What CPU should i get ....

[shaz2sxy]

So I am upgrading from a 7700k to one of the new Ryzen CPUs

 

either the 5600X or 5800X

 

I will be pairing either one with the following

NZXT H1 case

32gb 3200mhz DDR4

Nvidia 3070 FE

Acer Predator 27" 1440p @165hz 

I mainly game and "work"

 

the 5600x is around £280, 

the 5800x is around £420

 

so what CPU do you think I should get, I won't be updating the CPU for around 3/4 years....

 

money isn't an issue but I don't like t waste it aswell .. if you know what i mean

[Ankh Tech]

5 minutes ago, shaz2sxy said:

So I am upgrading from a 7700k to one of the new Ryzen CPUs

 

either the 5600X or 5800X

 

I will be pairing either one with the following

NZXT H1 case

32gb 3200mhz DDR4

Nvidia 3070 FE

Acer Predator 27" 1440p @165hz 

I mainly game and "work"

 

the 5600x is around £280, 

the 5800x is around £420

 

so what CPU do you think I should get, I won't be updating the CPU for around 3/4 years....

 

money isn't an issue but I don't like t waste it aswell .. if you know what i mean

5800x, in the future games will need more cores and you don't want to upgrade soon, and the 5700x is cheaper just a tiny slower boost clocks

[Digideath]

It depends what you are running. If all you do is gaming and light stuff then the 5600x is more than enough for a few years. There is no point in spending an extra £160 if you aren't going to use it.

[shaz2sxy]

The votes are neck to neck...

 

I see both points. hence why the poll lol

 

i was hoping everyone would say just get the 5800x so make it easy for me lol

[suedseefrucht]

1 hour ago, shaz2sxy said:

either the 5600X or 5800X

You want your system to boot fast and to react quickly...

Even a Ryzen 3 can do that combined with a SSD.

 

You want 1440p gaming with high settings...

That's mainly the job of your graphics card.

 

Since money is not a problem, the 5600X is the choice to be ready for some CPU heavy games and high framerates.

But I think, 5800X is a little overkill.

 

The 5800X would save some time when you are video editing but you don't...