Gaming CPU without OCing

[Krodegin]

Hello, I am trying to build a mini ITX gaming machine and was wondering which CPU might be the best for it. Would a 10500 i5 be sufficient or not enough? Are there better ones? I'll be using the chopin innwin case(modded) and a rtx 2070 super mini. Also my goal here is not to run everyhing on ultra but to have decent fps with decent settings. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Id probably go 10400 here, but really depends on budget. Also look at the 560x and 5800x if you can find them at a reasonable price.

 

 

[Mister Woof]

10400F on the cheap

5600x if you want to splurge

 

Eventually you'll upgrade from the 2070 Super, and the 5600x will have more legs.

[xg32]

27 minutes ago, Krodegin said:

Hello, I am trying to build a mini ITX gaming machine and was wondering which CPU might be the best for it. Would a 10500 i5 be sufficient or not enough? Are there better ones? I'll be using the chopin innwin case(modded) and a rtx 2070 super mini. Also my goal here is not to run everyhing on ultra but to have decent fps with decent settings. 

it depends on how much you are getting the cpu for and whether or not you'd touch the settings at all, it's quite common for motherboards to use too much power or voltage out of the box either way.

 

If you are not gonna do any tuning at all then 10400f is fine, 5600x will last alot longer if u ever decide to switch gpu, though i recommend using a negative voltage offset even with no oc. then you have the 10600kf in the middle which is a better deal the the 10400f even if you don't oc imho.

[Jurrunio]

If you're not.going to OC because the case wont sustain high heat loads from the CPU, dont get Intel. Their CPUs are much less efficient and uses much more power for similar.performance.

 

But if it's.just because you dont want trouble or prefer to spend less, Intel.is better. 10400F will be enough imo but maybe you would want to.spend.more. to.get an iGPU.