Posted March 14, 2019 Currents specs: i5 8400 Z370 pro 4 g skill 2666 mhz (2993oc)16gb rtx 2070 msi ventus cooler master hyper 212x antec negold 650w Is it worth to upgrade my current cpu to an i7 8700? my current mobo's vrms are not that good for oc so i'll stick with the base clock speed. Or is it a better option to see the price of zen 2 and buy a new mobo (and cooler?) i can rma the gskill ram and get faster clock speeds since its still new. which one will be better in terms of price and performance? I am currently playing in 1440p 144hz freesync (gsync driver) And want to increase my fps a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 14, 2019 8700 with RTX 2070 is a killer match, go for it!!! CPU:i7 9700k 5047.5Mhz All Cores Mobo: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC, RAM:Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 OC 3467Mhz GPU:MSI RTX 2070 ARMOR 8GB OC Storage:Samsung SSD 970 EVO NVMe M.2 250GB, 2x SSD ADATA PRO SP900 256GB, HDD WD CB 2TB, HDD GREEN 2TB PSU: Seasonic focus plus 750w Gold Display(s): 1st: LG 27UK650-W, 4K, IPS, HDR10, 10bit(8bit + A-FRC). 2nd: Samsung 24" LED Monitor (SE390), Cooling:Fazn CPU Cooler Aero 120T Push/pull Corsair ML PRO Fans Keyboard: Corsair K95 Platinum RGB mx Rapidfire Mouse:Razer Naga Chroma Headset: Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma Sound: Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker Case: Modded Case Inverted, 5 intake 120mm, one exhaust 120mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 14, 2019 from an i5-8400?? No, not worth it, wait. Because it doesn't cost you anything. And if Ryzen 3k Series is awesome, you don't regret buying the wrong CPU. "Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 14, 2019 Personally I would wait till zen2. everything we know currently are rumours except for the demo at CES this year. I think once zen2 launches it will be the processor line of the next few years. Intel still stuck at 14nm, troubles with 10nm, AMD already shitting out 7nm MSI B450 Pro Gaming Pro Carbon AC | AMD Ryzen 2700x | NZXT Kraken X52 | MSI GeForce RTX2070 Armour | Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4*8) 3200MhZ | Samsung 970 evo M.2nvme 500GB Boot / Samsung 860 evo 500GB SSD | Corsair RM550X (2018) | Fractal Design Meshify C white | Logitech G pro Wireless | Gigabyte Aurus AD27QD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 14, 2019 If you can wait for Zen 2. Wait for Zen 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 14, 2019 Author 1 hour ago, valdyrgramr said: Well, nobody knows how well Zen 2 will perform. So, I can't comment on how much of an up or sidegrade that will be. That's mostly due to AMD being silent about it. As for the 8400 to the 8700. Eh, maybe. The 8700 is more likely to help you with higher refresh rates, but I'd still wait for Zen 2 then weigh your options unless you really need to jump the gun now. Yea budget wise and also performance wise i5 8400 to i7 8700 at 1440p doesn't give me that much fps anyway because my gpu does all the work, I'll just wait and see I'll just keep the mobo and ram for now I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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