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i5 6600k or i7 7600k for Gaming?

BeadyRoller

BeadyRoller

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Hi, so I'm in the process of upgrading my system. I currently have a i5 3570k which seems to cause me to stutter quite a lot in more CPU intensive games such as Arma so I was thinking of upgrading my CPU to either the i5 6600k or i7 7600k, my questions is which should I go for? I use my PC for just Gaming really, is it overkill to get an i7 if I'll just be using it for gaming? I am thinking of pairing either one with a GTX 1080 as there isn't a great deal difference in price now between the 1070 and 1080.

So yeah, is it worth the extra 80-100 quid to get an i7 or just get the 6600k? I just want to get rid of the stuttering in certain games. It isn't my GPU as I've tried various GPU's and the problem persists.

Any help is appreciated, cheers.
 
I believe we're getting to the point where more cores and hyperthreading is essential, for years i5's were considered all you need for gaming. But now I would only consider a 6 core i7 or now the 1700 or upwards, to be anywhere near 'futureproof'
 
BeadyRoller said:
I haven't, I was under the impression Ryzen was more expensive and a lot of the games aren't optimized for them yet?
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An R5 1600 (released next week) is around the same price as the i5-6600K (~£220) and has 6 cores plus SMT rather than 4 cores and no SMT. I know which one I'd pick.
 
DragonQ said:
An R5 1600 (released next week) is around the same price as the i5-6600K (~£220) and has 6 cores plus SMT rather than 4 cores and no SMT. I know which one I'd pick.
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That's what I am waiting for. Don't want a 4 core system anymore, been there and done that.
 
BeadyRoller said:
I want this last me a good while, I don't plan on upgrading after this for 3-4 years or so but i dont want to be spending more than what a i7 6700k would cost me really.
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I think that buying a quad core now and expecting it to last 3-4 years is a mistake. Would you be planning on overclocking the 6700k?
 
Buying an i5 with the Ryzen R5 release literally a week away just doesn't make sense.

Just hold tight and wait for reviews but it's highly likely that these new Ryzen chips will make all of Intel's lower and mid range chips obsolete
 
gavinh87 said:
I think that buying a quad core now and expecting it to last 3-4 years is a mistake. Would you be planning on overclocking the 6700k?
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I would be having a good go at overclocking yes, haven't done it before so i think its about time I try get the best out of it. What would be equivalent to a 6700k with a Ryzen then?

I just want the best CPU for gaming really.
 
BeadyRoller said:
I would be having a good go at overclocking yes, haven't done it before so i think its about time I try get the best out of it. What would be equivalent to a 6700k with a Ryzen then?

I just want the best CPU for gaming really.
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Ryzen 1700, also comes with a RGB cooler, cheaper and I'd put that towards getting one of the better motherboards (X370).

I wouldn't be buying a 4 core chip now, I've been running a six core chip for long enough (two years) to know there's loads of games now using multiple cores.
 
BeadyRoller said:
I would be having a good go at overclocking yes, haven't done it before so i think its about time I try get the best out of it. What would be equivalent to a 6700k with a Ryzen then?

I just want the best CPU for gaming really.
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Well for max fps you will be looking at an i7, Ryzen is a lot smoother when gaming and has much better minimum fps. The averages depend on the game but look at any benchmark and there isn't that much in it, especially when the ryzen is overclocked The benefit with ryzen is those extra cores will certainly be better in the long term, the socket will be supported for at least another 4 years meaning you can just drop a new CPU in. With the i7 that will mean a new motherboard to go with it.

I know this might sound like a sales pitch but these were my main reasons for going ryzen.
 
BeadyRoller said:
I would be having a good go at overclocking yes, haven't done it before so i think its about time I try get the best out of it. What would be equivalent to a 6700k with a Ryzen then?

I just want the best CPU for gaming really.
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If you want the best CPU for gaming now buy a 7700k and overclock. X299 6 cores will be better in some games and worse in others depending on the game and how they overclock. A few months away at least and likely expensive. If you want the most cost effective solution with long term in mind, I'd probably say buy a 1600x and overclock with a good x370 board and be prepared to sell the chip for zen+. Pound for pound the 1600 is probably a fraction better, however I'd want the extra few hundred mhz of the 1600x if it's like ryzen 7.
 
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