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What CPU should I get

Jonnyd1000
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How have you decided that you need an 8-core CPU? If you're mostly gaming, 6 cores should be plenty. 

Main PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X • Noctua NH-D15 • MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk • 2x8GB G.skill Trident Z Neo 3600MHz CL16 • MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 3070 OC • Samsung 970 Evo 1TB • Samsung 860 Evo 1TB • Cosair iCUE 465X RGB • Corsair RMx 750W (White)

 

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ASUS VG27AQ • G PRO K/DA • G502 Hero K/DA • G733 K/DA • G840 K/DA • Oculus Quest 2 • Nintendo Switch (Rev. 2)

 

Laptop (Dell XPS 13):

Intel Core i7-1195G7 • Intel Iris Xe Graphics • 16GB LPDDR4x 4267MHz • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD • 13.4" OLED 3.5K InfinityEdge Display (3456x2160, 400nit, touch). 

 

Got any questions about my system or peripherals? Feel free to tag me (@bellabichon) and I'll be happy to give you my two cents. 

 

PSA: Posting a PCPartPicker list with no explanation isn't helpful for first-time builders :)

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Don't get get an 8 core. Get a 5600x. For gaming you will see no difference between a 5600x and a 5800x and a 10700k will straight up preform worse.

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4 minutes ago, bellabichon said:

How have you decided that you need an 8-core CPU? If you're mostly gaming, 6 cores should be plenty. 

Well I probually should of said this in my initial post but I’m trying to get a cheaper CPU that is 8 core and I can get on sale to make it cheaper cuz I want to future proof it a bit 

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7 minutes ago, Letgomyleghoe. said:

Don't get get an 8 core. Get a 5600x. For gaming you will see no difference between a 5600x and a 5800x and a 10700k will straight up preform worse.

I will have to do some research on it. I probably should of said this in my initial post but I’m trying to get a cheaper CPU that is 8 core and I can get on sale to make it cheaper cuz I want to future proof it a bit

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Just now, Jonnyd1000 said:

Well I probually should of said this in my initial post but I’m trying to get a cheaper CPU that is 8 core and I can get on sale to make it cheaper cuz I want to future proof it a bit 

If gaming is your main priority, six cores should be future-proof enough. I agree with @Letgomyleghoe., you should go with a 5600x. 

Main PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X • Noctua NH-D15 • MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk • 2x8GB G.skill Trident Z Neo 3600MHz CL16 • MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 3070 OC • Samsung 970 Evo 1TB • Samsung 860 Evo 1TB • Cosair iCUE 465X RGB • Corsair RMx 750W (White)

 

Peripherals/Other:

ASUS VG27AQ • G PRO K/DA • G502 Hero K/DA • G733 K/DA • G840 K/DA • Oculus Quest 2 • Nintendo Switch (Rev. 2)

 

Laptop (Dell XPS 13):

Intel Core i7-1195G7 • Intel Iris Xe Graphics • 16GB LPDDR4x 4267MHz • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD • 13.4" OLED 3.5K InfinityEdge Display (3456x2160, 400nit, touch). 

 

Got any questions about my system or peripherals? Feel free to tag me (@bellabichon) and I'll be happy to give you my two cents. 

 

PSA: Posting a PCPartPicker list with no explanation isn't helpful for first-time builders :)

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