New Build Help... WHICH CPU?!

[AngelOfBodom]

In short: my rig blew up because of a leaky AIO.... Luckily MSI was nice enough to fix the motherboard (970 Gaming Pro Carbon) and GPU ( Gaming X RX 480 4GB). 

 

As of right now, I will have about $630 to spend on a new CPU, Motherboard, and RAM. My PSU was okay (Corsair RM 650) and Amazon replaced the garbage Silverstone AIO with an h100i v2. 

 

I pre-ordered a ryzen 1700, but have seen very little in terms of benchmarks for it due to the focus on the flagship 1800x. I feel somewhat conflicted, due to the want of having a "enthusiast" cpu, but I do ultimately just want to game. Should I stick with my original idea of the 1700 or something else? Suggestions for hardware are very much welcome; I do love AMD for the prices, but dont ultimately care which company powers my PC if it gives me decent performance.

 

Also: 16GB or 8GB?

 

(I planned to pick up the parts from Microcenter)  

[Moress]

For pure gaming you would be better off getting a 7700k

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($134.99)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($119.99)
Total: $554.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-03 00:53 EST-0500

Those are the prices from my local microcenter. Check yours to make sure they match

[Droidbot]

Are you gaming or creating content and gaming?

 

If just gaming, go i7 7700k and a decent Z270 board like MSI's current offerings.

If you're making content and gaming, keep the 1700. 

[Guest]

Just game?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $561.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-03 00:49 EST-0500

[AngelOfBodom]

6 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Just game?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $561.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-03 00:49 EST-0500

Unfortunately the motherboard isnt available at microcenter. Thank you for the build, though. Are the Skylake counterparts no longer worth it? 

[Guest]

Just now, AngelOfBodom said:

Unfortunately the motherboard isnt available at microcenter. Thank you for the build, though. Are the Skylake counterparts no longer worth it? 

Kaby Lake oc higher for only like ~10 dollar difference

[AngelOfBodom]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Kaby Lake oc higher for only like ~10 dollar difference

Gotcha! Any other recommendations for a decent motherboard? Unfortunately limited to Microcenter due to a store credit and $30 off mobo when bought with a cpu.

[Guest]

Just now, AngelOfBodom said:

Gotcha! Any other recommendations for a decent motherboard? Unfortunately limited to Microcenter due to a store credit and $30 off mobo when bought with a cpu.

Any decent z270 could do. 

[COUPER MILLAR]

For pure gaming you could also make a good case for an i5 7600k! 

[AngelOfBodom]

1 minute ago, COUPER MILLAR said:

For pure gaming you could also make a good case for an i5 7600k! 

How much less performance is it than the 7700k? Again, I'm paring it with a RX 480 4GB. Just seems like there are a bunch more options available and its somewhat overwhelming. 

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, AngelOfBodom said:

How much less performance is it than the 7700k? Again, I'm paring it with a RX 480 4GB. Just seems like there are a bunch more options available and its somewhat overwhelming. 

 

depends on the game, i suggest a i7 if you can afford it. 

[AngelOfBodom]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

depends on the game, i suggest a i7 if you can afford it. 

I most definitely can. The only real caveat is the motherboard and RAM. The one absolute necessity I want other of the mobo is USB-C//deciding between 8 or 16 GB 

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, AngelOfBodom said:

I most definitely can. The only real caveat is the motherboard and RAM. The one absolute necessity I want other of the mobo is USB-C//deciding between 8 or 16 GB 

 

go to Microcenter, look around what's available. 

[brob]

These parts should be available at your Microcenter. I priced it out using a store in CA. With special pricing for in-store pickup, cost should be less than $500 before tax. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($210.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($118.92 @ Amazon) 
Total: $668.80
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-03 02:12 EST-0500