[SOLVED] 6700k + Asus Maximus VIII Hero + 16Gb Ram for $500 CAD worth it?

[edshirinian]

As the title suggests I found a deal on Kijiji for a 6700k with a Asus Maximus VIII Hero motherboard and 16GB DDR4 ram for $500 CAD which is about ~$380 USD. I'm currently running a 3700k with 16GB of ram. Is it worth the upgrade?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Probably not when for about 100 bucks more, Canadian, you could do something like this which will outperform it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Asus - TUF B450-PLUS GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($148.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($182.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $601.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 14:26 EST-0500


I actually have the EXACT configuration you have outlined, 6700k@4.6Ghz, Hero VIII and 16GB DDR4 3000mhz Trident-Z memory, and that Ryzen build will outperform it in just about everything.

But that is a pretty good setup, and I'm still not unhappy with the performance I get, so if you are willing to overclock it's still a viable configuration.

Problem is, it has no upgrade path while the Ryzen system does all the way through 2021. Given a higher performing Ryzen 7 CPU like the 2700x, the difference in performance would be even greater.