i7 8700k vs i9 9900k vs i7 9700k

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, rekt1 said:

ok but i am still gonna get the 9700k so i do not have to upgrade in to a better 1 in the future and my budget is enough to spend quite a bit of money on the 9700k. Just looking for a motherboard, any ones u recommend??

Atm the Aorus Z390 boards seem decent, but still not enough into to judge the others so I can't compare it to any other Z390 remotely closely priced (of course pointless to compare $200 board with $600 board).

[PSP.]

overkill price + need very strong air cooling or liquid cooler 

i will choose i7 8700k

[Settlerteo]

On 10/21/2018 at 4:08 PM, rekt1 said:

Hi, I am building a pc and i am looking at these 3 cpu's. I am thinking of the i7 8700k. Pls recommend me any other options that u think will be better or recommend me which 1 of the above cpu's will be the best for gaming thanks.

Just go for the i7 8700 non k. I don't think you ll be overclocking.

On 10/22/2018 at 2:12 AM, rekt1 said:

 

But if i am on a budget, than which should i get??

If you are on a budget you don't go for either one of these cpus. 

[rekt1]

Just now, Settlerteo said:

Just go for the i7 8700 non k. I don't think you ll be overclocking.

If you are on a budget you don't go for either one of these cpus. 

i will be overclocking. My budget is $2500 sgd

[Settlerteo]

5 minutes ago, rekt1 said:

i will be overclocking. My budget is $2500 sgd

Ok, if you want help to decide do this. Edit your post, write your budget as you mentioned above and also write what other parts you will be buying with this budget(i.e. mobo, ram, keyboard, monitor, anything). This way people can help you. Because if for example you're only missing the motherboard i d recommend the 9900k but if you want to build a whole system along with peripherals i might not even recommend the 8700k. Also include what you like to do with your desktop(using any kind of prof software, only gaming, playing at 2160k, streaming, build the new battlefield V ???)

[rekt1]

59 minutes ago, Settlerteo said:

Ok, if you want help to decide do this. Edit your post, write your budget as you mentioned above and also write what other parts you will be buying with this budget(i.e. mobo, ram, keyboard, monitor, anything). This way people can help you. Because if for example you're only missing the motherboard i d recommend the 9900k but if you want to build a whole system along with peripherals i might not even recommend the 8700k. Also include what you like to do with your desktop(using any kind of prof software, only gaming, playing at 2160k, streaming, build the new battlefield V ???)

ok will edit my post 

[Brent744]

The i7 8700k and 9700k are so close in price that I would purchase the 9700k with a budget like that. Pickup a liquid cooler to go with it in order to keep temps down under heavy load.

[rekt1]

1 hour ago, Settlerteo said:

Ok, if you want help to decide do this. Edit your post, write your budget as you mentioned above and also write what other parts you will be buying with this budget(i.e. mobo, ram, keyboard, monitor, anything). This way people can help you. Because if for example you're only missing the motherboard i d recommend the 9900k but if you want to build a whole system along with peripherals i might not even recommend the 8700k. Also include what you like to do with your desktop(using any kind of prof software, only gaming, playing at 2160k, streaming, build the new battlefield V ???)

also the monitor and peripherals will not count

 

[rekt1]

Just now, Brent744 said:

The i7 8700k and 9700k are so close in price that I would purchase the 9700k with a budget like that. Pickup a liquid cooler to go with it in order to keep temps down under heavy load.

already am chose a 240mm cooler

[d3adc3II]

It does not matter anyway. The diff between those 3 cpus is probably few fps only. I recommend you to get 9700k. Not because its perf is better than 8700k, it's because:

 

- Spectre/Meltdown is fixed on those CPU ( partially or completely) , so performance loss is minimal 

- Soldered IHS so temperature is better.

 

You probably won't notice the fps difference in game anyway, why bother 8700k.

[gear69]

On 10/21/2018 at 3:08 PM, rekt1 said:

Hi, I am building a pc and i am looking at these 3 cpu's. I am thinking of the i7 8700k. Pls recommend me any other options that u think will be better or recommend me which 1 of the above cpu's will be the best for gaming thanks.

 

I will be using the desktop for gaming only.

 

my current specs are 

 

Corsair h100i pro rgb

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200Mhz

Samsung 860 EVO 500GB

Segate Barracuda 2TB HDD

EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3

Fractal Design R6 TG White

Seasonic Titanium 650W or 750W still deciding.

