i7

[Smoah]

for a good sort of budget should i get an i7 8700 or an i7 8700k?

[iRileyx]

8700k if it fits in the budget.

[Daniel644]

"good sort of budget"?

[Smoah]

1 minute ago, Daniel644 said:

"good sort of budget"?

like really good part but for cheaper

[Damascus]

8700 + asus z370 motherboard  MCE + stock cooler with = 4.6ghz 24/7

 

8700K + z370 motherboard + good cooling = 5ghz 24/7

[Crunchy Dragon]

The 8700K doesn't come with a stock cooler, so unless you have one you'll need to make room for that.

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Damascus said:

8700 + asus z370 motherboard  MCE + stock cooler with = 4.6ghz 24/7

 

8700K + z370 motherboard + good cooling = 5ghz 24/7

Gonna take a guess you meant something more like this:

 

8700 + z370 motherboard + stock cooler with = 4.6ghz 24/7

 

8700K + Asus z370 motherboard + good cooling = 5ghz 24/7

 

[Daniel644]

an 8700 will save you some money over the 8700k, but you HAVE to buy a Z series motherboard that supports overclocking so it's not worth saving the money for the non-K.

 

ultimately it depends what you need the computer to do, there are plenty of cheaper options if you don't NEED the higher end stuff.

[Smoah]

3 minutes ago, Damascus said:

8700 + asus z370 motherboard  MCE + stock cooler with = 4.6ghz 24/7

 

8700K + z370 motherboard + good cooling = 5ghz 24/7

what ram with that (looking for 16gbs) {side note why has ram gotten so expensive}

[Smoah]

3 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

an 8700 will save you some money over the 8700k, but you HAVE to buy a Z series motherboard that supports overclocking so it's not worth saving the money for the non-K.

 

ultimately it depends what you need the computer to do, there are plenty of cheaper options if you don't NEED the higher end stuff.

looking to play triple A titles. And once in awhile stream// record them. Also if i record I'm going to need to render. (i like to render in 1080p 60fps :P)

[Princess Luna]

Go with the i7 8700, I had both an i7 8700k at 5ghz and and now the i7 8700, quite frankly both are pretty much identical and better than the i5 8600k regardless, not worth the high spend of the unlocked one.

 

Check it out, already set the time, for all purposes a stock i7 8700k is an i7 8700 since their all core turbo is identical:

 

 

[Princess Luna]

20 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

but you HAVE to buy a Z series motherboard that supports overclocking so it's not worth saving the money for the non-K.

Actually overclocking ram from 2666mhz to 3200mhz provides greater raw fps gain than overclocking the CPU from 4.6ghz to 5ghz, the Z chipset is still justified if you'll pair it with the right RAM.

[Damascus]

25 minutes ago, Smoah said:

what ram with that (looking for 16gbs) {side note why has ram gotten so expensive}

Choose something you like the look of that isn't too costly and OC it yourself

[Damascus]

30 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Asus

Not quite there yet, though I do think they make fantastic boards I there is some serious competition (EVGA, asrock and gigabyte come to mind)