i7-6900K is too expensive for me.

Ynot · 22 Feb 2017 at 11:33

Hi again, what will come close to it but cheaper

I was thinking of an i7-6800K instead and this motherboard Gigabyte X99P-SLI Intel X99
its for video editing and encoding.
(I don't think I would go the Ryzen 1800x chip route)

Thank you.

Alexrose1uk · 22 Feb 2017 at 11:43

Just to ask, why would you not consider Ryzen?
For video editing and encoding, it sounds very much like AMD will be right up your court with comparable performance at much lower pricing!

djbully · 22 Feb 2017 at 11:52

If you don't want Ryzen then either 6800k or 6850K would be the only other options really, unless you were interested in old server grade Xeons.

Personally I would not get the Gigabyte board, just my preference. Asus are the best and usually worth the tax IMO. Just for stability and piece of mind. I have bad experiences with Gigabyte and MSI in the past.

spoffle · 22 Feb 2017 at 12:02

Ynot Ryzen? Ahem...

The most sensible thing is to wait until Ryzen is out to see how it performs and how much it'll influence a change in Intel prices.

Kaapstad · 22 Feb 2017 at 12:04

spoffle said:
Ynot Ryzen? Ahem...

The most sensible thing is to wait until Ryzen is out to see how it performs and how much it'll influence a change in Intel prices.

^This

Ynot · 22 Feb 2017 at 12:05

Alexrose1uk said:
Just to ask, why would you not consider Ryzen?
For video editing and encoding, it sounds very much like AMD will be right up your court with comparable performance at much lower pricing!

Good question, those other chips are working 100% in lots of edit systems.
Ryzen would need testing first and I wouldn't take the chance.

Thanks.

Ynot · 22 Feb 2017 at 12:10

djbully said:
Personally I would not get the Gigabyte board, just my preference. Asus are the best and usually worth the tax IMO. Just for stability and piece of mind. I have bad experiences with Gigabyte and MSI in the past.

Thanks djbully. good to know, i'll look that board, thank you.

five8five · 22 Feb 2017 at 12:12

spoffle said:
Ynot Ryzen? Ahem...

The most sensible thing is to wait until Ryzen is out to see how it performs and how much it'll influence a change in Intel prices.

This.

If there isn't a general Intel price cut I'm sure there will be deals when Ryzen is released so bide your time!

Curlyriff · 22 Feb 2017 at 12:16

Ynot said:
Good question, those other chips are working 100% in lots of edit systems.
Ryzen would need testing first and I wouldn't take the chance.

Thanks.

I don't understand this. Are you suggesting that it wont work with certain software or other components?

SiDeards73 · 22 Feb 2017 at 12:26

Is this not just a troll thread? come on... this close to Ryzen release with all the leaks and info we have and this kinda question pops up? have you been living in a cave with no internet for the past month? lol...

Like any CPU manufacturer is going to release a premiere product after 5+ years of not being competitive and run the risk of that CPU not working with the current software on the market? thats an extremely short sighted view.. Either this is a troll post or your willing to fork out 2x / 3x the amount of cash that a Zen build will cost you for arguably same type of performance..

Ynot · 22 Feb 2017 at 12:50

spoffle said:
Ynot Ryzen? Ahem...

The most sensible thing is to wait until Ryzen is out to see how it performs and how much it'll influence a change in Intel prices.

Hi spoffle, that would be the best thing to do, but you know when the notions on you

Waiting would make sense.

Thanks.

Curlyriff said:
I don't understand this. Are you suggesting that it wont work with certain software or other components?

Yes, that's what I was thinking but could be wrong

SiDeards73 said:
.. have you been living in a cave with no internet for the past month? lol...

Thanks, I see what you say, makes 100% sense. no harm in waiting, thank you.

orbitalwalsh · 22 Feb 2017 at 12:58

djbully said:
Personally I would not get the Gigabyte board, just my preference. Asus are the best and usually worth the tax IMO. Just for stability and piece of mind. I have bad experiences with Gigabyte and MSI in the past.

Ynot said:
Thanks djbully. good to know, i'll look that board, thank you.

pffft . every brand has their issues. Least Gigabyte has a rep on here if you need help

followed by ASRock

Ynot · 22 Feb 2017 at 13:18

five8five said:
so bide your time!

Thanks that would be the sensible thing to do.

mmj_uk · 22 Feb 2017 at 13:23

Wait for Ryzen and the inevitable Intel price drops now is not a good time to buy.

Ynot · 22 Feb 2017 at 13:23

Thanks all, I'll wait and see what happen with Ryzen, thanks everyone for the info.

Ynot · 22 Feb 2017 at 13:24

mmj_uk said:
Wait for Ryzen and the inevitable Intel price drops now is not a good time to buy.

I see your right too, I'll wait.
Thanks.

five8five · 22 Feb 2017 at 13:26

djbully said:
Personally I would not get the Gigabyte board, just my preference. Asus are the best and usually worth the tax IMO. Just for stability and piece of mind. I have bad experiences with Gigabyte and MSI in the past.

I'd agree to a point, Asus boards are good when they work. The issue seems to be when they don't. I've seen numerous posts on here complaining about their very poor customer support.

Curlyriff · 22 Feb 2017 at 13:27

Ynot said:
Hi spoffle, that would be the best thing to do, but you know when the notions on you
Waiting would make sense.

Thanks.

Yes, that's what I was thinking but could be wrong

Thanks, I see what you say, makes 100% sense. no harm in waiting, thank you.

I will say you will have no issues with Ryzen causing incompatibility with software. Hardware wise, well depending on what you are doing with regards to building a system will really depend on that but if you already have GPU, DDR4 RAM, PSU then those won't be a problem. The motherboard and CPU of course would be new and your cooler depending will either need to be new or get a new bracket depending but that wouldn't be any different to going Intel with what you are looking at.

five8five · 22 Feb 2017 at 13:29

Ynot said:
I see your right too, I'll wait.
Thanks.

If it's mission critical and not just for leisure or gaming definitely let the dust settle and see if there are any major issues. I'm sure there will be a lot of BIOS updates and possible microcode updates in the coming weeks.

five8five · 22 Feb 2017 at 13:37

Curlyriff said:
I will say you will have no issues with Ryzen causing incompatibility with software. Hardware wise, well depending on what you are doing with regards to building a system will really depend on that but if you already have GPU, DDR4 RAM, PSU then those won't be a problem. The motherboard and CPU of course would be new and your cooler depending will either need to be new or get a new bracket depending but that wouldn't be any different to going Intel with what you are looking at.

You can't say that with certainty though. AMD can't test every version of software / hardware combination. The DDR4 ram might not be on the validated list.
When it's released the best testers will get to work and any issues will be quickly identified.