Intel or AMD

[Corn323]

Hello all,

 

quick question:

 

Ryzen 1800X for 480€

or Intel i7-5930k for 560€

 

with both I would have to buy a new Motherboard, and RAM.

I would like to do a bit more overclocking but in the beginning it is not a necessety, because I still have an "older" system to try it.

 

GPU I already have an GTX1070

PSU  is a 650W PSU

and Harddisks are also not a Problem

 

Will use it for Gaming, Photoshop/Lightroom and some light video editing.

 

I want to get the most futureproof system (GPU upgrades are OK but CPU should last)

 

right now I have a year old i5-6600K system, or is this idea total bullocks, and just wait another 3 years for newer generations?

(would like to do it now because I dont wanna buy an entire System then)

 

Thank you

and kind regards :-D

 

[Morgan MLGman]

1. Ryzen R7 1800X is faster than an i7-5930K

2. Don't get any of those, get an R7 1700 and OC it to get basically identical performance to a 1800X and call it a day.

[tom_w141]

21 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

1. Ryzen R7 1800X is faster than an i7-5930K

2. Don't get any of those, get an R7 1700 and OC it to get basically identical performance to a 1800X and call it a day.

1700 @4GHz user here, I agree

[Verrm]

Do not upgrade your CPU, wait until you wont be able to play in games that you play at 60fps on high settings. Only then consider upgrading. Oh, and overclock you CPU if you haven't already.

 

Case Closed, thank you

[Corn323]

Thanks all for the Replies.

 

Ok so in case I would consider a 1700 :-)

And of course I wanna keep my system ;-) It would be a system for my Girlfriend. But PSU and GPU are just laying around now.

 

On a side note.

Would a Watercooling make sense (AIO 240mm) to upgrade from a Darkrock 3 ? Then I would be able to overclock my i5 more :-)

 

Again thank you

[aithos]

An AIO water cooler isn't going to noticeably change your temperatures from a high end air cooler like the Dark Rock 3.  Also, your CPU is less than a year old so there should be no reason whatsoever to upgrade, especially not at that price.  If you were going to upgrade you'd be far better off going with an Intel i7-7700k than either of the CPUs you listed, which at least in USD is like $329 and has decent overclocking potential with proper cooling.

[Verrm]

Corn323 just dont make her pc better then yours =)

[Corn323]

That wont happen ;-)

Thanks for the replies, will consider everything.

 

[Ordinarily_Greater]

15 hours ago, Corn323 said:

Hello all,

 

quick question:

 

Ryzen 1800X for 480€

or Intel i7-5930k for 560€

 

with both I would have to buy a new Motherboard, and RAM.

I would like to do a bit more overclocking but in the beginning it is not a necessety, because I still have an "older" system to try it.

 

GPU I already have an GTX1070

PSU  is a 650W PSU

and Harddisks are also not a Problem

 

Will use it for Gaming, Photoshop/Lightroom and some light video editing.

 

I want to get the most futureproof system (GPU upgrades are OK but CPU should last)

 

right now I have a year old i5-6600K system, or is this idea total bullocks, and just wait another 3 years for newer generations?

(would like to do it now because I dont wanna buy an entire System then)

 

Thank you

and kind regards :-D

 

R7 is a competitor for X99 Chips

And lucky you have GTX 1070