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Im debating whether i should get a i7 7700k with a gtx 1060 or a ryzen 5 1600 or maybe a different processor I feel like a 7700k might be a bit overload since it can run with a 1080 any feedback is appreciated thank you.
 
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Is your GPU a GTX 1060 3G or GTX 1060 6G? I will assume that it is 1060 6G

If you go to Intel go the eighth generation. Now there cheap motherboard. I3-8100 is valid although a bit limited for your GPU. I5-840o is perfect. Anything above I5-8600K is a waste (unless in addition to gaming you need to perform strong video editing tasks).


If you go to AMD, Ryzen 5 1600x is perfect for a GTX 1060 6G. Ryzen 5 1600 too, but for the current price difference I would go to 1600x.
Of course 2600 or 2600x are ok but a little overpriced.


15/5000
an orientation: Dont spend more in a CPU+mobo than your GPU.
 
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if you want to build a balanced system as cheap as possible:
i5-8400 or ryzen 1600x/2600
if you want to have some headroom for future games/GPU upgrade:
i7-8700 or ryzen 2600x or 2700x
there is no point in 8600K as it is too close in pricing to a i7-8700 which is by far better CPU.
 
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They're not that close in pricing.. (*unless you factor a B360 mobo I guess. :/ )

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($237.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)

.. the i5-8600K is faster at gaming when OC'd. Other than that they perform virtually the same. Only if you needed the extra threads for something other than gaming would you need the i7-8700 instead of teh i5-8600K.
 
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how much faster ? in how many games ? how much more expensive will be the setup for overclocked i5 ?
But what about frame times consistency ? what will happen in 3-4 years ?
this argument was sounded even a year ago that i5 is all a person need for gaming. That argument is wrong in a long run in many cases.
and for GTX 1060 (except CS:GO 720p at ultra low settings) there is no clock speed advantage. but the cache size and threads do matter in a long run.
 
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Why not?
 
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If im going to do that should i get the gtx 1070 or 1070ti? im going for a system that can run 60 to 100 frames on anything that is low to medium settings which from looking at a few benchmarks the gtx 1060 seems to do fairly well
 
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The ryzen would not be a bad option at all in my opinion. I've got a ryzen 1600 that's going on a year old. I've had it overclocked to 3.7ghz for most of it's life, and have been pretty happy with it. I was running an RX 480 8gb with it, which is basically the same plus or minus a few points in performance as a GTX 1060.

I run a 1050ti now, but only because I sold the 480 to cash in on the mining craze a while back. But a ryzen 1600/2600 should have no issues with that card and should give smooth frame rates. I never had issues with mine, even only having 8gb ram.
 
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Nothing wrong with having more CPU than needed....

Both the 7700K and a 1600X are more than capable of saturating a GTX1060....; typically, the 7700K is still faster at pure gaming, but, throw in simultaneous streaming, etc., and the situation reverses, and, naturally, the 1600X is faster at multi-core friendly/content creation/video editing types of loads..
 
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Depends on what resolution you are working with. A 1060 6GB will handle 1080P with no problems. It will even handle some light 1440P but I wouldn't trust it with 4K. If your long term plans include 1440P or 4K then I would definitely get a stronger GPU.
 
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Yeah for comparison, I'd say for games, depending what benchmarks you see, Intel 8th generation is about 5-10% ahead on gaming. However in multitasking, the situation will flip.

With a GTX 1060 or even 1070 at 1080p, you probably won't see a difference. Once you go higher resolutions, the your graphics card becomes a bottleneck, and CPU differences will pretty much be a moot point.
 
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Im getting a bit confused now. I want a budget build from $600 to $700 for a system that can achieve 60 - 100 fps on mid to low settings 1080p. I dont see the need to get a CPU like a i5-8600k and spend a fortune on a mobo unless maybe you said i should do that for future upgrades but if someone can suggest a build that is upgrade-able then that would be nice i was just confused as to why g-unit said i should put a i5-8600k next to a GTX 1060 also this is my first build and going to be my last reply
 
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i just dont want to spend that much for a cpu and mobo then i need

 
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I5 8400 and b360 board will be fine. If you decide you want to look at AMD side, you could look at the ryzen 2600 and a b350 motherboard. If you want to go even cheaper, you can get an a320 board, but they usually aren't too far apart if you're talking about a budget b350 board, which would allow a little overclocking.
 
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Yea Ryzen 5 2600 is a good choice. Not sure if it's been mentioned already but AMD B350 requires a bios update to support Ryzen 5 2600. Wishing AMD already had their B450 boards out.
 
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If your main concern is gaming, then the GPU is a lot more important than the CPU, I have an old i5 3570k which along with your current gpu would be able to run just about any game at 1080p with everythinng on high. Just saying that the gpu is the most important part when gaming is concerned, cpu comes second.
 
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Good point. i3-8100 would work great. There's a small smidgen of games that benefit from the higher core/thread count of better CPUs though.
 
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Intel still has the best cpu's available, they're faster and more durable, money no issue I'd go for Intel.
 
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I would not say more durable. AMD has been around since at least the 70s.

As far as faster, the Intel chips will be 5-10% faster for single core performance, which on many games is what matters. However, if you do more than just gaming, then the AMD chip will do better at multitasking and multithreaded apps.

Also, you are starting to see more games using more cores/more threads. Battlefield 1 as an example of a game that can saturate some quads. If that is the case, one thing to consider is that Xbox and PS4 are using 8 core chips, if developers are programming for that, then you can guess that as they port those titles to PC, more games will probably want more cores/threads.

In any case, with that card, or even a card or so above it, you will almost certainly see no difference as either of the CPUs suggested will work. Get the one that fits the workloads you want, and that you can get the best deal on.
 
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Maybe durable is not the right term, but if anything Intel tend to be more compatible with most games and general apps. As for getting a Ryzen cpu now instead of an Intel I would only do it if I could afford to do that experience and have it back fire then have to go back to Intel.
 
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