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6700k V Ryzen - Micro-Atx - Gaming Build

Dirk Diggler

Dirk Diggler

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I've finally got round to building a benching rig which will feed my endless addiction for chopping and changing and testing and generally being a hopeless Geek. :) I've allocated my 5930k & RV-E from my gaming rig to that setup for multi gpu benching, so all good there. Now I'm turning my attention to my new gaming set up that I'll share with my son.

Current situation is a temporary setup with 6700k @ stock on a B150 motherboard. Monitor is X34a and I'll definitely be keeping that. I've got all the parts ready for a custom hard line loop, and EVGA FE 1080ti is arriving on Tuesday. So, confirmed parts right now are:

Micro ATX case - Parvum S2.0
Super Flower 1200w Platinum
Samsung 950 M.2
2*500GB SSD
4TB HDD
X34a - 3440*1440 Gsync
1080ti
All the parts for custom loop (GPU & CPU blocks still to buy)

Purpose is media server/Gaming rig. I definitely won't go SLI in future. The final decision I'm struggling with is the CPU. My options appear to be:

  • Buy a decent motherboard (ASUS STRIX Z270-G) and slot the 6700k in there.
  • Go Ryzen (have no idea which CPU/MOBO combo?)
  • Build what I have now and wait for something new this year.

I'd like to complete this with some longevity in mind (especially with the work involved in a hard line loop), so if it meant waiting it out until the end of the year or so then I'm fine with that. I could leave it all on air until the right cpu/mobo comes along. Is there much out there or upcoming that will rival the 6700k?

There's so much change in the CPU market right now that I'm just not sure which way to go. I'm just a bit apprehensive about committing in what appears to be a bit of an arms race.
 
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Because you already have the 6700K I would get a decent mobo and clock that. Ryzen performance is slightly behind the i7 in single threaded games and only edges ahead in well threaded ones. This will no doubt change in the future and ryzen will overtake as more games move onto vulcan/dx12. How long will this take? Who knows. You are gaming at a high resolution there which makes the cpu even more irrelevant. Do you NEED 8c16t?

Ryzen certainly has a lot going for it, I have one! But you already have the makings for a very capable gaming rig right there.
 
gavinh87 said:
This will no doubt change in the future and ryzen will overtake as more games move onto vulcan/dx12.
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Will it though?

I suspect the next Intel chips will move to i5's with hyper threading (4c8t) and the i7's will move up to 6 & 8 cores with hyper threading. That will maintain Intel's performance crown.
 
Cooper said:
Will it though?

I suspect the next Intel chips will move to i5's with hyper threading (4c8t) and the i7's will move up to 6 & 8 cores with hyper threading. That will maintain Intel's performance crown.
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I was talking about current quad core i7's :)
 
Yea, it's looking like a decent motherboard is all that's required. It just doesn't feel right building with two year old architecture when there's apparently competition in the CPU market again? I want the CPU to last as long as the GPU and monitor and that's two or three years at a minimum as I don't want to switch the screen until 4k UltraWide is available at 120Hz.
 
6700k aint gonna be obsolete for many years, fact is if you want max performance out of the ti the i7 is the way to go. A year or so down the line mainstream Intel Hex cores will be here.
 
String said:
Yea, it's looking like a decent motherboard is all that's required. It just doesn't feel right building with two year old architecture when there's apparently competition in the CPU market again? I want the CPU to last as long as the GPU and monitor and that's two or three years at a minimum as I don't want to switch the screen until 4k UltraWide is available at 120Hz.
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That i7 will be fine for the next couple of years I'd imagine. I'd agree with you going quad core especially as we have octocore available at a decent price now but you already have that chip.
Pair it with something like this https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-650-as.html and your'e set.

There is nothing stopping you going for ryzen if you really want a change but the the value for money isn't there considering what you already have and its only use is gaming.
 
IMHO - the worlds best motherboard currently (or possibly of recent times) is the ASROCK Z170M OC Formula (Micro ATX). You will need to wait a long time for the Ryzen version to pop up. I personally would not buy another ASUS board as their failure rates are too high, nice features and marketing but quality is lacking.

You could also argue that buying quad-core CPU right now is a waste of time and better off buying a Ryzen 1700 with an Asrock Fatality (if you can find one!).

I currently run a Skylake with Gigabyte Gaming MB.

Ryzen vs Intel? Depends on the games and apps you want to use. If you are a high-fps moba junky then you will want an Intel chip.
 
6700K and Gene 8 Z170 are totally solid. Strix G is also a great board but for me the older ROG board is the better solution.
 
Yes, I'm 90% sure I'll be going for the Gene... Although, it currently says:

"was £199.99 - now £209.99"

I'm not sure about that sale price! :p

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-651-as.html


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