PC Upgrade - AMD or Intel?

Skoward · 29 Jul 2018 at 15:53

Hi,

Looking for some advice for upgrading my PC. I have an approximate budget of £450 and I am looking to upgrade my CPU, as a result I will need an upgrade of motherboard and RAM.

Current setup:

i5 3570k
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
8gb DDR 3 (1600MHz)
GTX 1060
Corsair CX 600w (Bronze)
Cooler Master Hyper 212x

I have been looking at upgrading to either:

Option 1
i5 8600k
MSI Z370 Pro
CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 8GB 3000MHz
(£444)

Option 2:
RYZEN 5 2600X
ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F
CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 8GB 3000MHz
(£401)

I will upgrade to 16gb ram when needed.

I have always been an Intel user and in my mind they have always had the superior product, is the price difference worth it for intel or is there not much between them?

Also will my current PSU be able to support this upgrade or will I need to get a new one also?

Thanks in advance.

marco.da.man · 29 Jul 2018 at 16:01

there this as an option https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...-team-group-ram-free-480gb-ssd-bu-01g-am.html on offer at the moment for extra 50 quid ish

Lemin · 29 Jul 2018 at 21:57

PSU should be fine, id get this, has 16gb ram and ssd….

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Promo Bundle - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Gigabyte X370-Gaming 3, Team Group RAM *FREE 240GB SSD* = £374.96
- Memory Capacity:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30

Total: £385.46 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Journey · 30 Jul 2018 at 02:13

What do you mainly use your system for?

Skoward · 30 Jul 2018 at 12:01

Journey said:
What do you mainly use your system for?

PC Gaming, small bits of photo and video editing. I hope I'll be able to play BF5 as a benchmark.

Journey · 30 Jul 2018 at 12:09

Skoward said:
PC Gaming, small bits of photo and video editing. I hope I'll be able to play BF5 as a benchmark.

What sort of performance gains are you expecting, percentage wise, in games? Assuming 1080p as your resolution.

Lemin · 30 Jul 2018 at 14:54

Ryzen will be far far better for video editing, and 16gb ddr4 will boost it even more.

orbitalwalsh · 30 Jul 2018 at 15:02

Want to save cash , overclock CPU

if not up budget

ODE
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £281.99
1 x Gigabyte B360M-D3H Intel B360 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £74.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24= £139.99
1 x Raijintek Rhea Heatpipe CPU Cooler - PWM - 92mm= £15.95

Total: £523.42 (includes shipping: £10.50)

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming 3 AMD X370 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £89.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £154.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 1800X 4.00GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £199.99
1 x Alpenfohn Sella CPU Cooler - 92mm= £17.99

Total: £473.46 (includes shipping: £10.50)

BoutTime · 3 Aug 2018 at 08:48

Go for Ryzen in my opinion.

ilc72 · 5 Aug 2018 at 01:01

The Ryzen 1800X bundle is a bargain and the 1800X is a mighty fine processor and you’d struggle to find better price/performance. Also correct me if I’m wrong but you can’t overclock the stock 8700 and need a Z370 motherboard even if you were to get an 8700K.

If you have the clearance in your case I’d go for a better CPU cooler as for £40-50 you’ll get much better temperatures, especially if you want to overclock the 1800X.