I haven’t bought the cpu for my build yet Had a Ryzen 5 1600 planned but should i do...

[Keyeric Bristol]

I haven’t bought the cpu for my build yet
Had a Ryzen 5 1600 planned but should i do Ryzen 3 1200?

(Board: Asus Prime B350 Plus
GPU: 1050 Ti)

 

[Jesse van der Heijde]

No. Ryzen 5 please.

 

[Irfan Abdurrachman Hanif]

if you have the money, just grab the 1600. you get better performance (6c 12t vs 4c 4t) and better stock cooler (wraith spire vs wraith stealth)

 

[Eric Vega]

If you're trying to save money then the r3. Other than that get the r5

 

[Žiga Ules]

Go with 1700

 

[John Lahtinen]

1600 or 1700 if you can afford it.

 

[Eric Vega]

Only go for the 1700 if you're gonna be doing productivity tasks like video editing. Other than that, if it's just for gaming then a 1600 is perfect for that.

 

[JJ Risk]

get an R3, and spend the money on getting a 1060/rx580 when gpu prices level out. trust

 

[Joseph DiMarco]

I think for the best value get a 1600x and OC it

 

[Gordon James Taylor]

I would go R3 1200 and oc it to about 3.9 - 4.0 , It has had solid reviews. Put the extra £100 into a better GPU and see how the chip fairs. You'll be surprised his good it is the R5 1400 is phenomenal as well.