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So a few months ago my 3930k system died, have been using a old Q6600. I never did actually complete that system, was still using my old graphics card. So I need a new system, was thinking of getting a Ryzen 1600x with a B350 motherboard and 16GB of DDR4 3200. Initially I was going to wait to see how the Ryzen firmware improved and what the gains are with an AMD CPU and AMD GPU, as I expect 1080p having deficit to the 7700k will be more than halved, but I have been hearing that DRAM prices are set to increase. I do however game at 1440p although good 1080p performance would just make it a more secure option.
Other options would be to wait and see what Intel do, Skylake-E shouldn't be far off, and there is also the 6 core Coffee Lake and also the possibility of a price war. But the main reason why I like the idea of the 1600x it's it's price, the pound had crashed and it's not a very good time to be getting high end components. And with a 1600x system, I could use it for a few years and then get a high end system when the Pound has recovered in around 4 years.
Other options would be to wait and see what Intel do, Skylake-E shouldn't be far off, and there is also the 6 core Coffee Lake and also the possibility of a price war. But the main reason why I like the idea of the 1600x it's it's price, the pound had crashed and it's not a very good time to be getting high end components. And with a 1600x system, I could use it for a few years and then get a high end system when the Pound has recovered in around 4 years.
