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Alright so i plan on building a good system this summer, does anyone have any suggestions as to what CPU/GPU i should go for, intel or AMD? and would the i7 6800K be a good entry level cpu into the x99 platform? currently running a i5 6600k with a 1070. building this primaraly for gaming

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Get ryzen. If you stay with Intel don't get X99

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6 minutes ago, jeb17 said:

Alright so i plan on building a good system this summer, does anyone have any suggestions as to what CPU/GPU i should go for, intel or AMD? and would the i7 6800K be a good entry level cpu into the x99 platform? currently running a i5 6600k with a 1070. building this primaraly for gaming

Any cpu would be a waste if that's your goal. You'd be better off selling the 1070 and getting a gtx 1080 Ti than splurge on a new platform.

 

 

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8 minutes ago, jeb17 said:

@Mooshi i am building the new system for me and the old one will i will be giving to my brother 

In that case..if the budget allows, Intel still has the higher IPC. That said, Ryzen is much better than AMD's last gen and fast ram helps close the gap. If it's mostly gaming, I wouldn't splurge on anything above $350* for the cpu.

 

Gave the GF my Skylake 6700k build and have a Ryzen 1600 myself. Haven't built it yet, still awaiting for the psu to deliver. The fact AMD is viable now is great.

 

 

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If only gaming go 7700k

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Ryzen 5 1600=more than just capable for everyday game and workstation

 

I7-7700K=has less cores than Ryzen 5 1600 and above but still accepted as Gaming CPU

 

Ryzen 7 1700=you're set for everything

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