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Poll: R5 1600 vs i5 6600k vs i5 7600k

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  1. 1. What CPU is best for gaming

    • Ryzen 5 1600
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    • Intel i5 6600k
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    • Intel i5 7600k
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What CPU is the best purely for gaming?

This is for a build with a GTX 1070 in it.  

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7600k, but IIRC minimums might be better with the R5.

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Just now, sazrocks said:

7600k, but IIRC minimums might be better with the R5.

What is IIRC? 

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Ryzen is bettter, but if all one's ever gonna do is game, quad-core with as high a speed as possible is the way to go. And Intel is just better optimized at this point.

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i5s are not worth it anymore even for gaming, most modern games can use more than 4c/4t. 

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That best one is Ryzen 5 1600, although if you get overclocking off your mind you could go i7 7700 + b250 then that would be better.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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1 minute ago, SirFido said:

What is IIRC? 

IIRC means "if i recall correctly

 

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GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1060 6GB

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CASE: Cougar Turret RGB

PSU: CoolerMaster GX550W CM Storm

OS: Windows 10 Home

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Mouse: Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless Mouse

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Microphone: HyperX Quadcast S

WIFI: ASUS PCE-AC55BT

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GPU: AMD Radeon 540 4GB Hybrid Graphics

Storage: Micron 1100 SATA 256GB SSD

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6 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

That best one is Ryzen 5 1600, although if you get overclocking off your mind you could go i7 7700 + b250 then that would be better.

7700k+z270 for the best gaming experience. 

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Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

nope, 7700k+ z270, 7700 is a locked CPU, B250m can't OC. 

Read what I wrote again.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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3 minutes ago, sazrocks said:

7600k, but IIRC minimums might be better with the R5.

The 1600 has made alot of gains recently and has better minimums so I'd say it is a better gaming experience. If you looked at some of the hardware unboxes video comparing the new Intel i7 6 core and the r5 1600 they also compare it to the 7700k and it isn't all that far behind. I'd say it's probably on par to the 7600k and has better minimums

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a good, fast RAM kit for Ryzen is in order. normally you can look up the QVL for the motherboards you're interested in and find kits that are tested at 2933mhz or better with c16 or lower. you can also hunt for 3200mhz c14 kits

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3 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

a good, fast RAM kit for Ryzen is in order. normally you can look up the QVL for the motherboards you're interested in and find kits that are tested at 2933mhz or better with c16 or lower. you can also hunt for 3200mhz c14 kits

What is this thing about ryzen and fast RAM? Do you need 3200mhz? Because i just used 2500$ on a new computer with r7 1700 and 3000mhz ram 

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6 minutes ago, SirFido said:

What is this thing about ryzen and fast RAM? Do you need 3200mhz? Because i just used 2500$ on a new computer with r7 1700 and 3000mhz ram 

the short answer is ryzen's infinity fabric scales with faster RAM. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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