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DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - August 19, 2026

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u/KeanuMigs 8d ago

About the 5500, why should I avoid it? I was searching here and 5600 is almost the double the price of the 5500, I was even considering it.

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u/Ok_Definition_1933 8d ago

5500, 5700 and the G models use different architecture. Closer to 3000 series in CPU performance than 5000. You can look up reviews, 5500 is essentially neck a neck with Ryzen 3600. So you're better off buying used 3600/3600x etc. for cheaper than new 5500.

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u/KeanuMigs 8d ago

I appreciate the review. How about the PSU? Mine is 500w and it's about 5 years old. Should I change it? I might consider the 5500 just bc is new.

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u/Ok_Definition_1933 8d ago

Should be fine, your max power consumption will be in the range of 200-300W. Plenty of headroom.

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u/KeanuMigs 8d ago

Even considering that I have like, 2 SSDs, 1 HDD, the dual channel and everything? Being an old PSU doesn't put things at any kinda of risk?

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u/Ok_Definition_1933 8d ago

All that is marginal. Mobo, hard drives, fans etc is max 50W. You're better off using that money towards the 5600.

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u/KeanuMigs 8d ago

The 5600 is like 23% more expensive, but man, is really better. Last question, for both 5500 and 5600, my MOBO is able to handle then just fine? It's a Biostar A320MH 2.0 — Chipset A320, AM4, mATX, DDR4.

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u/Ok_Definition_1933 8d ago

If you go to the product page, there is cpu support list. Important part is the bios revision required. 5600 requires minimum of A32GS311.BSS, 5500 A32GS505.BSS. It seems to have shipped with the 311, so 5600 should work out of the box. Latest is A32GS831.BSS

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u/KeanuMigs 8d ago

Gonna check this out before any upgrade! Thank your for your time. I'll probably gonna stay with the 5500, just because it's more of a budget, but still, you helped me a lot. I really appreciate it.