Simple CPU Power Question

[Ecogamer414]

I was wondering what is the best non overclocked  LGA1151 socket for a gtx 1080? I am looking into the silent pc builds Linus has done.

[Redicat]

Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor

[Ecogamer414]

Ok. I will look into it.

[TheRandomness]

2 minutes ago, Ecogamer414 said:

Ok. I will look into it.

Remember, you'll have to get a 300 series motherboard for a Coffee Lake CPU.

[BryceJonathan]

I mean the best processor that doesnt support overclocking in the lga 1151 socket is the i7-7700 or 8700 what is best for your 1080 is based on what games you are playing and at what resolution. The i5-7600(8600) would also be good if you are playing at like 1440p or higher however they will most likely get slightly lower performance at 1080p but the difference would probably be very small. However if you are doing any more professional applications like 3d rendering or stuff like that go for the i7 all the way.

[Ecogamer414]

I love competitive and open world games like fallout. I don't really do multi threaded workloads like video rendering. I'm not a content creator.

[BryceJonathan]

5 minutes ago, Ecogamer414 said:

I love competitive and open world games like fallout. I don't really do multi threaded workloads like video rendering. I'm not a content creator.

I personally would go with an i5-7500 then because its main competitor in the 8th gen i5s is the 8400 and the 7500 is clocked higher so for just playing games it would be my recommendation also it should be really easy to find right now. If you can splurge for an i7 whether thats the 7700(k or not) or an 8700 I would go for that as it will give more performance and ify ou wanted to do more in the future it would be nice

[Robolon]

5 minutes ago, Ecogamer414 said:

I love competitive and open world games like fallout. I don't really do multi threaded workloads like video rendering. I'm not a content creator.

In that case you should be fine with an i5-7600 (4 cores) or i5-8600 (6 cores), both have no Hyperthreading and can save you money compared to the i7s.

[gbergeron]

39 minutes ago, Ecogamer414 said:

I love competitive and open world games like fallout. I don't really do multi threaded workloads like video rendering. I'm not a content creator.

Get a 8600K or 8700K depending on your budget.

 

Forget the 7XXX series

 

You will need a new motherboard tho... Z370

[knightslugger]

6 minutes ago, gbergeron said:

Get a 8600K or 8700K depending on your budget.

 

Forget the 7XXX series

 

You will need a new motherboard tho... X370

Z370 you mean.

[gbergeron]

4 minutes ago, knightslugger said:

Z370 you mean.

Yes. My bad.. working and linus tech tipping at same time..

 

Resolving users in my office issues and trying to help in linus tech tips lol

 

maybe not the best thing to do.. 

[manikyath]

if you are going for silent, going for the fastest processor isnt a very good idea.

 

i'd suggest something like the i5-7600T or i5 7700T, they're essentially fully featured core i5 or i7's, except they trade some clock speed for significantly lower wattage. then pair those with a big heatsink and low fan RPMs.

 

that said, the combination of silent and a high end GPU is a pretty tough nut to crack.