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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 $246.40 Delivered @ Newegg

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 $246.40 Delivered @ Newegg
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jasswolf on 27/03/2019 - 15:42 newegg.com (826 clicks)
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Given that some are still eyeing off the 2700 for 40% more, thought it might be worth posting that this is the regular 1700 price if you're happy to get it shipped from the US (AMD have an international warranty).

Unlike the launch 1700s, which came in at 3.8-3.9 GHz overclock typically (all cores) with a good board and fan, this newer batch is much closer to 4.0-4.1 GHz, bringing the gap between it and the 2700 to virtually nil.

Unless you're dead set on a 2700X at nearly twice the price, this is the 8-core to buy if you can't wait for Zen 2.

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  • parkies on 27/03/2019 - 16:44

    How's it compare to https://msy.iwont.win/product/623

    • kudoz on 27/03/2019 - 17:17
      +1

      Considering that one is out of stock as far as I can find… seems kind of moot…

      • parkies on 27/03/2019 - 19:19

        Thanks. Didn't see that.

    • 12Ghast on 27/03/2019 - 19:16
      +2

      1700X doesn't have a stock cooler, and the 1700, 1700X and 1800X are all the same after overclocking AFAIK.

      • parkies on 27/03/2019 - 19:20

        Thanks. Ordered.

  • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2019 - 17:07
    +4

    Pretty cheap. I bought one for a friend for $420 a few months after release. Managed to get 4Ghz but left it at 3.8Ghz.

  • 123cheese on 27/03/2019 - 17:22

    The new generation is going out soon.

    • jasswolf on 27/03/2019 - 18:08
      +1

      Yup but for people who can't wait (for whatever reason), this is the buy, and Zen 2 is an easy swap into pretty much any B450 board if the rumours are correct.

  • smellyboy2k on 27/03/2019 - 17:25
    +1

    I feel like such a fool. I just upgraded my i5 2500 to a 2nd hand i7 2600k for $130

    I think I'm going to jump on this. Thanks a lot for the information

    • Tacooo on 27/03/2019 - 17:30
      +8

      Yeah that was a very silly move considering there was basically zero difference between those two chips and they're 7 years old.

      • smellyboy2k on 27/03/2019 - 17:42

        Bit prone to sillyness sometimes. I'll pull her down again and sell the chip.

        • FrozenFred on 27/03/2019 - 17:47
          +4

          Don't worry bro I'm still flaunting the 2600k like it was new. Though I did a fully sick and mini itx it good

          • Tacooo on 27/03/2019 - 17:54
            -1

            @FrozenFred: Nothing wrong with the chip but paying $130 for an "upgrade" to it 7 years after release is monumentally stupid.

            • FrozenFred on 27/03/2019 - 18:00
              +6

              @Tacooo: Lol no need to make him feel so bad. I5 and i7 does have different thread counts and so is actually faster but just not in everything. $130 is a bit rich but like I said it's still good to this day and only now are we seeing their new chips being worth mentioning. Selling off his 2500 would have offset costs too

              • Tacooo on 27/03/2019 - 18:05
                +1

                @FrozenFred: Yeah but the difference between those chips is basically negligible. The only real benefit to the 2600 over 2500 is hyperthreading which is still basically untouched by most applications. Additionally, the 2500 wouldn't have sold for much at all unless it was a K model which it wasn't. Even then the K model is still only going for $60-$70.

    • Gerry H on 27/03/2019 - 17:42
      -7

      wow… just wow…

      ur still in high school?

      • smellyboy2k on 27/03/2019 - 17:53
        +4

        I wish Roidcel (great name by the way)! Weren't they some fun times?

    • BradH13 on 27/03/2019 - 18:13

      I feel dumber in reading this.

    • ywpn on 27/03/2019 - 20:23
      +3

      If you're only gaming, I'd just keep the i7-2600K.

    • Erwark on 27/03/2019 - 23:04
      +2

      If you've gone from non-k i5 to overclockable i7 and you OC it past 4 GHz, that will be a big difference. Don't feel too bad, considering a platform change would mean new CPU, mobo and DDR4:)

    • dsvid on 05/04/2019 - 09:14

      I did a similar thing with my 4690K, swapped it + $150 for a 4790K

      Tbh I don't think it's a bad deal if you're trying to extend your PC's life a little bit more before shelling out for a full platform upgrade.

      Buying a new, modern CPU also means motherboard + RAM.

      Upgrading is kind of just kicking the can down the road, but going from 4-core, 4-threads to 4-core, 8-threads at least will give you another year or two before it's really feeling sluggish

  • parkies on 27/03/2019 - 19:20

    Motherboard recommendations please?

    • Nick K on 27/03/2019 - 19:23
      +1

      I'm getting MSI B450 Gaming pro carbon AC for $229 cause I need the wifi, but you can go with MSI B450 Tomahawk

      • jasswolf on 27/03/2019 - 19:23
        +1

        B450 Tomahawk would also be my recommendation if you're eventually going to move to Zen 2. Should overclock pretty well.

        I'd avoid onboard wifi unless you're definitely not moving your network over to Wifi 6 in the next 12-36 months.

        • Nick K on 27/03/2019 - 19:30

          Can B450 gaming pro carbon ac move to zen 2 too?

          • jasswolf on 27/03/2019 - 19:36
            +1

            @Nick K: It's not been revealed, but it's expected all B450 boards should have no issues.

