Considering building a new gaming computer for my son - AMD or Intel?
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Ryzen then. Though I really think the 1600 is worth it for 40 more. Yes it has the same cooler as the 1500x.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.95 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: *ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: *Patriot - Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $439.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-18 13:04 EDT-0400

You might also want to spend a few extra bucks to get faster ram though it is a bit overpriced atm.
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RE: Considering building a new gaming computer for my son - AMD or Intel? - by Archon_Wing - 06-18-2017, 04:59 PM

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