mdd1963 :
The 6700k/7700K are still the gaming kings....upgrading to more cores at 200-300 less MHz is not a good strategy just yet.....
Yes a king whos throne started shaking and cracking, barely a king but yes a king. I traded a 6700k for ryzen 1700X and if someoen would offer me a 7700K for my ryzen i would decline the offer anytime. Honestly in my opinion the 7700K its not worth it. Ryzen is capable of 144hz gaming, it has more cores which is future proof, in gaming it is a better experience overall (a more smooth gameplay), it is the best move i could make to change from 6700k to 1700X. Yes i could see yoru point of view that in some games you have 100 fps instead of 120 or in tomb raider you got 140 instead of 135, the only shit optimized game and it is generally not just for ryzen is farcry. Yes a king for less then 5-10% difference right now. I would not call that a king especially when it cannot even stream while gaming, you drop frames hard. This is juts my personal opinion right now best for gaming is 6800k, 6850k, 6900k, ryzen 1700 or 1600.