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Hello there!

I currently looking into buying a new CPU since my current one just isn't doing the job anymore. 

I looked into a few options and came to the conclusion that a 3700x would probably be the best choice. 

A little info on my rig: my GPU is an ASUS STRIX 980Ti and I'm playing on a 144Hz, 1440p monitor. The new CPU would be mostly for gaming (mainly FPS and games like Anno 1800).

I know for 1440p a 3600(x) would probably be enough but I plan on holding onto the new system for a few years so that's why I think a 3700x would be a good choice. 

My parts list: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor €333.00 @ Mindfactory
Motherboard Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard €279.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory €192.97 @ Amazon Deutschland
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €805.96
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-06 01:24 CEST+0200  
 

  

So what do you think of thees parts? Is a 3700x overall the right choice? And yes astetics is a little important to me :) 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, MasterBleckieChan said:

 

Hello there!

I currently looking into buying a new CPU since my current one just isn't doing the job anymore. 

I looked into a few options and came to the conclusion that a 3700x would probably be the best choice. 

A little info on my rig: my GPU is an ASUS STRIX 980Ti and I'm playing on a 144Hz, 1440p monitor. The new CPU would be mostly for gaming (mainly FPS and games like Anno 1800).

I know for 1440p a 3600(x) would probably be enough but I plan on holding onto the new system for a few years so that's why I think a 3700x would be a good choice. 

My parts list: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor €333.90 @ Caseking
Motherboard Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard €279.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory €125.50 @ Amazon Deutschland
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €739.39
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-05 18:39 CEST+0200  

  

So what do you think of thees parts? Is a 3700x overall the right choice? And yes astetics is a little important to me :) 

 

 

Heck ya you have a good build.  The 3700x will also be future proof.  One day you can upgrade video card and get even faster frame rates.  The GPU sorta becomes the bottleneck and what not.  But your card and CPU will do great things for you.  Your set with your CPU for many many years to come.  One day you can get a new video card but no need for CPU upgrade.  I would stick with the 980Ti and enjoy the rig.  One day you will upgrade your video card and the CPU will love it and dish out incredible frame rates and what not.

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8 minutes ago, MasterBleckieChan said:

Is a 3700x overall the right choice?

It's ok

 

8 minutes ago, MasterBleckieChan said:

And yes astetics is a little important to me :) 

 

So that's how you justify $80 more on a TUF board with different badges and Intel LAN?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

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10 minutes ago, MasterBleckieChan said:

 

Hello there!

I currently looking into buying a new CPU since my current one just isn't doing the job anymore. 

I looked into a few options and came to the conclusion that a 3700x would probably be the best choice. 

A little info on my rig: my GPU is an ASUS STRIX 980Ti and I'm playing on a 144Hz, 1440p monitor. The new CPU would be mostly for gaming (mainly FPS and games like Anno 1800).

I know for 1440p a 3600(x) would probably be enough but I plan on holding onto the new system for a few years so that's why I think a 3700x would be a good choice. 

My parts list: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor €333.90 @ Caseking
Motherboard Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard €279.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory €125.50 @ Amazon Deutschland
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €739.39
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-05 18:39 CEST+0200  

  

So what do you think of thees parts? Is a 3700x overall the right choice? And yes astetics is a little important to me :) 

 

 

The 3700 should perform nearly as good as the 3700x if you have a good power delivery system and cooling solution. I'm not sure if the clock speed updates will/have fixed that, as I haven't seen new benchmarks.

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2 minutes ago, averagebilly said:

The 3700 should perform nearly as good as the 3700x if you have a good power delivery system and cooling solution. I'm not sure if the clock speed updates will/have fixed that, as I haven't seen new benchmarks.

I knew there was a Ryzen 2700 but is there a 3700 as well? I actually looked this up since the 3600 is similar to the 3600x but I couldn't find a 3700 model...

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11 minutes ago, Turtle Rig said:

Heck ya you have a good build.  The 3700x will also be future proof.  One day you can upgrade video card and get even faster frame rates.  The GPU sorta becomes the bottleneck and what not.  But your card and CPU will do great things for you.  Your set with your CPU for many many years to come.  One day you can get a new video card but no need for CPU upgrade.  I would stick with the 980Ti and enjoy the rig.  One day you will upgrade your video card and the CPU will love it and dish out incredible frame rates and what not.

Yeah I know I will probably update the GPU in a few years but for now, it still gets the job done :)
But thanks for your feedback, I appreciate it!

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17 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

It's ok

Super helpful

17 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

So that's how you justify $80 more on a TUF board with different badges and Intel LAN?

Yep. 

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4 minutes ago, MasterBleckieChan said:

Super helpful

Yep. 

Great decision then, go ahead.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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45 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

So that's how you justify $80 more on a TUF board with different badges and Intel LAN?

That TUF board is pretty unattractive.  

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36 minutes ago, MasterBleckieChan said:

I knew there was a Ryzen 2700 but is there a 3700 as well? I actually looked this up since the 3600 is similar to the 3600x but I couldn't find a 3700 model...

I want to say I've heard rumblings of AMD fleshing out their CPU lineup with non X skus.  

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5 minutes ago, nick name said:

That TUF board is pretty unattractive.  

how?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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8 minutes ago, nick name said:

I want to say I've heard rumblings of AMD fleshing out their CPU lineup with non X skus.  

Would be great if this would be in the near future 

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24 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

how?

I hate the yellow they use.  

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1 hour ago, averagebilly said:

The 3700 should perform nearly as good as the 3700x if you have a good power delivery system and cooling solution. I'm not sure if the clock speed updates will/have fixed that, as I haven't seen new benchmarks.

There is no 3700... The eight-core AMD new CPUs are 3700x and 3800x.

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1 hour ago, MasterBleckieChan said:

Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory €125.50 @ Amazon Deutschland

I would really get better ram. It can make a pretty big difference.  I would at the very least get 3200 CL14. But there are gains to be had by going even higher. 

 

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22 minutes ago, RodrigoRS said:

There is no 3700... The eight-core AMD new CPUs are 3700x and 3800x.

those are the even newer CPUs then.

 

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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4 hours ago, geo3 said:

I would really get better ram. It can make a pretty big difference.  I would at the very least get 3200 CL14. But there are gains to be had by going even higher. 

 

Ok thank you didn't know there was more to consider than just memory speed! 

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