It seems you're planning to retire your 6600K. Let me know if you need help with the process or any other details!
It seems you're planning to retire your 6600K. Let me know if you need help with the process or any other details!
This has been a big challenge for me. While the 9700K provides better gaming performance now, I’m curious how much improvement the Ryzen will bring when games start using more threads. With the upcoming consoles expected to use a modified 3700x—containing eight 16-thread Zen2 chips—I see potential for growth. I understand your view that I don’t have any issues with either brand. My early builds were AMD: Athlon64 x2, then i5 750, followed by i5 6600K. I wish I had chosen the i7 back then to get more threads, but I don’t want to repeat that mistake. The main drawback of the 9900K is its cost. If Intel could lower the price slightly, they’d offer more threads while still delivering better performance per thread in games. That would make perfect sense for me. If rumors hold, this might be what they plan for the 10th generation—reactivating HT on the i7. Still, I doubt a single-threaded boost will be significant from the 9th generation. If AMD can push IPC or frequency even higher in the 4000 series, we could see a clear advantage. Only time will tell. It’s exciting to see CPU options becoming more diverse. I’m leaning toward the 3600 or 3700x. Especially since the 3700x is cheaper than the 9700k plus boards. The 3600 also offers incredible value. With the chance for an upgrade path on AM4—even just a generation ahead of Z390—I really appreciate your guidance. Your insights have helped me clarify my thoughts and see if others share this perspective.