Question About Processors And Motherboards. Avatar kluader November 26, 2017 at 05:08:43 Specs: Wind

[kluader]

Hello: Im thinking of building a new pc and I dont know what to choose:

--The first option is intel i3 8100 Coffee Lake and Gigabyte Z370 HD3


--The second option is AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Asrock AB350 Pro4

What is your opinion?

Im very much concerned about the power consumption.

 

[Supernova]

Ryzen 5 1600 is the better choice

 

[kluader]

Thanks mate. I mostly do browsing with many many tabs, and I play games 10 hours per week.

 

[Supernova]

Both will be fine for web browsing, but if you’re just gaming otherwise I would actually go with the i3. Considerably cheaper too, but check the price of motherboards and ram to go with each.

 

[kluader]

You would go with the ryzen if gaming?
For browsing with many tabs, is the 4 core i3 enough?

 

[Supernova]

I may be wrong but the i3 looks better for gaming to me.

 

[kluader]

Then why have you said that ryzen is the better choice?

 

[Supernova]

I changed my mind. I said actually I'd go with the i3 instead.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

OP get the Ryzen 5 1600 if you intend to keep this for a few years,and at £159 and the cheaper B350 motherboards is better value than a Core i3 8100,even if costs slightly more.

I assume you have a graphics card already??

 

[kluader]

Yes, nVidia GTX 1050Ti

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Yes, nVidia GTX 1050Ti

A Core i3 8100 would suffice for that graphics card,but if you do want to keep the CPU a few years,I expect the Ryzen 5 1600 would be a better bet at the £159 price on OcUK,and AMD has said they will keep the AM4 socket for a few years,so it would help too if you need to get a replacement motherboard down the line,etc. If the Core i5 8400 was actually available at its RRP and the B360 motherboards were out that would also be a very strong contender in the price bracket too.

 

[kluader]

Yes, i5 is strong enough. Anyway, im going for the Ryzen

 

[kluader]

Thx very much

What memory would you choose?

G.Skill Trident Z 8GB DDR4-3200MHz
or



G.Skill RipjawsV 8GB DDR4-3200MHz


or



G.Skill Aegis 8GB DDR4-3000MHz


?

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Here is the memory QVL for the board you said you were getting:

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/AB350 Pro4/#Memory

Looking at the 16GB kit for the Trident Z is supported and I would suggest trying to get two sticks of RAM,so it can run in dual channel.

 

[kluader]

2 x these crucial memories is ok?

http://eu.crucial.com/eur/en/ble4g4d32aeea#productDetails