CPU debate - sighh

[mast3r]

Hello to one and all,

I am back, after 4/5 years break from PC Gaming i am making a bit of a return, my clan is still going and i am getting a bit more of a taste for games again (more so the banter with my buddies).

I am still on my old 2600K rig and i am planning a new build in the next week or so and i just really cant decide on what to do.

I spend all day every day working with IT (server/citrix) and i just have not had the brain energy to keep up with consumer hardware etc so i am hoping for some pointers.

I am really unsure on AMD or Intel, One minute im all for TR then im reading "No! TR is no good for gaming, get the 9900k" then i look at the 9900K and i see "Dont waste the money get a Ryzen"...

My main use of the PC is admin work, the odd VM for UAT and gaming - reason for this more than anything is i bought BF5 the other week and once installed... "NAH" - CPU and GFX is a no no.

I do like a nice new project and i am spending more and more time in the office too. so if i dont get the use out of gaming i will from VM Ware.

Can anyone shed any light on this for me.


I will be starting another thread under General HW for the rest of the build but i cant do this until i know my CPU / Chipset

Budget is £2k but ideally less.

Thanks

 

[mast3r]

Thanks for the responses guys.

I use:
2X 24" Dell U2414H
1x 27" Dell U2715H

I will be looking to get the 2070 not 2080.

I dont really want to wait any longer, as it stands i cant play the games i have bought

 

[mast3r]

well this gets very interesting doesn't it, haha.

There will be no waiting i am afraid, just like you say Chrcoluk, i have the itch now, not in 5/6 months, we will deal with that itch then....

Ill have to have a look at the AMD Avenue again by the sounds of it.

 

[mast3r]

Intel i7 always, simple.

is this based on opinion and the flag you fly OR facts and figs?

I am an intel fan boy since my SanDiago FX55

 

[mast3r]

Well there we go, thanks chaps, i think that is what i will do, ill jump ship from Intel and join the AMD Band Waggon once again.

I wasnt sure on 370 or 470 but that is now clear and ill go with the later for no other fact than its newer.

 

[mast3r]

Thanks once again all.

 

[mast3r]

Good luck with whatever you choose on the GPU front. If you could share the build you end up going for that would be awesome.

I saw your other thread - dumb question, but I would have thought budget wise a 2070 under water would be close to 2080 / Vega VII money once you factor in the water block etc... and even water cooled a 2070 is not going to touch a 2080 surely? Don't get me wrong a water cooled card looks awesome though.

Maybe not, but i ideally want to put the card under water, and i dont do an awful lot of gaming these days so dont fancy the massive expense of the 2080 for the once or twice a week i get in game.