mostly WoW and some other games on Steam and stuff. I also want to be able to stream. I don't really need to multitask much other than that, but it would be nice to have a few tabs or windows open while playing with no issues.

I was thinking the Ryzen 1600 because I was told it's worth it compared to the lesser versions. Do I need this CPU for what I want to accomplish, or is there a CPU that's better for my situation (and maybe less expensive)?

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The Intel (not including the Skylake X which has turned out to be a disaster) Skylake and Kaby Lake require you to buy DDR4 RAM which is extremely inexpensive and faster than the DDR3 RAM (also extremely inexpensive) used in conjunction with the Ryzen. The Ryzen will not allow you to stream!! I am going to assume that you are going to be running Windows 10, Therefore I recommend that you buy 16 GB of DDR4 RAM. That will set you back about $125 as opposed to $75 for 8 GB. As Windows 10 adds more and more capabilities you should have that 16 GB RAM. The Intel microprocessors (gen 6 and 7) are much more flexible than the Ryzen. I have a desktop with a fast but not top of the line Skylake (gen 6) CPU - the I5 - 6500 - and 16 GB DDR4...
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Not the 7500(NON) vs 1600. The 1600 seems to edge it out is most titles. That and it is 20 bucks less. You have to look at current benchmarks now that all the drivers and firmware updates have launched.
 
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For any games most modern CPUs will work just fine. The 1600 is the best bang for buck, or the sweet spot of that line up. This is true for the way more costly 7600k. For min max the top of the line for gamers is 7700k. But that is out of the scope of the price range. a B350 with 16GB of 3000+ Ram and a 1600 is a nice setup.
 
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Yea I was going for the GTX 1050ti actually. Any upgrade was like double the price, and I've heard bad things about AMD GPU and WoW. Then again the Ryzen is AMD...lol.

The 1050ti is like $150, but I'm willing to spend like $200 on it. Are there any other cards that could work better for me?
 
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What GPU do you currently have... do you have one from a current/prior PC?

I am running a 1600x with a GTX770 and it is more than enough for WoW.... actually used the 770 since 2013. I'm waiting for the Vega/market-price reset before buying.

If you can use a current card, you might be better off saving up more money until a few months from now.
 
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That's 1/2 true - Ryzen are good for streaming, but that is not true about them performing worse than Intel. Right now the R5-1600 and R5-1600X are performing better than the i5-7600K in most games and the R5-1600 is currently outselling the 7600K.
 
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The Intel (not including the Skylake X which has turned out to be a disaster) Skylake and Kaby Lake require you to buy DDR4 RAM which is extremely inexpensive and faster than the DDR3 RAM (also extremely inexpensive) used in conjunction with the Ryzen. The Ryzen will not allow you to stream!! I am going to assume that you are going to be running Windows 10, Therefore I recommend that you buy 16 GB of DDR4 RAM. That will set you back about $125 as opposed to $75 for 8 GB. As Windows 10 adds more and more capabilities you should have that 16 GB RAM. The Intel microprocessors (gen 6 and 7) are much more flexible than the Ryzen. I have a desktop with a fast but not top of the line Skylake (gen 6) CPU - the I5 - 6500 - and 16 GB DDR4 RAM and it flies. If you step up from the I5-6500 to the I7 you're talking at least another $100. I consider the Skylake I5-6500 to be the sweet spot - that's why I bought it :). Kaby Lake (gen 7) is more expensive than the Skylake I7 and IMHO simply isn't worth the extra money. It's a bit faster (10-15%) which is great if you're a graphics designer, but you have made it clear that you aren't one. I should point out that you're going to want to put in a third party fan. Doing so made my CPU run at about 30 C - very nice. However it is not overclocked. With its speed overclocking is just plain unnecessary.

Whatever else you do stay away from the Ryzen like it's the plague.
 
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As mentioned, the Ryzen 1600 is by far the best value/performance CPU available on the market today.

If you're pairing it with a 1050, I'd also suggest bumping that to a 1050ti and drop the cpu to a Ryzen 1400.

All depends on budget.
 
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Where is the proof of this? Show me.
 
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