All Ryzen owners, does it hurt you as well?

lee32uk said:
Like I said, 1080p is still by far the most common resolution used.
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Yeah, but how many are using GTX1080/1080Ti on that res? Because only then the 8700K can show any benefit.
Any GPU less than GTX1080, and the 8700K makes no sense over a Ryzen 7 for example, which is £100 cheaper. Or makes no sense over a 7800X, 6800K/6850K, 5930K or even 1600X, a CPU £200 cheaper!!!!!
 
maltrabob said:
It doesn't mean it is the most common resolution used with the high-end CPUs and GPUs. Many people who game at 1080p have entry-level GPUs with 2-4GB of VRAM and older quad-core CPUs. That could be limiting them to 1080p because they wouldn't get any decent fps at higher resolutions. Not everyone has cash to spend on latest PC components.
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The point I am making is that the i7 8700K is the better option over a SkylakeX cpu for gaming as it is cheaper overall. Of course not everyone has cash to buy the latest stuff but that isn't what I am saying.
 
Panos said:
Yeah, but how many are using GTX1080/1080Ti on that res? Because only then the 8700K can show any benefit.
Any GPU less than GTX1080, and the 8700K makes no sense over a Ryzen 7 for example, which is £100 cheaper. Or makes no sense over a 7800X, 6800K/6850K, 5930K or even 1600X, a CPU £200 cheaper!!!!!
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I guess it depends on individual circumstances. You will get some people that overspec the gpu in case they decide to move up to 1440p or they might be running a 1080p 144Hz monitor and want max fps with everything on ultra settings.

Also as for the 8700K making no sense over a Ryzen 7 well that wasn't what this discussion was about was it ? You initially just mentioned Broadwell-E and SkylakeX which are more expensive than Coffee Lake. Yes I know that Broadwell-E is now a lot cheaper but that is due to X299. At the time of release it was priced similar to X299.
 
I think I'll still be recommending Ryzen to friends and family - the Intel platform is still a better choice if money is no object. But let's be honest - very few of us have unlimitted budgets, and thread count matters a lot when your not just looking at gaming benchmarks.

I'd rather have a cheaper CPU and Mobo with almost the same performance so I could buy more ram or a better graphics card, or a faster M2 drive. This will always be more noticeable for day to day usage than I few more percentage points in some benchmarks - well for me at least :D
 
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