[SOLVED] 3600 or 3700x for strictly gaming?

[refmon]

The 3600 is much cheaper but the only thing holding me back is if next gen titles use 8 cores and then I'll be kicking myself in the pants for skipping the 3700x

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

6 cores and 12 threads the 3600 is plenty of power for your if your strictly gaming. Good Choice!

 

[l1gend]

3600 enough for gaming
3700x for gaming and stream or editing

 

[AleksiDj52]

The 3600 is enough for gaming, if you play only games on your computer and you're not editing videos etc the 3600 is perfect, but if you are a video creator then the 3700x is your choice

 

[jeremyj_83]

Get the 3600 for gaming and use the savings for a higher end GPU.

 

[spat55]

3600 for enough for gaming but I remember people telling me that hyper threading didn't matter and to get the 3570k, I then upgraded to the 3770k to make my build last me another year, it depends on if you're happy with the 3600 lasting you 3 years then maybe needing to upgrade earlier than if you spent the extra money on the 3700x.

Remember in 3 years time AMD will be releasing products with DDR5 alongside Intel so being cheaper now isn't always a bad thing.

 

[jeremyj_83]

3600 for enough for gaming but I remember people telling me that hyper threading didn't matter and to get the 3570k, I then upgraded to the 3770k to make my build last me another year, it depends on if you're happy with the 3600 lasting you 3 years then maybe needing to upgrade earlier than if you spent the extra money on the 3700x.

That anaology would make sense if someone were looking at the 8600K vs 8700K as those are 6c/6c & 6c/12t respectively. Here the 3600 is already 6c/12t and has performance that is almost identical to the 8700K. I don't think anyone is going to say that the 8700K isn't going to last for at least 3 years for gaming.

 

[hftvhftv]

That anaology would make sense if someone were looking at the 8600K vs 8700K as those are 6c/6c & 6c/12t respectively. Here the 3600 is already 6c/12t and has performance that is almost identical to the 8700K. I don't think anyone is going to say that the 8700K isn't going to last for at least 3 years for gaming.

Agreed, while yes the 3700X is a better CPU for the long run, you'd be better off upgrading to the next generation Zen 3 chip rather than buying the 3700X now and riding it out for 3 or so years. Better off today spending the extra $100+ on a better graphics card.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Really it depends on the game and what you want to do in the future.

Both 6 core and 8 core chips run games really well today. It just depends on what type of games you play.

If you are the person that always gets the latest games with the most intensive game engines, then you'd probably want the 3700X if you have a high end GPU. If not, a 3600 should be plenty. But even saying that, a 3600 can play today's titles very well.

 

[spat55]

That anaology would make sense if someone were looking at the 8600K vs 8700K as those are 6c/6c & 6c/12t respectively. Here the 3600 is already 6c/12t and has performance that is almost identical to the 8700K. I don't think anyone is going to say that the 8700K isn't going to last for at least 3 years for gaming.

CPU advancement is going fast now with AMD being innovative, watch some benchmarks with the 3600 struggling in some titles hitting 80% usage, give it 3 years and that'll be 100% usage (in some titles) with stuttering when over 60hz, if OP has the extra money then the 3700x will last him longer or if he buys the x570 chipset then upgrading to Ryzen 4000 isn't a bad call.