i5 7600k or Ryzen 5 1600x for GTX 1070/1080

[UltimaHeart]

So im deciding to get a gtx 1070/1080 but im having a hard time to decide to get i5 7600k or ryzen 5 1600x. I will be doing games but also video editing and rendering. While an i7 would be ideal, i am not interested in spending over 300 on a cpu

any help will be appreciated!

[LHJKO]

a 1600 

[UltimaHeart]

Just now, Vernw3 said:

a 1600 

Should I air cool it or liquid cool it?

Liquid cooling has alot of advantages but i am scared of the leaks and damages that can happen and that air cooling is cheaper 

[LHJKO]

Just now, UltimaHeart said:

Should I air cool it or liquid cool it?

Liquid cooling has alot of advantages but i am scared of the leaks and damages that can happen and that air cooling is cheaper 

just get a 1600 and use the stock cooler

[JJVGaming]

ryzen, especially since you are rendering its a no brainer. BTW tho youcan get a ryzen 7 under 300 i believe if you look around

 

 

[LHJKO]

Just now, JJVGaming said:

ryzen, especially since you are rendering its a no brainer. BTW tho youcan get a ryzen 7 under 300 i believe if you look around

 

 

ya tis 290

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processor-Wraith-Cooler-YD1700BBAEBOX/dp/B06WP5YCX6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1502229082&sr=1-1&keywords=1700

[DrMacintosh]

2 minutes ago, Vernw3 said:

ya tis 290

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processor-Wraith-Cooler-YD1700BBAEBOX/dp/B06WP5YCX6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1502229082&sr=1-1&keywords=1700

This

[UltimaHeart]

6 minutes ago, Vernw3 said:

ya tis 290

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processor-Wraith-Cooler-YD1700BBAEBOX/dp/B06WP5YCX6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1502229082&sr=1-1&keywords=1700

Got it thanks!

Whats a good motherboard for ryzen btw? (I want one around 100 or even under if possible)

[Damascus]

1 minute ago, UltimaHeart said:

Got it thanks!

Whats a good motherboard for ryzen btw? (I want one around 100 or even under if possible)

Asrock pro4 is good, asus b350-f is also great

[dizmo]

Ryzen for sure. Just use the stock cooler, it can more than handle the chip.

16 minutes ago, UltimaHeart said:

Should I air cool it or liquid cool it?

Liquid cooling has alot of advantages but i am scared of the leaks and damages that can happen and that air cooling is cheaper 

Air is fine. Nice air coolers cost just as much as liquid ones

7 minutes ago, UltimaHeart said:

Got it thanks!

Whats a good motherboard for ryzen btw? (I want one around 100 or even under if possible)

Don't cheap out on the PSU

[UltimaHeart]

17 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

This

Since im really new to pc gaming, is ryzen 5 1600, ryzen 7 gonna be worth going with over intel i5/i7?

Many of my friends tell me: "no bro just go with intel. amd sucks and intel has more support" but the ryzen specs really appeal to me 

[DrMacintosh]

1 hour ago, UltimaHeart said:

"no bro just go with intel. amd sucks and intel has more support"

Thats just dumb

 

Ryzen is an x86 processor, Intel Core CPUs are x86 Processors. They literally do all the same things without exception.

 

Technically Intel will give you better single threaded performance, but if you do more than one thing at a time on your PC Ryzen is your best bet. You will still get great gaming performance from it and its cheap. 

 

(simplified af for a new guy)

[UltimaHeart]

2 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

Thats just dumb

 

Ryzen is an x86 processor, Intel Core CPUs are x86 Processors. They literally do all the same things without exception.

 

Technically Intel will give you better single threaded performance, but if you do more than one thing at a time on your PC Ryzen is your best bet. You will still get great gaming performance from it and its cheap. 

 

(simplified af for a new guy)

got it! now that gets me happy to know

also would ryzen 5 1600x bottleneck with my gtx 1080/1080 ti? I know i5 can but what about ryzen 5

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, UltimaHeart said:

also would ryzen 5 1600x bottleneck with my gtx 1080/1080 ti? I know i5 can but what about ryzen 5

Yes the Ryzen 5 would bottleneck a 1080, you should get something like the Ryzen 5 1600 for decent performance in gaming at 1080p. Any higher than 1080p and the bottleneck is negated. 

[Moress]

3 minutes ago, UltimaHeart said:

also would ryzen 5 1600x bottleneck with my gtx 1080/1080 ti? I know i5 can but what about ryzen 5

At 1080p, yes. At 1440p or above, no. Also, dont get the 1600x, save some money and get the 1600 and overclock it.
Also, for Ryzen CPUs you can overclock it just fine on a cheap aircooler like the Hyper 212 or Cryorig H7

[UltimaHeart]

3 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

Yes the Ryzen 5 would bottleneck a 1080, you should get something like the Ryzen 5 1600 for decent performance in gaming at 1080p. Any higher than 1080p and the bottleneck is negated. 

What about 1070/1060 6GB?

[Guest]

Just making sure no one is saying a I5 as digital foundry did a video proving the 6 core ryzen is better at gaming OC vs a OC i5

[DrMacintosh]

1 hour ago, UltimaHeart said:

What about 1070/1060 6GB?

Those would do better but if you were going to get a 1060 I would get an RX 580 instead although the pricing on them is all jacked up atm. 

[UltimaHeart]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

Those would do better but if you were going to get a 1060 I would get an RX 580 instead although the pricing on them is all jacked up atm. 

See I would Get VEGA but i need a new pc by my birthday before september starts and school as well. Plus only VEGA 64 is available in bundles and 56 is coming out February 

[DrMacintosh]

27 minutes ago, jdwii said:

Just making sure no one is saying a I5 as digital foundry did a video proving the 6 core ryzen is better at gaming OC vs a OC i5

link plz

[SlaughterSmurf]

On 08/08/2017 at 2:47 PM, UltimaHeart said:

So im deciding to get a gtx 1070/1080 but im having a hard time to decide to get i5 7600k or ryzen 5 1600x. I will be doing games but also video editing and rendering. While an i7 would be ideal, i am not interested in spending over 300 on a cpu

any help will be appreciated!

Ryzen 5 1600 overclocked to 3.75 ghz on the stock air cooler is probably the best deal for you. 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

link plz