CPU for New Build

dbark9 · July 9, 2019

Hey All!

I've been watching Linus for years but haven't been in the best financial situation to build a new PC. That has changed recently.

My question is about my CPU options. I knew with the Ryzen launch looming that I should wait and see what they do before starting, and I'm glad I did. The only down side is, now I'm stuck.

My current build was done in 2013, with only an update to GPU in that time.

I7-4770k - OC to 4.20 GHZ

Asus Maximus Hero VI

16GB ddr3 ram at 1600mhz

Initially I was looking at 8th gen Intel CPU, then I came into a bit of money and changed my sights to 9th gen. Now seeing the comparisons with Ryzen Gen 2, I'm a bit torn.

I've heard that the upgrade from 9th Gen Intel to Ryzen Gen 2 isn't necessarily worth shelling out the cash for, but for the massive upgrade I'd be getting, it seems like it would be a worth while venture, while also providing me years of loyal service.

I'm leaning 3900x, because its new, its exciting and all the hype, but i also know nothing about the crop of x570 boards.

This PC would be used for gaming, streaming and video editing.

At this point my three options are, 3900x, 9900k or wait to see what Ice Lake has to offer. The Ryzen launch should drop the prices of the Intel chips, and Ice Lake could do some damage as well.

Any insight?

Thanks!

Adsome2007 · July 9, 2019

Ice lake is going to be take months too come out if you want a cpu now i suggest the 3900x.

.Apex. · July 9, 2019

15 minutes ago, dbark9 said:

At this point my three options are, 3900x, 9900k or wait to see what Ice Lake has to offer. The Ryzen launch should drop the prices of the Intel chips, and Ice Lake could do some damage as well.

The 3900X is galaxies ahead of the 4770K, why wait? once Ice Lake launches you're gonna wait for Zen 2+ too? it doesn't make sense, just go for it

In few cases the 9900K does pull ahead in gaming, but in most cases they're really close to each other, and it's worth to note that a difference between 300 FPS and 280 FPS doesn't matter because it's above your monitors refresh rate (assuming it's 144hz), but the 3900X pulls ahead every single time in productivity workloads

SupaKomputa · July 9, 2019

Remember that you can use a cheaper x470 for the 3900x, no need to buy x570 unless there's a feature you really need (PCIe 4).

AM4 might support the next gen Ryzen, so no need to buy another board (unclear, but possible).

9900k is still ahead in games, but not that much, not as much as the "nice to have" 4 extra cores.

dbark9 · July 9, 2019

12 minutes ago, _Syn_ said:

The 3900X is galaxies ahead of the 4770K, why wait? once Ice Lake launches you're gonna wait for Zen 2+ too? it doesn't make sense, just go for it

In few cases the 9900K does pull ahead in gaming, but in most cases they're really close to each other, and it's worth to note that a difference between 300 FPS and 280 FPS doesn't matter because it's above your monitors refresh rate (assuming it's 144hz), but the 3900X pulls ahead every single time in productivity workloads

Haha, gone are the days of being obsolete as soon as you purchase something, but the staggered releases certainly are a bit of a kick to the groin.

Good point about the minimal FPS differences. Monitor technology isn't far enough ahead that it matters, and its still going to be miles of difference than what I'm running now. I bet if i tested two systems of 3900x and 9900k side by side after using my current rig, I would be too blown away by the performance to be even notice a discernible difference in the two.

1 minute ago, SupaKomputa said:

Remember that you can use a cheaper x470 for the 3900x, no need to buy x570 unless there's a feature you really need (PCIe 4).

AM4 might support the next gen Ryzen, so no need to buy another board (unclear, but possible).

9900k is still ahead in games, but not that much, not as much as the "nice to have" 4 extra cores.

True, about the x470, but with this build being a long term investment and the unknown future plans for PCIe 4 it would be nice to be able to exercise the option.