i9900k new pc build or wait for new gen Intel or Ryzen?

[Arthaei]

Hi guys,

I want some advice on whether to upgrade my 5 1/2 year old pc now or wait for a few more months. My current setup is a i7 4770k @ 4.3ghz and I've picked up a GTX1080ti to go with it. I know the cpu is bottle-necking the system a tad, so I'm itching to upgrade to a completely new build (this machine will go to my Dad for Photoshop work) but I want to know if I'd be a fool to do it now or not?

I've been reading about the latest AMD stuff like the 3900x with all it's threads and cores etc. but none of them seem to be particularly useful for gaming at the moment. Is that fair to say?

I've been putting together builds centered around the i9-9900k, and I'm thinking of upgrading the gtx1080ti at a later date to an rtx2080ti if the super comes out/prices drop.

I don't really do much multi-tasking or video editing, some Photoshop/Lightroom work, and usually the latest pc games. I'm using an Alienware 34" 3440x1440 monitor @ 120hz, so I know I need some graphics grunt!

What would you recommend in terms of going for something now, or whether Intel would release the next gen of stuff fairly soon? I'm open to the Ryzen offerings, and even if I don't massively utilise all the extra threads and cores NOW, I'm curious as to whether developers and games in the near future are actually going to support all these extra threads and cores?

Thanks in advance for any help/support.

Budget is around £2000, I'll pop my own gtx1080ti into the new machine for now I think.

 

[Arthaei]

I'd wait for 10 core coming within the next 2 to 3 months

Thanks, but why? will games *need* these cores or use these cores?

 

[Arthaei]

You've created the same thread twice...

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...-or-wait-for-new-gen-intel-or-ryzen.18870799/

Yeah sorry, I wasn't sure where was best to put it!

I'm quite intrigued about the 3900x, but I was leaning more towards Intel as it seemed to be still giving the best fps in games, I guess though the real question is will more games now support the advantages of all the multi-cores and threads the amd stuff offer? that's what I really want to know, I mean, if games don't really use them, the 3900x could have 100 cores and it wouldn't be better than the i9900k with it's 8 cores for me. AMD certainly seem like they're creating some amazing stuff now, I'm quite tempted to jump ship as it were, and I'll definitely pickup a 2080ti in the near future!

Hmm this is a tough one!

 

[Arthaei]

Hmm. Is there any info on when the new Intel 10nm stuff will be released? if it's only a month or two I'll definitely wait to see I think, have there been any issues using nvidia gpus with amd processors? I've always had Intel since the Athlon days so I have no real experience if I was to change!

 

[Arthaei]

Yeah I'm just reading now about the 3950x.. looks like it'll be a beast. I'm starting to lean towards that, but I'll be gutted if Intel spring some insane 10th gen that has higher clocks and more or less the same threads..

 

[Arthaei]

Hmm, I just spotted the i9-9940x too, I wonder how that would be?