Ryzen 1700 to i7 8700k

woppy101 · 21 Nov 2017 at 16:57

is it worth it to go from Ryzen 1700 to i7 8700k, I mostly game WOWS, WOT, SWbattlefront2 and COD WW2?

gavinh87 · 21 Nov 2017 at 17:09

Expect a lot of different opinions in here on this.
I did just That, went from a 1700 to 8700k and have no regrets. Beats it in multi and single although at a cost. If cost isn't an issue then go for it.

Pants · 21 Nov 2017 at 17:15

Are any of your games currently CPU bound?

What graphics card and resolution are you using?

evo4ever86 · 21 Nov 2017 at 17:25

8700K all the way. the 1700 wont even overclock.

EDIT It will boost to 4GHZ, thats all ull get out of it. I've gotten a 41% OC on my 8700K and it beats a 1700 quite easily.

woppy101 · 21 Nov 2017 at 17:33

Pants said:
Are any of your games currently CPU bound?

What graphics card and resolution are you using?

I’m using a 1070 and game at 1440p

woppy101 · 21 Nov 2017 at 17:34

gavinh87 said:
Expect a lot of different opinions in here on this.
I did just That, went from a 1700 to 8700k and have no regrets. Beats it in multi and single although at a cost. If cost isn't an issue then go for it.

What are your temps like? Did you buy a retail chip or has it been delidded?

elrasho · 21 Nov 2017 at 17:37

Depends on the games you play, what FPS do you want?

woppy101 · 21 Nov 2017 at 17:39

elrasho said:
Depends on the games you play, what FPS do you want?

WOWS, WOT, SWbattlefront2 and COD WW2?

gavinh87 · 21 Nov 2017 at 17:55

woppy101 said:
What are your temps like? Did you buy a retail chip or has it been delidded?

Temps at 5ghz were hitting 90c under avx loads before a delid - gaming temps around 75.
After a delid the same temps have come down between 15-20c. Mine was a retail sample and hitting 5ghz was easy.

elrasho · 21 Nov 2017 at 17:57

woppy101 said:
WOWS, WOT, SWbattlefront2 and COD WW2?

and what FPS do you want in games, oh and have you got a GSYNC monitor?

woppy101 · 21 Nov 2017 at 18:03

elrasho said:
and what FPS do you want in games, oh and have you got a GSYNC monitor?

Over 60fps and a gsync will be the next thing

elrasho · 21 Nov 2017 at 18:15

woppy101 said:
Over 60fps and a gsync will be the next thing

Stick with the Ryzen and get a gsync monitor, will make a much bigger difference

awaybreaktoday · 21 Nov 2017 at 18:34

Get a gsync monitor, and with ryzen+ so close, just wait....

Pants · 21 Nov 2017 at 19:40

The difference with a 1070 at 1440p would be nothing to negligible in most games.

I can't speak for those specific games though. Perhaps somebody who has them can comment if any are bound by single core performance.

Hedge · 21 Nov 2017 at 19:47

Surely putting your money into a new graphics card is better than sinking 300 quid on a cpu?

elrasho · 21 Nov 2017 at 20:32

Hedge said:
Surely putting your money into a new graphics card is better than sinking 300 quid on a cpu?

Nah a 1070 is fine for 1440p. For some games he may see dips below 60fps hence the recommendation for a gsync monitor. I game at 1440p with my 970, if it wasn't for the gsync monitor I would have got a 1080 by now but I'm waiting for volta.

DarrenM343 · 21 Nov 2017 at 21:36

At 1440P the CPU is less a factor so might as well hold steady for now. If the next AMD CPU's can be dropped into your mobo that will be less hassle, lower risk(something doesn't work after rebuild) and cheaper upgrade.
Benchmarks and FPS counter watching put to one side, I wonder how notable any difference would be while just playing games. (rather than FPS watching).
I suspect AMD CPU's and mobo's don't hold their value so well either, they're always running discounts on new, potentially making such an upgrade as you're suggesting more costly.

Killer7xx · 21 Nov 2017 at 22:01

For 60fps gaming, the Ryzen isn't a problem at all especially when overclocked. You could easily afford to wait it out until Ryzen+ arrives.

Davanius · 21 Nov 2017 at 23:01

With a 1070 at 1440p I would not do it. If it was a 1080 ti then maybe.

voidshatter · 22 Nov 2017 at 03:40

If you've made this post it means you have the cash and then you should go for it. It's significantly faster for single-thread-bound games, and its multi-thread performance is matching.