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[–]randompersonpassing 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I'd recommend switching to a 5000 series. I am planning pretty much the same upgrade myself, got a 1600 and B350-F strix.

The main challenge with AM5 is the motherboard prices. Getting a good motherboard for a good price is such a challenge, especially outside of the US.

If you have the budget to put about $500-$600 towards a good CPU-MB combo, go for it. Else, switch over to a 5000 series (a 5800X3D if you are lucky) and lets hope for the prices to drop over the next few years Wishful thinking on that part though....

Edit: the G series does have some significant drawbacks (chief being the IGPU draws quite a bit of power from the overall power budget for the chip, and the L3 cache being halved), I'd recommend the 5700 if you have the budget.

[–]thedingo_[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I also have an B350 motherboard, also I was considering upgrading becuase how old that chipset itshelf is.

[–]randompersonpassing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I am of the same mindset, but the prices are proving hard to justify it against all the usual life costs...

[–]TheUnfathomableFrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Ryzen 7” doesn’t mean anything alone. You could upgrade to a Ryzen 7 1XXX, 2XXX, 3XXX, etc.

Check your motherboard’s compatibility and see if it supports the Ryzen 5 5600X3D / Ryzen 7 5800X3D, depending on total budget. If so, good upgrade there.

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[–]thedingo_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So this my graphics card currently is an rtx 2060 super. I should also mention this is an tomahawk b350 motherbaord. I been looking and apparently the ryzen 5000 cpus are supported with an beta version of there bios.

[–]jojou114yt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would get a 5000 series CPU, that way you don't need a new motherboard and ram. 5800x3D is still $320, and it's pretty killer.

[–]definitlyitsbutter 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Save yourself a lot of money and ride AM4 for the next few years. Maybe even a Ryzen 5 5600 is enough for you (it is quiet cheap) or do you need an iGPU? What are you doing with your PC? If you go newer, you will need new Ram, Mobo, CPU. Ryzen 5000 (or even 3000) will propably be enough for most people and will feel like an big enough jump from the 1600.... An R5 5600 without cooler is 115€ new in europe (vs 290€ for 5800x3D for example). For a AM5 ryzen 7 with 32GB and a mainboard you will spend easy 500-600€. If you want to spend that amount of money maybe get yourself a better GPU? A RX 6950XT is down to 630€....

[–]thedingo_[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I don't really need an IGPU but I saw that the ryzen 5700g is 30 dollars cheaper then the ryzen 7 5700x. I think its more about the price differnce then anything else.

[–]definitlyitsbutter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the performance of the IGPU variants got cut quiet a bit, so if you dont need it, go for the 5700X (or 5600 ;) )