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(With apologies to Eminem)
https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-1600/p/N82E16819113435
A classic CPU in it's own right. At this price, well, hmm. Can get one of these, and a refurb/open-box AM4 ATX mobo when they pop up for $50-60, for cheap, throw in a $60 kit of DDR4-3000 or maybe even 3200 these days, and for a little over $200, you could have a nice little complete Ryzen rig... and then months down the line, pop in a 3600/3600X/3700X, maybe even a 3900X if you snagged an X370/X470 open-box board with great VRMs, and have a really KICK-BUTT Ryzen rig. Again, for cheap, more or less.
And for the love of all things Good, those of you holding on to Sandy Bridge, time to Upgrade to an AM4 / Ryzen CPU rig!
Of course, if you can pop for $450-500, then by all means, get a Ryzen R5 3600 3rd-Gen CPU 6C/12T off of the bat. But this R5 1600 represents a singularly GREAT value, in CPUs. I mean, I've been running an R5 1600 for a few years now (since introduction), and they were originally (I think) $230 or so. I bought a few of them, and thought that they were a great value back THEN. For those of you on the "Trailing edge" of desktop PC tech (like I was, when I picked up some Q9300 Core2Quad CPUs at Microcenter on clearance for $99.99 back in the day, when everyone was buying Nehalem, or maybe even Sandy Bridge, if that was out then), then this represents a downright STEAL. Well, for those of you without a Microcenter nearby. MC has the R5 1600 for $79.99, with like a $30 discount for a compatible AM4 mobo, search their open-box boards, find one you like, and get out of there for like $100 for CPU+board.
So, it won't bother me either way, if you pick up on of these nearly-$100 Ryzen R5 1600 6C/12T CPUs (in 14nm), or a 3rd-Gen Ryzen R5 3600 6C/12T CPU (in 7nm!), but at least, if you're on something older, that's not HEDT, then consider an upgrade. RAM/SSD prices are low, it's a great time!
https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-1600/p/N82E16819113435
A classic CPU in it's own right. At this price, well, hmm. Can get one of these, and a refurb/open-box AM4 ATX mobo when they pop up for $50-60, for cheap, throw in a $60 kit of DDR4-3000 or maybe even 3200 these days, and for a little over $200, you could have a nice little complete Ryzen rig... and then months down the line, pop in a 3600/3600X/3700X, maybe even a 3900X if you snagged an X370/X470 open-box board with great VRMs, and have a really KICK-BUTT Ryzen rig. Again, for cheap, more or less.
And for the love of all things Good, those of you holding on to Sandy Bridge, time to Upgrade to an AM4 / Ryzen CPU rig!
Of course, if you can pop for $450-500, then by all means, get a Ryzen R5 3600 3rd-Gen CPU 6C/12T off of the bat. But this R5 1600 represents a singularly GREAT value, in CPUs. I mean, I've been running an R5 1600 for a few years now (since introduction), and they were originally (I think) $230 or so. I bought a few of them, and thought that they were a great value back THEN. For those of you on the "Trailing edge" of desktop PC tech (like I was, when I picked up some Q9300 Core2Quad CPUs at Microcenter on clearance for $99.99 back in the day, when everyone was buying Nehalem, or maybe even Sandy Bridge, if that was out then), then this represents a downright STEAL. Well, for those of you without a Microcenter nearby. MC has the R5 1600 for $79.99, with like a $30 discount for a compatible AM4 mobo, search their open-box boards, find one you like, and get out of there for like $100 for CPU+board.
So, it won't bother me either way, if you pick up on of these nearly-$100 Ryzen R5 1600 6C/12T CPUs (in 14nm), or a 3rd-Gen Ryzen R5 3600 6C/12T CPU (in 7nm!), but at least, if you're on something older, that's not HEDT, then consider an upgrade. RAM/SSD prices are low, it's a great time!
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