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I am building a pc for my friend and I was wondering if ryzen is really worth it over an Intel CPU for gaming, he won't be doing anything like photo or video editing just gaming.

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Budget? 

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unless you're going for i7-7700k it probably is worth it

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Budget?

 

Im mostly on discord now and you can find me on my profile

 

My Build: Xeon 2630L V, RX 560 2gb, 8gb ddr4 1866, EVGA 450BV 

My Laptop #1: i3-5020U, 8gb of DDR3, Intel HD 5500

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Spyarmf said:

ryzen is really worth it over an Intel CPU for gaming

depend on the price, ryzen 1600 would be better on a budget but 7700k currently is the best gaming CPU on the market currently. 

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how much is he willing to spend ???

 

intel :  7700k ($ 310)

ryzen : 1600  ( $ 215)

 

my recommendation : 1600

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22 minutes ago, avimakkar said:

how much is he willing to spend ???

 

intel : 7600k ($215) / 7700k ($ 310)

ryzen : 1500x  ( $ 190)

 

my recommendation : 7600k

7600k ?!

R5 1600 is much better in my opinion.

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Just now, Mister_Cro_Noob said:

7600k ?!

R5 1600 is much better in my opinion.

1600 is better just did a little research. pardon me there

 

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Just now, avimakkar said:

1600 is better just did a little research. pardon me there

 

Yep 3x more threads with more l3 cache favors multitasking.

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1 minute ago, Mister_Cro_Noob said:

Yep 3x more threads with more l3 cache favors multitasking.

and its able to give same performance as an i5 7600k with 60% cpu utilisation

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the budget is $200-$250 for the cpu

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7 hours ago, Spyarmf said:

the budget is $200-$250 for the cpu

RYZEN 1600 is presently listed at $214 on newegg.

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