Cpu/motherboard upgrade

[Sandberg]

Hey, im going to buy a new cpu and motherboard, but i dont know what to get.

i mostly play fps games like wolfenstein youngblood, but also csgo and pubg. 

 

I have a gtx 1070 oc strix gpu 

and i have 725$ for a cpu and motherboard 

 

thanks, Oscar. 

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($327.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($195.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $608.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-04 03:19 EDT-0400

 

something like this i suppose. 

[5x5]

GoldenLag's suggestion is optimal for the money. It gets my vote.

[Boyohan]

1 hour ago, GoldenLag said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($327.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($195.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $608.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-04 03:19 EDT-0400

 

something like this i suppose. 

This will probably be the best setup and well within budget. I was just thinking that if the PC will only used for gaming wouldn't a Ryzen 3600/3600x be almost as good for 30-40% price reduction ? The 3700x with 8c/16t will of course be more future proof.

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, Boyohan said:

This will probably be the best setup and well within budget. I was just thinking that if the PC will only used for gaming wouldn't a Ryzen 3600/3600x be almost as good for 30-40% price reduction ? The 3700x with 8c/16t will of course be more future proof.

it would roughly be the same, but you still have the money to spend, so why not. 

[Sandberg]

is it possible to get that performence from intel products? Since i have only been using intel before.

[Boyohan]

7 hours ago, Sandberg said:

is it possible to get that performence from intel products? Since i have only been using intel before.

For pure gaming PC Intel is still slightly better than AMD (very slightly). If you want Intel go for  i7 9700k, 16gb 3200mhz ram + decent mobo (something like asus z390-f) this would cost about 700-750eur. You need 8 thread cpu (or better) so do not go for an i5. But AMD is still better price/performance and almost as good for gaming (it is very close to be the same performance in gaming). 

[Sandberg]

1 hour ago, Boyohan said:

For pure gaming PC Intel is still slightly better than AMD (very slightly). If you want Intel go for  i7 9700k, 16gb 3200mhz ram + decent mobo (something like asus z390-f) this would cost about 700-750eur. You need 8 thread cpu (or better) so do not go for an i5. But AMD is still better price/performance and almost as good for gaming (it is very close to be the same performance in gaming). 

so if i was to go for the 9700k, would this mobo work? ASUS PRIME Z390-A

[Boyohan]

44 minutes ago, Sandberg said:

so if i was to go for the 9700k, would this mobo work? ASUS PRIME Z390-A

Definitely. The Prime Z390-A is a good mid-range mobo.