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AMD or Intel (New Build)

Russell Price

Russell Price

Russell Price

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Looking for a little advice from some more experienced people. I use a 24" 1440p monitor and am looking for a new build that can perform the best in:
  • Gaming at ultra graphics on new releases.
  • Streaming of games.
  • Recording of game play.
Hard pressed on if I should go for a AMD or Intel. The two processors I've narrowed it down to are:

AMD - Ryzen 7 1700x 3.8GHz
Intel - i7-7700K 4.2GHz (Kaby Lake)

Would appreciate any advice with some reasons/positives/negetives of either options,

Thanks in advance.
 
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The 7700K will fall flat on its face for Streaming, its out of the question, if you want an Intel CPU with enough horsepower for streaming games you're looking at minimum a 6800K or to match the Ryzen 7 performance a 6900K and thats a #### taking lol £1000 CPU.

Out of the 3 Ryzen 7's the one that makes the most sense is the 1700 as it is the cheapest, its that because its the lowest clocked, yet they are all unlocked for overcloking.
 
Gaming, streaming, recording -> Ryzen 7 1700/X, a no brainer. It's more universal CPU than i7-7700K and better price/value ratio overall.
 
GTX 1070, a bit over your budget but honestly a GTX 1060 or RX 580 for anything less than this is a big step down
 
Russell Price said:
@Journey

Looking into all parts for my new build could you suggest some relevant cards for my goals within the price range of £350 assuming the use of a Ryzen 7 please it would be greatly appreciated!
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Then you'd be looking at a GTX 1070, there's at least half a dozen models between £340-360, personally if you get the R7 1700 over the X version you have more budget towards the graphics solution. Also it includes a decent cooler with the 1700, so another decent saving unless you already have a cooling solution in mind.
 
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