            AMD guaranteed AM4 to be their CPU platform until 2020.

        • parkies on 28/03/2019 - 10:01

          These are better overclockers than a low end thing like a Gigabyte AM4 MicroATX B450M DS3H for eg?

          • jasswolf on 28/03/2019 - 10:08
            +1

            @parkies: The B450 Tomahawk has one of the best VRMs around, even considering the X470 boards. There's absolutely no need to step up higher unless you need the extra features such boards offer.

            Gigabyte boards cheap out in this respect, and ASRock are likely to offer you a better experience at the budget end.

            https://i.redd.it/xda4pmf92pw11.png

    • bargain_finder on 27/03/2019 - 19:44
      -1

      I'd recommend an X370 ASUS ROG crosshair hero VI, better overclocking and cheaper than X470

      https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ASUS-ROG-Crosshair-VI-Hero-X370-…

      Just wait for a 10% sale and it's great value at $243

      • frewer on 27/03/2019 - 20:23

        It shows 243.37 for me with the code PROUD

      • xrailgun on 27/03/2019 - 22:19
        +1

        huh the x370 OCs better than the x470?? never knew, could you please link some discussion on this?

        • bargain_finder on 27/03/2019 - 22:37
          -1

          Sorry, meant to say better overclocking than B450, and cheaper than X470

          • xrailgun on 27/03/2019 - 22:45

            @bargain_finder: haha yes that makes more sense, really wasn't expecting Asus to regress in performance. Thanks for clarifying!

    • katzensprung on 27/03/2019 - 21:26

      If you plan on using the Ryzen for a homeserver check out this ASRock X470D4U. Available in the US mid April. No date or RRP for AUS though.
      Waiting patiently.

    • J4ckal on 28/03/2019 - 00:25

      Taichi X470. Premium board but also premium price. Go Ultimate if you're loaded.

  • Gamer Dad Reviews on 27/03/2019 - 20:11
    +1

    This deal was poached out of a comment in the other Ryzen CPU thread, but I upvoted anyway because its my policy to upvote every deal that I take advantage of on here.
    I intend to use this CPU to build a home server with a GUI-less CentOS install, and experiment with setting up my own home ELK stack.

    • jasswolf on 27/03/2019 - 20:12

      Check the usernames. ;)

  • linkensphere on 27/03/2019 - 21:53

    this is sad, ijust bought ryzen 5 2600 for 229 a week ago

    • scrimshaw on 28/03/2019 - 00:12

      You get to redeem a free game with the R5 2600, I guess that eases the buyer's remorse a little.

    • FrozenFred on 28/03/2019 - 10:57

      From what I've seen 1700 and higher core count CPUs are better only in ripping and compression tasks not gaming so if gaming the lower core and higher clicks perform better. I'm a gamer so prefer the 4-6 core variants

  • No Child Support on 28/03/2019 - 08:55

    Gday guys, looking at building a cheap mitx plex box (transcoding 2-3 streams) and this cpu looks up to the task. AMD is very new to me so what is recommendation for a cheap good value motherboard and ram?

    Doesn’t need all the bells and whistles. It must have at least 4 x sata3 ports and m.2 slot. Will be housed in a Node 304 if that helps

    Cheers

    • jasswolf on 28/03/2019 - 10:13

      That's a lot of bells and whistles for an mITX board… what's wrong with a NVIDIA Shield being the backbone of your setup?

      Just keep in mind that Ryzen doesn't have an iGPU unless you buy an APU, so you'd need a decent GPU for hardware encode and decode. If you buy an APU, that may change your mITX purchase as well.

      If you absolutely must have a mini-PC due to some specific HDR requirements, then you're looking at something like the MSI B450I series for standard Ryzen, and maybe an ASUS or ASRock for an APU.

      • No Child Support on 28/03/2019 - 13:11
        +1

        This is for purely transcoding multiple concurrent streams which the shield does not have the CPU power to do so. Good call with the iGPU as i assume motherboard these days comes with one but i was obviously thinking about intel chipset. Only looking for a SFF build for aesthetics. If there's a premium for going smaller, might just get a normal B450 atx board and chuck it into a case and hide it. Appreciate the reply

        • jasswolf on 28/03/2019 - 13:29

          https://support.plex.tv/articles/221099648-limitations-when-…

          That article says it's possible via hardware-accelerated transcoding, and can even go higher if you can squeeze a bit more out of a given bitrate/codec/resolution. AFAIK, it's one of the strengths of the Shield and a big part of why it's still such a popular product.

  • iTaco on 28/03/2019 - 11:35

    Hmm, I'm trying to get my brother interested in building his first PC.
    I suck at budgeting builds for anyone that's not myself, I tend to look at the latest stuff for myself.
    You think this deal is a no brainer over a Ryzen 5 2600 or X?

    • jasswolf on 28/03/2019 - 11:39

      The 2600X (note: not the 2600) is better for pure gaming tasks, but this is probably better value overall.

      That being said, you'll be getting better value with next-gen Ryzen around June/July, and if you're budgeting you'll be staggering how and where you buy parts as sales come through.

      A 6-core 3rd gen Ryzen should significantly beat the strengths of both the 1700 and the 2600X, starting at around this price. It'll be much closer in performance profile to an i7-8700k or an i7-9700k than this.

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