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[deidarras]

Hello,

I would like to change my old FX 4130 CPU to a new one for a PC which will be mainly used for gaming. There are some points to take into account :

• I play on a screen which resolution is 1080p and I do not care about having 10 million FPS, my screen is limited to 60 FPS.
• I would like to be able to record my screen with the AMD ReLive without any lag in 60FPS.
• I don't want my PC to be slowed down if I minimize a game (as with my FX 4130).
• I do not want to need to change my CPU & motherboard within about 10 years.

So with the use of Directx12 in more and more games, and I think it will replace Directx11 in the coming years (I'm tempted to bet on it), I think the Threadripper is the right choice (with 32GB DDR4 2666 and a nice watercooling of course) but I would like to have your opinions.

What would you advise me? Threadripper or Ryzen 7?

Thank you and sorry for my bad English if I did mistakes.

Nicolas.

[black_zion · Accepted solution]

Threadripper is for professional content creators, not gamers, so you will want Ryzen. Also, Ryzen works better with faster RAM, so you will want DDR4 3200.

[deidarras]

Thank you for your answer, I'll get a ryzen 7 then and thank you for the tip to use DDR4 3200.

[cem1950x]

Indeed, Ryzen 7 (or even 5) line is a better fit for most gamers.  Unless you need to run 4 GPU SLI/Crossfire for some reason.  Also, the higher clock memory the better.  If you can find >3200, go >3200.