cpu pairing a gpu with cpu

[Judeds]

i have a gtx 980ti oc and was wondering what a good cpu is for that card id like it to be budget cheers

[5x5]

Ryzen 5 1600AF is a cheap and extremely powerful option. If you can, get a 3600 since that's a other 20% extra CPU performance over the 1600AF

[Judeds]

1 minute ago, 5x5 said:

Ryzen 5 1600AF is a cheap and extremely powerful option. If you can, get a 3600 since that's a other 20% extra CPU performance over the 1600AF

the Australian market isn't good with Ryzens but i have found a i7 2600k would that be any good? 

[5x5]

4 minutes ago, Judeds said:

the Australian market isn't good with Ryzens but i have found a i7 2600k would that be any good? 

Not really. It's slower than even a Ryzen 5 1400 and is on a very old, very dead socket and has a ton of security issues.

[5x5]

5 minutes ago, Judeds said:

the Australian market isn't good with Ryzens but i have found a i7 2600k would that be any good? 

If buying used, look for a Ryzen 1600 or i5 8500 as a very basic minimum for 2020

[Judeds]

8 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

If buying used, look for a Ryzen 1600 or i5 8500 as a very basic minimum for 2020

those cpu are way out of my budget and for what i can get this i7 for its pretty good also its about the same as the old ryzen 5 when oc

[5x5]

9 minutes ago, Judeds said:

those cpu are way out of my budget and for what i can get this i7 for its pretty good also its about the same as the old ryzen 5 when oc

It's not good at all. It's slower than the 1400 and it will bottleneck the 980 To quite a bit. It will be a very unbalanced system

[Judeds]

i mean your allowed your opinions here proof they are pretty compatible 

https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Core_i7-2600K/GeForce_GTX_980_Ti/0e00PUlu/16/

 

[5x5]

1 minute ago, Judeds said:

i mean your allowed your opinions here proof they are pretty compatible 

https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Core_i7-2600K/GeForce_GTX_980_Ti/0e00PUlu/16/

 

Look at real reputable sources, not the fake YouTube benchmark channels. Most of them are just false Indians looking for clicks. Look at GamersNexus, OC3D, Hardware unboxed and etc

[Judeds]

10 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Look at real reputable sources, not the fake YouTube benchmark channels. Most of them are just false Indians looking for clicks. Look at GamersNexus, OC3D, Hardware unboxed and etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dHCQOt5Nns&t=302s

[5x5]

1 minute ago, Judeds said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dHCQOt5Nns&t=302s

Again, look at GNs retrospective. HC are showcases and in no way are their tests remotely objective or useful

[Judeds]

10 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Again, look at GNs retrospective. HC are showcases and in no way are their tests remotely objective or useful

 what about this

[5x5]

10 minutes ago, Judeds said:

 what about this

Yep - it's almost as if the i7 is barely faster than the first gen Ryzen 3 and i3 quad cores. And the 0.1% and 1% means you'll have frequent stutters. If you OC it's a bit better BUT that means you have to find a beefy motherboard that hasn't been abused and can still deliver clean power and stable voltage AND high end cooling, which makes it more expensive than a brand new (or used) Ryzen/Coffee Lake platform.