Go for the R7 1700 or the R5 1600?

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Hello :)
Currently I'm using the i5 3470.
This CPU is literally an OVEN in heavy games, It gets to 85 Celsius degrees and is making the room hotter by 5-8 degrees... I literally sweat while playing.

I'm now upgrading to a Ryzen CPU, But I do not know to which one - The R7 or the R5?
The difference between them here is about 140$.

As I understand, The R7 is codler overall and comes with a better stock cooler, And of course 2 more cores, Which makes the CPU ALOT more future proof.
(I do gaming, But I don't want to upgrade every 4 years...)

But is it worth the additional price?
Thanks for reading & maybe answering 😛
(The rest: ASRock X370 Killer, 2x8gb Corsair LPX 3200mhz c16)

Or should I go for the 7700k? Will it be worse in thermals than the 3470 without delidding?
 
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If you can afford it, go with the R7 over the R5. At some point, you'll realize the benefit of the extra cores and wish you spent the extra then. I have an i5 Haswell and realized I should have gone with an i7 at the time as I started using my computer for other things than what I originally designed it for. The R5 offers no advantage over the R7 on any level, even overclocking. If you're going to spend the money on a new CPU, spend the extra and get exactly what you want. :)
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Heavy gaming + Skype + Some firefox tabs + iTunes.
Nothing else, But maybe some little 3d renders in the future (only images)
 
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Most people are going to say Ryzen, but I have had no issues with the 7700k my friend is using. I would go with the 7700k personally as Intel has never failed on me before.
 
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I've thought about the 7700k...
1. It's hotter by alot
2. It's less future proof
3. It literally requires delid to OC it and not burning the damn house

I care more about comfort with the CPU than more 8% fps to be honest...
 
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Are you sure?
How much years will it survive?
is it better than the R7 or the i7?
(The i7 costs me 225$, R5 costs 280$ And the R7 425$)
 
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And Ryzen 1700 would be more "future proof" (hate that term), but will cost you more. I can't recommend any 4 core cpu to someone that wants to keep it 3-4 years. More cores will only become more useful ahead. The 7700k is a great gaming chip... but over time you will want the cores. The 1600 is best bang of the buck.
 
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Will the 1700 hold for more 3 years than the 1600?
Why do you hate that term?
 
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My friend have a Mac from 2003 with 2 of 3 core xeons.
It holds up until today.
So yeah future proof exists 😛
But the 2 core difference, is it worth more 140$?
(But it's also cooler and have a better stock cooler so i'd say 100$)
 
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If you can afford it, go with the R7 over the R5. At some point, you'll realize the benefit of the extra cores and wish you spent the extra then. I have an i5 Haswell and realized I should have gone with an i7 at the time as I started using my computer for other things than what I originally designed it for. The R5 offers no advantage over the R7 on any level, even overclocking. If you're going to spend the money on a new CPU, spend the extra and get exactly what you want. :)
 
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I can afford it, And I really do regret about not going for the i7 3770...
I will go ryzen 7, Thanks man :)
 
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