Xeon x5650 to Ryzen 2?

[KungFuSpaghetti]

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.

 

[KungFuSpaghetti]

I could, but I've got the money for a decent upgrade and forgot how much I enjoy building and overclocking lol

 

[KungFuSpaghetti]

The performance increase isn't enough to warrant an upgrade imo.

You don't think a current or next gen Ryzen will be much faster than my ancient Xeon? Hmm, maybe I'll just stick with it then and wait for bigger core intels to come out.

 

[KungFuSpaghetti]

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.

 

[KungFuSpaghetti]

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]

The upgrade to ryzen 1 is worth it. I did.

Were you on the x58 platform before upgrade? What sort of difference did it make real world?

 

[KungFuSpaghetti]

Thanks chaps, will hang fire for now then. I've already got a quick system, so may just buy a new tv instead!

 

[KungFuSpaghetti]

I think this itch is becoming difficult to contain.

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.

I might wait for work to decom some of my servers, got my eye on a 36 core xeon lol