Ryzen 5 3600 Stock Situation

[Rowan88]

Whats going on with Ryzen 5 3600 the past few weeks?

Bad enough its went from £140 to £180 during lockdown in March but why is it still rising and stock harder to get?

At first I thought they were holding stock for a Black Friday sale but not even seen a quid off one yet!

 

[Rowan88]

Makes sense.. never even thought about the new Xbox/PS affecting it due to people building PCs instead...

Owell was the last part we needed for build.. guess he will just need to bite the bullet.

 

[Rowan88]

What would be the next step down before the 3600 I should advise my friend to get if he is strugglin to get one and needs to save a little off his budget?

The 3300X?

 

[Rowan88]

Hes looking for brand new.

What about Ryzen 3 3100 or 3200G?

Its a 1080p gaming PC with a 5500XT.

I mentioned for his £700 budget a 3600 is the best option for future proofing. Should be hold off and pray he gets one before xmas or can he go for the CPUs above?

 

[Rowan88]

The 3600XT is £225. Is thst worth it instead of £200 for 3600?

If someone wanted a gaming pc step down from 3600 thats in stock what is the best bet?

 

[Rowan88]

One of my friends settled for a Ryzen 3 3100 (£100) to game on for now.. told him he would need an upgrade earlier due to 4 core but he was happy with it.

The other is either going to hold off for 3600 to appear at least £180-200 or pay £24 more for a 3600XT.

 

[Rowan88]

Ok seems like 3600 arent appearing till near the end of the month and 3600X and XT are same situation.

What would be an AMD cpu worth getting thats similar spec to the 3600 or do I need to take a drastic downgrade to a 3100?

 

[Rowan88]

Downside is that all his parts are already ordered including a B450 motherboard so Intel is a no go..

So the only reasonable options are:

A. Overpay for a R5 3600/3600XT. (Or hold off and see if they reduce in price)
B. Hold off to get a 5600X but need to wait until January for the BIOS update to support them for B450.
C. Get a hold of a second hand 3600 for under £200.

Sound right? There is no other options I should explore?

 

[Rowan88]

My friend bit the bullet and ordered a 3600XT for £240.. 3600 was £180 to £230 so the 3600XT being £220 to £240 didn't sting as much.

I mentioned waiting till after xmas for a 5600X but he needed before then..

.. least I know what I will be building next year once stock is a little more readily avaliable.