I9900k or I9700k

REDNEK · 21 Jul 2019 at 15:50

If money is no object would the I9900k be better than the I9700k for gaming?

muon · 21 Jul 2019 at 16:07

Yes.

edit:

Assuming 1080p with a 2080ti.

REDNEK · 21 Jul 2019 at 17:42

i'm gonna be building a new gaming pc and yeah i'll be getting a 2080ti but i play on a ultrawide 3440x1440 predator monitor

Troezar · 21 Jul 2019 at 17:55

REDNEK said:
i'm gonna be building a new gaming pc and yeah i'll be getting a 2080ti but i play on a ultrawide 3440x1440 predator monitor

Tbh I'd go 3900X, you won't see any difference at that resolution but everything else will be faster. You'll also get a platform that can be upgraded. You can thank me later

easyrider · 21 Jul 2019 at 18:11

Troezar said:
Tbh I'd go 3900X, you won't see any difference at that resolution but everything else will be faster. You'll also get a platform that can be upgraded. You can thank me later

This....Thats my res...and I have upgraded from a 9900k to a 3900x once stock is in...

Robert896r1 · 21 Jul 2019 at 19:19

9700k for short term (2-3 years). 3900x for 5+ years once new consoles are out and PC ports want 8 cores.

NathG79 · 21 Jul 2019 at 19:21

Robert896r1 said:
9700k for short term (2-3 years). 3900x for 5+ years once new consoles are out and PC ports want 8 cores.

This.

jigger · 21 Jul 2019 at 21:12

REDNEK said:
If money is no object would the I9900k be better than the I9700k for gaming?

Money no object? Probably a thread ripper system with all the trimmings.

razorpakk · 21 Jul 2019 at 22:21

NathG79 said:
This.

Almost that.

Is money is not an issue, is 9700k now, plus whatever will be out in two years, hoping Intel comes out with a new node (or AMD gets actually faster than Intel in games).

Stephanie Peterson · 21 Jul 2019 at 23:08

If money was no object i wouldn't be putting it on a 9900k or 9700k thats for sure

Robert896r1 · 22 Jul 2019 at 06:59

razorpakk said:
Almost that.

Is money is not an issue, is 9700k now, plus whatever will be out in two years, hoping Intel comes out with a new node (or AMD gets actually faster than Intel in games).

Side note. Mind sharing your ram and voltage settings for CL15 on arous pro board

DarrenM343 · 22 Jul 2019 at 07:05

easyrider said:
This....Thats my res...and I have upgraded from a 9900k to a 3900x once stock is in...

But would you want to upgrade if you still had the 9900K though? You have a 2600X atm if I remember correctly.
I'm using a 9900K but atm see no reason to upgrade, until at least the 3950X. For gaming only as per the OP I'd probably not bother then either. Even buying new now, a 9900K for a good price combined with a 2080 Ti seems a good choice for here and now gaming although it's of course less relevant at higher resolutions.

OP would do no wrong buying either setup (9900K or even 3700X or higher). As the question was 9900K vs 9700K for someone who can afford/justify a 2080 Ti I'd recommend the 9900K out of the two.

Davanius · 22 Jul 2019 at 09:11

I would get the 3900X over the 9900K especially at that resolution.

razorpakk · 22 Jul 2019 at 09:39

Robert896r1 said:
Side note. Mind sharing your ram and voltage settings for CL15 on arous pro board

I was very lazy, just 15-15-15-35 and 1.35.

Robert896r1 · 22 Jul 2019 at 09:39

DarrenM343 said:
But would you want to upgrade if you still had the 9900K though? You have a 2600X atm if I remember correctly.
I'm using a 9900K but atm see no reason to upgrade, until at least the 3950X. For gaming only as per the OP I'd probably not bother then either. Even buying new now, a 9900K for a good price combined with a 2080 Ti seems a good choice for here and now gaming although it's of course less relevant at higher resolutions.

OP would do no wrong buying either setup (9900K or even 3700X or higher). As the question was 9900K vs 9700K for someone who can afford/justify a 2080 Ti I'd recommend the 9900K out of the two.

If you have a 9900k I'd wait for the Zen refresh next year. You might be looking at a 4950x 16core around 4.7ghz all core. That would easily last past the next console gen without being a bottleneck at any point. I'd even turn off SMT and get 16 physical cores clocked to the max.

razorpakk · 22 Jul 2019 at 09:52

Robert896r1 said:
If you have a 9900k I'd wait for the Zen refresh next year. You might be looking at a 4950x 16core around 4.7ghz all core. That would easily last past the next console gen without being a bottleneck at any point. I'd even turn off SMT and get 16 physical cores clocked to the max.

Let's be realistic for once, all core 4.7 isn't happening anytime soon, especially for 16 cores.

That's how some of us ended up being disappointed with the current Zen.

Arthur Hucksake · 23 Jul 2019 at 15:58

I went with the 9700K in the end. Game benchmarks made my decision. It's got a steady 5Ghz overclock across the board too, with all 8 cores humming along nicely.

faceman123 · 23 Jul 2019 at 17:19

Amd all the way...

Lolik · 24 Jul 2019 at 09:53

it is 2019 and ppl stuck in the past, still believe Intel is the one to get

. Going after top gear - Amd; Intel, only if it costs less (old tech,more power,2hot etc).

Vega · 24 Jul 2019 at 19:02

Robert896r1 said:
9700k for short term (2-3 years). 3900x for 5+ years once new consoles are out and PC ports want 8 cores.

Uhh 9700k is 8 core. And on top of that basically every 9700k can reach 5 Ghz or more and is easily faster than 3900X in high refresh games.