Well, I've got a 4th gen i7 4790k with 32GB of DDR3 RAM. MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Mobo and an MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming 8G GPU. I have a Corsair HX 850 Modular PSU. So I have $1,200 to spend. I'd like to get the i7 9700k, but I don't think I can afford it. I'm Ok with that since the 2nd choice is the i5 9600k. The question is 2 fold. I was planning on getting my components on or around Black Friday. I know the i5 8600k will be on sale, but I doubt the i5 9600k, not to mention the i7 9700k. My question is, is it worth getting a 9th gen CPU over an 8th gen? The only difference I can see with the i7's is the 9th gen does have more physical cores, but the one I'll probably get will be the i5. The 9th gen i5 looks completely identical to the 8th gen, save the soldered IHS. Now, I like that, but two things that are a potential problem are price an availability. The GPU comes first, but unless someone can give me a compelling reason that I absolutely need an i5 9th CPU, why not get the 8th gen one? Unless I'm missing something, the i5's look the same, not to mention, if I wait until Black Friday sale, I actually might be able to get an 8th gen i7 8700k. I realize the i7 9700k has 8 cores & 8 threads, but I don't have the funds to buy that. Wouldn't everyone agree an 8th gen i7 8700k would be worth it, if it were on sale? If it's not, then the i5 8600k will be a good deal and it should be just fine. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears!!! The other thing is like someone else said on another thread, the 9th gen CPU's might not be available for a couple weeks or a month, but money is the real problem. I know soldering is better than a thermal IHS, but if the price is the same, I'd get the 9600k in a heartbeat because I know it will run cooler!
So assuming the RTX 2070 is faster than the GTX 1080 Ti, overall, I'm getting that GPU. Nvidia's PR man, Tom Petersen stated on HotHardware's Geeks webcast that he claimed that "The Turing lineup, in general, will perform compared to Pascal. Stating that gamers should expect roughly between 35 - 45% better performance going from Pascal to the same tier Turing graphics card."
What are your suggestions? Thanks in advance.
So assuming the RTX 2070 is faster than the GTX 1080 Ti, overall, I'm getting that GPU. Nvidia's PR man, Tom Petersen stated on HotHardware's Geeks webcast that he claimed that "The Turing lineup, in general, will perform compared to Pascal. Stating that gamers should expect roughly between 35 - 45% better performance going from Pascal to the same tier Turing graphics card."
What are your suggestions? Thanks in advance.