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TeejayBowie

TeejayBowie

TeejayBowie

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Hi Guys.

Currently I have the following:

AMD FX-8350 Vishera
Gigabyte 970A-D3SP
8GB Corsair RAM
Sapphire 8GB RX 480
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB SSD
850W PSU

I'm looking to upgrade as I've noticed some lapses on certain games, mainly being PUBG. Which I can run however the CPU does get very hot and stock cooler loud and FPS drops and crashes constantly.

I've looked at 2 builds currently, one being a Ryzen 5 1600 and another an i7-8700k. I'm looking to spend around 600-700 just now, with a GPU upgrade coming later down the line, probably being a 1070 or another RX 480 ran in Crossfire, but with the games I play (CSGO, PUBG, RPG's, League of Legends, among others) from what I've read don't utilise multi-GPU.

Could anyone please give me some advice on what would be the better build and best course of action.

Cheers.
 
It seems SLI & Crossfire are falling out of favour these days, especially with GPU prices the way they are, I'd use your RX480 until you feel it's not up to your needs, then see how the GPU situation lies?

However if you're thinking of upgrading that now, then there's currently a deal on a 1070 in the GPU sub forum that OCUK are offering :)
 
Yeah that's probably a good idea. I could afford to buy the rest of it probably by the end of the month, then I'll see how it runs with the 480 and make a call on whether or not I can wait for the prices to drop.

Thanks again.
 
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £456.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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performs just as well as most X370 boards, Taichi above is the best board along with Asus if you want to push the system hard - great for workloads, not to much difference gaming. can always change to ryzen 1700, X versions just slightly less voltage and tend to have a better IMC ability - still best dies saved for Thread ripper which can handle high ram speeds

more cash for GPU which make key difference in frames. Ryzen 1400 above or i5 intel from Gen 6 up would be better then current CPU .

you should see gains with ryzen 1600/1700 with your current GPU as well :)
 
Space Monkey said:
It seems SLI & Crossfire are falling out of favour these days, especially with GPU prices the way they are, I'd use your RX480 until you feel it's not up to your needs, then see how the GPU situation lies?

However if you're thinking of upgrading that now, then there's currently a deal on a 1070 in the GPU sub forum that OCUK are offering :)
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Just bought a 1070! Couldn't turn that deal down, thanks to the credit card!
 
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orbitalwalsh said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £456.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)
​

performs just as well as most X370 boards, Taichi above is the best board along with Asus if you want to push the system hard - great for workloads, not to much difference gaming. can always change to ryzen 1700, X versions just slightly less voltage and tend to have a better IMC ability - still best dies saved for Thread ripper which can handle high ram speeds

more cash for GPU which make key difference in frames. Ryzen 1400 above or i5 intel from Gen 6 up would be better then current CPU .

you should see gains with ryzen 1600/1700 with your current GPU as well :)
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I have just bought a GTX 1070 with the code from the GPU thread. What would be better with that, Ryzen or Intel?
 
TeejayBowie said:
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I have just bought a GTX 1070 with the code from the GPU thread. What would be better with that, Ryzen or Intel?
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Intel will always have the edge (currently) due to IPC/IMC and clock speed for pure gaming, if your Gaming at 1080p and 144hz + screen then intel, If your 1440p 60hz then ryzen isn't to bad against intel as focus is more on GPU load then CPU .

budget normally rules peoples spending , then brand loyalty etc etc . Intels upgrade bath on lga 1151 v2 is a bit of a grey area. H370 will be out soon and is a fully featured chipset- z370 was a bit of a rush job and limited time hence Z390 which will have H370 features and much beefed up VRMs over Z370 versions .

AM4 boards you now current, refresh line (april) and Zen2 will be supported at least
 
orbitalwalsh said:
Intel will always have the edge (currently) due to IPC/IMC and clock speed for pure gaming, if your Gaming at 1080p and 144hz + screen then intel, If your 1440p 60hz then ryzen isn't to bad against intel as focus is more on GPU load then CPU .

budget normally rules peoples spending , then brand loyalty etc etc . Intels upgrade bath on lga 1151 v2 is a bit of a grey area. H370 will be out soon and is a fully featured chipset- z370 was a bit of a rush job and limited time hence Z390 which will have H370 features and much beefed up VRMs over Z370 versions .

AM4 boards you now current, refresh line (april) and Zen2 will be supported at least
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I'm going to have to spread out purchases anyway, so I'm probably looking at end of March before I'm able to purchase CPU. Obviously, depending which CPU I choose will change the motherboard. I'm really unsure, will see how prices/my funds look.
 
TeejayBowie said:
I'm going to have to spread out purchases anyway, so I'm probably looking at end of March before I'm able to purchase CPU. Obviously, depending which CPU I choose will change the motherboard. I'm really unsure, will see how prices/my funds look.
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prob first thing to buy is ram before prices creep up! missed good deal on 8 Packs 3600hz 16gb kit to cover a wide range of speed at £209, think its now £240 :(
 
orbitalwalsh said:
prob first thing to buy is ram before prices creep up! missed good deal on 8 Packs 3600hz 16gb kit to cover a wide range of speed at £209, think its now £240 :(
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Damn, that would've been nice. I'll probably buy the motherboard, CPU cooler and RAM with next months pay. Then leave the processor and case for the following month, so looking at end of March I'll be up and running with the new build!
 
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