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Xeon x5650 to Ryzen 2?

KungFuSpaghetti

KungFuSpaghetti

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I've not had my x58 setup that long and it does everything I throw at it, however I have money to upgrade to something newer. I don't have usb 3 on this system which isn't a massive issue but as I've got the pc build itch am I best just waiting to see what Ryzen refresh brings? I like the performance of coffee lake, but feels like it lacks cores! I had looked at maybe going for another xeon or even an i9, but seem expensive for little our no gain.
 
Only upgrade when your computer is dead slow. Otherwise just throwing money away.

If you have money to burn, buy a kick ass audio system. Pointless having a good gaming system and using osome crappy Logitech speakers.
 
It's certainly not slow, well, not on anything I currently play, but I don't have a massive games library. I literally play OW, Pube and Civ 6... I've not got the space for speakers, so I'm having to stick with a headset for gaming, which I'm really happy with. Maybe a monitor might be a better investment in that case, as I'm running a 1080p screen with high refresh, but IPS might be a nice alternative.
 
Probably right to not bother until something comes out that blows the current and even 10+ year old tech out the water. I was reading on here about people running newer CPU's though whilst getting the same FPS and reporting that the games felt smoother though? Not really sure how that works, I thought FPS was the ultimate indicator of game performance?
 
KungFuSpaghetti said:
Probably right to not bother until something comes out that blows the current and even 10+ year old tech out the water. I was reading on here about people running newer CPU's though whilst getting the same FPS and reporting that the games felt smoother though? Not really sure how that works, I thought FPS was the ultimate indicator of game performance?
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Maybe throughput of I/O, bus, memory, memory controller, HD controller, less CPU usage or latency.
 
Yes x5670 at 4.5.

Massive difference. Everything was far smoother including high res games where you think the GPU bottleneck means it wouldn't make a difference. But it did. Well optimised CPU limited games also massively improved. I was playing planet coaster at the time and it was night and day. Lightroom and heavy excel also better.
 
KungFuSpaghetti said:
It's certainly not slow, well, not on anything I currently play, but I don't have a massive games library. I literally play OW, Pube and Civ 6... I've not got the space for speakers, so I'm having to stick with a headset for gaming, which I'm really happy with. Maybe a monitor might be a better investment in that case, as I'm running a 1080p screen with high refresh, but IPS might be a nice alternative.
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I'd invest in a monitor tbh. Moving to 1440p will put more load on the GPU negating the need to upgrade the CPU until its absolutely worthwhile.
 
Prob depends on what you want/need out of it, I went X5650 (4.3) to Ryzen 1700 (3.85) mainly because of a itch, faster yea-ish, but not massive, Photoshop (some actions i used) and Handbrake were huge improvements, sure there's others too, less heat, less power, less noise are also nice, but cost vs the gains, in the end, dont think it was the most solid decision, should have bought a 1080TI or just saved the money.

Vote monitor, prob still my best purchase (mines getting old, but still love it)
 
OP,if your system is fine don't bother. PC gaming companies are just trying every excuse to ripoff customers with overpriced RAM,overpriced graphics cards,overpriced SSDs,overpriced HDDs,overpriced motherboards,etc. The price increases compared to 2015 and 2016 are getting ridiculous,and if people buy at these prices it means they will just try to make them the new normal.

Wait as long as possible - I do need a performance jump in one or two games,but when Gigabyte are selling the CFL version of the motherboard I am looking at for £140 and in 2015 I got the equivalent motherboard in 2015 for a mates Haswell system for £80,they can clear off.
 
I think this itch is becoming difficult to contain. :p

As stated above and after watching countless benchmark videos, a Ryzen system isn't going to provide a day and night difference in gaming performance from what you currently have, which is what you want if you're considering an upgrade. Go with an 8 core Intel whenever they're up for grabs, that'll be something worth your money. Until then you can save up a bit. :)
 
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