i5 7600 and 1080 or i7 7700 and 1070

FlameLink101 · May 21, 2017

Should I get i5 7600 and 1080 or should I get i7 7700 and 1070

(non overclock)

ill be only gaming at 1080p 144hz

HKZeroFive · May 21, 2017

Grab a R5 1600 + GTX 1080 instead. Nobody should be buying locked quad cores.

SquintyG33Rs · May 21, 2017

I agree with r5 in this case locked i5 are not priced competitively and the r5 will be more "future proof" since games seems to be going for more threads lately and Ryzen is getting more and more smooth / free of quirks (pretty close to perfect at this point). and then get the best GPU you can fit in your budget.

Darkseth · May 21, 2017

Crystal clear, i7 7700 + GTX 1070.

You can upgrade your GPU in 2-3 years, but with an i5, you WILL ha ve to upgrade the CPU when you upgrade your GPU.

i5 bottlenecks a GTX 1080 already, especially in 1080p.

It is very important, when you buy a new platform, to have any kind of futureproof for your CPU. Think about what happens in 4-5 years, when you upgraded your GPU 2 more times. The i5 bottlenecks today already in some games, it will bottleneck even harder the stronger the GPU power will get.

i7 7700 is the Minimum you should go for with your Moniutor, in order to keep your Frames high.

i5 is no longer recommendable at all btw... Noone, especially no Gamer, should buy an i5 anymore, period.

Either i7, or Ryzen 5 1600~. MUCH better choice.