What cpu to pair with a 1070

[FelixSutton]

I’m getting a 1070 and later on I was thinking about upgrading to an i7/8700k or maybe a ryzen 7 2700x. Do these seem like reasonable candidates? I mostly game in VR and sometimes I record the gameplay. I currently have an i5-6400 and the CPU reaches 100% a lot of the time and lags my computer.

[FelixSutton]

I’d like to mention that there’s a $100 price difference between the 8700k and 8700

[Crunchy Dragon]

I'd personally go with a 2700X, it's way better value than an 8700K.

[Swes]

6 minutes ago, FelixSutton said:

I’d like to mention that there’s a $100 price difference between the 8700k and 8700

Little bit of recording you could probably get away with even a 2600 saving you $300.... then you could go 8 later if you want to go big

[Techicolors]

i have the 1600 and runs very nicely with 1070 

[Swes]

3 minutes ago, Techicolors said:

i have the 1600 and runs very nicely with 1070 

then you have the people that swear they need a 9700k with a 1060

[kevp453]

I'll second the Ryzen choice. Getting 8 core / 16 threads will benefit you quite a bit if you're recording over the 6/12 of the 8700k and save you a few bucks too.

[Kalm_Traveler]

1 hour ago, FelixSutton said:

I’m getting a 1070 and later on I was thinking about upgrading to an i7/8700k or maybe a ryzen 7 2700x. Do these seem like reasonable candidates? I mostly game in VR and sometimes I record the gameplay. I currently have an i5-6400 and the CPU reaches 100% a lot of the time and lags my computer.

my TV rig is an MSI 1070 Gaming X with a used 7700 (non K) that I picked up for $200, but in retrospect if you have to build the whole rig I think a 2600x (or 2700x if you can afford it) would be a better option for sure. If I was redoing it I would go that route.

 

Mind you that is on my 1080p/60hz TV. If you have a better display I might have a different suggestion.

[Injoker]

My I5-9600K runs just fine with my 1070 ti. I was debating the 8700 (non k) , but the i5-9600k runs slightly faster and you can overclock it if you really need to.

[JRzoid]

The 2600x