build planning Skylake or Kabylake? Or... AMD RYZEN??

[ThomJV]

Sup folks,

I'm planning my new build for August 2017. I know, it's early, but rather an early plan than rushed one.

 

With the introduction of Intel's new Kabylake processors I was wondering whether I should stick to the Intel Core i5 6600K, or perhaps get an unlocked Kabylake processor, like the 7600K.

 

My budget sits at around €250-300, but is able to flex a little bit.

 

And should I perhaps... go for AMD Ryzen? I'm not a particular "fanboy" of either so if Ryzen will deliver the same performance for less, or even better, more performance for the same, then that will be perfect for me.

 

My Needs:

I know, it's hard to give advice if you don't know what someone's intentions are. A Core i3 is an amazing chip for office work, but playing GTA V or especially City's Skylines is going to be... err.. a challenge, to put it lightly.

 

I'll be using it mostly for gaming at 1920×1080, but might want to upgrade to 2560×1440 later down the road, although I expect the choice of CPU to not have a massive impact on that (mostly GPU, I guess). I'll also be using it for video editing/rendering, usually 1080p, but sometimes 4k. I'd also prefer an unlocked CPU for some reasonable overclocking (~0.3 - ~0.5Ghz). I will be liquidcooling my CPU with a 240mm radiator inside of a mini-ITX case (Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mITX), with both fans set for push-exhaust (preferably).

 

If there's any more info you need, shoot my a question down below.

 

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

TJ

[Nena Trinity]

1. wait for RyZen & 2. decide then!

[tarfeef101]

10 minutes ago, ThomJV said:

Sup folks,

I'm planning my new build for August 2017. I know, it's early, but rather an early plan than rushed one.

 

With the introduction of Intel's new Kabylake processors I was wondering whether I should stick to the Intel Core i5 6600K, or perhaps get an unlocked Kabylake processor, like the 7600K.

 

My budget sits at around €250-300, but is able to flex a little bit.

 

And should I perhaps... go for AMD Ryzen? I'm not a particular "fanboy" of either so if Ryzen will deliver the same performance for less, or even better, more performance for the same, then that will be perfect for me.

 

My Needs:

I know, it's hard to give advice if you don't know what someone's intentions are. A Core i3 is an amazing chip for office work, but playing GTA V or especially City's Skylines is going to be... err.. a challenge, to put it lightly.

 

I'll be using it mostly for gaming at 1920×1080, but might want to upgrade to 2560×1440 later down the road, although I expect the choice of CPU to not have a massive impact on that (mostly GPU, I guess). I'll also be using it for video editing/rendering, usually 1080p, but sometimes 4k. I'd also prefer an unlocked CPU for some reasonable overclocking (~0.3 - ~0.5Ghz). I will be liquidcooling my CPU with a 240mm radiator inside of a mini-ITX case (Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mITX), with both fans set for push-exhaust (preferably).

 

If there's any more info you need, shoot my a question down below.

 

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

TJ

Yeah, I would wait for Ryzen if you can. Better to have more information than less.

 

As for skylake vs kaby lake, I'd go Kaby lake if you're buying new. They overclock a bit better, and the Z270 platform has a lot of nice features. Since you have a good cooling system, you'll be able to push the 7600K past 5 GHz with a decent motherboard.

[Centurius]

Too early to tell. If there isn't any reason to get one immediately, just wait.

[ThomJV]

50 minutes ago, Centurius said:

Too early to tell. If there isn't any reason to get one immediately, just wait.

I agree, I won't be buying parts before August anyway 

[sazrocks]

15 minutes ago, ThomJV said:

I agree, I won't be buying parts before August anyway 

Then why are you asking now? Its highly likely that things will change by then and recommendations right now will be worthless then.

[ThomJV]

On 21-1-2017 at 9:10 PM, sazrocks said:

Then why are you asking now? Its highly likely that things will change by then and recommendations right now will be worthless then.

Was wondering how it stands currently with Kabylake/Ryzen. Like I said, I like to take my time to investigate something before building/buying.