4770k to Ryzen 2600 worth the change?

[sanaxe1]

Hey guys sorry if it has been asked a million times before but would this change be an upgrade?

Basically a friend has offered me £400 for the following :

Intel i7 4770k Overclocked to 4.5ghz
16GB Avixor 1600mhz DDR3
Gigabyte motherboard ( Can't remember off the top of my head but its a top one )
Spare 240GB SSD + Spare Headset.


Looking at the prices of Ryzen this seem like a good deal and a potential to upgrade for free? it would be coupled with a 1080ti for 2560 x 1440 60fps gaming. Now I know i will be getting 2 extra cores with Ryzen but will frame rates be as good in games which only utilise 4 cores?

I was thinking of getting the following :



AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail



Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Gre




MSI B450M Gaming Plus (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard




Total order value

£337.97*


Now would the above be fine as is or should i look at either a better motherboard for overclocking/gaming performance? Alternatively is it worth paying more for the 2600x or can you simply overclock the 2600 to 2600x speeds and beyond. Ideally i would like to keep the total to £400 but could pay a little more if buying a better motherboard + a 2600x would result in a decent increase in performance.


Cheers.

 

[sanaxe1]

Thanks for your reply's guys. I've decided i will upgrade as it will be virtually free to do so. I've decided to go for the following :

CPU : Ryzen 2600
Ram : 16GB Team Group 3200mhz ram
Motherboard : Gigabyte x470 Aorus Ultra Gaming.

Total cost to upgrade £17

I decided to go with the cheaper 2600 so i could spend more on the faster ram and get a decent motherboard on the latest platform ready for Ryzen 2 and i can simply change the CPU to Ryzen 2 in the future. If i was to simply wait for Ryzen 2 and keep my current system then I would be looking at a £200-£300 cost to upgrade due to most likely getting half the cost of what i could sell my current pc parts for.

 

[sanaxe1]

Wouldn't waste £40 going from 3000 to 3200 RAM, you won't see more then a couple of percent increase, and you'll want to get better timings not faster MHz

Yeah 3000 with decent timings seems to be the sweet spot (though prices have come down a bit this week so might be worth checking) - 3200 is often a big increase in price for pretty much negligible performance on the 2600 - though the higher models with overclocking and gaming in mind still benefit.

EDIT: Though it could be worth it possibly with a future CPU upgrade on the same motherboard in mind as RAM prices are all over the place like crazy.

These are the Rams i'm looking at , which should i get, which offers the best bang for buck as i don't know anything about Timings.

3000mhz CAS 16-18-18-36 Timings = £109.99

3200mhz CAS 16-18-18-36 Timings = £128.99

3600mhz CAS 19-19-19-39 Timings = £139.99

 

[sanaxe1]

The thing to watch with Ryzen is it prefers bdie based ram like the 8 pack 3200 c14 for the best results. I had 2 x 8gb stable at 3333 c14 and 3466 c15, now simply run 4 x 8gb at 3200 c14. The problem is it isn't cheap and may not be worth the extra cost for you.

I bought mine as I plan to upgrade to a third generation Ryzen cpu in the future and wanted 32gb to run easily at a decent speed.

according to Guru3d this ram is Samsung B-die?

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/teamgroup-t-force-vulcan-tuf-ddr4-3200-mhz-review,16.html