Should i build my first pc now or wait for zen cpus?

[VelhoRiku]

Hi you all

I'm thinking about building my very first gaming pc, around 700 dollars. I have done a ton of research about my pricepoint builds and I don't what cpu should I go with. I have thought buying an Intel i5 but in the other hand I'm kinda intressed about upcoming Amd Zen cpus. So what do you think, should I go with i5 or wait for Zen?
Thanks for your answer and have a nice day

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Build now, don't wait for Zen. Zen is a long way away still, and it's not like there's a guarantee it'll be better than Intel's offers.

 

[VelhoRiku]

Ok, thank you

 

[Chris Reilly]

I think the zen chips at launch will be super expensive also, I am also super interested to see what they will be like 😀

 

[DMG5760]

what do you plan on doing with your build gaming yes but what types fps, rpgmmo ect. and do you plan on recording to. what types of upgrading are you planning if you have your build your planning on we could help out on it.

you could try something like this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Gmtcf i would look into the reviews on parts. but that should get you where you want to be its a little over your budget but its a quick starting build to see where you want to go from there i chose the 6500 since i dont think you plan on overclocking yet also it saves about $50 you could go with the gtx 950 it has less gpu power but not bad for $150. i would go with something with dd4r if possible its more reusable parts for the next build the power supply you could get buy with a 500watt but a 750 gives a bit of legroom and also you can put it in you new tower x years from now they last a long time.

 

[me7alftw]

Even if you are on budget you should build it now. Zen has a long way to go, but it will for sure change the game for AMD. With Directx12 coming, for now the future is looking bright for amd cards & multicore processors, and with the zen coming, it will be a combo that will hit nvidia & intel VERY HARD. You can already see some tests on youtube how amd is raising and nvidia falling. Intel processors will stay powerful, it's just that AMD will be right behind them if they start using all of the cores ( for example 6-8 )