i7 4790 or 1600AF in pair with RX580

[podlysyn]

Hi everyone. 

 

I'm looking for a hint for a question that has been bothering me for some time now about expanding my PC. 

 

Currently I have a set: i5 4460, msi z97m gaming board, crucial 32GB ddr3 1600mhz (4x8), RX580 Aorus 4GB, crucial mx500 960gb m2 sata ssd, corsair TX650)

 

The case is microatx Thermaltake Versa H18, but I've fitted it with very good fans, and I have SilentiumPC Spartan 3 LE as cpu cooler (45C/113F in stress). 

Additionally, I have an RX580 sapphire nitro 8GB in classic mac pro that I can swich with above 4GB version.

 

PC is paired with 32" IIYAMA 63266HS (1080p, VA with freesync, 144Hz). I am not thinking going for 1440p.

 

What I do on PC:

- mainly gaming (CS GO, GTA V, Diablo III, Dirt 4, Hitman, PES, )

- sometimes Lightroom / Photoshop / Illustrator and InDesign CC editing with 2GB+ files

- rarely Premiere/AE 4k footage editing (note 9 videos)

 

What I want to archive:

- Decent 1080p fun with Cyberpunk 2077

- Very playable Battlefield V (dont care about rtx)

- Constant freesynced 150fps+ with CS GO (I'm playing 4:3, black bars)

- Getting "everything" from RX580

 

Options that I see:

A. Going up with max of socket 1150, so 4790K @ 4.4GHz (~$155) and waiting till 2021 for cheaper AM4 boards.

B. Coffelake i5 with some or something like i7-7700 (~$230)

C. Making "big switch" to AM4 so new mobo, ram and Ryzen 1600AF ($85) for now with a future plan for Ryzen 3600. I have got already waiting Bequiet cooler - Dark Rock 3 with AM4 mount. 

 

If B option is better for now which motherboard would you recommend? (would care about beefy mobos like asrock taichi, maybe 2 nvme slots etc, even E-ATX sized)

If C option is better which motherboard would you recommend? Should I get 570 chipset board or cheap B450 and after some time something better? (would care about beefy mobos like asrock taichi, 2 or 3 nvme slots etc, even E-ATX sized) 

 

Any useful suggestion will be valuable to me. Thanks in advance.

[Luna.exe]

2 hours ago, podlysyn said:

Hi everyone. 

 

I'm looking for a hint for a question that has been bothering me for some time now about expanding my PC. 

 

Currently I have a set: i5 4460, msi z97m gaming board, crucial 32GB ddr3 1600mhz (4x8), RX580 Aorus 4GB, crucial mx500 960gb m2 sata ssd, corsair TX650)

 

The case is microatx Thermaltake Versa H18, but I've fitted it with very good fans, and I have SilentiumPC Spartan 3 LE as cpu cooler (45C/113F in stress). 

Additionally, I have an RX580 sapphire nitro 8GB in classic mac pro that I can swich with above 4GB version.

 

PC is paired with 32" IIYAMA 63266HS (1080p, VA with freesync, 144Hz). I am not thinking going for 1440p.

 

What I do on PC:

- mainly gaming (CS GO, GTA V, Diablo III, Dirt 4, Hitman, PES, )

- sometimes Lightroom / Photoshop / Illustrator and InDesign CC editing with 2GB+ files

- rarely Premiere/AE 4k footage editing (note 9 videos)

 

What I want to archive:

- Decent 1080p fun with Cyberpunk 2077

- Very playable Battlefield V (dont care about rtx)

- Constant freesynced 150fps+ with CS GO (I'm playing 4:3, black bars)

- Getting "everything" from RX580

 

Options that I see:

A. Going up with max of socket 1150, so 4790K @ 4.4GHz (~$155) and waiting till 2021 for cheaper AM4 boards.

B. Coffelake i5 with some or something like i7-7700 (~$230)

C. Making "big switch" to AM4 so new mobo, ram and Ryzen 1600AF ($85) for now with a future plan for Ryzen 3600. I have got already waiting Bequiet cooler - Dark Rock 3 with AM4 mount. 

 

If B option is better for now which motherboard would you recommend? (would care about beefy mobos like asrock taichi, maybe 2 nvme slots etc, even E-ATX sized)

If C option is better which motherboard would you recommend? Should I get 570 chipset board or cheap B450 and after some time something better? (would care about beefy mobos like asrock taichi, 2 or 3 nvme slots etc, even E-ATX sized) 

 

Any useful suggestion will be valuable to me. Thanks in advance.

the i7 7700 should pair well with the rx 580 8gb  (them are 6 core right? or 4?) im a little jelly of that 32 gb ram tho lol 

[Mister Woof]

no point in buying as 1600AF with plans to buy a 3600 later. that's a waste of money since the 3600 already is out.

 

get the 1600AF if you can't afford better, get the 3600 if you can't. worry about upgrading the 1600AF later, but not to a 3600.