Need A CPU

[VincentDiNatale]

Hi I was wondering which deal I should go with a i7 7700k priced at $200 or a Ryzen 1600 priced at $120? Thanks

[xg32]

if u have to buy a motherboard too, go with the 1600, no contest

[maartendc]

4 minutes ago, xg32 said:

if u have to buy a motherboard too, go with the 1600, no contest

Depends what you would use it for, but the 1600 is the more future proof option I think.

[Ebony Falcon]

1600 easy 

cheaper board 

free cooler

soldered ihs

4ghz oc 

 

7700k is litterly for 1080p with a 1080ti

[Ωhmbreon]

I've built with both the i7 7700K and the R5 1600. Both are very good, but the 7700K will beat the 1600 in gaming any day, but the $80 price difference between the two make the 1600 seem like a better deal, and the B350/X370 motherboards are cheaper than most Z270s (don't choose the A320). Personally, I'd choose the R5 1600, but if you really want that better gaming performance and overclockability, choose the 7700K.

[Ebony Falcon]

5 minutes ago, Ωhmbreon said:

I've built with both the i7 7700K and the R5 1600. Both are very good, but the 7700K will beat the 1600 in gaming any day, but the $80 price difference between the two make the 1600 seem like a better deal, and the B350/X370 motherboards are cheaper than most Z270s (don't choose the A320). Personally, I'd choose the R5 1600, but if you really want that better gaming performance and overclockability, choose the 7700K.

It's only better in gaming at 1080p with very high end gpu tho 

[Stefan Payne]

53 minutes ago, VincentDiNatale said:

Hi I was wondering which deal I should go with a i7 7700k priced at $200 or a Ryzen 1600 priced at $120? Thanks

Remember that in like 2 Weeks or so the smaller newer Ryzen 2000 APU (QUad Cores) come out and in April the Rest of the Ryzen 2000 series.

 

But the i7-7700K is just a 4 Core CPU, don't buy that.

[Ωhmbreon]

47 minutes ago, Ebony Falcon said:

It's only better in gaming at 1080p with very high end gpu tho 

And that's why I recommended and would personally choose the 1600.

 

39 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

Remember that in like 2 Weeks or so the smaller newer Ryzen 2000 APU (QUad Cores) come out and in April the Rest of the Ryzen 2000 series.

The APUs are basically the Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 5 1400 with some Vega compute cores attached. The 1600, especially for only $120 is a great deal, assuming the buyer already has a graphics card or is going to get one.

[rukspuks]

R5 1600: $180-200 6C/12T

7700K: $250 4C/8T

 

Pros for R5 1600

> More cores for editing/rendering and games

> 4-year support on Am4

 

Pros for 7700K

> Faster per core speed

> integrated GPU

> No future upgrade options unless you replace the mobo

 

Which one should you buy?

According to userbenchmarks, 7700k is 20% faster than R5 1600. So, if you can buy 7700k for <=$240, go with that else R5 is superb.

[VincentDiNatale]

Thanks everyone for the input and I'm going to buy the R5 1600. 

[rukspuks]

On 1/24/2018 at 7:11 AM, VincentDiNatale said:

Hi I was wondering which deal I should go with a i7 7700k priced at $200 or a Ryzen 1600 priced at $120? Thanks

Who is giving you 7700k for $200 and 1600 for 120?