i5 7600k or r5 1600

[Palidos]

I'm building a new pc. I currently have a PC, but I want to upgrade.

Parts:

I3 6100

Nzxt x62 AIO

gtx 1060 3gb

8 gb of ddr4 ram

z170 mobo from msi

 

I want to upgrade my system soon, but I can't decide between ryzen or Intel.

 

I didn't want to spend too much on the CPU so, I decided either ryzen r5 1600 or i5 7600k.

(most likely paring with a 1080 or vega)

Is the 7600k or 1600 better?

 

As well, what mobo should i choose?

[SquintyG33Rs]

2 minutes ago, Palidos said:

I'm building a new pc. I currently have a PC, but I want to upgrade.

Parts:

I3 6100

Nzxt x62 AIO

gtx 1060 3gb

8 gb of ddr4 ram

z170 mobo from msi

 

I want to upgrade my system soon, but I can't decide between ryzen or Intel.

 

I didn't want to spend too much on the CPU so, I decided either ryzen r5 1600 or i5 7600k.

(most likely paring with a 1080 or vega)

Is the 7600k or 1600 better?

 

As well, what mobo should i choose?

if you pick the i5 you don't have to change anything else.... ryzen will take you a new mobo

ryzen is objectively better but it's more finicky and you need more money for the board to go with it

[Guest]

1600, definitely. For the mobo, go with an ASUS Prime B350-PLUS.

[Palidos]

The thing is I don't like my mobo. I was gonna replace it if I go to 7600k

[Palidos]

What speed of ram should I choose if I go 1600, I hear that ram speeds for ryzen is really important

[JJVGaming]

If u have a mobo already i would go with a i7 7700 used or new, but a 1600 will still be good if you go for ryzen

[rn8686]

Neither, stay with current motherboard and upgrade to 7700k (Update its Bios first so its compatible).

[Mooshi]

i5's are terrible value, locked or not. Either go Ryzen R5 or drop in an i7 into existing system.

[paddy-stone]

As much as I hate to admit it, the 7700K is the better option for you right now rather than going with ryzen.

 

But, also you could consider Ryzen I guess.

 

Ryzen 1600 + b350 board approx $277 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NVwy7h

i7 7700k  $326

 

Plus, you have the CPU+mobo you could sell or re-purpose for a NAS or something if you wanted. Either choice is good really.

[Palidos]

The thing is, when I make the new pc, I am going to be using the z170 mobo for mining eth. So, either way I'm going to be buying a new mobo. Since I'm doing that, should I just buy ryzen?

[PhaseShift]

Consider waiting for coffee lake. Even if you don't plan on buying a coffee lake CPU, there is a very good chance prices on kaby lake will drop once that hits.

[Palidos]

When does that release?

[PhaseShift]

Just now, Palidos said:

When does that release?

Currently the only info is - second half of 2017. So yeah might be in december.

[Palidos]

Thanks

[tom_w141]

1 hour ago, Palidos said:

The thing is I don't like my mobo. I was gonna replace it if I go to 7600k

If you are getting a new mobo then R5 1600 all the way.

1 hour ago, Palidos said:

What speed of ram should I choose if I go 1600, I hear that ram speeds for ryzen is really important

It is important, anything over 2666 will do. Diminishing returns after that. I use corsair vengeance LPX 3000

29 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

As much as I hate to admit it, the 7700K is the better option for you right now rather than going with ryzen.

 

But, also you could consider Ryzen I guess.

 

Ryzen 1600 + b350 board approx $277 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NVwy7h

i7 7700k  $326

 

Plus, you have the CPU+mobo you could sell or re-purpose for a NAS or something if you wanted. Either choice is good really.

He wants a new motherboard anyway.

6 minutes ago, Palidos said:

When does that release?

Leaks since computex say Feb 2018.

[paddy-stone]

 

Just now, tom_w141 said:

If you are getting a new mobo then R5 1600 all the way.

It is important, anything over 2666 will do. Diminishing returns after that. I use corsair vengeance LPX 3000

He wants a new motherboard anyway.

Leaks since computex say Feb 2018.

Yes, I saw that too late, my post still stands though as I said either option is good. In fact the 1600+mobo costs less than the 7700K, and he can sell his current cpu/mobo to make some of that money for the upgrade.

[NoMercy]

Why you have a x62 beast AIO on a i3-6100 at the first place?

 

Edit: that AIO deserve to be with either 7700k or Ryzen 7

[paddy-stone]

30 minutes ago, Palidos said:

The thing is, when I make the new pc, I am going to be using the z170 mobo for mining eth. So, either way I'm going to be buying a new mobo. Since I'm doing that, should I just buy ryzen?

Yes!

[tom_w141]

Just now, paddy-stone said:

he can sell his current cpu/mobo to make some of that money for the upgrade.

I agree with you about the 7700k also being an option but in another post he says he is keeping the Z170 board for a mining rig.

[Palidos]

I was setting up for the future for when I upgrade, My friends got it for me

[paddy-stone]

Just now, tom_w141 said:

I agree with you about the 7700k also being an option but in another post he says he is keeping the Z170 board for a mining rig.

Yeah, I just saw that after I posted the reply to yours

 

Definitely is the way to go then, IMO it's be a silly move to get a new 270 board and 7700K for instance, just a much cheaper and better move to go ryzen in that case, will be suitable for gaming and content creation simultaneously streaming etc, and if just gaming even ryzen is catching up now more gaem optimizations are appearing.

[Palidos]

mmk thanks

[Palidos]

What motherboard do you recommend?

[TaimoorShafiq]

1 hour ago, Palidos said:

I'm building a new pc. I currently have a PC, but I want to upgrade.

Parts:

I3 6100

Nzxt x62 AIO

gtx 1060 3gb

8 gb of ddr4 ram

z170 mobo from msi

 

I want to upgrade my system soon, but I can't decide between ryzen or Intel.

 

I didn't want to spend too much on the CPU so, I decided either ryzen r5 1600 or i5 7600k.

(most likely paring with a 1080 or vega)

Is the 7600k or 1600 better?

 

As well, what mobo should i choose?

get the ryzen 1600 with b350 motherboard that would save you money and will be worth it

[tom_w141]

14 minutes ago, Palidos said:

What motherboard do you recommend?

These are a couple of good cheaper options:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2pnG3C/gigabyte-ga-ab350-gaming-3-atx-am4-motherboard-ga-ab350-gaming-3

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fPDzK8/asus-prime-b350-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-prime-b350-plus