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you would upgrade to an AMD 5k series or Intel 11k series.
I've been an Intel fan for the last 25 years but AMD came out with some fantastic CPU's in the past few of years.Thanks.
Which one do you recommend out of the two ?
What should I do with my old i7 7700k ?
Ya, got lucky with the RTX 3080, friend of my brothers got an extra one and I was able to get it.Cool looks like you got a Nvidia RTX 3000 series though!
Is the 5900X really worth the extra amount of money and difficulty of trying to find ?
I've been an Intel fan for the last 25 years but AMD came out with some fantastic CPU's in the past few of years.
I went AMD this round due to the huge performance increase.
I would either sell or keep the 7700k, sell it if you don't need a second system, keep it if you do.
Ya, got lucky with the RTX 3080, friend of my brothers got an extra one and I was able to get it.
It's probably not worth it unless you need to crunch some data/encode with the CPU. I just wanted it since it was a 12 core, but this 8 core I have has been really good as well.
I would say 6 at least.Oh ok.
So what is bare minimum amount of cores to have nowadays ?
I remember when it use to be 4 cores not anymore lol.
Intel is better at gaming but AMD is better at multitasking.
not anymore. AMD with the 5000 series was better at gaming than intel, but the 11k intel looks nearly on par, but still lagging a little against the AMD 5k series.Is this a true statement ?
not anymore. AMD with the 5000 series was better at gaming than intel, but the 11k intel looks nearly on par, but still lagging a little against the AMD 5k series.
If you have a 68mm height restriction, you should probably only be looking at 6 core CPUs, to keep the fan noise down. In particular, a Ryzen 5600x only uses about 70 watts. However, even though it uses half the power of an 11600k, its only a little bit easier to cool.Scartch that I think I can handle maybe up to 68mm height if it includes fan too on heatsink.
I would say 6 with SMT is bare minimum, 8-12 with SMT being best. Anything more is for workstation type workloads. More stuff will utilize all 8 cores better than all 10 or 12 unless you're video encoding or 3D rendering.Oh ok.
So what is bare minimum amount of cores to have nowadays ?
I remember when it use to be 4 cores not anymore lol.
AMD is cooler and more energy efficient than Intel though. Used to be the opposite since before Ryzen 3xxx/after Core 2.not anymore. AMD with the 5000 series was better at gaming than intel, but the 11k intel looks nearly on par, but still lagging a little against the AMD 5k series.
For gaming the current sweet spot for price/performance is probably the 5600x. The 5800x gives more futureproofing than those though. The 5900x is worth it for productivity as it has significantly more processing power, but will trade blows with the 5800x for gaming. Some titles will favor the 5800x and others will favor the 5900x. For a gaming only system I would go with 5800x if you want future proofing or look at 5600x if you want to save money at the risk of not having enough CPU in a few years time when games are mainly targeting 8 core 16 thread consoles. The 7700k is too slow for modern titles with a high-end graphics card, but should be fine if you have an older one like a 1070, 1080 or similar as both would be limiting factors. If you are not in a hurry, then you might as well wait and see what the next gen from Intel and AMD bring to the table. Intel is guaranteed to be swapping sockets on next gen and AMD are supposed to move to a new socket as well.Cool looks like you got a Nvidia RTX 3000 series though!
Is the 5900X really worth the extra amount of money and difficulty of trying to find ?
For gaming the current sweet spot for price/performance is probably the 5600x. The 5800x gives more futureproofing than those though. The 5900x is worth it for productivity as it has significantly more processing power, but will trade blows with the 5800x for gaming. Some titles will favor the 5800x and others will favor the 5900x. For a gaming only system I would go with 5800x if you want future proofing or look at 5600x if you want to save money at the risk of not having enough CPU in a few years time when games are mainly targeting 8 core 16 thread consoles. The 7700k is too slow for modern titles with a high-end graphics card, but should be fine if you have an older one like a 1070, 1080 or similar as both would be limiting factors. If you are not in a hurry, then you might as well wait and see what the next gen from Intel and AMD bring to the table. Intel is guaranteed to be swapping sockets on next gen and AMD are supposed to move to a new socket as well.
Thanks.I would say 6 with SMT is bare minimum, 8-12 with SMT being best. Anything more is for workstation type workloads. More stuff will utilize all 8 cores better than all 10 or 12 unless you're video encoding or 3D rendering.
AMD is cooler and more energy efficient than Intel though. Used to be the opposite since before Ryzen 3xxx/after Core 2.
7700k with 2060 super ---- I would say no reason to upgrade right now, unless you are dedicated to a game which specifically enjoys more than 4 cores for CPU performance. Or if you do a lot of streaming.Thank you.
I only have a EVGA RTX 2060 super.
To be honest I really don't need faster right now but it still would be nice.
Agreed. Now is an absolutely tragic time to do an elective upgrade. Lots of stuff is inflated in price, and the 7700k is no slouch. If what you have now satisfies you: GREAT. Wait until the current madness subsides.7700k with 2060 super ---- I would say no reason to upgrade right now, unless you are dedicated to a game which specifically enjoys more than 4 cores for CPU performance. Or if you do a lot of streaming.
Otherwise, In most games, you probably won't get any more performance from that 2060 super, with a newer CPU.
Newegg has a bunch of B560 and an H570 in stock. Sold by Newegg and third party sellers.Yeah, maybe there is a little bit of madness. I bought an i5-11500 and still waiting to find a B560 motherboard to be in stock. I saw on B&Hphotovideo that they're expecting some boards in 2 to 4 weeks. But I also read once you build your machine you should flash the BIOS right away since the Rocket Lake BIOS is still new at this point. (I don't know exactly which BIOS issues exist, just read the BIOS wasn't refined yet.)
Thanks but the one I'm looking for in Canada is not in stock currently.Newegg has a bunch of B560 and an H570 in stock. Sold by Newegg and third party sellers.
If you do not mind some tinkering and risking burning your hardware there are ways to put Coffee Lake to Skylake motherboards.
People had more luck with something like 9700k which has 8 threads than i9 9900k which has 16 due to some bios stuff but bios upgrade with unofficial modifications would be needed as well as some manipulation with CPU itself (covering some pins)
I just put this as an option. Used 9700k aren't terribly expensive and you wouldn't need to even re-install Windows