AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - YD260XBCAFBOX

Stable, quiet, powerful

Amazing power to value ratio. Great upgrade to my workstation.

I overclocked this thing to 4.3Ghz with 1.37500 volts without any stability issues under a load. I bet I could push it even farther, but im totally happy with it as it is! AMD has the best price-performance, and it has better future-proofing for its processors. It convinced me to switch from an old intel motherboard with a Core I5-3570k to an AMD motherboard with this processor. I further paired it with my good old GTX 970 (EVGA - FTW) which I still use, and it runs everything at Ultra settings fantastically. I already skipped the GTX 1000s and the RTX 2000s, so im really curious to see how the Navi graphics cards + processors will turn out (especially regarding price-performance). Im betting AMD will blow it out of the water in the price-performance category. I dont care whether or not they are faster than Nvidia or Intel (which is what mony-wasting drones focus on), as long as they are kickass with a much lower cost.

Okay

like everything about it

Used this for my first time build. So far no issues. Wraith cooler makes it a no mess or hassle install.

Love this CPU. Its perfect for a very good mid range/pushing high grade gaming pc. Can be ran with up to about a 1070. I have had no problems with mine.

CPU is fine. The problem is that I bought this as part of a setup that would focus on the ROG Strix Aura tech, and this chip was supposed to come with the Wraith Spire cooler that has LEDs built in. It did not.

Really good cpu

The Ryzen 5 2600x is a fantastic chip for the price. I however was unaware it did not come with integrated graphics on it. Had I not had a spare gpu laying around I would have been out of luck. The chip is great just be aware youre going to need a dedicated gpu although I expect most people will be getting a dedicated gpu anyways with this chip.