CPU and mobo question.

[Ramrod126]

Budget (including currency): ~700 USD

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: FO4, Forza Horizon 5, RDR 2, Light video editing

Other details : Reusing ram, case, power supply and a couple SSDs. Already have all my other parts in my cart (3070, pcie gen 4 nvme drive, 12 TB storage drive.} I have three 1440p monitors and do, occasionally do surround gaming.

 

The real question I have is if you would go:
AMD: Ryzen 7 5800x with an MSI MPG X570S EDGE MAX WiFi for $693.99

INTEL: Core i7-12700K with a MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 for 689,98

 

The cpu and mobo will be replacing an aging 8700k and a MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC.

 

[GodOfROG]

24 minutes ago, Ramrod126 said:

The real question I have is if you would go:
AMD: Ryzen 7 5800x with an MSI MPG X570S EDGE MAX WiFi for $693.99

Team Red. Intel has f***** me too many times in the past.

[CommanderAlex]

I would wait for November 4th for the NDA to lift to see how Alder Lake performs compared to previous Intel processors, as well as AMD's 5000 series. 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

35 minutes ago, Ramrod126 said:

The cpu and mobo will be replacing an aging 8700k and a MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC.

Just overclock your cpu and maybe wait for zen3d or atleast till alderlake reviews and performance comes out, 8700k is still a decently capable 6c 12t you just need to oc abit

 

Deathzone ~1.9v, absolute max "safe" volt ~1.6v, reccomended max safe volt 1.52v (intel 14nm spec), go with the intel 14nm spec as max safe volt

[Ramrod126]

1 hour ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Just overclock your cpu and maybe wait for zen3d or atleast till alderlake reviews and performance comes out, 8700k is still a decently capable 6c 12t you just need to oc abit

 

Deathzone ~1.9v, absolute max "safe" volt ~1.6v, reccomended max safe volt 1.52v (intel 14nm spec), go with the intel 14nm spec as max safe volt

I've been overclocked to 5GHZ all core for a long time. This may be the last time I get to upgrade for a few years.

[Ramrod126]

1 hour ago, GodOfROG said:

Team Red. Intel has f***** me too many times in the past.

I've been Intel for a long time, My son and my room mate both went AMD on their last builds but they were both zen+. I know things have changed a lot since then.

[Ramrod126]

1 hour ago, CommanderAlex said:

I would wait for November 4th for the NDA to lift to see how Alder Lake performs compared to previous Intel processors, as well as AMD's 5000 series. 

I  agree, I am at least two weeks out from actually ordering anything. Just putting a feeler out right now.

[CommanderAlex]

54 minutes ago, Ramrod126 said:

I  agree, I am at least two weeks out from actually ordering anything. Just putting a feeler out right now.

No worries, it's best to take your time now and do some research before buying parts. 

[Jonathan Lee]

3 hours ago, Ramrod126 said:

INTEL: Core i7-12700K with a MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 for 689,98

I'd say this one will probably be the better deal. You get 8 p cores + 4 e cores (12 cores total) versus just 8 cores. Will give you a smoother experience in today's games and future games cause the e cores will take care of background task giving the game all the p cores to work with. I would wait for more testing on this CPU before making a decision though. There might be some growing pains with this new architecture.