2600k upgrade

[heros]

Hi Guys,

Looking to upgrade my 2600k oced to 4.5ghz with a new ryzen 3600, just have a couple of questions (been reading conflicting stuff). Should i be getting a x570 or something like a MSI B450 Tomahawk? Also should i be looking at 3200mhz ram or 3600? I won't be getting any pci-e storage anytime soon and will be using a rx580 as the gpu, pc is literally just used for browsing + games.

 

[Akagi]

e; Ignore me, seems I am out of touch!

 

[Panos]

Hi Guys,

Looking to upgrade my 2600k oced to 4.5ghz with a new ryzen 3600, just have a couple of questions (been reading conflicting stuff). Should i be getting a x570 or something like a MSI B450 Tomahawk? Also should i be looking at 3200mhz ram or 3600? I won't be getting any pci-e storage anytime soon and will be using a rx580 as the gpu, pc is literally just used for browsing + games.

Depends. There are some good cheap X570 boards like the Asrock Phantom Gaming @ £164, ofc the B450 Tomahawk at £80s cannot be beaten for the price which will be fine with the 3600.
RAM wise, because the memory controller is on the CPU, a 3600C16 is good choice, with bit tweaking you could try to push it to 3733C17/3733C16.
If you save money going for the B450 option, get good rated ram imho.

 

[heros]

That makes sense, if i was to go with the x570 then would there be much difference between having 3200 instead of 3600?

 

[TheMoonRat]

Reading through the reviews, the difference seems to be negligible. 3600 is the most optimal performance wise, but 3200 would be like 1fps difference, for a much cheaper price especiallyi(you require 32gigs).

 

[clown_abhi]

Hi Guys,

Looking to upgrade my 2600k oced to 4.5ghz with a new ryzen 3600, just have a couple of questions (been reading conflicting stuff). Should i be getting a x570 or something like a MSI B450 Tomahawk? Also should i be looking at 3200mhz ram or 3600? I won't be getting any pci-e storage anytime soon and will be using a rx580 as the gpu, pc is literally just used for browsing + games.

With a RX580, you are looking at hardly a 1fps difference between 3200 and 3600 MHz and for the cost, I would just go with the 3200MHz as that would be well more than sufficient.

Also, pointless to spend the same amount of money as a graphics card on the Motherboard. A B450 would be more than enough to pair with a Ryzen 3600 and a RX 580.