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Ryzen build - any good?
- Thread starter topslop1
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This would be my current gaming build:
MSI Z270 SLI Plus $125 after rebate
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...3130978&cm_re=msi_z270-_-13-130-978-_-Product
G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB DDR4 $120
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...cm_re=gskill_3200_ddr4-_-20-231-977-_-Product
7700K Kaby $310
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-...219289?hash=item5b324223d9:g:8LoAAOSwjDZYhlRi
So $538 vs. $555 for an Intel rig that would stomp the AMD rig for gaming.
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MSI Z270 SLI Plus $125 after rebate
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...3130978&cm_re=msi_z270-_-13-130-978-_-Product
G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB DDR4 $120
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...cm_re=gskill_3200_ddr4-_-20-231-977-_-Product
7700K Kaby $310
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-...219289?hash=item5b324223d9:g:8LoAAOSwjDZYhlRi
So $538 vs. $555 for an Intel rig that would stomp the AMD rig for gaming.
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The i5-7600K is about $240 at NewEgg, but it doesn't come with a CPU cooler. For that, we can go with, say, the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO for about $30 more.
Many overclockers tend to go with something better than the Hyper 212 EVO for serious overclocking. For example, you could go with a bigger air cooler like the Noctua NH-D14 or a liquid cooler like the Corsair H100i.
We'll have to spend a bit more on the motherboard as only those based on the Z270 chipset can overclock the i5-7600K. Plus, the more expensive Z270 boards have more features designed for overclocking. One such "good" overclocker-friendly board (based on external reviews) is the Asus Prime Z270-A.
While we're at it, you could spend a bit more on faster RAM. G.Skill has a 2x8GB DDR4 3000 kit on sale for $5 more than the RAM you chose in your OP.
To tally things up:
$240 - Intel Core i5-7600K
$75 - Noctua NH-D14 tower CPU cooler
$110 - G.Skill Ripjaws V 2x8GB DDR4 3000 kit
$160 - Asus Prime Z270A ATX motherboard
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$585 - Subtotal before taxes, shipping, or other charges
Yes, you're paying $50 more than the Ryzen build, but the above build is designed more for overclocking. And an i5-7600K will beat the Ryzen 7 1700 in most gaming benchmarks at stock speeds.
If you want to go cheaper:
$240 - Intel Core i5-7600K
$30 - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
$105 - G.Skill Ripjaws V 2x8GB DDR4 2666 kit (your choice)
$115 - MSI Z270-A Pro ATX motherboard
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$490 - Subtotal before taxes, shipping, or other charges
The "cheaper route" may not overclock as well as my first build, but it still has the i5-7600K. (IMO, you don't need the i7-7700K for a gaming build.)
What are your thoughts about my alternatives?
Interesting how both of our suggestions ended up at $585 if you throw the Hyper 212 cooler into my list.
Personally, for the same money I'd take the better CPU and faster 3200 RAM instead of blinky lights on the ASUS mobo.
The MSI board is very solid for a bit less than the ASUS.
My rig would be faster.
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Personally, for the same money I'd take the better CPU and faster 3200 RAM instead of blinky lights on the ASUS mobo.
The MSI board is very solid for a bit less than the ASUS.
My rig would be faster.
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Faster, yes. But the i7-7700K isn't worth the $100 premium over the i5-7600K for just gaming. (On the other hand, if the OP wanted to perform video editing or 3D rendering...)My rig would be faster.
I saw that you posted while I was finishing my post, so I decided to go with two builds to give the OP some more options.
Even if you insist on getting the 7600K, I'd still spend the extra $10 on the better MSI mobo
and the extra $15 for the faster RAM.
Benchmarks show you get big gains in performance bumping up RAM speed on the Intel
platform until you get to 3200MHz. You still get improvements with faster memory after that
but not nearly as much as getting to 3200Mhz gives you.
And if you are really going to spend exactly the same money, $585 in our example, there's no
way that I would take a slower CPU and RAM so that I could spend the savings on blinky lights
on the more expensive mobo. That makes no sense at all to me.
I suppose we have different priorities on what we want in a high performance gaming system.
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and the extra $15 for the faster RAM.
Benchmarks show you get big gains in performance bumping up RAM speed on the Intel
platform until you get to 3200MHz. You still get improvements with faster memory after that
but not nearly as much as getting to 3200Mhz gives you.
And if you are really going to spend exactly the same money, $585 in our example, there's no
way that I would take a slower CPU and RAM so that I could spend the savings on blinky lights
on the more expensive mobo. That makes no sense at all to me.
I suppose we have different priorities on what we want in a high performance gaming system.
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