Buy CPU and GPU now, or wait?

[Jacob Canale]

Hey guys.

I was planning on buying my computer parts in late April, but since there is some battling going on with Intel and AMD, I was wondering if I should buy my CPU and GPU now, or wait for Intel to fire back with something new. Also, if you think I should buy them now, should I go amd or intel? 

 

PC Part Picker List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/TZhwKZ

[Mornincupofhate]

Intel will always be better, period. No matter what AMD does, they'll always have something to counter it.

 

Nvidia for GPUs.

 

You should buy now.

[Kaose]

1 minute ago, Jacob Canale said:

Hey guys.

I was planning on buying my computer parts in late April, but since there is some battling going on with Intel and AMD, I was wondering if I should buy my CPU and GPU now, or wait for Intel to fire back with something new. Also, if you think I should buy them now, should I go amd or intel? 

 

PC Part Picker List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/TZhwKZ

personally id say just for it as if wait there's always gonna be something better coming out

[GDRRiley]

Just now, Mornincupofhate said:

Intel will always be better, period. No matter what AMD does, they'll always have something to counter it.

AMD has beaten Intel before so don't act like you know what you are talking about 

 

[Techstorm970]

1 minute ago, Jacob Canale said:

Hey guys.

I was planning on buying my computer parts in late April, but since there is some battling going on with Intel and AMD, I was wondering if I should buy my CPU and GPU now, or wait for Intel to fire back with something new. Also, if you think I should buy them now, should I go amd or intel? 

 

PC Part Picker List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/TZhwKZ

If this is primarily a gaming computer, you'll be just fine with this build. 

[Jacob Canale]

Just now, Cryosis said:

personally id say just for it as if wait there's always gonna be something better coming out

The thing is, how long will I have to wait?

[GDRRiley]

Just now, Jacob Canale said:

The thing is, how long will I have to wait?

late april will be rx500s from amd and 6 core ryzen

[Techstorm970]

Just now, Jacob Canale said:

The thing is, how long will I have to wait?

He meant to say "just go for it".

[Mornincupofhate]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

AMD has beaten Intel before so don't act like you know what you are talking about 

 

According to the benchmarks I saw everywhere, a 6700k beats an 8 core AMD at gaming. 

I don't spend 8 hours a day googling benchmarks, so there's a a pretty good chance I'm wrong.

[Techstorm970]

4 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

late april will be rx500s from amd and 6 core ryzen

RX 500 GPUs will be RX 400 refresh, so they won't be much better.  6-core Ryzen CPUs will be interesting, but I doubt they'll surpass i7-7700k in gaming performance.

[Techstorm970]

Just now, techstorm970 said:

RX 500 GPUs will be RX 400 refresh, so they won't be much better.  6-cure Ryzen CPUs will be interesting, but I doubt they'll surpass i7-7700k in gaming performance.

I meant to edit my post, dammit!  

[Kaose]

Just now, Jacob Canale said:

The thing is, how long will I have to wait?

well there is Ryzen 5 but a 7700K will most likely not be too much different to it tbh, maybe more expensive tho, id say a while before we get anything significant

[Techstorm970]

2 minutes ago, Mornincupofhate said:

According to the benchmarks I saw everywhere, a 6700k beats an 8 core AMD at gaming. 

I don't spend 8 hours a day googling benchmarks, so there's a a pretty good chance I'm wrong.

i7-6700k does beat Ryzen 7 in gaming.  However, the i7 gets its ass kicked in workstation stuff.

[Himommies]

4 minutes ago, Mornincupofhate said:

According to the benchmarks I saw everywhere, a 6700k beats an 8 core AMD at gaming. 

I don't spend 8 hours a day googling benchmarks, so there's a a pretty good chance I'm wrong.

theres a 19 ish percent diffrence in gameing and no diffrence with Vulcan.Amd whoops intels ass in multitasking and things that are multi threaed

 

[Kaose]

6 minutes ago, techstorm970 said:

i7-6700k does beat Ryzen 7 in gaming.  However, the i7 gets its ass kicked in workstation stuff.

well i think that 4 cores will be best for gaming for a couple more years and a little further into the future we might finally see gaming benefiting from the extra cores which comes with things like Ryzen And X99 over the quad cores of Skylake and Kaby Lake's current gaming dominance

[zMeul]

3 minutes ago, Himommies said:

theres a 19 ish percent diffrence in gameing and no diffrence with Vulcan.Amd whoops intels ass in multitasking and things that are multi threaed

yeah, like gaming, where the 7700K shits the floor with the 1800X

get a grip!

