Anything Better?

[Hamface55]

Hello, I am upgrading my pc. I already have a 1060 and all my other parts are up to par except for the ones I am trying to upgrade in the pic. I have a budget of $670. Any recommendations on cheaper things that are just as powerful or even more powerful or did I do perfect on picking out the good cheaper stuff?  Thanks - Dylan

[bleedblue]

If you can afford to go for a Z-board why not get an 8700k instead?

[theklax]

I'd encourage you to read the following article;

 

http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

[Hamface55]

10 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

If you can afford to go for a Z-board why not get an 8700k instead?

I know it is not that much more but it out of my price range. I will look up z boards though

[JuztBe]

1 minute ago, Hamface55 said:

I know it is not that much more but it out of my price range. I will look up z boards though

I'm pretty sure even 8600k is better than 7700k and cheaper.

[Hamface55]

3 minutes ago, JuztBe said:

I'm pretty sure even 8600k is better than 7700k and cheaper.

the 7700k is $330 and that is the cheapest one I could find and then cheapest 8600 was $388. If you could find me a cheaper 8600 I would gladly get it.

[JuztBe]

2 minutes ago, Hamface55 said:

the 7700k is $330 and that is the cheapest one I could find and then cheapest 8600 was $388. If you could find me a cheaper 8600 I would gladly get it.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mr2rxr/intel-core-i5-8600k-36ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i58600k

You were looking at 8700k, not 8600k

[Hamface55]

Just now, JuztBe said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mr2rxr/intel-core-i5-8600k-36ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i58600k

You were looking at 8700k, not 8600k

I saw that but I assumed since it was an i5 it would be worse. I thought you were talking about an i7 8700k. Sorry about the misunderstanding. I am gonna go look up some benchmarks. Thanks for the recommendations!

[JuztBe]

Just now, Hamface55 said:

I saw that but I assumed since it was an i5 it would be worse. I thought you were talking about an i7 8700k. Sorry about the misunderstanding. I am gonna go look up some benchmarks. Thanks for the recommendations!

It would've been in last 5 years. But 8000 series added +2 cores in "i" series lineup.

[Hamface55]

4 minutes ago, JuztBe said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mr2rxr/intel-core-i5-8600k-36ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i58600k

You were looking at 8700k, not 8600k

Yeah i am going to got the i5 8600k thanks!

[JuztBe]

2 minutes ago, Hamface55 said:

Yeah i am going to got the i5 8600k thanks!

Just don't forget that you need z370 board for it as well.

[Hamface55]

5 minutes ago, JuztBe said:

Just don't forget that you need z370 board for it as well.

Thanks!

[TheKDub]

12 minutes ago, Hamface55 said:

Yeah i am going to got the i5 8600k thanks!

Have you considered Ryzen at all? AMD is planning to cut prices by around $30 to $100 for pretty much all of their Ryzen chips, so they're an even more tempting deal when compared to their Intel counterparts.

 

R5 1600X (6 cores, 8 threads) is around $220 now, and the R7 1700 (8 cores, 16 threads) is around $300. (Down from $250 and $330 respectively)

[Hamface55]

7 minutes ago, TheKDub said:

Have you considered Ryzen at all? AMD is planning to cut prices by around $30 to $100 for pretty much all of their Ryzen chips, so they're an even more tempting deal when compared to their Intel counterparts.

 

R5 1600X (6 cores, 8 threads) is around $220 now, and the R7 1700 (8 cores, 16 threads) is around $300. (Down from $250 and $330 respectively)

yeah most benchmarks I see I would rather go for the i5. Nothing against amd or its costumers I own an FX right now its just I would prefer an intel. 

 

[stlwrx]

On 1/8/2018 at 6:11 AM, Hamface55 said:

the 7700k is $330 and that is the cheapest one I could find and then cheapest 8600 was $388. If you could find me a cheaper 8600 I would gladly get it.

i got my 8600k on sale for 225...that sale has ended but they are 249 on MicroCenters site:

 

http://www.microcenter.com/product/486089/Core_i5-8600K_Coffee_Lake_36_GHz_LGA_1151_Boxed_Processor