8700K CPU upgrade

[Tigrou]

I am going to buy the following components (to pair with already existing 1080 TI, this is a PC upgrade) :

 

- Asus Prime Z370-A

- I7 8700K

- 16GB Corsair Vengeance  DDR4-3000 CL15 (2 x 8 kit)

 

First off, are all components fully compatible ?

What about buying DDR4-2400 CL14 instead ? (less latency but slower speed)

 

Is there any reasons to no buy that mother board (eg : VRM issue).

I am planning to do some moderate overcloking (i have some decent cooler from previous build)

 

Thanks in advance.

[Turretgaming]

the lower frequency and slightly lower cl is not enough to matter here if it was 2400 cl11 vs. 3000 cl16 then maybe but you can drop the cl on the 3000 kit super easy. and i would say wait to see wat the new ryzen has instore cause it just matched a 9900k and higher core models are in the works so you could 12cores at 4.5-5 ghz

[Constantin]

9 minutes ago, Tigrou said:

First off, are all components fully compatible ?

Yes!

9 minutes ago, Tigrou said:

What about buying DDR4-2400 CL14 instead ? (less latency but slower speed)

The DDR4-3000 CL15 is a lot faster, i would go for 3200Mhz for just a bit more $

 

The Asus is a good board

[Constantin]

2 minutes ago, Turretgaming said:

the lower frequency and slightly lower cl is not enough to matter here if it was 2400 cl11 vs. 3000 cl16 then maybe but you can drop the cl on the 3000 kit super easy. and i would say wait to see wat the new ryzen has instore cause it just matched a 9900k and higher core models are in the works so you could 12cores at 4.5-5 ghz

"matched" never more than that!

[GoldenLag]

6 minutes ago, Constantin said:

"matched" never more than that!

"Matched" with early clocks and silicon on their mid-tier CPU.

 

 

Id waut for zen 2 at this point

[Tigrou]

14 minutes ago, Turretgaming said:

the lower frequency and slightly lower cl is not enough to matter here if it was 2400 cl11 vs. 3000 cl16 then maybe but you can drop the cl on the 3000 kit super easy. and i would say wait to see wat the new ryzen has instore cause it just matched a 9900k and higher core models are in the works so you could 12cores at 4.5-5 ghz

New ryzen's are very tempting (low price and more cores than Intel probably) but AFAIK they will only came mid 2019 at best.

It's not even sure if they will match Intel IPC.

 

I have an I5 2500 for the moment. Not sure how long it's possible to wait with that rig

For example I have lot of stuttering in RE2 game. Not sure if CPU is the issue or the game just poorly coded. This ruins gameplay on a 1080 TI (which is more than enough on that game).

 

Another option : to buy a "cheap" AMD CPU (eg : R5 2600) + motherboard. Then replace CPU later by Zen2  (since motherboard should be compatible).

[GoldenLag]

5 minutes ago, Tigrou said:

It's not even sure if they will match Intel IPC

They wont. According to rumours they will have intel beat by 10%. Offcourse this is task dependant. But still. 

 

6 minutes ago, Tigrou said:

New ryzen's are very tempting (low price and more cores than Intel probably) but AFAIK they will only came mid 2019 at best.

Current window is between May and June. We arent entirely shure yet.

[Turretgaming]

5 hours ago, Constantin said:

"matched" never more than that!

yes but was still pre production so some improvements can be made and you can overclock it too without paying with your arm and leg

[Fasauceome]

4 hours ago, Tigrou said:

I have an I5 2500

The important thing is that Ryzen is much cheaper than Intel and is still a good performer. While Intel is currently best for gaming you can get far superior value with a Ryzen 5 2600 and a B450 or even B350 board. You won't even have to shell out extra for a CPU cooler.

 

Also, to check compatibility, use pcpartpicker.com, it has a compatibility filter with very robust notes for potential issues.

[Tigrou]

Is there any advantage taking the Asus Prime Z390-A instead of Prime Z370-A ?

Their price is about the same.