Hello all,
I can't wait 3-4 months for 3rd Gen Ryzen at this point for my dev server.
I'm picking between the following CPUs:
1700 - 160$
2700 - 240$
2700X - 320$
-- all new. Prices are local prices.
Will be paired with 32 or 64GB of DDR4 3200 Corsair LPX CAS 16s.
Primary use cases:
Will be an ESXi server at night
Will be a 1080p gaming machine during the weekends, with either the 970 or 780 in my PC.
I'm thinking of EITHER the 1700 or the 2700X, though the 2700 has its appeal as well as a happy middle ground.
Motherboard will be a Crosshair 7 I'm picking up from a forum member.
Any opinions which I should go for?
My current thoughts:
1700 - sheer price
2700 - utilize the better mem controller for marginal price increase
2700X - I keep my machines till they die or repurpose them anyway, so may as well buy this. However, I'm also picking up a Gen3 Ryzen since either the CPU or the MB on my i5 box is starting to flake. I may not need the additional power of the 2700X over the 1700/2700
Thanks!
I can't wait 3-4 months for 3rd Gen Ryzen at this point for my dev server.
I'm picking between the following CPUs:
1700 - 160$
2700 - 240$
2700X - 320$
-- all new. Prices are local prices.
Will be paired with 32 or 64GB of DDR4 3200 Corsair LPX CAS 16s.
Primary use cases:
Will be an ESXi server at night
Will be a 1080p gaming machine during the weekends, with either the 970 or 780 in my PC.
I'm thinking of EITHER the 1700 or the 2700X, though the 2700 has its appeal as well as a happy middle ground.
Motherboard will be a Crosshair 7 I'm picking up from a forum member.
Any opinions which I should go for?
My current thoughts:
1700 - sheer price
2700 - utilize the better mem controller for marginal price increase
2700X - I keep my machines till they die or repurpose them anyway, so may as well buy this. However, I'm also picking up a Gen3 Ryzen since either the CPU or the MB on my i5 box is starting to flake. I may not need the additional power of the 2700X over the 1700/2700
Thanks!
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