Should YOU Upgrade to Ryzen? ─ Linus Tech Tips

The Ryzen family is all here, and AMD thinks they've finally got CPUs for everyone. But should YOU upgrade to Ryzen?

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"Good"
http://geni.us/D7Mm - Ryzen 3 1300X
http://geni.us/roLjSV - MSI Gaming B350
http://geni.us/aA7t - 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 (Black)
http://geni.us/xdyCy - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM HDD
http://geni.us/aBGxENs - ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Turbo Edition
http://geni.us/xBtBn - Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0
http://geni.us/G3GOrPO - Corsair CS550M 80PLUS Gold PSU

"Better"
http://geni.us/C9p1gd - Ryzen 5 1600
http://geni.us/8cy4 - Noctua NH-U12S
http://geni.us/csu59U - ASUS PRIME B350M-A/CSM
http://geni.us/kJh1n - 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 (Black)
http://geni.us/GaBb - Samsung 960 EVO 250GB NVMe SSD
http://geni.us/uAhE - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM HDD
http://geni.us/hCBnCB - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC
http://geni.us/urAQ - Fractal Design Focus Mini
http://geni.us/EQxcbd - Corsair TX750M 80PLUS Gold PSU


"Best":
http://geni.us/SpuQ - Ryzen 7 1700
http://geni.us/fAFvwIn - Corsair H100i v2
http://geni.us/SEbrB - ASUS Prime X370-Pro
http://geni.us/lqJm - 32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 (Black)
http://geni.us/BRNGxq - WD Blue M.2 500GB SSD
http://geni.us/Lpwp - WD Black 2TB 7200RPM HDD
http://geni.us/0lcXA - EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING
http://geni.us/J4It9X - Fractal Define R5
http://geni.us/rTRwWV - Corsair HX850 80PLUS Platinum PSU

Buy parts on Newegg:

"Best":
http://geni.us/BBtb3Fy - Ryzen 7 1700
http://geni.us/i3Qz4 - Corsair H100i v2
http://geni.us/dUAT - ASUS Prime X370-Pro
http://geni.us/KAzbk - 32GB (4x8GB) G.SKILL Flare X DDR4-3200 (Black)
http://geni.us/T8Mm - Samsung 960 EVO 500GB NVMe SSD
http://geni.us/ecpEWtg - WD Black 2TB 7200RPM HDD
http://geni.us/UVeM61r - EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC Black Edition GAMING
http://geni.us/shYy - Fractal Design Define R5
http://geni.us/dfHQ24 - Corsair HX850 80PLUS Platinum PSU

"Better":
http://geni.us/au2dyHy - Ryzen 5 1600
http://geni.us/E0mB - Noctua NH-U12S
http://geni.us/9jtpjZl - ASUS Prime B350M-A/CSM
http://geni.us/Jb44kmb - 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 (Black)
http://geni.us/1PvN2 - Samsung 960 EVO 250GB NVMe SSD
http://geni.us/BuCIr8Y - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM HDD
http://geni.us/JN9EPi - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC
http://geni.us/4kLxKPp - Fractal Design Define Mini C Black
http://geni.us/qNLYD - SeaSonic FOCUS Plus SSR750X 80PLUS Gold PSU

"Good":
http://geni.us/dN1EIVX - Ryzen 3 1300X
http://geni.us/dXS8d - MSI B350M Gaming PRO
http://geni.us/78oUqc - 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 (Red)
http://geni.us/j3XW2PO - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM HDD
http://geni.us/aVvQJk - MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X
http://geni.us/UWUeO - Fractal Design Core 1100 Black
http://geni.us/R13qfR - Corsair CS550M 80PLUS Gold PSU

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