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6700k to ryzen 2 or Intel alternative?

dancook

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My ITX machine with limited space for internal hard drives is causing me a performance issue when it comes to photography and processing thousands of raws. Speed is very important, I spend most days on the pc

First improvement will be internal fast drives to work from.. Means a new case.

Might use this as an opportunity to upgrade. I do a lot of photo editing, batch processing. Gaming 3440x1440 and with a vive pro.

Currently have a titan x pascal, not sure what SLI can do for me.. And whether I should wait for volta

But an upgrade to my water-cooled over clocked 6700k could be on the cards..

So ryzen 2 I assume is an option what about Intel, they used to have x99 what is it now..
 
8700k on Z370 would be the best for gaming.
2700x on x470 would be a good bet for a work station first, gaming second.
2600x a bang for your buck middle ground.
 
stick with what you have if overclocked if gaming only your cpu will be as faster as any ryzen multi side ryzen will be quicker.depends what you do. intel have x299 platform which is premium priced.if you want the best though thats where its at.
 
Thanks, I've only just come out of my hibernation when it comes to hardware :) I'll see what happens today - though I'm going to have to wait until i get paid anyway..
 
I have a 6700k itx build I'm more than happy with performance and I play at the same resolution as you. I would just change to an Matx or ATX case depending on size you want. You could get a very nice case for yourself if you got money to burn as well as your drives you need.
 
bakes0310 said:
I have a 6700k itx build I'm more than happy with performance and I play at the same resolution as you. I would just change to an Matx or ATX case depending on size you want. You could get a very nice case for yourself if you got money to burn as well as your drives you need.
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it's all watercooled as well, I want a bigger case to make it quiet/silent with additional radiators.

When watching a film at night can hear pc whirring during the quiet scenes..

Just figured if I was going to the trouble of rebuilding a PC with a watercooling loop i'd see what else I could do

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I'm running 6700k and my next upgrade will be Intels answer to Ryzen 2, coffee lake 8/16 :)

Intel faster single thread IPC
Faster in games
Faster in Digital audio workstation (Ryzen 2 can't beat 8700k here and it's only 6/12

So the next logical step for me is 8/16 core coffee lake.
 
Considering I only have SFF systems,I wouldn't touch an 8C/16T Intel CFL with a bargepole for a smallish mini-ITX system if its still on 14NM,as either the clockspeeds will need to go down if they don't increase the TDP,or either TDP will have to go up,and that means more cooling and more noise. The Core i7 8700K for instance consumes significantly more power than the Core i7 7700K let alone the Core i7 6700K,which means more heat produced.

Hence,if you are finding the Core i7 6700K cooling too noisy and want a small case,then its going to be a bigger issue with the higher end CFL CPUs. However,the locked ones are not as bad.

If its 10NM,maybe since it should drop power consumption.

Neither would I use a Core i7 8700K or a Ryzen 7 2700X as they are overvolted parts.All these parts will consume more power than your Core i7 6700K and produce more heat.

You are better served OP,if the workloads are multi-threaded to get a 65W TDP Ryzen 7 2700,Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i7 8700 non-K and make sure you limit either to 65W TDP in both cases.

In lightly threaded workloads they will get close to your Core i7 6700K(especially the Core i7 8700 non-K),but in anything multi-threaded will destroy it.

Both will be much easier to cool in a smaller case,meaning less noise,and both will be a good upgrade in multi-threaded workloads.

The other alternative is getting a Core i7 8700K or Ryzen 5/7 and to try undervolting it.

Have you tried doing so with your Core i7 6700K?

Now if you intend to get a mATX case or a large mini-ITX one,you can get away with a higher TDP CPU since you can simply plonk in much more cooling.
 
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8600k for pure gaming performance
2600x best bang for buck gaming on ryzen 2, very similar to 2700x gaming performance but £80 cheaper.
2700x for thread heavy loads

gamernexus got a ryzen 2 down to 1.1Xv at 4ghz clocks.

given your workload, batch processing and so forth I think a undervolted 2700x is a good bet.

I am not convinced you even need an upgrade, but if you got the itch then you got the itch. :)
 
CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Now if you intend to get a mATX case or a large mini-ITX one,you can get away with a higher TDP CPU since you can simply plonk in much more cooling.
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Not necessarily looking to stick to ITX, I want a big case to stick the hard drives in and enough radiators for zero idle noise at least. I can put it below my desk instead of on it.

Running my [email protected], so would like to water cool to high speeds. If under voting just means less heat less speed, I'm not sure I need that just as long as the OC idle is silent.

It might be a slow upgrade, just getting mentally started on it whilst bank balance catches up, quick interim solution will be to add ssd to current system and dangle them somewhere ;)
 
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easyrider said:
I'm running 6700k and my next upgrade will be Intels answer to Ryzen 2, coffee lake 8/16 :)

Intel faster single thread IPC
Faster in games
Faster in Digital audio workstation (Ryzen 2 can't beat 8700k here and it's only 6/12

So the next logical step for me is 8/16 core coffee lake.
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8/16 sounds good, I read that lightroom will use 6 cores now. So there's room for improvement over my 6700k

Maybe I get coffee lake
 
chrcoluk said:
8600k for pure gaming performance
2600x best bang for buck gaming on ryzen 2, very similar to 2700x gaming performance but £80 cheaper.
2700x for thread heavy loads

gamernexus got a ryzen 2 down to 1.1Xv at 4ghz clocks.

given your workload, batch processing and so forth I think a undervolted 2700x is a good bet.

I am not convinced you even need an upgrade, but if you got the itch then you got the itch. :)
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I'm just not a fan of maintenance, and if I'm going to have to redo the watercooling system - I thought I might make it worth my while :)

as mentioned just, coffeelake might be worth a wait - for games and more cores for my photography apps.
 
dancook said:
8/16 sounds good, I read that lightroom will use 6 cores now. So there's room for improvement over my 6700k

Maybe I get coffee lake
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Intel won't be left behind or even on par with AMD for long. I love AMD I really do...Its why we have the 8700K early...I nearly jumped on it, but when I heard of Ryzen 2 I thought I'd wait and see what INTEL serve in return. Finally a bit of excitement in the cpu world, that has been dormant for years! :D

Haven't been this excited since the Opteron 170 days :p
 
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