So looks now is a right time for build a PC

[JEMC]

pokoko said:

JEMC said:
Actually, if you can, wait until the ned of the year or early 2017 to buy a new PC.

This coming months we'll get new graphic cards from both AMD and Nvidia, and in the CPU front Intel and AMD will also launch new processors.

But hey, you can start looking at other parts: Case, PSU, RAM (DDR4), HDD and/or SSD, CPU cooler, etc.

Is anything known about AMD's new CPUs?

I'm thinking hard about a new PC but I'm really undecided.  AMD's CPUs are really enticing for their price but, wow, most of their stuff is several years old.  I got caught with my current PC where the socket was outdated almost as soon as I bought it, meaning no simple CPU upgrades.  Still, they're such a good value compared to Intel and I'd rather spend my budget on the GPU.  The i5 line is nice but I don't even know if it's really worth it.  I want under $1,000 total so my real limit is $900 at the most.

I'm also done with Radeon, at least for now.  I'm tired of having problems and then reading somewhere "that game seems to work better on Nvidia cards."

Not much is known about Zen: Zen is supposed to give a 40% increase in single thread performance over the latest Bulldozer family processors, Excavator. It will also bring their own version of Intel's Hyper Threading tech and will move from DDR3 memory to DDR4.

That would put Zen still behind their Intel counterparts, but at least you'll need a 4-core Intel CPU to beat a 4 or 6-core Zen processor not like now where a dual core Intel beats everything AMD has except in very multi-threaded applications. Power consumption will be reduced and with a similar price policy as the one they have nowadays, at least they will offer a more viable competition.

AMD has been better than Intel when it comes to support their sockets and motherboards, and with Zen (and their coming Bristol Ridge APUs), AMD will launch the new AM4 socket that will work with the upcoming CPUs and APUs, without separation.

Oh, the i5 line is quite good but, and this is just my opinion, look for a real quad core i5 and not a cual core with Hyper Threading.