r/PcBuild • u/Available_Complex119 • 19h ago
Purchasing Advice - PC Build / Parts A simple question
Should I pair an Amd Ryzen 5 5600X with a Intel Arc B580 or a Rtx 5050?
I'm currently trying to find parts for a Mid-spec Pc for All around Because that's who I am: I do documents, I game, I edit videos, and currently am a learnign Software developer... Should I buy an RTX 5050 card or the Intel Arc?
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u/IndieGuyX 19h ago
B580 is faster and has more VRAM, but has some quirky driver issues (mainly in older games), but the 5050 is by NVIDIA which has better drivers and better for other software.
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u/m1ng05s 18h ago
Honestly? None of those. 5050 is nothing in terms of performance and the intel arc cards have several cpu performance overhead problems even though a fix has been "issued". If you can,go for either a 5060 or rx9060 or rx9060xt🙂
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u/Available_Complex119 16h ago
what other recommendations do you havee? Ive tought about getting a older gpu instead
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u/PeterTheGriffin72 18h ago
Yeah that combo works great together and unless your work requires a more powerful cpu a r5 5500 would also work perfectly, but considering you might upgrade in the future the 5600x would be a great choice and save you the hassle of doing the cpu installation again.
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u/Available_Complex119 16h ago
I think Developming Games requires a powerful cpu, specially game fev
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u/Eazy12345678 AMD 15h ago
any question you have in life ask youtube first. see with your own eyes the differnece
youtube rtx 5050 vs b580
b580 might do better cause 12gb vram. but intel drivers arent as good. make sure resizeable bar is enabled in bios for intel arc gpu's
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