Xeon E3-1231-V3 build to a Ryzen R3 1200 build... Worth it?

[PlymouthJoseph]

Selling my current CPU, MoBo, Cooler and RAM for £300 to a mate.
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Intel Xeon E3-1231-V3
Cooler Master 212 Evo
Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5
4x4GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400MHz)
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Are these parts worth £300?
I plan on upgrading the R3 1200 to a R7 1700x
I plan adding more RAM in the future (Obviously)
May upgrade cooler to EVGA CLC 240 or Corsair H115i after upgraded to R7 1700x
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Other specs are:
EVGA GTX 960 2GB @ 1500MHz
Samsung 960 Evo 250GB
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB
2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB
Samsung SpinPoint 2.5" 160GB
EVGA SuperNOVA 750w G2
NZXT S340 Elite (Black/Red)
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In the downtime of having no CPU, MoBo, RAM or Cooler... I will be using my back-up PC which has the following specs:
AMD A8-6600k
Zalman CNPS10X Optima
Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2
Unbranded 2x4GB 1600MHz

 

[dudeman509]

1200 would be a definite downgrade in performance.

1700 would be a definite upgrade in performance.

 

[PlymouthJoseph]

1200 would be a definite downgrade in performance.

1700 would be a definite upgrade in performance.

But, would you say it's worth the switch from the Xeon to Ryzen?
Really... Is it worth downgrading to upgrade in the future?

 

[dudeman509]

1200 would be a definite downgrade in performance.

1700 would be a definite upgrade in performance.

But, would you say it's worth the switch from the Xeon to Ryzen?

To the 1200? Absolutely not. The Xeon (an i7) is still an extremely competent and powerful CPU.

If you need more power for content creation, etc, this would be a downgrade. The 1600/1700 would be an upgrade in that scenario for sure. If you are only gaming with it, you don't really need the more cores that a 1600/1700 offer.

 

[PlymouthJoseph]

1200 would be a definite downgrade in performance.

1700 would be a definite upgrade in performance.

But, would you say it's worth the switch from the Xeon to Ryzen?

To the 1200? Absolutely not. The Xeon (an i7) is still an extremely competent and powerful CPU.

If you need more power for content creation, etc, this would be a downgrade. The 1600/1700 would be an upgrade in that scenario for sure. If you are only gaming with it, you don't really need the more cores that a 1600/1700 offer.

Okay, that makes sense but since my current set-up seams to struggle in some tasks I use for work, and sometimes in games... Hence the upgrade. I'll only be using the R3 1200 for about 2-3 months before upgrading to a R7 1700/1700x.

The RAM however, I'll be adding another one within a month.

Also, other than a 100MHz clock boost speed, what are the differences between the 1700 and 1700x and is it worth the extra £20?

Also, the Corsair RAM is not the RAM I will be using. "THIS" is the RAM I plan on buying, it just wasn't in PC-Part-Picker's list. It's almost the same in price, and that RAM runs at 3000MHz (3000 MT/s) which would be good for a Ryzen CPU because faster RAM = Faster Ryzen CPU... Right?

 

[Rogue Leader]

To sell what you have to get an R3 1200 to turn aroudn and sell kit in 3 months, sounds like a huge waste of cash. Wait the 3 months and buy the R7 based system.

The 1231v3 is still a damn good CPU.

 

[dudeman509]

To sell what you have to get an R3 1200 to turn aroudn and sell kit in 3 months, sounds like a huge waste of cash. Wait the 3 months and buy the R7 based system.

The 1231v3 is still a damn good CPU.

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Do you have a SSD in your existing system? If not, one would be a worthwhile investment.

 

[PlymouthJoseph]

To sell what you have to get an R3 1200 to turn aroudn and sell kit in 3 months, sounds like a huge waste of cash. Wait the 3 months and buy the R7 based system.

The 1231v3 is still a damn good CPU.

This

Do you have a SSD in your existing system? If not, one would be a worthwhile investment.

Did you read the OP? Yes, I have an SSD. I got a M.2 NVMe SSD for boot and a SATA SSD for game storage.

EVGA GTX 960 2GB @ 1500MHz
Samsung 960 Evo 250GB(Boot)
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB(Game Storage)
2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB
Samsung SpinPoint 2.5" 160GB
EVGA SuperNOVA 750w G2
NZXT S340 Elite (Black/Red)

 

[dudeman509]

To sell what you have to get an R3 1200 to turn aroudn and sell kit in 3 months, sounds like a huge waste of cash. Wait the 3 months and buy the R7 based system.

The 1231v3 is still a damn good CPU.

This

Do you have a SSD in your existing system? If not, one would be a worthwhile investment.

Did you read the OP? Yes, I have an SSD. I got a M.2 NVMe SSD for boot and a SATA SSD for game storage.

EVGA GTX 960 2GB @ 1500MHz
Samsung 960 Evo 250GB(Boot)
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB(Game Storage)
2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB
Samsung SpinPoint 2.5" 160GB
EVGA SuperNOVA 750w G2
NZXT S340 Elite (Black/Red)

Not closely enough apparently

 

[PlymouthJoseph]

Not closely enough apparently

Ha, no worries buddy!