Ryzen 5 1600 vs i5 4670k

[rosstheman789]

My pc specs are
INTEL CORE I5 4670K 1150 QUAD CORE 3.40GHZ CPU
CORSAIR 16GB DDR3 1600 D/K LP VENGEANCE
2TB HARD DRIVE SATA
SAMSUNG SSD HARD DRIVE 120GB 840 EVO
GIGABYTE 1150 G1.SNIPER Z97 MOTHERBOARD
VTX3D 3GB RADEON R9 280X UEFI GRAPHICS CARD
ASUS DVD±RW 24X DRW
ZALMAN CASE MID Z9 BLACK
CORSAIR PSU 750W RM GOLD MODULAR POWER SUPPLY

I am getting a gtx 1080 and want to upgrade my processor too. What would be better for me? The ryzen 1600 or i5 8400? I only game and watch movies on my pc, play lots of Battlefield and rainbow. I have been told I will need to replace motherboard and ram to support these. Thanks

 

[Hellfire13]

If you only game, then 8400/8500 would be better choice... https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-i5-8400-review-the-best-new-gaming-cpu-in-years/

 

[13thmonkey]

however given that you'll have to replace mobo and ram, I wouldn't bother unless you actually have some symptoms you need to resolve, and getting the i7 4970k would give you the same benefit at less cost.

 

[coozie7]

What display are you using?

Assuming a fast 1080 monitor then Intel is the way to go, and yes, you'll need to swap MB and RAM as well, the Coffee Lake ( 8XXX ) parts need later motherboards and DDR4 RAM. The slightly good news is that you should have no problems selling the existing CPU/MB/RAM.
If you have a higher rez display consider a ryzen upgrade, once you get into 2K resolutions and beyond, Intel looses its advantage in current games and unless you're a FPS junkie older games will run at daft speeds anyway.

And yes, 13thmonkey makes sense: A used i7 will help gaming and you have a 'Z' series motherboard, why not save a bundle and just add the i7, a half decent CPU cooler and overclock it until the pips squeak?

 

[Philballer17]

however given that you'll have to replace mobo and ram, I wouldn't bother unless you actually have some symptoms you need to resolve, and getting the i7 4970k would give you the same benefit at less cost.

The correct term would be the i7 4790k. It would take full advantage of the GTX 1080 and would prevent you from having to perform a motherboard and ram swap. You can currently find one that is good used for less than MSRP if you don't mind playing the eBay game.

 

[13thmonkey]

however given that you'll have to replace mobo and ram, I wouldn't bother unless you actually have some symptoms you need to resolve, and getting the i7 4970k would give you the same benefit at less cost.

The correct term would be the i7 4790k. It would take full advantage of the GTX 1080 and would prevent you from having to perform a motherboard and ram swap. You can currently find one that is good used for less than MSRP if you don't mind playing the eBay game.

Yes, so it would be.

 

[Hellfire13]

The eBay game is a pretty murky one and you need to exercise extreme caution going that route. Try to keep a provision of torture testing the unit before you pull the plug, or fetch some spec sheets for the same. Usually the unlocked processors are the most abused ones as not every first owner knows safe overclocking procedures initially and learns from trial and error.

 

[13thmonkey]

The eBay game is a pretty murky one and you need to exercise extreme caution going that route. Try to keep a provision of torture testing the unit before you pull the plug, or fetch some spec sheets for the same. Usually the unlocked processors are the most abused ones as not every first owner knows safe overclocking procedures initially and learns from trial and error.

I think they'll have been flushed out of the system by now, latest or previous gen i'd agree,

 

[Philballer17]

The eBay game is a pretty murky one and you need to exercise extreme caution going that route. Try to keep a provision of torture testing the unit before you pull the plug, or fetch some spec sheets for the same. Usually the unlocked processors are the most abused ones as not every first owner knows safe overclocking procedures initially and learns from trial and error.

This is true and intel's warranty on the 4790k is only 4 years after launch date. So, it expires at the end of this year. So, if you got a bad chip, you would be pretty screwed.

I also played the eBay game myself upgrading from a 4690k to the 4790k, although I received a decent chip, It peaked 90 C under 100% load on air at stock clock speeds. I was able to get it below 86 C with some adjustments but, I still used my warranty for a new one from intel just because of how my "gut" felt about it. I also had the funds available for a new build in case things didn't go as planned. So, its really up to you.

 

[Philballer17]

I also sold my 4690k at the same time. So, I definitely would of been short of a CPU.