OK. I have had my 2700k since December 2011. It has been running at 4.9ghz everyday since I bought it and is capable of benchmarks @ 5.2ghz. Needless to say, I have been very happy with it. However, I am tired of fighting the itch to upgrade. I'm looking at picking up a new CPU, Mobo, and DDR4. My question is, where do I go from here? I have not been active in the enthusiast community for a few years, so I don't know what the new hotness is. My budget is probably ~$750 for the CPU, mobo, and memory, but I certainly don't mind spending less if there is a chip out there that punches way above it's weight class like my 2700k has.
Wait for the Ryzen reviews, we should see them in around two weeks. You may be able to get a 8 core 16 thread processor for around $350.
In the leaks/rumors we've seen they appear to be performing fairly close to the Broadwell-E CPUs while also coming at much lower price points, it's destined to immensely shake up the CPU market should the new CPUs perform as the leaks suggest and also come at these lower price points.
More and more games are also taking advantage of over 4 threads and this list continues to grow, so you can potentially have a CPU to last 5+ years as your i7 2600K did.
Examples of games taking advantage of over 4 threads:
Assassin's Creed Unity
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Watch Dogs 2
The Division
Star Wars Battlefront
The Witcher 3
Dragon Age Inquisition
Battlefield 1
Fallout 4 (Performance improves notably on 4c8t processors over 4c4t processors, I haven't seen it scale much above that though, it seems to be quite dependent on single-threaded performance).
Definitely wait to see how the Ryzen CPUs perform, Intel will also likely react with price cuts to their existing CPUs should Ryzen be a solid competitor.
I would say regardless of what you do, if you can hold off I would definitely wait for Ryzen's release, as it has the potential to shakeup CPU prices in a beneficial way for consumers.
I would say regardless of what you do, if you can hold off I would definitely wait for Ryzen's release, as it has the potential to shakeup CPU prices in a beneficial way for consumers.
Why would you recommend this when Ryzen isn't even out? I understand the whole "there's always a faster cpu around the corner" but Ryzen is weeks away and will be the first time in near enough a decade where Intel will finally have competition.
Even if you wanted the 6800k still this means there is a very high chance of intel dropping prices or getting a better cpu (price/performance) with Ryzen.
750... -100-150 mobo -150 RAM, 450 for CPU, not bad. I would pick either 1700 or 1700X if the XFR will be useful. Oh yeah, forget Intel unless they price match AMD offerings, unlikely since Intel CPUs often have some advantage but it's not a big one for most uses.
AMD is finally releasing what they should have years ago. Right now many are on Intel because AMD had literally nothing to offer for ages and the Faildozers weren't worth a penny to waste on.
Starting March look for Ryzen 5 and 7, B350 and X370 mobos if you want to OC. All CPUs should be unlocked.
What's your current firestrike physics? At 4.9ghz your single core performance must be quite amazing and if this is just a gaming rig, you can run it for the rest of this console generation. Anyone can buy a new system, but to have a 10 year gaming system that's good the whole way through with just GPU upgrade is quite an accomplishment.
...yes, I've learned how to overcome the upgrade itch with the Hydrocortisone of the longevity game.
What's your current firestrike physics? At 4.9ghz your single core performance must be quite amazing and if this is just a gaming rig, you can run it for the rest of this console generation. Anyone can buy a new system, but to have a 10 year gaming system that's good the whole way through with just GPU upgrade is quite an accomplishment.
...yes, I've learned how to overcome the upgrade itch with the Hydrocortisone of the longevity game.
Still looks pretty damn good to me. You must be pushing your 980Ti a little harder than me, you got me beat on GPU score... http://www.3dmark.com/fs/9900528
I would say regardless of what you do, if you can hold off I would definitely wait for Ryzen's release, as it has the potential to shakeup CPU prices in a beneficial way for consumers.
^ This. Right now it's probably the worst time ever to purchase a brand new CPU on either side. Wait a month, prices are going to shake up big time with $400 Ryzen chips nipping the heels of $1000 intel chips.
Ryzen is good for multi-core scenarios compared to current gen i7's however since the i7's are higher clocked they are better at gaming. However if you look at 2-3 years down the line the extra cores of ryzen got to help.
Either Ryzen or i7 should serve you well for the next 5-6 years if gaming is all you do. I would get one which gives you best bang for buck.
Ryzen = more future proofing as 16 logical cores.
i7 = couple more frames in games right now.
Agreed. If you're running stable at 4.9ghz, the 2700k is still going to throw punches with the latest cpu's. Spending the money to switch platform, buy new ram, and for the CPU will be very expensive for the gains.
Ryzen is very impressive but has just caught up with Intel (in most aspects). If you need the cores, switch to Ryzen 2 or a later revision. If you're not into a heavy workflow, that 2700k will keep chugging.
Of course, if you can get a good deal when you sell it, then all of this is null.
I agree with the above - Let it run and in the meantime I'd just make plans and save up for what you really want when you finally do the deed.
Most anything ATM would be a waste of $$ except perhaps for Rysen's core count for future-proofing but even with that I'd have to say hold off. Let the 2700 do it's thing a little longer because if considering a Rysen it's just too early yet with those to buy, at least that's my take on it.
I'd wait at least 6 months to let them get most if not all the bugs worked out then maybe get one but as long as the 2700 is getting the job done it's all good. There's also the question of what Intel will do to respond to Rysen, that is yet to be seen but I'm sure we'll know before long.
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