Best cpu for just gaming

passey89 · 3 Mar 2017 at 07:05

currently running a 4460 and get my bonus this month so looking to upgrade the cpu to something that will handle everything at mac for a bit.

O ly game at 1080 atm and running a gtx 1080 so cpu is the only thing really slowing it down.

Would a simple 4790k besthe best option or

7600k
7700k
Ryzen 1700

Dont really want to waste money if its not going to show a significant gains.

Currently play

Division
Ghost recon wildlands
World of warships
Warhammer total war

Thanks

Brazo · 3 Mar 2017 at 07:52

A 4790k would drop into your existing socket and offer great performance. If you want the best then it's kaby lake but tbh for the expense of a whole new mobo/ram/cpu it's not worth it.

Could always wait for Zen+...

Stretlow · 3 Mar 2017 at 07:57

I was in for something similar yesterday, had the Ryzen 1700 on order but the gaming reviews didn't seem that overwhelming so got a 7700k and a Maximus Hero IX

Firestar_3x · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:00

I'd hold off personally and see how Ryzen develops in the next few months.

PapaLazaru · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:00

Drop in a 4790k, you'll be good for years to come.

Martini1991 · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:03

I'd get a 1700 and disable SMT (For now).

SiDeards73 · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:06

Martini1991 said:
I'd get a 1700 and disable SMT (For now).

+1 for this

Despite the debacle of reviews of which there were numerous that were gimped, whether intentionally or not is a different story, the Ryzen 1700 currently offers the best price / performance ratio across all chips on sale. There were multiple bios updates issued yesterday for a number of motherboards.

Going forward the 1700 will only get better, its minimums in games are excellent and there is very little difference in fps on a 7700k clocked at 4ghz or 5ghz, and the 1700 has been shown to keep up with a 7700k at 5ghz.

Zeebedy · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:21

Stretlow said:
I was in for something similar yesterday, had the Ryzen 1700 on order but the gaming reviews didn't seem that overwhelming so got a 7700k and a Maximus Hero IX

Yep, same here, all I do is game, no productivity so was a no brainier in the end for me.

old gamer · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:27

Martini1991 said:
I'd get a 1700 and disable SMT (For now).

this is my plan for now, ht or smt disabled should reduce heat aswell

Stretlow · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:31

rip-the-jacker said:
Yep, same here, all I do is game, no productivity so was a no brainier in the end for me.

From the more knowledgeable people than me on the forum the general consensus is that gaming "should" utilise more cores in the coming months/years. I just want something at the moment that's proven to work.

This build (I think) will do me for 3+ years at that point I would guess Ryzen will be a more mature platform.. at that point I have no problem switching.

I do hope the Ryzen stuff gets sorted soon though, makes things interesting...

Deleted User 234324 · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:31

Want the best there is for right now this year, 7700k, want the best possible now that will last 3-5 years get the R7 1700. As a gamer the influence that PS4 and XB1 will have on game development this year alone will result in more cores being optimal for the best performance. Microsoft also need to release the AMD cpu patch asap which will fix most if not all the issues with SMT.

old gamer · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:35

thinking on it again for 1080p the 7700k makes more sense but for 1400p upwards the 1700 would be my choice as at a higher res i cant see gaming much of a issue on both the cpu's

SiDeards73 · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:40

For a general idea how a 7700k performs in current titles watch this

Zeebedy · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:43

Stretlow said:
From the more knowledgeable people than me on the forum the general consensus is that gaming "should" utilise more cores in the coming months/years. I just want something at the moment that's proven to work.

This build (I think) will do me for 3+ years at that point I would guess Ryzen will be a more mature platform.. at that point I have no problem switching.

I do hope the Ryzen stuff gets sorted soon though, makes things interesting...

Agree, I will be happy with KL for a few years and by then if amd has ironed out th bugs and such I will swap quite happily.

=XDC=FluphyBunny · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:49

SiDeards73 said:
+1 for this

Despite the debacle of reviews of which there were numerous that were gimped, whether intentionally or not is a different story, the Ryzen 1700 currently offers the best price / performance ratio across all chips on sale. There were multiple bios updates issued yesterday for a number of motherboards.

Going forward the 1700 will only get better, its minimums in games are excellent and there is very little difference in fps on a 7700k clocked at 4ghz or 5ghz, and the 1700 has been shown to keep up with a 7700k at 5ghz.

Ryzen does not offer the best price/performance ratio for the OP when he can just drop a 4790k into his current system. Hell its not even close.

I would be tempted to keep an eye on MM for a 4790k.

Firestar_3x · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:50

Even cheaper still, stick in a 4690k.

SiDeards73 · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:51

=XDC=FluphyBunny said:
Ryzen does not offer the best price/performance ratio for the OP when he can just drop a 4790k into his current system. Hell its not even close.

I would be tempted to keep an eye on MM for a 4790k.

Well yeah thats true, but if hes considering all his options, Ryzen is the clear winner if hes willing to swap motherboard etc.

sand_dune · 3 Mar 2017 at 09:02

Silly to buy a quad core CPU now. If there's a heavy background process while gaming it will screw your performance. With 8 cores you can do what you want and more. You can stream to twitch while playing, watching a twitch stream while playing or anything else. 4 cores will definitely be not optimal for some games in near future anyway.

Brazo · 3 Mar 2017 at 09:04

SiDeards73 said:
Well yeah thats true, but if hes considering all his options, Ryzen is the clear winner if hes willing to swap motherboard etc.

Ryzen doesn't come close to the op's requirements though as the 'best gaming CPU. The thread title wasn't the best AMD gaming cpu.

It's easy to pop out tin foil hats on and pretend the reviews out there are purposely flawed but sites such as tech report, toms hardware and guru3d have all been consistent. From toms

It’s hard to recommend the Ryzen 7 1800X over Intel's lower-cost quad-core chips for gaming

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-ryzen-7-1800x-cpu,review-33811-12.html

Stretlow · 3 Mar 2017 at 09:06

sand_dune said:
Silly to buy a quad core CPU now. If there's a heavy background process while gaming it will screw your performance. With 8 cores you can do what you want and more. You can stream to twitch while playing, watching a twitch stream while playing or anything else. 4 cores will definitely be not optimal for some games in near future anyway.

I wouldn't say it's silly.

If you don't do all the things you listed above other than gaming (which many don't) then a 7700k is still a sound choice.

its great there's competition there though