[SOLVED] What should I get?

[mbootherstone83]

Hi I am looking at buying cpu below was going to get the ryzen 5 but not sure what I should get now because my old cpu is intel i5-4590 I am changing to AMD.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6 Core,12 Threads up to 3.9 GHz Max Boost, Socket AM4, 19MB total Cache , 65W TDP , with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Price $237.00

Or

AMD Ryzen 3 3200G Socket AM4, 4 Core,4 Threads up to 4.0Ghz Boost , Radeon RX Vega 8 Graphics With Wraith Stealth Cooler, 65W

Price $173.00

Motherboard I got is ASRock B450 Steel Legend ATX motherboard For AMD Ryzen 2nd/3rd Gen

I have a GTX 1050 ti

 

[R_1]

your paying too much
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/J8drxr/amd-ryzen-3-3200g-36-ghz-quad-core-processor-yd3200c5fhbox

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor

pcpartpicker.com

I would suggest the most threads, in that case the 2600 is the choice.

 

[mbootherstone83]

your paying too much
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/J8drxr/amd-ryzen-3-3200g-36-ghz-quad-core-processor-yd3200c5fhbox

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor

pcpartpicker.com

I would suggest the most threads, in that case the 2600 is the choice.

That's the standard price in my country cheapest so far I am in New Zealand

 

[R_1]

That's the standard price in my country cheapest so far I am in New Zealand

gotcha I saw the dollar sign and assumed American dollars. sorry.
in that case the cores advice is still valid. the 3200 has fast cores but is limited to 4 threads. my 9 year old 955 black only has 4 threads.
software will not stay reliant on fast few cores, the shift is underway and while you can upgrade later the 2600 will stay relevant longer.

you are paying for a GPU you are not going to use in all likely-hood with the 3200. I'd rather pay for something actually used - 8 more threads

 

[Third-Eye]

That's the standard price in my country cheapest so far I am in New Zealand

I would get the 2600 or 3600 if it's within your budget so you don't have to upgrade again for at least 4 years. You could also try getting a used 2600 on ebay or whatever auction/second hand websites or sources you have available.

 

[mbootherstone83]

I would get the 2600 or 3600 if it's within your budget so you don't have to upgrade again for at least 4 years. You could also try getting a used 2600 on ebay or whatever auction/second hand websites or sources you have available.

I had a look the shipping cost are massive our NZD not that great at the moment,

 

[JQB45]

I'm with the others and suggest you get the AMD Ryzen R5-2600 if you can squeeze it into your budget. If you're a gamer or content creator or the like you will want the extra cores/threads. I have the older R5-1600 and in follow up reviews it is now beating the 4 core CPUs from Intel now when it used to loose to those models in performance. This is because I have two extra cores and even more threads. Software and Games now want 6 cores / 12 threads for all but the most trivial or static applications.

 

[mbootherstone83]

I'm with the others and suggest you get the AMD Ryzen R5-2600 if you can squeeze it into your budget. If you're a gamer or content creator or the like you will want the extra cores/threads. I have the older R5-1600 and in follow up reviews it is now beating the 4 core CPUs from Intel now when it used to loose to those models in performance. This is because I have two extra cores and even more threads. Software and Games now want 6 cores / 12 threads for all but the most trivial or static applications.

Will the ryzen 5 2600 work fine with my motherboard i got ASRock B450 Steel Legend ATX motherboard For AMD Ryzen 2nd/3rd Gen

 

[JQB45]

Yes the B450 Steel Legend ATX motherboard will work out of the box with the R5-2600 and with a UEFI/BIOS update will work well with the 3000 series 3rd GEN CPU's. You will need a 1st or 2nd gen CPU to flash the UEFI/BIOS in order to make that Motherboard function with the 3000 series 3rd GEN CPU's.

 

[mbootherstone83]

Yes the B450 Steel Legend ATX motherboard will work out of the box with the R5-2600 and with a UEFI/BIOS update will work well with the 3000 series 3rd GEN CPU's. You will need a 1st or 2nd gen CPU to flash the UEFI/BIOS in order to make that Motherboard function with the 3000 series 3rd GEN CPU's.

Thanks for the infomation. I hope my graphic card will work ASUS Phoenix GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti 4GB with my mother board now.

 

[R_1]

they will work with no issue.

 

[JQB45]

Yes that GPU will work fine with all motherboards that are PCIe 3.0 or 4.0, but PCIe 3.0 is all you really need. One disadvantage which I consider minor at this point is the B450/X450 motherboards and other older motherboards like my ASRock AB350 PRO4 can not use PCIe 4.0. This only matters if you were to consider a 3000 series 3rd GEN Ryzen CPU.