7700k or Ryzen 1700 with a GTX 1080TI?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The best way is to buy your new card first and see how your games run - if everything seems to do fine,I would stick with what you have. Plus Ryzen will mature with regards to the platform and clockspeeds as time progresses and there is Ryzen 2 next year. The only thing is OFC DDR4 prices,but that is tempered by the fact that RAM compatibility should also improve as time progresses.

 

[Panos]

Hi guys,

Almost finished upgrading my full system. I've got a GTX 1080ti on order but I'm completely stumped with the processor. Most of my usage is gaming, which leans me towards the 7700k, but I also like to minimise and browse the internet whilst maps load, so that leans me towards the 1700.

With a card like a 1080ti, would the processor (either of these) really matter that much?

R7 1700 of course, get a good board for overclocking and good cooling. And you are set for years to come.
4c/8t CPUs are close to EOL. And those who advised above for Intel and called rest as AMD fanboys, do forget :
a) Intel has 8c/16t CPU but at 3 times the price of the 1700 for the same performance
b) Going to be the same people who will claim that 4c/8t is dead and ancient, when 6c/12t coffee lake comes out later this year.

 

[elrasho]

4c/8t CPUs are close to EOL

For gaming or in general use?

 

[Panos]

For gaming or in general use?

If someone has £300 to spend on CPU, is kinda pointless to buy 4/8 instead of 8/16.

 

[=XDC=FluphyBunny]

Stick with what you have and wait and see what coffelake is like (or if you want the best and have money to burn skylake-x).

You lose nothing waiting and a bit more time for ryzen to have its various bugs ironed out wouldn't be time wasted.

Then you can decide I wouldn't move to another quad core CPU.

Personally I would wait till next year and ryzen 2 or Intel >where ever they are in their road map<

 

[~>Dg<~]

wait and go x299 then have the best of it all.