[SOLVED] Do I need the iGPU?

[liamrussell]

As the title suggests. Do I need a iGPU? I was planning on getting the i7 8700 or i7 8700K (eventually overclock) but I've noticed the 9700 series seem to be a be around the same price at the moment. The 9700k is currently £380 and seems a bit much for my liking, so it was going to be 9700 at £325 but now I've noticed that the 9700KF is only £350. Of course that doesn't have the integrated GPU on it, are their any disadvantages to not having one? I assume if you don't have a dedicated GPU then yes, but are their any other reason?

 

[jeremyj_83]

As the title suggests. Do I need a iGPU? I was planning on getting the i7 8700 or i7 8700K (eventually overclock) but I've noticed the 9700 series seem to be a be around the same price at the moment. The 9700k is currently £380 and seems a bit much for my liking, so it was going to be 9700 at £325 but now I've noticed that the 9700KF is only £350. Of course that doesn't have the integrated GPU on it, are their any disadvantages to not having one? I assume if you don't have a dedicated GPU then yes, but are their any other reason?

If you don't have a dGPU then your computer needs the iGPU. However, if you already have the dGPU then there isn't any real need for an iGPU. The only thing that the iGPU would help with is troubleshooting if your dGPU goes bad.

Is this an upgrade with a current motherboard or a new motherboard and CPU? There is no real reason to go with the 8th Gen in a new build, 9th Gen in a new build is also sketchy due to 10th Gen out now. 9th Gen isn't the best use of money either when the 10700 runs 350 Quid and it is 8c/16t vs the 9700/k 8c/8t. Alternatively if this is a new build the Ryzen 3700X 8c/16t comes in at 280 Quid and will have gaming performance close to the 9700/9900 (about 3-5% lower) and multi-threaded performance of greater than or equal to 9900k.

 

[liamrussell]

If you don't have a dGPU then your computer needs the iGPU. However, if you already have the dGPU then there isn't any real need for an iGPU. The only thing that the iGPU would help with is troubleshooting if your dGPU goes bad.

Is this an upgrade with a current motherboard or a new motherboard and CPU? There is no real reason to go with the 8th Gen in a new build, 9th Gen in a new build is also sketchy due to 10th Gen out now. 9th Gen isn't the best use of money either when the 10700 runs 350 Quid and it is 8c/16t vs the 9700/k 8c/8t. Alternatively if this is a new build the Ryzen 3700X 8c/16t comes in at 280 Quid and will have gaming performance close to the 9700/9900 (about 3-5% lower) and multi-threaded performance of greater than or equal to 9900k.

I already have the GPU. It's currently a new build. I already have the mobo too which is the MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Plus, so I'm guessing that the 10th gen would be a new chip set so I'd need a different mobo?

 

[LordVile]

I already have the GPU. It's currently a new build. I already have the mobo too which is the MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Plus, so I'm guessing that the 10th gen would be a new chip set so I'd need a different mobo?

When did you get the board? If you can return it that'd be a solid idea as intel chips are a horrid value.

 

[InvalidError]

I'm guessing that the 10th gen would be a new chip set so I'd need a different mobo?

Yes, 10th gen uses LGA1200 socket, so you'd need a different motherboard for that and the H-series models haven't launched yet so you'll need to wait a while longer if you wish to avoid the Z-tax.