Decision between i5 or i7

[Aowek955]

Right now i have i3 6100 and a cheap mobo 

I am thinking between the i5 8600k or the i7 7700k/8700k with z370 mobo

I am gonna be using it for gaming and also i wanna use it as work station 
Will the i5 8600k be enough without having no treads besides the cores

Shouild i get the i7 or the i5 

 

[BryceJonathan]

For games the i5 will be just fine it really depends on what you are doing for your workstation tasks. What kind of programs are you going to be running?

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, Aowek955 said:

 

Budget/Country?
 

Any gaming? If yes what resolution/refresh rate?

What's your current GPU? and the rest of the PC set up?

i7 8700(non K) > 8600K IMO

[Aowek955]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Budget/Country?
 

Any gaming? If yes what resolution/refresh rate?

What's your current GPU? and the rest of the PC set up?

i7 8700(non K) > 8600K IMO

I dont really have a budget 
I am in usa 
1080p maybe later i am gonna go for 1440p

My current gpu is rx480 4gb rb,i am thinking of getting the 1070ti just to be future proof will the rx480 be good for 1080 for at least 2-3 yrs? 

 

 

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Aowek955 said:

 

If you're gaming at 1080p 60hz there's not much reason to upgrade anything right now

If you don't have a budget then 1950X + 1080ti and some 1440p 144hz IPS display

[Aowek955]

12 minutes ago, BryceJonathan said:

For games the i5 will be just fine it really depends on what you are doing for your workstation tasks. What kind of programs are you going to be running?

Video editing and also coding 

[Sakkura]

Save some money by getting the 8600K, use it to help fund a GPU upgrade in a year or two when the RX 480 (possibly) starts to lag behind noticeably.

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, Sakkura said:

Save some money by getting the 8600K, use it to help fund a GPU upgrade in a year or two when the RX 480 (possibly) starts to lag behind noticeably.

genrally i5's don't last nearly as long as i7's

You could however get a a 8700 and that'll be only like 30 dollars more expensive without a CPU cooler

[Aowek955]

3 minutes ago, Sakkura said:

Save some money by getting the 8600K, use it to help fund a GPU upgrade in a year or two when the RX 480 (possibly) starts to lag behind noticeably.

I can get the 1070ti atm will it be future proof for a while ? 

[BryceJonathan]

4 minutes ago, Aowek955 said:

Video editing and also coding 

If thats all you are doing and not doing it too often I would say save the money and get the i5. or get the non K i7

[Aowek955]

Just now, Himommies said:

genrally i5's don't last nearly as long as i7's

You could however get a a 8700 and that'll be only like 30 dollars more expensive without a CPU cooler

I was thinking of getting the corsair h110i 

[Himommies]

Just now, Aowek955 said:

I was thinking of getting the corsair h110i 

Get a 8700 and just use the stock cooler.It'll be better than a even OC'ed 8600k.You can even wait for the b series mobos and save even more

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, Aowek955 said:

I can get the 1070ti atm will it be future proof for a while ? 

There's no point to replacing an RX 480 with a 1070ti for your 1080p 60hz display

If you're doing video editing probably just save that money for the Ryzen refresh coming soon ish, Hoping on the R7 2700 hitting 4.5ghz this time around.

[TheKDub]

22 minutes ago, Aowek955 said:

Right now i have i3 6100 and a cheap mobo 

I am thinking between the i5 8600k or the i7 7700k/8700k with z370 mobo

I am gonna be using it for gaming and also i wanna use it as work station 
Will the i5 8600k be enough without having no treads besides the cores

Shouild i get the i7 or the i5 

 

 

For gaming, the i5 is enough. However, for a workstation, the i7 would be a much better choice.

[Aowek955]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

There's no point to replacing an RX 480 with a 1070ti for your 1080p 60hz display

If you're doing video editing probably just save that money for the Ryzen refresh coming soon ish, Hoping on the R7 2700 hitting 4.5ghz this time around.

I was thinking more to be safe for the future thats why i wanted to get the 1070ti coz when i go back in europe the prices are high as hell for graphics 

4 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Get a 8700 and just use the stock cooler.It'll be better than a even OC'ed 8600k.You can even wait for the b series mobos and save even more

 

3 minutes ago, TheKDub said:

 

For gaming, the i5 is enough, however, for a workstation, the i7 would be a much better choice.

Shouid ge the i7 non k then ? 

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, Aowek955 said:

I was thinking more to be safe for the future thats why i wanted to get the 1070ti coz when i go back in europe the prices are high as hell for graphics 

 

Shouid ge the i7 non k then ? 

yes

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Aowek955 said:

 

So what's your actual budget for a new PC or upgrades?

[TheKDub]

Just now, Aowek955 said:

I was thinking more to be safe for the future thats why i wanted to get the 1070ti coz when i go back in europe the prices are high as hell for graphics 

 

Shouid ge the i7 non k then ? 

Depends on if you want to overclock at all, and if you can afford it.

The K version is going to be a little faster due to increased base clock speeds even if you don't OC it at all. (It's about a 7% increase from the 8700 to the 8700k)

[Aowek955]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

So what's your actual budget for a new PC or upgrades?

I dont want to spend 5000 this is my build atm
psu-Evga g2 supernova 650w

case-Corsair rx460rgb

cpu-i3 6100

mobo-cheap
ram-8 gb corsair dominator
cpu cooler-hyper 212 evo

 

I wanted to put better cpu and mobo also water cooling corsair h110i 

Even maybe a graphics just to be future proof 

[Streetguru]

Just now, Aowek955 said:

 

So then Either R7 1700 or i7 8700(non K) + 1070/ti/1080/ti Whatever your actual budget can afford.

[Aowek955]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

So then Either R7 1700 or i7 8700(non K) + 1070/ti/1080/ti Whatever your actual budget can afford.

I presume the r7 1700 is also great for gaming but what about temps? 

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Aowek955 said:

I presume the r7 1700 is also great for gaming but what about temps? 

It's fine, same or less power than an i7 8700/K, but it doesn't need to be delidding, the Coffee Lake part would be better for 144hz gaming, Say Ryzen is at 100fps in the average AAA game, CL would be 120+ fps

 

though you would need an adapter to fit the 212 unless you get the Crosshair 6 I think it is, it has AM3+ mounts for CPU coolers. probably not worth it just for that

 

Do you have a real budget for all these upgrades? Like an actual hard limit?

[Aowek955]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

It's fine, same or less power than an i7 8700/K, but it doesn't need to be delidding, the Coffee Lake part would be better for 144hz gaming, Say Ryzen is at 100fps in the average AAA game, CL would be 120+ fps

 

though you would need an adapter to fit the 212 unless you get the Crosshair 6 I think it is, it has AM3+ mounts for CPU coolers. probably not worth it just for that

 

Do you have a real budget for all these upgrades? Like an actual hard limit?

Lets say 1500 $ 

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Aowek955 said:

Lets say 1500 $ 

And you're buying everything in the US?

[Aowek955]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

And you're buying everything in the US?

Yes sir all of it