Gaming RIG Ryzen 1700 OC vs i7 7700k for CSGO

[indianbiceps]

I have been thinking about building a gaming rig since a long time. Below are the things which i will be doing with this new Rig.

 

1. Most of the time i will be playing competitive CSGO on a 144hz monitor.

2. I will be streaming CSGO game play on YouTube or Twitch.

3. I will create CSGO related video content for my main YouTube channel.

 

I want at least  170 fps on 1080p resolution while streaming. I know that single core performance of i7 7700k is better then r1700 but r1700 is better when it comes to streaming and video editing. I have watched many YouTube videos related to these 2 cpus but now i am really confused after watching many videos and reading reviews on Reddit (thanks to fucking biased communities) . I don't want this cpu to be a heater as well because i had really bad experience with AMD cpus in the past and  at the same time i don't want to make my buy decision based on the future performance improvements (i still remember AMD'S promise when they released octa core cpu in 2012 which was never fulfilled). 

 

please help me to make the right decision because both the processors need different motherboards  and if i make a wrong decision it will be a complete mesh .

[PCGuy_5960]

Which GPU will you be using? If you are going to get a 7700K/1700 with a 1070, I would recommend a 1080 with an R5 1600.

[DocSwag]

Since you're streaming&video editing I would recommend a 1700, since the extra cores really help. While the 7700k beats the ryzen cpu by a large margin they're both well over 200 fps anyways so that doesn't really matter.

 

Ryzen isn't a heater like some of the fx cpus, it sounds like the perfect cpu for you.

[Damascus]

Hmm, what is your GPU?  In my humble opinion the r7 is the better option because of streaming 

[rip]

Just now, DocSwag said:

Since you're streaming&video editing I would recommend a 1700, since the extra cores really help. While the 7700k beats the ryzen cpu by a large margin they're both well over 200 fps anyways so that doesn't really matter.

 

Ryzen isn't a heater like some of the fx cpus, it sounds like the perfect cpu for you.

CS GO favors more cores iirc

 

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, DocSwag said:

Ryzen isn't a heater like some of the fx cpus, it sounds like the perfect cpu for you.

Ryzen makes all X99 CPUs look like space heaters TBH

[DocSwag]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Ryzen makes all X99 CPUs look like space heaters TBH

I'm kinda impressed with AMD's power efficiency TBH, especially when Intel is using superior lithography...

[PCGuy_5960]

7 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

I'm kinda impressed with AMD's power efficiency TBH, especially when Intel is using superior lithography...

Well the cores are clocked lower, which helps with power consumption. Remember, the 7700K is clocked at 4.5GHz out of the box. And I am not really surprised TBH, X99 CPUs weren't designed with power efficiency in mind...

Edited May 12, 2017 by PCGuy_5960
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[indianbiceps]

Thank you all for quick responses. I am thinking about GTX 1070  for GPU. GTX 1080 is out of my budget and R5 is hexa core if i am right. so between R5 1600 and R7 1700 i think R7 1700 is better for my requirements (correct me if i am wrong). i want to get min 170 fps while streaming which i am not sure whether this i will get on Ryzen 1700 as i saw some YouTube video which showed around 180 fps without any streaming.

[indianbiceps]

22 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Which GPU will you be using? If you are going to get a 7700K/1700 with a 1070, I would recommend a 1080 with an R5 1600.

I will be using GTX 1070 as GTx 1080 is way out of my budget. R5 1600 is hexa core so i think R7 1700 will be a better choice for my requirements. what you say?

[indianbiceps]

23 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Hmm, what is your GPU?  In my humble opinion the r7 is the better option because of streaming 

I will be using GTX 1070. so will i get 170 fps on Ryzen while streaming?

[PCGuy_5960]

2 minutes ago, indianbiceps said:

I will be using GTX 1070 as GTx 1080 is way out of my budget. R5 1600 is hexa core so i think R7 1700 will be a better choice for my requirements. what you say?

The 1600 is fine for your needs if you want to save $100. But if you want the best possible streaming performance, you should get a 1700

[DocSwag]

18 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Well the cores are clocked lower, which helps with power consumption. Remember, the 7700K is clocked at 4.5GHz out of the box. And I am not really surprised TBH, X99 CPUs weren't designed with power efficiency in mind...

1800x is still less power than stock 6900k tho  

 

Makes sense tho

[PCGuy_5960]

5 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

1800x is still less power than stock 6900k tho  

 

Makes sense tho

I know, but the 6900K was intended to be a balls to the wall, top end, enthusiast grade CPU So power efficiency was thrown out the window (5960X is still better tho)

[indianbiceps]

30 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Since you're streaming&video editing I would recommend a 1700, since the extra cores really help. While the 7700k beats the ryzen cpu by a large margin they're both well over 200 fps anyways so that doesn't really matter.

 

Ryzen isn't a heater like some of the fx cpus, it sounds like the perfect cpu for you.

Yup for streaming and video streaming i agree that Ryzen is better choice but i am really worried about fps while streaming on Ryzen. I don't want fps lower then 170 fps because that will make streaming experience  bitter.

[DocSwag]

Just now, indianbiceps said:

Yup for streaming and video streaming i agree that Ryzen is better choice but i am really worried about fps while streaming on Ryzen. I don't want fps lower then 170 fps because that will make streaming experience  bitter.

It's getting like 300 fps anyways, not a big deal  

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, indianbiceps said:

Yup for streaming and video streaming i agree that Ryzen is better choice but i am really worried about fps while streaming on Ryzen. I don't want fps lower then 170 fps because that will make streaming experience  bitter.

There is no way you will be getting less than 170FPS in CS:GO while streaming

[Damascus]

16 minutes ago, indianbiceps said:

I will be using GTX 1070. so will i get 170 fps on Ryzen while streaming?

I would get a GTX 1080/1080 ti and a 1600.  This will give you the best case scenario for streaming

[indianbiceps]

17 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

It's getting like 300 fps anyways, not a big deal  

 

17 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

There is no way you will be getting less than 170FPS in CS:GO while streaming

 

OK  thx guys. i got skeptical after watching  below video on YouTube. Lowest fps in this video is 200 fps but he is playing death match on dust2. so i was worried about other maps like Nuke where FPS is like 50-60 fps lower then other maps like dust2. I think it will be fine on 5v5 compititive match on any map.

[indianbiceps]

12 minutes ago, Damascus said:

I would get a GTX 1080/1080 ti and a 1600.  This will give you the best case scenario for streaming

OC frequency of both 1600 and 1700 is almost same plus i will be doing video editing as well. I will surely consider this option before making my final  decision. isn't streaming CPU intensive  compare to GPU intensive?. the only advantage i see here by using GTX 1080 is that some of the video editing soft wares use GPU power as well for video editing but i might be wrong due to my limited knowledge on the subject.

[Damascus]

54 minutes ago, indianbiceps said:

OC frequency of both 1600 and 1700 is almost same plus i will be doing video editing as well. I will surely consider this option before making my final  decision. isn't streaming CPU intensive  compare to GPU intensive?. the only advantage i see here by using GTX 1080 is that some of the video editing soft wares use GPU power as well for video editing but i might be wrong due to my limited knowledge on the subject.

The gpu would merely be giving you extra frames in more games.  This would increase the quality of your streams