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DrBonesMcCoy
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Hey, I am finally able to upgrade my rig's cpu+mobo (already have the ddr4 ram needed and a 1070 etc). I am currently using a 4690k but want to upgrade as the games I play seem to use more than 4 cores/threads. Should I get the 8600k or the 8700k? Also is the Z370 maximus a good motherboard choice (non wifi edition). I'm mainly gaming and doing a small bit of live streaming. I preferably want to stay away from Ryzen. Thanks

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CPU: I7-8700K @4.9Ghz 1.313 V Core

COOLER: Corsair H115i

GPU: 1070 Founders Edition @Stock settings

RAM: 16GB DDR4 CL14 TEAM GROUP DARK PRO 8PACK Hand picked Samsung B-Dies @ 3200mhz

PSU: Corsair RM 850X

CASE: Enthoo Pro M Special Edition

STORAGE: 1X 128GB SSD, 1X120GB SSD, 1 X 500GB NVME PCIE SSD and 1X 2TB HDD

 

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If you can affoord then go with i7, extra 6 threads wont do any harm. And unless you plan to overclock, dont spend too much on mobo like Maximus.

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1 hour ago, GitGud said:

If you can affoord then go with i7, extra 6 threads wont do any harm. And unless you plan to overclock, dont spend too much on mobo like Maximus.

I probably will overclock it

 

The Darkened Phantom(With some light shining through)

CPU: I7-8700K @4.9Ghz 1.313 V Core

COOLER: Corsair H115i

GPU: 1070 Founders Edition @Stock settings

RAM: 16GB DDR4 CL14 TEAM GROUP DARK PRO 8PACK Hand picked Samsung B-Dies @ 3200mhz

PSU: Corsair RM 850X

CASE: Enthoo Pro M Special Edition

STORAGE: 1X 128GB SSD, 1X120GB SSD, 1 X 500GB NVME PCIE SSD and 1X 2TB HDD

 

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2 hours ago, DrBonesMcCoy said:

Hey, I am finally able to upgrade my rig's cpu+mobo (already have the ddr4 ram needed and a 1070 etc). I am currently using a 4690k but want to upgrade as the games I play seem to use more than 4 cores/threads. Should I get the 8600k or the 8700k? Also is the Z370 maximus a good motherboard choice (non wifi edition). I'm mainly gaming and doing a small bit of live streaming. I preferably want to stay away from Ryzen. Thanks

If you're going to choose, get the 8700K for sure.  It is more future proof for not that much more money.  

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Honestly in today's games there isn't much difference between a 8600K and 8700K at all. That may change in a year or two as games increasingly become more multithreaded, but as it stands today's AAA titles show very little gains going from 6C/6T to 6C/12T.

 

You will probably get a smoother streaming experience with the 8700K due to the extra threads, though.

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25 minutes ago, mlung said:

If you're going to choose, get the 8700K for sure.  It is more future proof for not that much more money.  

Agreed it's more future proof, but it is quite a bit more expensive also. Microcenter is selling the 8600K for $230, the 8700K for $380.

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