ordering a new cpu today but which one???

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as per title. i was going to order an i7 8700 and a new mobo but i dont no if i really need to spend the extra. or do i just go with a 7700k.

i am upgrading from an i5 7400 i use my pc for gaming and some streaming to twitch. my current mobo is only a h110 plus which would take a 7700k but i could upgrade and the same time.

i have a budget of about 450 ish

any advice would be good thanks in advance

 

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im only gaming at 1080p with a 1070. i would wait but my i5 is struggling to do what i want at the minute.

is the 8700 that much better than the 7700k to warrant the extra cash and a possible cold shoulder from the wife

 

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im currently at 60hz but will be going to 144hz soon

 

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With 8700 over 8700k you would save £100+ as you wouldn't need a higher-end motherboard or an expensive cooler. The 8700 is a terrible price at the moment though, Ryzen 1700 is a better price although it isn't quite so good for gaming.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 1700 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £229.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Aorus GA-AX370-Gaming 5 AMD X370 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £149.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £349.99
• 1 x MSI Z370-A Pro Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99

Total: £851.06 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...e-socket-lga1151-processor-oem-cp-64c-in.html

for the extra 20 quid i think i will go for that

 

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no good on stock cooler then??? i only have a 500w pcu aswell i suppose i would need to change that

 

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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-40d-as.html

i have this gpu and as for the power supply im sure its only a cheap one as i brought the ocuk oculas rift bundle pc it came with it. if i have to get cooler psu ect i think this close to christmas im priced out and would have to go with the 8700.

 

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thanks for the advice chaps.

think im going to go for the 8700 and a mobo. i only stream occasionally and im not that good with computers so it will prob be overkill for me anyways. plus the wife wont kill me off for spending loads extra lol.

 

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well i went to order then noticed the ryzen 7 1800x was on sale. i have freesync monitor too.

 

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well i placed the order. stuck with intel went i7 8700k with an asrock killer mobo and a water cooler i figured im gonna go 4k at some point so factored that in upped my budget.

thanks for all the advice chaps