Suitable Upgrade from a Ryzen 5 3600

[Saul Farrell]

So as stated in the title I currently have a ryzen 5 3600 and am looking for an upgrade sometime soon. I have already upgraded to an MSI B550 Gaming Edge WiFi and have an NZXT X73 so cooling isn't really that big of an issue. Would I be better off waiting for the new 4000 series of cpu's or getting an upgrade now? Suggestions appreciated!


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[Saul Farrell]

What exactly do you need the upgrade for? What is your PC struggling with?

Not really struggling, it gets the job done but takes longer, but I'd like more cores as I usually edit 4k and 8k video

 

[Saul Farrell]

This surely has to be a troll? That rig can only be what a month old given it has b550? I don't get why you wouldn't have just bought the right cpu then unless you upgraded boards for some obscure reason? What do you do with the machine?

Basically I got a really great deal on a used prebuilt but the only bad thing was its motherboard, so I gutted the system, put it in a new case and then upgraded the motherboard. The previous motherboard was still using PCIe 2.0 and was really limiting my speeds. I usually edit 4k and 8k video as well as some intense gaming...

 

[Saul Farrell]

This is key. I'm pretty interested in what regular home users are struggling with that they need more CPU power than the 3600. Is it video processing mainly?

Yes mainly, I am a drone hobbyist and usually you record in d-log mode to edit later - all at 4k and 8k so pretty CPU intensive...

 

[Saul Farrell]

Is there a reason you need to upgrade from 6 cores?

Your next jump is a 3900x btw, or wait for Zen 3.

It is mainly due to the fact that I video edit quite a lot in both 4k and 8k so it would be useful to have a cpu with more cores and a higher clock speed.
I'll probably wait until the ryzen 4000 series before I upgrade. Thanks

 

[Saul Farrell]

Probably best waiting...even though it feels like everyone's waiting for the Zen 3's and/or next gen CPU's to hit. Hopefully the new stuff will make the current gens prices drop.

Hopefully yeah. I literally just built my first PC yesterday after gutting a prebuilt that I had!

 

[Saul Farrell]

I always said if I regularly edited 4K and 8K video, I’d go TR.

TR is that Thread Ripper?

 

[Saul Farrell]

Yes

But unless you’re a professional, making your bread money from it, I really wouldn’t be concerned about any quicker CPUs than a 3600. The waiting time for rendering isn’t going to impact your profitability, it’s a “nice to have” for a hobby

Ah okay thank you. I'll see what comes from the 4000 series but if there isn't any logical upgrade then I'll stick with what I have now
(Also I'm new to this so is there any way to lock a thread?)

 

[Saul Farrell]

Save and wait, then step into the 4950x monster, or pick up a cheap 8, 12 or 16 core 3000 series

Thanks for the help

 

[Saul Farrell]

Blimey are we already at that stage where 6 cores isn't enough for the majority?!

Haha somewhat. The CPU is alright for what I do but I was looking for something that would be faster. I've decided to wait until the 4000 series comes out.