Consider your needs and budget to choose the right CPU.

Darkchet_
Junior Member

01-03-2017, 02:36 AM

Hi! You're considering upgrading from an I5 8600K to a new CPU, specifically looking into I7 options for gaming titles like RDR2 and R6. Since you're not planning overclocking, that's good. Also, it's worth checking if your current GPU (GTX 1070 Ti) might be limiting performance with the new CPU.

Darkchet_

01-03-2017, 02:36 AM #1

Bring_It
Senior Member

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01-03-2017, 11:11 AM

Take the 9700k for what it is—performance is almost identical to the 9900k. In my opinion, you don’t need to upgrade the CPU if you’ve already overclocked; it should handle games just fine.

Bring_It

01-03-2017, 11:11 AM #2

Take the 9700k for what it is—performance is almost identical to the 9900k. In my opinion, you don’t need to upgrade the CPU if you’ve already overclocked; it should handle games just fine.

Brandon_En
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01-03-2017, 04:09 PM

Ryzen 3600 outperforms 8600k with 6 cores and 12 threads compared to 6 cores and 6 threads.

Brandon_En

01-03-2017, 04:09 PM #3

Ryzen 3600 outperforms 8600k with 6 cores and 12 threads compared to 6 cores and 6 threads.

Fuzytiger
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01-25-2017, 03:20 PM

He already possesses an 8600k, meaning he has the motherboard installed. Purchasing another CPU and motherboard with similar specs would be more expensive than simply upgrading his current CPU.

Fuzytiger

01-25-2017, 03:20 PM #4

He already possesses an 8600k, meaning he has the motherboard installed. Purchasing another CPU and motherboard with similar specs would be more expensive than simply upgrading his current CPU.

Rank_plains
Junior Member

01-25-2017, 05:45 PM

It's improbable you'll hit the 8600k; they're fairly evenly spread. For gaming alone, you shouldn't exceed 8700k or 9700k.

Rank_plains

01-25-2017, 05:45 PM #5

It's improbable you'll hit the 8600k; they're fairly evenly spread. For gaming alone, you shouldn't exceed 8700k or 9700k.

HaTuYanga
Junior Member

01-29-2017, 09:18 PM

Which games are you enjoying? I ran on an 8600K with an OCed to 5GHz and it handled SLI 1080 smoothly, and it doesn’t overheat even with a 1070 Ti.

HaTuYanga

01-29-2017, 09:18 PM #6

Which games are you enjoying? I ran on an 8600K with an OCed to 5GHz and it handled SLI 1080 smoothly, and it doesn’t overheat even with a 1070 Ti.

TryHardMikel
Member

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01-30-2017, 05:35 AM

Hyper threading offers minimal gains for gaming, and Intel i7 chips remain superior to Ryzen in that use case. @GriseBonden I’d pick either the 8700k or 9700k and turn on all core enhancements. Switching to Ryzen wouldn’t make sense if you’re already using an Intel board.

TryHardMikel

01-30-2017, 05:35 AM #7

Superninja34
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01-31-2017, 04:00 AM

Accept. Prioritize the GPU over unnecessary CPU improvements. 8600k is sufficient.

Superninja34

01-31-2017, 04:00 AM #8

Accept. Prioritize the GPU over unnecessary CPU improvements. 8600k is sufficient.