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Hello everyone!

I'm looking to do a CPU upgrade my current I7-8700 isn't cutting it for me anymore. That being said I'm looking into either a I9-9900k of a Ryzen 3900x.

I already have the CoffeeLake motherboard and I'm swaying towards that due to that reason, BUT I also see the performance of the Ryzen CPU's now. I do a lot of gaming, video editing, and streaming. 

So my question is, do I spend the extra money for the Ryzen CPU or do I go with the 9900k? I should add I have a 1660TI currently but am also looking to upgrade that as well and put that as my secondary GPU.

I am open to other CPU ideas if suggested!

EDIT: Fixed Current CPU

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I'd wait until you get a new GPU before you worry about your CPU. Presuming you mean an i7-8700.

 

That said, if I were you I would skip all of the drop-in upgrades as they are just too expensive. An i7-9700 doesn't really make much sense as it's not much of an upgrade, and an i9-9900k is too expensive right now.


Also, those are much harder on your motherboard than the 8700. You'll need to make sure it would be strong enough to handle it, and often it won't. 

 

Upgrade GPU, then reassess what CPUs are available when that time comes.

 

If you do a lot of CPU rendering, then perhaps consider a discounted 5900x upgrade. Possibly 12700k.

Before you reply to my post, REFRESH. 99.99% chance I edited my post. 

 

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i9 8900 does not exist. i7 8700? or i9 9900?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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2 minutes ago, Mister Woof said:

I'd wait until you get a new GPU before you worry about your CPU. Presuming you mean an i7-8700.

 

That said, if I were you I would skip all of the drop-in upgrades as they are just too expensive. An i7-9700 doesn't really make much sense as it's not much of an upgrade, and an i9-9900k is too expensive right now.


Also, those are much harder on your motherboard than the 8700. You'll need to make sure it would be strong enough to handle it, and often it won't. 

 

Upgrade GPU, then reassess what CPUs are available when that time comes.

 

If you do a lot of CPU rendering, then perhaps consider a discounted 5900x upgrade. Possibly 12700k.

I would be buying a new GPU the same time I were to buy my CPU.

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1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

i9 8900 does not exist. i7 8700? or i9 9900?

Thank you I put in the wrong one. Its an I7-8700

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1 minute ago, Midwest Jordan said:

I would be buying a new GPU the same time I were to buy my CPU.

Given how hard it is to source a GPU, it may take some time. By the time you actually acquire a reasonably priced on, the CPU landscape may have changed. Get a GPU first and then see what's going on CPU-wise.

Before you reply to my post, REFRESH. 99.99% chance I edited my post. 

 

My System: i7-13700KF // Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix // MSI MPG Z690 Edge Wifi // 32GB DDR5 G. SKILL RIPJAWS S5 6000 CL32 // Nvidia RTX 4070 Super FE // Corsair 5000D Airflow // Corsair SP120 RGB Pro x7 // Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 850w //1TB ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro/1TB Teamgroup MP33/2TB Seagate 7200RPM Hard Drive // Displays: LG Ultragear 32GP83B x2 // Royal Kludge RK100 // Logitech G Pro X Superlight // Sennheiser DROP PC38x

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