AMD RYZEN 5 aka NOW IN STOCK AND AVAILABLE TO ORDER (14:00 TODAY April 11th 2017)

Gibbo · 11 Apr 2017 at 13:31

Hi there

Following the absolutely HUGE success of Ryzen 7, AMD are set to continue their success and winning more and more market share from Intel with their new amazing Ryzen 5 processor that gives you so much more than their Intel competitor for same/less money.

AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600X 4.00GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail @ £248.99 inc VAT

YD160XBCAEWOF, Six Core with Twelve Threads, 4.00GHz clock speed, 14nm FinFet Process, 16MB L3 Cache, Dual Channel DDR4 Controller, 3 Year Warranty

Only £248.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail @ £218.99 inc VAT

YD1600BBAEBOX, Six Core with Twelve Threads, 3.60GHz clock speed, 14nm FinFet Process, 16MB L3 Cache, Dual Channel DDR4 Controller, 3 Year Warranty

Only £218.99 inc VAT.

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AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1500X 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail @ £188.99 inc VAT

YD150XBBAEBOX, Quad Core with Eight Threads, 3.70GHz clock speed, 14nm FinFet Process, 16MB L3 Cache, Dual Channel DDR4 Controller, 3 Year Warranty

Only £188.99 inc VAT.

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AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1400 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail @ £164.99 inc VAT

YD1400BBAEBOX, Quad Core with Eight Threads, 3.40GHz clock speed, 14nm FinFet Process, 8MB L3 Cache, Dual Channel DDR4 Controller, 3 Year Warranty

Only £164.99 inc VAT.

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Just like I did with Ryzen 7, OcUK has conducted some testing and just like the Ryzen 7 1700 CPU was the sweet spot to buy especially when overclocking due to its lower TDP, nothing changes. The sweet spot in Ryzen 5 is the 1600 processor, due to its 65W TDP it runs cooler than the 1600X and can achieve the same levels of overclocking. In our testing all 1600 chips hit 3.90GHz and some were hitting as high as 4.1GHz when used with 120mm AIO coolers.

As such I and Overclockers UK highly recommend the Ryzen 5 1600 as a fantastic gaming CPU and also for professional use and with more and more software/games supporting multicore, Ryzen really is the future and the Ryzen 5 lineup with the forthcoming RX 5xx lineup will truly allow gamers to put together very capable gaming systems for under £1000.

For example a Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.90GHz + RX 480 8G + FREESYNC Monitor will be a totally amazing gaming platform that does not cost the earth like it does from AMD's rivals.

I am proud to say just as I did with Ryzen 7, AMD is truly BACK IN THE GAME!

Well done AMD!

Goody_GTI · 11 Apr 2017 at 13:34

Excellent

Gibbo · 11 Apr 2017 at 13:44

Just in case I did not make it clear, they will appear to buy and IN STOCK around 14:00 on the webshop, we also have plenty of AM4 motherboards in stock as well along with DDR4 memory.

Also as Ryzen 7, all DDR4 works, no need for special Ryzen approved kit, it all works and is just marketing BS.

Simon Belmont · 11 Apr 2017 at 13:57

Which version of Ryzen 5 have the wraith cooler?

Gibbo · 11 Apr 2017 at 14:12

Simon Belmont said:
Which version of Ryzen 5 have the wraith cooler?

All except the 1600X which has no cooler.

Goody_GTI · 11 Apr 2017 at 14:28

The links aren't working for me...

Webzta · 11 Apr 2017 at 14:37

Goody_GTI said:
The links aren't working for me...

Go to the web shop and you can view the Ryzen 5. The links were posted before the products were in there..

Goody_GTI · 11 Apr 2017 at 14:45

What's the point in posting links then lol

Webzta · 11 Apr 2017 at 14:52

Goody_GTI said:
What's the point in posting links then lol

I'm sure they'll go back and fix them, I think the aim was more to provide all the relevant info as soon as they had it.

AllBodies · 11 Apr 2017 at 15:03

6c/12t Ryzen for the same money as 4c/4t Intel. AMD are really giving Intel a kicking

JediFragger · 11 Apr 2017 at 15:06

It's been a long time coming, but AMD are coming up with the goods!!! :cool:

Looking forward to seeing some cool-ass OcUK o/c systems using an R5 1600 and a 480/580 for some nice 1080p gaming

prjwebb · 11 Apr 2017 at 15:16

Any clue when the Aorus boards are going to be in stock?

Gibbo · 11 Apr 2017 at 15:18

JediFragger said:
It's been a long time coming, but AMD are coming up with the goods!!!

Looking forward to seeing some cool-ass OcUK o/c systems using an R5 1600 and a 480/580 for some nice 1080p gaming

1440P buddy, do not under-estimate the RX 480 with latest drivers they are more than capable at 1440P now, 580 even more so.

8 Pack · 11 Apr 2017 at 16:24

1600 is the king of 5, 3.9ghz - 4g given and not a shred more available on the 1600X. Put the money saved from getting the 1600 into a better board with the proposed longevity of this platform you all know this makes Pack-fect sense....

JediFragger · 11 Apr 2017 at 16:29

Gibbo said:
1440P buddy, do not under-estimate the RX 480 with latest drivers they are more than capable at 1440P now, 580 even more so.

Yeah, I can certainly imagine the 580 being so if they've boosted the clocks sufficiently!! Especially if paired with a nice Freesync screen to handle the lows :cool:

Simon Belmont · 11 Apr 2017 at 17:45

Gibbo said:
All except the 1600X which has no cooler.

Cheers.

All this talk of Ryzen having issues with RAM true or false? Any ram should work right? 2666mhz work well? Looking at ryzen for a living room PC build

Safetytrousers · 11 Apr 2017 at 17:59

Simon Belmont said:
All this talk of Ryzen having issues with RAM true or false? Any ram should work right? 2666mhz work well? Looking at ryzen for a living room PC build

Ryzen currently does have some issue with RAM, but you shouldn't have any trouble running 2666MHz. The trouble is at higher speeds than that. To be on the safe side make sure your RAM is validated for your chosen board.

Simon Belmont · 11 Apr 2017 at 18:13

Safetytrousers said:
Ryzen currently does have some issue with RAM, but you shouldn't have any trouble running 2666MHz. The trouble is at higher speeds than that. To be on the safe side make sure your RAM is validated for your chosen board.

Cheers for that bit of info

AmitA · 11 Apr 2017 at 21:51

With all the reported problems with Ryzen and memory issues. I have a 32Gb kit (4x8gb HyperX DDR4 2666Mhz) that I want to use. Am I able to install all 4 modules or just 2 modules; as seems to be the case with Ryzen motherboards.

dfour · 11 Apr 2017 at 22:55

Gibbo said:
Just in case I did not make it clear, they will appear to buy and IN STOCK around 14:00 on the webshop, we also have plenty of AM4 motherboards in stock as well along with DDR4 memory.

Also as Ryzen 7, all DDR4 works, no need for special Ryzen approved kit, it all works and is just marketing BS.

Just buy what you want to use but just dont expect 3600mhz ram to run (maybe in a while when the bios and boards mature a bit more)