Future upgrade, torn between 2 options.

[notNeonlol]

I currently have an i7-11700f and a 3070. So I am upgrading my rig and am torn between 2 options. Do I go for the i7-13700k and the 4070ti, or do I get the i9-13900k and wait for the 5000 series to come out later on. I am upgrading the cpu first, and the 13700k will pair good with my 3070 until I can get the 4070ti. But if I decide to wait for the 5000 series, the i7-13700k may bottleneck those cards, so getting the i9-13900k would make more sense long term to avoid potential bottlenecking. Only thing about that is I'd be pairing my 3070 with a 13900k for awhile, but it would still be an upgrade over the 11700f for now. I kinda feel like getting the 13900k and waiting for the 5000 series is the play since they will last longer and obv perform better. Also waiting that year or 2 for the release will give me time to save up and just get a 5080.

 

[Why_Me]

13 minutes ago, notNeonlol said:

I currently have an i7-11700f and a 3070. So I am upgrading my rig and am torn between 2 options. Do I go for the i7-13700k and the 4070ti, or do I get the i9-13900k and wait for the 5000 series to come out later on. I am upgrading the cpu first, and the 13700k will pair good with my 3070 until I can get the 4070ti. But if I decide to wait for the 5000 series, the i7-13700k may bottleneck those cards, so getting the i9-13900k would make more sense long term to avoid potential bottlenecking. Only thing about that is I'd be pairing my 3070 with a 13900k for awhile, but it would still be an upgrade over the 11700f for now. I kinda feel like getting the 13900k and waiting for the 5000 series is the play since they will last longer and obv perform better. Also waiting that year or 2 for the release will give me time to save up and just get a 5080.

 

Go with a i7 13700F and B760 board. The locked i7 uses less juice while running cooler.

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230490/intel-core-i713700-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html

Processor Base Power: 65W
Maximum Turbo Power: 219W

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230500/intel-core-i713700k-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-40-ghz/specifications.html 

Processor Base Power: 125W
Maximum Turbo Power: 253W

 

Here's the 12 gen locked i7 vs the unlocked i7 and the difference is a whopping one frame per second on average. I doubt it's any different with the 13 gen i7's.

 

[PC HEROES]

7 hours ago, notNeonlol said:

I currently have an i7-11700f and a 3070. So I am upgrading my rig and am torn between 2 options. Do I go for the i7-13700k and the 4070ti, or do I get the i9-13900k and wait for the 5000 series to come out later on. I am upgrading the cpu first, and the 13700k will pair good with my 3070 until I can get the 4070ti. But if I decide to wait for the 5000 series, the i7-13700k may bottleneck those cards, so getting the i9-13900k would make more sense long term to avoid potential bottlenecking. Only thing about that is I'd be pairing my 3070 with a 13900k for awhile, but it would still be an upgrade over the 11700f for now. I kinda feel like getting the 13900k and waiting for the 5000 series is the play since they will last longer and obv perform better. Also waiting that year or 2 for the release will give me time to save up and just get a 5080.

 

Hello, I would go with the 13700KF and a B760 Board. The KF is overclocked on the chip and doesn't need to be altered in the BIOS so since the CPU is unlocked you can get away with a Board that can't overclock, it's a nice way of getting an overclocked CPU and now pay the higher prices of the Z790 Boards.

 

Right now I would just go with the 13700KF and the 4070Ti, right now they are going for great prices considering the high costs of NVIDIA.

 

With all this said here is a build list for you. I have been building PCs for 30 years so if you have any questions please let me know.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QMZVMb

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($381.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($45.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($122.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card  ($829.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Gigabyte C301 GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2000.83

[brob]

7 hours ago, notNeonlol said:

I currently have an i7-11700f and a 3070. So I am upgrading my rig and am torn between 2 options. Do I go for the i7-13700k and the 4070ti, or do I get the i9-13900k and wait for the 5000 series to come out later on. I am upgrading the cpu first, and the 13700k will pair good with my 3070 until I can get the 4070ti. But if I decide to wait for the 5000 series, the i7-13700k may bottleneck those cards, so getting the i9-13900k would make more sense long term to avoid potential bottlenecking. Only thing about that is I'd be pairing my 3070 with a 13900k for awhile, but it would still be an upgrade over the 11700f for now. I kinda feel like getting the 13900k and waiting for the 5000 series is the play since they will last longer and obv perform better. Also waiting that year or 2 for the release will give me time to save up and just get a 5080.

 

 

It would be nice to know how the system is being used. Assuming it's principally a gaming build, is performance not acceptable? I ask because my first thought is don't do anything right now. Save the funds and consider the situation with next year's new hardware.