Replacement for Ryzen 3600

[godinman]

I've finally worked out that my Ryzen 3600 is faulty, so I'm looking to change it out and at the same time get a mild upgrade.

My mobo is a MSI B450 Gaming Plus it's compatible with 3rd gen Ryzen - https://pangoly.com/en/compatibility/msi-b450-gaming-plus/cpu

I've already got a Ryzen 5 5500 coming as for £100 it seemed a pretty good deal.

Is that the best way to go? I'm not looking to spend too much really (prob would go as high as £140 if it was really worth it) but thought I'd better have a bit of a sanity check here before I install it!

 

[gpuerrilla]

The budget route seems to be a 5600 for not much more than your 5500.

I was eyeing up the 5700x for around £200 as it would be more cores and similar power draw. The best is the 5800x3d to get the most out of AM4 but I am not excited by the £350+ its commanding.

 

[Darujhistan]

I've finally worked out that my Ryzen 3600 is faulty, so I'm looking to change it out and at the same time get a mild upgrade.

My mobo is a MSI B450 Gaming Plus it's compatible with 3rd gen Ryzen - https://pangoly.com/en/compatibility/msi-b450-gaming-plus/cpu

I've already got a Ryzen 5 5500 coming as for £100 it seemed a pretty good deal.

Is that the best way to go? I'm not looking to spend too much really (prob would go as high as £140 if it was really worth it) but thought I'd better have a bit of a sanity check here before I install it!

I replaced a 2600 with a 5700x which is basically a better engineered 5800x, lower temps and power draw. I agree with the above, at £350 the x3d is too expensive you're getting into AM5 territory there.

In your your shoes i'd got for a 5600x with a limited budget.

 

[Guest2]

5600X or wait for a price drop on the 5800X3D