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Hi, I am looking to upgrade my pc and first I tought of buying a video card, but when I saw the prices, I chose to wait till the prices finally go down(f*** you miners). So I was looking for a gaming CPU. I found that the intel core i5-8400 is the best. The problem is that I don't know what is the best processor for gaming NOW. It would be great if someone helps me out.

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The best CPU for gaming now is the i7 8700k 

 

 

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CPU: I7 6700k@4.7Ghz 1.31sth V; Liquid Metal (Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut) | Cooler: Corsair H100iv2 | GPU: HIS R9 390 | Motherboard: Asus Z170-A | RAM: 16GB 2133Mhz HyperX FuryX | Storage: 1x 250GB Samsung 960 Evo 1x random 4TB 7200RPM HDD | Case: Lian Li Alpha  550W | PSU: Corsair RM650i | Misc.: 6x Lian Li 120mm Bora RGB Fans

 

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4 minutes ago, ILoveZed said:

Hi, I am looking to upgrade my pc and first I tought of buying a video card, but when I saw the prices, I chose to wait till the prices finally go down(f*** you miners). So I was looking for a gaming CPU. I found that the intel core i5-8400 is the best. The problem is that I don't know what is the best processor for gaming NOW. It would be great if someone helps me out.

What's your current PC and Monitor resolution/refresh rate?

Then what's your budget/country and what do you need the PC for?

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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4 minutes ago, thelordofwarr said:

The best CPU for gaming now is the i7 8700k (or the 7700k in some situations but I would still go for the 8700k)

 

 

(why the fuck did I quote myself????? I should sleep)

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    Quote=Reply      Feel free to tag me or sth if you have questions about Liquid Metal :) ROCKETS ARE LIFE                                                                      My current build:                                    

CPU: I7 6700k@4.7Ghz 1.31sth V; Liquid Metal (Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut) | Cooler: Corsair H100iv2 | GPU: HIS R9 390 | Motherboard: Asus Z170-A | RAM: 16GB 2133Mhz HyperX FuryX | Storage: 1x 250GB Samsung 960 Evo 1x random 4TB 7200RPM HDD | Case: Lian Li Alpha  550W | PSU: Corsair RM650i | Misc.: 6x Lian Li 120mm Bora RGB Fans

 

My Build Log: 

 

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5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

What's your current PC and Monitor resolution/refresh rate?

Then what's your budget/country and what do you need the PC for?

So, my current pc is for gaming and I know that maybe I will need a new motherboard. My monitor's refresh rate is 60hz, but in the future I will be changing it. I am from Bulgariq and I need the pc again for gaming.

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1 minute ago, ILoveZed said:

So, my current pc is for gaming and I know that maybe I will need a new motherboard. My monitor's refresh rate is 60hz, but in the future I will be changing it. I am from Bulgariq and I need the pc again for gaming.

What's the hardware in the PC? I'll assume the monitor is 1080p 60hz.

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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2 minutes ago, ILoveZed said:

So, my current pc is for gaming and I know that maybe I will need a new motherboard. My monitor's refresh rate is 60hz, but in the future I will be changing it. I am from Bulgariq and I need the pc again for gaming.

If you have no budget limitations get a good PSU, a good cooler, a decent oc motherboard and a 8700k, that's going to give you the best perfomance in games

    Quote=Reply      Feel free to tag me or sth if you have questions about Liquid Metal :) ROCKETS ARE LIFE                                                                      My current build:                                    

CPU: I7 6700k@4.7Ghz 1.31sth V; Liquid Metal (Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut) | Cooler: Corsair H100iv2 | GPU: HIS R9 390 | Motherboard: Asus Z170-A | RAM: 16GB 2133Mhz HyperX FuryX | Storage: 1x 250GB Samsung 960 Evo 1x random 4TB 7200RPM HDD | Case: Lian Li Alpha  550W | PSU: Corsair RM650i | Misc.: 6x Lian Li 120mm Bora RGB Fans

 

My Build Log: 

 

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