 

It depends. You want to only game and maybe some light load? if the answer is yes then wait until 9th series is realesed. then buy a i5 8600k delid it or not is your choice. Oc it to 4.8 (i dont see much difference to 5.0) and buy an asrock z370 mobo (fatality k6 would be great) wich will let you oc even the ram like butter. with this build and ram stock 3200mhz i have 5-15 fps lower then my buddy with i7 8700k oc 5.2 and 1080 ti ( i got 1080) and with the money that i saved i bought a really noice air cooler and replaced ALL the stock fans in my case  (do not go liquid makes no sense)

[rekt1]

8 hours ago, d3adc3II said:

It does not matter anyway. The diff between those 3 cpus is probably few fps only. I recommend you to get 9700k. Not because its perf is better than 8700k, it's because:

  

- Spectre/Meltdown is fixed on those CPU ( partially or completely) , so performance loss is minimal 

- Soldered IHS so temperature is better.

 

You probably won't notice the fps difference in game anyway, why bother 8700k.

ok so what mobo should i get with the i7 9700k???

[Princess Luna]

On 10/21/2018 at 10:12 AM, r2724r16 said:

the 9700K is the second best, and the 8700K is the worst (of these three).

This isn't entirely true, frankly speaking the 8700K and 9700K are pretty much identical, it is after all the very same architecture, so single thread wise clock for clock it's the same, cache is the same... maybe the 8700K actually edges out a little thanks for the smaller Ring Bus.

 

The extra 2 cores are great but without HT the 8700K has it kinda evens out multi-threading wise.

[rekt1]

4 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

This isn't entirely true, frankly speaking the 8700K and 9700K are pretty much identical, it is after all the very same architecture, so single thread wise clock for clock it's the same, cache is the same... maybe the 8700K actually edges out a little thanks for the smaller Ring Bus.

 

The extra 2 cores are great but without HT the 8700K has it kinda evens out multi-threading wise.

ok but i decided to go with the i7 9700k in the end. Just looking for a great mobo. Any u recommend??

[r2724r16]

12 minutes ago, rekt1 said:

ok but i decided to go with the i7 9700k in the end. Just looking for a great mobo. Any u recommend??

EVGA Z370 FTW ATX, EVGA Z370 Classified K, ASUS Prime Z370-A, or ASUS Strix Z370-E.

[jones177]

I have not liked the ASUS boards below the Maximus Hero last gen.So I would go Hero.

I would stay away from Z370 boards and go Z390.

[rekt1]

47 minutes ago, jones177 said:

I have not liked the ASUS boards below the Maximus Hero last gen.So I would go Hero.

I would stay away from Z370 boards and go Z390.

Thats the thing. IDK what Z390 boards to go for.

[rekt1]

2 hours ago, r2724r16 said:

EVGA Z370 FTW ATX, EVGA Z370 Classified K, ASUS Prime Z370-A, or ASUS Strix Z370-E.

any other 1?

[Dedayog]

Just now, rekt1 said:

any other 1?

Really, any of the upper tier Z390 boards are good.  You only see variation when you're pushing the limits of OC.

 

Unless you need a specific feature that one has, pick your favorite brand.

[rekt1]

2 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

Really, any of the upper tier Z390 boards are good.  You only see variation when you're pushing the limits of OC.

 

Unless you need a specific feature that one has, pick your favorite brand.

I want to oc my cpu

[Dedayog]

Just now, rekt1 said:

I want to oc my cpu

Okay, then OC it.  

 

With that cooler, you won't be hitting anywhere near the OC capabilities of an upper tier board, so pick any.   My point is that they only vary when pushing the bounds of OC, not a regular OC that most people go for.  

 

For example most Z370 boards will get the 8700K to 5.0Ghz, a nice comfortable OC.  They vary when trying to be stable at more than that.  

 

[BSula99]

On 10/23/2018 at 2:50 PM, rekt1 said:

I will be using a evga gtx 1080 ti ftw3 for my gpu...

9900k is best, but I wouldn't get it for 1080p gaming. Take a 9700k, 8086k, or 8700k, preferably in that order, BASED ON PRICE. Cheapest one gets my vote; all three can easily handle what you will be throwing at it.