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Upgrade from 3570k: Ryzen 5/7 or i5/i7?

nzaptx

nzaptx

nzaptx

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Hello,

With the black friday sales I am looking to upgrade my pc to be more capable for recording and streaming gameplay.

I currently have a i5 3570k at stock with 8gb ram and a 1060 3gb. I play at 1080p/60fps (i dont care too much for max settings as long as 60fps can be achieved), I have not tried streaming but I can record at 720p/30fps without any problem, However cpu usage does hit 100%, and sometimes the recorded footage has hitches here and there.

I am considering either a Ryzen upgrade or coffee lake upgrade, but the main factor is budget (max £400) especially with the RAM prices being high and the second factor is an eventual upgrade to 1440p (new gpu and monitor around this time next year).

Is it worth upgrading from the i5 3570k or just waiting and upgrading everything later together for the 1440p jump. Alternatively I would consider a ryzen 5/7 upgrade now (or coffee lake equivalent) and upgrade the gpu later on assuming the next xx60 nvidia equivalent can handle 1440p well.

Also is there any expectations that RAM pricing will drop within the next few months?
 
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Just an update, I managed to get 2x8gb 2400mhz ddr4 ram for £80 over the weekend. To help save for a better GPU, I am thinking of getting the ryzen 5 1600 and mobo and selling off my old z77m mobo, 8gb ram and cpu (i5 3570k). Would the ryzen 5 last a decent length (5 years) before becoming "weak" or would it happen sooner than that?

As for overclocking, I have put a 4.0ghz overclock on the 3570k and it hasn't a noticeable difference with recording or streaming while playing a game. Game performance is no difference since I use borderless window/60fps limit.
 
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Cooler is a coolermaster tx3 that came bundled with the cpu, so I don't expect anything significant.

What made you choose i5 8400 over the K version/ (or ryzen)?
 
I went for the Ryzen 1600 and Asus game deal in the end, figured I could sell one of the games to get the overall cost a little lower.
 
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