Upgrade now or wait (intel)

[JCHerMz]

Hi everyone! Currently I have a i5 8600k and i managed to get my hands on a I7 11700k. unfortuntely i brought it from work as part of a pre order type thing before any reviews come out as i thought they would sell out straight away like everything else. My question is should i go ahead and keep the i7 11700k or return it and wait for a year or so for intel to bring something good to the market or just go for a ryzen 7 5800x?

[AMD A10-9600P]

2 minutes ago, JCHerMz said:

Hi everyone! Currently I have a i5 8600k and i managed to get my hands on a I7 11700k. unfortuntely i brought it from work as part of a pre order type thing before any reviews come out as i thought they would sell out straight away like everything else. My question is should i go ahead and keep the i7 11700k or return it and wait for a year or so for intel to bring something good to the market or just go for a ryzen 7 5800x?

If you got a good deal on it, then I'd personally keep it. The 11700K is supposed to be a good chip. It's the i9 that everyone's up in arms about

[JCHerMz]

Just now, AMD A10-9600P said:

If you got a good deal on it, then I'd personally keep it. The 11700K is supposed to be a good chip. It's the i9 that everyone's up in arms about

I got it for £351 and brought a msi z590i unify to go with it. Do you recon thats a good price?

[AMD A10-9600P]

2 minutes ago, JCHerMz said:

I got it for £351 and brought a msi z590i unify to go with it. Do you recon thats a good price?

On some sites it's still going for about 30 quid more, was the mobo included or a separate purchase? Either way though, that's not a bad price at all imo

[JCHerMz]

oh i wish i got both for £351 haha. got the motherboard for £299. Im just worried buying now is not the right time.