Ditching i7 2600k @ 4.4

[lab4]

Morning all,

I am in the market to upgrade my main computer. I don't heavily game, (c&c - still, Halo Wars, BF3 & 4) certainly not the latest titles and I'm fine with that. What I do a lot of is video rendering in adobe premiere & After effects, CAD rendering in E-on Vue, and large photoshop edits of hundreds of photos with Visual Studio website publishing. Computer runs four screens, but the gaming is on a LG 29UM59-P 29. Due to layout, I won't need 4K capability within this refresh, so stats comparison for 4K will be irrelevant.

The 2600k is running at 4.4ghz with 28gb of 1600mhz Ram and an AMD 380Strix.

I've been looking at 1700, 2700 and 3600 currenly non X models as I believe they can be overclocked. I would be using after market cooler. What is the best bang for the buck from the lot at around that £200 mark. I assume Ryzen is the way forward over Intel currently. I'm not interested in waiting for the "next big/small" thing. Purchase will be within the next month.

The new build would have 32Gb ram and a new M2 drive if it affects anything.

Just after some feedback, as you can spend an age looking at stats and keep changing your mind.

Many thanks

 

[zx128k]

Sounds like you need as many cores as possible.

 

[TangoEchoAlpha]

If it were me, I'd be going for a second hand 2700X. If you shop around, you can get new ones for close to the £200 mark.

 

[Bacon?]

Either a 2700 of take a look at older Xeons & second hand Thread Ripper prices.

 

[lab4]

Ok, all sounds quick similar to my thinking. The 3600 is good and betters the 2700 at gaming, which is wasted on my needs, but the additional core on the 2700 will give me more umph for my needs.

Just out of interest, what sort of standard OC is possible with aftermarket watercooling on a 2700?

Thanks all - BTW threadripper 1920x at £274 is very tempting!

 

[Orange Nexus]

Ok, all sounds quick similar to my thinking. The 3600 is good and betters the 2700 at gaming, which is wasted on my needs, but the additional core on the 2700 will give me more umph for my needs.

Just out of interest, what sort of standard OC is possible with aftermarket watercooling on a 2700?

Thanks all - BTW threadripper 1920x at £274 is very tempting!

I own a 3600 and a 2700. At stock, the 3600 beats the 2700 in rendering cos the latter has a low base clock of 3300MHz. At 4GH, the 2700 will surpass an oc'ed 3600. Even a 3600X oc'ed to max won't touch the 2700 @ 4GHz in rendering. Single thread, of course, the 3600 takes the cake even at stock compared to an oc'ed 2700.

The 2700 should be able to oc at 4100MHz with a good aftermarket cooler.

 

[lab4]

@Orange Nexus, thank you, that is pretty much exactly what I wanted to hear.

Cheers guys. 2700 it is.

 

[Drumroll]

@Orange Nexus, thank you, that is pretty much exactly what I wanted to hear.

Cheers guys. 2700 it is.

Nice choice.
M.2 is fast. A good SSD is good enough for most, but you may appreciate the benefits of a M.2.
As others said, the 3600 would be the go-to choice for most and gamers, but that doesn't mean the 2700 isn't a very good CPU. For your use, the 2700 makes more sense.