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I've been very happy with my 1700. There were some initial POST problems from a memory mismatch (they are very picky, it seems) but once that was sorted out, it
by chiph 9y ago
I've been very happy with my 1700. There were some initial POST problems from a memory mismatch (they are very picky, it seems) but once that was sorted out, it's been terrific. Video encoding goes much faster than it used to. No cooling problems with the included AMD heatsink & fan.
The questions for me are: Is it worthwhile to upgrade? And will my old memory work in with the new CPU? (my guess would be "no")
- onli 9y agoIt is not worthwhile to upgrade. The difference between the Ryzen 7 1700 and the Ryzen 7 2700 is small, the slightly higher clock and performance improvement does not warrant an upgrade. The new processors are just a new nice option if you are not already on a current cpu, like an old FX or a dual core intel. Your old memory will work with your new cpu, to 99%. AMD improved memory compatibility with software updates, and the memory support in the 2000 line is supposed to be better again. If your ram is slower than DDR4-2666 you lose some performance compared to what you could have, but that was already true for the 1700 - DDR4-3000 is a good minimal ram speed target, as Ryzen profits a lot from being combined with faster ram.