Productivity CPU Needed

[harjm]

Hi I am upgrading my pc and have motherboard and CPU left to buy.

 

I have been waiting for the I7 9700K to go down in price a bit but no luck yet and was wondering if it would be better to get AMD Ryzen. 

 

PC will be mainly used for 3D modelling using programs like UE4 and 3DS Max with occasionally playing game. Would I be better off buying a AMD Ryzen CPU over I7 9700k or maybe getting a I7 8700k would I notice a big difference in performance.

 

 

Thanks 

[Princess Luna]

The i7 8700K is a great alternative, Ryzen 7 2700X ain't bad either but it lags a little on actually editing, while gains a little on final rendering.

 

The i7 9700K being 100 dollars more expensive than the i7 8700K makes no sense when they both are essentially identical being practical.

 

Also why is this on Air Cooling section?

[harjm]

3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

The i7 8700K is a great alternative, Ryzen 7 2700X ain't bad either but it lags a little on actually editing, while gains a little on final rendering.

 

The i7 9700K being 100 dollars more expensive than the i7 8700K makes no sense when they both are essentially identical being practical.

 

Also why is this on Air Cooling section?

Hi thanks for the reply I did not realise i selected the air cooling Section thanks for letting me know 

[GoldenLag]

do you have the option of waiting untill APril before the upgrade? (new CPUs in the rumourmill)

 

otherwise and 2700/x or 8700k is the way to. 

 

the pony above mentioned the details

[harjm]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

do you have the option of waiting untill APril before the upgrade? (new CPUs in the rumourmill)

 

otherwise and 2700/x or 8700k is the way to. 

 

the pony above mentioned the details

Yh I guess i could wait a while until they get announced brought the rest of my upgrade just left the motherboard and CPU  as the last two also heard AMD announcing new cpu's in Jan

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, harjm said:

Yh I guess i could wait a while until they get announced brought the rest of my upgrade just left the motherboard and CPU  as the last two also heard AMD announcing new cpu's in Jan

afaik they will announche them in April with final release somewhere in April. possibility of them announching at CES that they have begun massproduction of 7nm consumer chips. its also said its gonna be released at Computex 2019. though we dont know final releasedate. 

 

you could also wait with the CPU and Mobo, yes. though in the end that is up to you. dont think you will regret buying a CPU today, we dont know final performance afterall

[harjm]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

afaik they will announche them in April with final release somewhere in April. possibility of them announching at CES that they have begun massproduction of 7nm consumer chips. its also said its gonna be released at Computex 2019. though we dont know final releasedate. 

 

you could also wait with the CPU and Mobo, yes. though in the end that is up to you. dont think you will regret buying a CPU today, we dont know final performance afterall

Yh that is what i was thinking to as it would be a long wait and nothing is confirmed yet for specs thanks for the help 

[GoldenLag]

Just now, harjm said:

Yh that is what i was thinking to as it would be a long wait and nothing is confirmed yet for specs thanks for the help 

*i mean to say announchement or some mention in at CES. sorry about that. 

 

April/May is the likely releasedate.

[Galion]

34 minutes ago, harjm said:

Hi I am upgrading my pc and have motherboard and CPU left to buy.

 

I have been waiting for the I7 9700K to go down in price a bit but no luck yet and was wondering if it would be better to get AMD Ryzen. 

 

PC will be mainly used for 3D modelling using programs like UE4 and 3DS Max with occasionally playing game. Would I be better off buying a AMD Ryzen CPU over I7 9700k or maybe getting a I7 8700k would I notice a big difference in performance.

 

 

Thanks 

At the moment I would suggest the 2700x or 2700 as amd is getting ready to launch the zen 2 processors but if you insist on doing Intel it's a better option of going with the 8th gen 8700k, it's a better price to performance. 

[harjm]

14 minutes ago, Galion said:

At the moment I would suggest the 2700x or 2700 as amd is getting ready to launch the zen 2 processors but if you insist on doing Intel it's a better option of going with the 8th gen 8700k, it's a better price to performance. 

Thanks will have a look at the 2700x