Processor Choice

[Pabtu64]

I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but I feel like I'm seeing mixed answers. I'm looking to get a new CPU, and I don't know whether to pick the intel 7700k or one of the new ryzen chips (1700, 1700x, and 1800x). I see frame rate comparisons putting the i7 as the better chip, but I'm also seeing a lot of people saying to go ahead and get the ryzen instead. I use my computer for gaming, with things like discord and google chrome running in the background. No video editing, rendering or anything like that, so I just need a CPU that gives me the best game performance. Which one should I get and why?

[DrMacintosh]

Well Ryzen CPUs give you the best performance /$

 

However, 

 

Intel will give you the best performance in gaming period. Now for everything other than Apple products I'm a best bang for the buck kind of guy and rn, thats Ryzen. 

[Himommies]

1700

[DocSwag]

7700k for sure, if you're just gaming no point in getting Ryzen. Chrome and discord in the background won't impact CPU usage enough for the 7700k to fall behind.

[JHY]

I would go for intel i7 because ryzen is better than i7 except gaming, but you are focusing on gaming

[NvidiaIntelAMDLoveTriangle]

If you can get Intel, get Intel. If not well find a way to get Intel. If you really can't then I guess AMD is an option.

[RadiatingLight]

7700K is a better gaming chip, but if the money saved by getting a 1600 lets you get a more powerful GPU, then go for Ryzen.

 

if the CPU won't influence your GPU choice, then the better gaming-only chip is the 7700K

[RadiatingLight]

1 minute ago, NvidiaIntelAMDLoveTriangle said:

If you can get Intel, get Intel. If not well find a way to get Intel. If you really can't then I guess AMD is an option.

no.

it used to be that way, but now ryzen is in competition.

yes, intel is better in avg FPS for gaming, but it's not black/white like it was 6 months ago.

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

7700k for sure, if you're just gaming no point in getting Ryzen. Chrome and discord in the background won't impact CPU usage enough for the 7700k to fall behind.

unless you have excellent ram and want better minimums 

[Varpin]

7700k is better for gaming at the moment, but Ryzen would be the best performance /$

[DocSwag]

8 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

unless you have excellent ram and want better minimums 

I don't think those tests are a good example. Mindblank tech did them on a GTX 1070. He redid the tests with a 1080 ti and it showed the 7700k trading blows with the 1700x. I would rate the 7700k faster overall though it should be noted that a lot of the games don't like Ryzen (gta v, watch dogs 2)

At the same time though 3600 MHz ram on Ryzen currently requires a good mobo (I think agesa 1.0.0.6 is only available on high end boards ATM, though it should start coming out to more boards soon), a pretty expensive kit of ram, and some luck as even with b die I don't think all CPUs would be able to hit 3600. Gamersnexus couldn't get a b die kit stable at 3600, only 3466.

http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2865-ryzen-revisit-ram-overclock-windows-update-efi-updates

[cymbalist]

51 minutes ago, Pabtu64 said:

I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but I feel like I'm seeing mixed answers. I'm looking to get a new CPU, and I don't know whether to pick the intel 7700k or one of the new ryzen chips (1700, 1700x, and 1800x). I see frame rate comparisons putting the i7 as the better chip, but I'm also seeing a lot of people saying to go ahead and get the ryzen instead. I use my computer for gaming, with things like discord and google chrome running in the background. No video editing, rendering or anything like that, so I just need a CPU that gives me the best game performance. Which one should I get and why?

what resolution are you planning to use?

1080p go for the 7700k anything above that you are better off with a ryzen ( cheaper and an upgrade path later on your am4 motherboard).