Question Build now or wait?

[Kyle6858]

Hello everyone,
I am looking to upgrade my PC with either a a new ryzen 7 2700x or wait until the 300 editions come out. I like to stream on twitch for fun, but have been noticing a lot of lag in multitasking for work and games. What is everyone's thoughts?

 

[PC Tailor]

I would say wait.

 

[1LiquidPC]

Given the close timeframe to announcement/launch of 3000 series Zen 2, I would try and hold out a bit longer. That said 2nd Gen, Zen+, 2000 series are having great discounts leading up to launch. I also have a 2700X in my HTPC build, and can say it's a great CPU and no real issues worth mentioning. Plenty of power to multitask, stream, ect. What is your current setup consisting of?

 

[Kyle6858]

Given the close timeframe to announcement/launch of 3000 series Zen 2, I would try and hold out a bit longer. That said 2nd Gen, Zen+, 2000 series are having great discounts leading up to launch. I also have a 2700X in my HTPC build, and can say it's a great CPU and no real issues worth mentioning. Plenty of power to multitask, stream, ect. What is your current setup consisting of?

This is my current build.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xv9mw6

 

[1LiquidPC]

Thanks for the update. Upgrade to Ryzen would be a nice upgrade for your plans. However, its possible when gaming at 1080P and not streaming you could lose a few FPS. Are you OCing at all? Generally at 1080, Intel can be faster without streaming factored in since running a higher clockspeed is possible. That said Haswell based is a bit lower IPC than 2nd Gen Ryzen.