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So I made a budget build with a G-4560 and a Gigabyte motherboard. I’m trying to decide between the i7-7700K and i5-8600k. My problem is the i7-7700K would be the cheaper option in my case due to having to buy a new motherboard and cooler for the i5, where I could buy a bundle for $500 on Newegg. I need advice on if the price difference is worth the performance increase. 

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I'd just wait for Ryzen+ coming out next month and see if that's a better option.

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IMO, any upgrade that you can truly afford to increase performance is worth, so I would go with the i7 if you absolutely have to. Buuuuut you should wait to see what Ryzen+ performance is before you buy anything. :)

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Guys, Ryzen+ isn't magical. It's not going to be a game changer. A 7700K will still be better at pure gaming. Plus, the cheapo memory that works with this Pentium probably won't work on a Ryzen board and hurt performance badly. Let's not shove everyone to the Ryzen camp when it means they have to spend another $100 on a board, $200-300 on a CPU and another $100-200 on memory.

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Wait, don't you need a 300 series board for 8th gen chips, and a 200 series board for 7th gen chips? It seems like you can't put 7th gen chip in a 300 series motherboard either. So what board do you have right now OP?

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2 minutes ago, Theguywhobea said:

Wait, don't you need a 300 series board for 8th gen chips, and a 200 series board for 7th gen chips? It seems like you can't put 7th gen chip in a 300 series motherboard either. So what board do you have right now OP?

He has got either a 100 or 200 series board since he has a g4560...

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10 minutes ago, Theguywhobea said:

Wait, don't you need a 300 series board for 8th gen chips, and a 200 series board for 7th gen chips? It seems like you can't put 7th gen chip in a 300 series motherboard either. So what board do you have right now OP?

I have a 200 series board

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55 minutes ago, DJShepherd said:

My problem is the i7-7700K would be the cheaper option in my case due to having to buy a new motherboard and cooler for the i5

Okay nevermind you knew that I'm a moron.

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