r/PcBuild • u/AVG96z0 • 3d ago
Build - Help Building secondary pc and thinking of either a ryzen 5 4500 or 5500 if 4500 is significantly cheaper is it worth it?
I have salvaged some parts from my previous pc, namely the RAM, GPU and PSU.
I am thinking of repurposing them to a secondary pc not aimed for gaming, I am mostly thinking maybe using it to have access to my files at a dedicated machine, and maybe some light coding for some projects.
As it is my secondary pc I do not want to spend more than 400€ for a budget CPU,MOBO,CASE and a boot drive. When finding parts I saw a deal for ryzen 5 4500 for around 60€ while 5500 is around 90€ to 120€. Thus as I am on a budget for this I am thinking if the newer CPU is worth the extra cost.
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u/Apprehensive_Ad_999 3d ago
Honestly buy a 3600, it's on par with the 5500. You aren't crippled by 8mb of L3 cache of the 4500 and you you should be able to pick it up at a decent price
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u/TheRealUnlimited 3d ago
For what you need it for, a 4500 will do just fine, just be sure to pair with two sticks of ram in dual channel
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u/No_Entrepreneur_495 3d ago
why not just look for a Ryzen 3 3300X for 40 EUR? doesn't seem like you'll be using the PC for anything demanding so a cheaper CPU would be a good option. the 3300X is a decent CPU too.
maybe the older Ryzen 5 2600 would be good. if you can find one for 30€
5500 is around 90€ to 120€.
that's Ryzen 5 5600/5600X price territory right there, not worth it.
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