Posted October 24, 2019 Hey everyone. I'm looking at maybe upgrading my PC, mostly for the extra performance. Now to start, I want to say, I do have a powerful PC (i7-8700K, generic Z370 TUF Gaming from ASUS), but I'm looking at doing an upgrade so my gaming performance will be peak performance for the next several years. My graphics card isn't an issue, I upgraded to the 2080ti recently. So, what I'm considering is the following: Upgrade to a Z390 Motherboard, keep my 8700k and upgrade my RAM, or upgrade to the 9900K at the same time. Before you say it, I'm aware the performance increase won't be huge, as the 8700k is no slouch, I just want to know if the 9900k might become obsolete in the near future. The reason for the upgrades in general is to try and improve the aesthetics of my build, as well as increase performance in gaming, video editing etc etc. Any advice is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2019 16 minutes ago, Flinty said: Hey everyone. The 9000 series is at best like 10% faster, not counting a 5ghz 8700K games are unlikely to care about the 2 extra cores. So I'd give it maybe 2 more years for the 12,000 series on 14nm+++++ Or Ryzen 4000 if you just want more cores eventually next year. I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Streetguru said: The 9000 series is at best like 10% faster, not counting a 5ghz 8700K games are unlikely to care about the 2 extra cores. So I'd give it maybe 2 more years for the 12,000 series on 14nm+++++ Or Ryzen 4000 if you just want more cores eventually next year. I believe 10th gen is 14nm++++, so 12th gen would be 14nm++++++, not 14nm+++++. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2019 Author What are your thoughts on perhaps switching sides entirely and changing to perhaps, a decent spec Ryzen/Threadripper build? For example the Ryzen 3900X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2019 Just now, Flinty said: What are your thoughts on perhaps switching sides entirely and changing to perhaps, a decent spec Ryzen/Threadripper build? For example the Ryzen 3900X The gaming performance is like within 10% with the 5ghz 8700K being faster. But it only matters if you need 12-16 cores. I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2019 Author Hmm. Okay, perhaps I should have asked is if the Z390 chipset is likely to be made obsolete with the release of a new intel generation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, Flinty said: Hmm. Okay, perhaps I should have asked is if the Z390 chipset is likely to be made obsolete with the release of a new intel generation? As in you can't upgrade your CPU? Yes It's going to get support and updates for years though I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2019 Author In your opinion, should I wait for 10th gen intel rather than upgrade now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, Flinty said: In your opinion, should I wait for 10th gen intel rather than upgrade now? Wait until like the 11th gen or 12th gen, your 8700K is one of the best gaming CPUs still, easily in the top 10% of CPUs. unless you want more cores, then you'd go Ryzen. Even the i7 2600K is still perfectly fine for gaming, unless you're really trying to push 144hz gaming with the 2000 series chip. I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 25, 2019 Author Alright cheers for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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