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1 minute ago, Marnex said:

Hi,

 

Since my pc is getting out of date and starts to struggle in games like Forza, I'm gonna start upgrading my pc.

 

However, I've been wondering which CPU can handle the most, the i7-8700k or the i7-9700k. As on cpu has 6c/12t and the other has 8c/8t.

 

I don't really mind a small FPS difference. It's mainly about which CPU will probably last the longest time from now on (in terms of new games and so on)

 

Anyone who has an idea about that?

3600 save $200 or save $70 and get a 3700x with 2 more cores and 4 more threads and is more powerful then the 9700k which is more powerful then the 8700k

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Hi,

 

Since my pc is getting out of date and starts to struggle in games like Forza, I'm gonna start upgrading my pc.

 

However, I've been wondering which CPU can handle the most, the i7-8700k or the i7-9700k. As on cpu has 6c/12t and the other has 8c/8t.

 

I don't really mind a small FPS difference. It's mainly about which CPU will probably last the longest time from now on (in terms of new games and so on)

 

Anyone who has an idea about that?

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1 minute ago, Marnex said:

Hi,

 

Since my pc is getting out of date and starts to struggle in games like Forza, I'm gonna start upgrading my pc.

 

However, I've been wondering which CPU can handle the most, the i7-8700k or the i7-9700k. As on cpu has 6c/12t and the other has 8c/8t.

 

I don't really mind a small FPS difference. It's mainly about which CPU will probably last the longest time from now on (in terms of new games and so on)

 

Anyone who has an idea about that?

3600 save $200 or save $70 and get a 3700x with 2 more cores and 4 more threads and is more powerful then the 9700k which is more powerful then the 8700k

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Between the two? I would take the 9700K. More actual cores is usually better. Your better bet is going with the newly released chips from AMD as @Jedibrysen mentioned. Save the money and put it into a better GPU, more RAM, bigger disks (if you want to replace what you have), or just pocket the savings. 

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33 minutes ago, Jedibrysen said:

3600 save $200 or save $70 and get a 3700x with 2 more cores and 4 more threads and is more powerful then the 9700k which is more powerful then the 8700k

 

10 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Between the two? I would take the 9700K. More actual cores is usually better. Your better bet is going with the newly released chips from AMD as @Jedibrysen mentioned. Save the money and put it into a better GPU, more RAM, bigger disks (if you want to replace what you have), or just pocket the savings. 

 

Alright, forgot about the Ryzen 3000 series being released today. 

I'll take a look at them, thanks!

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1 minute ago, Marnex said:

 

 

Alright, forgot about the Ryzen 3000 series being released today. 

I'll take a look at them, thanks!

No problem glad to help

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