First Build, First CPU conundrum

[GoldenLag]

Just now, xandredu said:

Amazing. I'm struggling now to choose between this build and the higher spec 2600X build that you also suggested to be honest. I feel like the fact that apparently AMD are sticking with the same socket until 2020 (I heard) may be favourable for possible future upgrading? Whilst intel has a habit of changing sockets every year case-in-point Kaby Lake and Coffee Lake? What do you think? If given the same two builds with the same budget and in my position which would you pick?

i wont say im completely unbiased. but id pick the 2600 with a cheap tower cooler. games are mostly GPU bound anyways and the future CPU upgrade tempts me too much that id grab it even though i might not upgrade. 

 

intel is keeping their current socket 2 gens each, though their new CPUs is much the same as before, and at rumoured pricing its not as good as i hoped they were gonna be. AMD is untill 2020 with 7nm arriving in april next year. 

[Firewrath9]

Just now, xandredu said:

Amazing. I'm struggling now to choose between this build and the higher spec 2600X build that you also suggested to be honest. I feel like the fact that apparently AMD are sticking with the same socket until 2020 (I heard) may be favourable for possible future upgrading? Whilst intel has a habit of changing sockets every year case-in-point Kaby Lake and Coffee Lake? What do you think? If given the same two builds with the same budget and in my position which would you pick?

it depends. Would you rather have more fun overclocking with the 8600k or more upgradability and cheaper with the 2600X? It all depends. I got my 8600k because it was the same price as the 2600X. Now with the 2600X being cheaper, I would recommend that because you can fit a 1080 in 1000 or so pounds. Compared the the 8600k build, this has less CPU OC overhead but has a full ATX board and a 1080 and a full ATX case with tempered glass.

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/JxjCZR
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/JxjCZR/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£194.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£105.63 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£137.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX8200 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£70.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  (£444.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Total: £1023.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[AvogadrosDog]

5 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/JxjCZR
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/JxjCZR/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£194.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£105.63 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£137.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX8200 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£70.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  (£444.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Total: £1023.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-28 17:07 BST+0100

revised ed.

now with 1080 and full size ATX w/ tempered glass case

That is awesome, thanks for the suggestion! Which of the two builds do you prefer? This one or the 8600k? For the uses I stated in the OP?

[Firewrath9]

Just now, xandredu said:

That is awesome, thanks for the suggestion! Which of the two builds do you prefer? This one or the 8600k? For the uses I stated in the OP?

the 2600X build as it has a 1080 and full ATX mobo and Full ATX case with TEMPERED GLASSSSSSSS

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it depends. Would you rather have more fun overclocking with the 8600k and last a bit longer or more upgradability and cheaper with the 2600X? It all depends. I got my 8600k because it was the same price as the 2600X. Now with the 2600X being cheaper, I would recommend that because you can fit a 1080 in 1000 or so pounds. Compared the the 8600k build, this has less CPU OC overhead but has a full ATX board and a 1080 and a full ATX case with tempered glass.

 

[AvogadrosDog]

1 minute ago, Firewrath9 said:

it depends. Would you rather have more fun overclocking with the 8600k or more upgradability and cheaper with the 2600X? It all depends. I got my 8600k because it was the same price as the 2600X. Now with the 2600X being cheaper, I would recommend that because you can fit a 1080 in 1000 or so pounds. Compared the the 8600k build, this has less CPU OC overhead but has a full ATX board and a 1080 and a full ATX case with tempered glass.

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/JxjCZR
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/JxjCZR/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£194.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£105.63 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£137.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX8200 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£70.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  (£444.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Total: £1023.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-28 17:07 BST+0100

Point made. I don't feel like OCing is a big thing for me, having the option to (safely) squeeze is a bit more juice out is nice definitely but doesn't have to be anything crazy plus I've read that OCing 8600k requires decent cooling which means more £££ and as I said in a prior post, being able to upgrade the CPU due to AMD sticking with the same socket until 2020 might be nice too. I guess I want to get the most for my money.

[Firewrath9]

1 minute ago, xandredu said:

Point made. I don't feel like OCing is a big thing for me, having the option to (safely) squeeze is a bit more juice out is nice definitely but doesn't have to be anything crazy plus I've read that OCing 8600k requires decent cooling which means more £££ and as I said in a prior post, being able to upgrade the CPU due to AMD sticking with the same socket until 2020 might be nice too. I guess I want to get the most for my money.

then the 2600X is right for you.

[AvogadrosDog]

Thanks for the input guys! I think I'm going to opt for the 2600X build and take the bits I like from the builds you guys both suggested. I appreciate you guys giving my a roadmap to building a PC and I'm really liking the sound of the PC I can get out of it. Thank you!