 

@Jacob Canale if you're aiming high FPS, more than 60 I mean - you need that i7

[Kaose]

1 minute ago, zMeul said:

yeah, like gaming, where the 7700K shits the floor with the 1800X

get a grip!

 

@Jacob Canale if you're aiming high FPS, more than 60 I mean - you need that i7

i agree the 7700K is the best current CPU for gaming but if you want higher FPS, go for a 7600K and better GPU like a 1080

[Techstorm970]

12 minutes ago, Mornincupofhate said:

Intel will always be better, period. No matter what AMD does, they'll always have something to counter it.

 

Nvidia for GPUs.

The Ryzen 7 1800X beats the i7-6900k most of the time, and it's only half as expensive.

 

RX 480 performs on par with GTX 1060 and is usually priced lower.  Plus, R9 380 > GTX 960 when it comes to previous generation GPUs.

 

Nothing is cut and dry in the PC world right now.

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, zMeul said:

yeah, like gaming, where the 7700K shits the floor with the 1800X

get a grip!

 

@Jacob Canale if you're aiming high FPS, more than 60 I mean - you need that i7

I woud'nt consider 10%"shits the floor" If this is just only gameing sure get the 7700k.But ig you like to have chrome/skype open while your gaming Get the 1800x

[Himommies]

Just now, techstorm970 said:

The Ryzen 7 1800X beats the i7-6900k most of the time, and it's only half as expensive.

 

RX 480 performs on par with GTX 1060 and is usually priced lower.  Plus, R9 380 > GTX 960 when it comes to previous generation GPUs.

 

Nothing is cut and dry in the PC world right now.

Rx480 is better then the 1060.Performs the same in DX11 and better in Vulcan and DX12

[Kaose]

1 minute ago, techstorm970 said:

The Ryzen 7 1800X beats the i7-6900k most of the time, and it's only half as expensive.

 

RX 480 performs on par with GTX 1060 and is usually priced lower.  Plus, R9 380 > GTX 960 when it comes to previous generation GPUs.

 

Nothing is cut and dry in the PC world right now.

Ryzen 7 is amazing for the money but Intel does still win at the extreme end with the 6950X and has been winning at the high end for a long time now but i think AMD could take it back to the days of Athlon where they were best but for now at least Intel still wins at the very top end and Nvidia still wins at the very top end for gpus but AMD could change that with Vega 

[GDRRiley]

23 minutes ago, Mornincupofhate said:

According to the benchmarks I saw everywhere, a 6700k beats an 8 core AMD at gaming. 

I don't spend 8 hours a day googling benchmarks, so there's a a pretty good chance I'm wrong.

you said intel will always be better that is what I disliked 

[Techstorm970]

1 minute ago, Cryosis said:

Ryzen 7 is amazing for the money but Intel does still win at the extreme end with the 6950X and has been winning at the high end for a long time now but i think AMD could take it back to the days of Athlon where they were best but for now at least Intel still wins at the very top end and Nvidia still wins at the very top end for gpus but AMD could change that with Vega 

I actually doubt Vega will change that, but it seems like it would at least put AMD back into the conversation.  Yes, Intel technically still wins, but at what cost?  The 6950x is $1700.  Plus, there have been talks about AMD releasing a dedicated HEDT platform and processor line, with the flagship processor being a 16-core, 32-thread monster for $1000.  This would crush Intel's high-end dominance.

[Kaose]

Just now, techstorm970 said:

I actually doubt Vega will change that, but it seems like it would at least put AMD back into the conversation.  Yes, Intel technically still wins, but at what cost?  The 6950x is $1700.  Plus, there have been talks about AMD releasing a dedicated HEDT platform and processor line, with the flagship processor being a 16-core, 32-thread monster for $1000.  This would crush Intel's high-end dominance.

i agree and hope that it happens as competition is good but for now, if your rich, the 6950X is the best 

[PSUGuru]

34 minutes ago, Mornincupofhate said:

According to the benchmarks I saw everywhere, a 6700k beats an 8 core AMD at gaming. 

I don't spend 8 hours a day googling benchmarks, so there's a a pretty good chance I'm wrong.

Well, who's to say that the 8 core won't do better at gaming later down the line when updates come out? It's a new architecture. It needs time. X99 has the same issues,