Upgrade 9700k or 9900k?

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Hi all,

I dont have PC right now beacuse iam upgrading from i7 4790k and 2x4gb DDR3 (i sell all parts)

I already bought the MSI MAG Z390 Tomahawk + Cooler MSI Frozr L (Promotion Gift) and Gskill 2x8Gb DDR4 3200Mhz now i need the CPU. I dont decide yet what i should buy 9700k or 9900k(?!)

I use my PC 90% for gaming.

already have MSI 1070 TI and my PSU Seasonic FOcus plus 750w Gold.

In my coutnry prices
8700k - 429€
9700k - 499€
9900k - 629€



 
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Based solely on the 8600K's current very good performance (6 real cores, no hyperthreading), I'd suspect the 9700K *should* do fine/even better...(two extra cores, *and* higher clockspeeds...but, as most 8700K's hit 4.9 GHz on all coreswith no issues, it should at least match the 9700K in most games)

If the extra 130 Euros are not a significant obstacle, buy the 9900K...but, you might not see significant further gains without a GPU upgrade as well
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Based solely on the 8600K's current very good performance (6 real cores, no hyperthreading), I'd suspect the 9700K *should* do fine/even better...(two extra cores, *and* higher clockspeeds...but, as most 8700K's hit 4.9 GHz on all coreswith no issues, it should at least match the 9700K in most games)

If the extra 130 Euros are not a significant obstacle, buy the 9900K...but, you might not see significant further gains without a GPU upgrade as well
 
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I have 575€ for a CPU my question is the 9900k realy woth 629€? Or 9700k worth more for the price less 130€.

I pefer 9900k but 130€ more its money. Lol

For now i keep my 1070 ti i like the card have a good perormance i only play 1080p 60hz

Iam trying to find a online store in EU with a btter price for a 9900k but its not easy. In amazon have 9900k for 529$ ~460€ bur its from US and i need pay import fees ans taxes its more 140$~ 120€= 580€ no justify import its almost the same.
 
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It depends. Are you only gaming? Then no it's probably not worth the extra money.

If you want the current best of the best and want to retain hyper-threading capability for streaming or whatever else, then yeah go with the 9900k.

In many peoples opinions none of the newer gpus/cpus are worth it because they are so over-priced. I agree. But, a lot of us still want the bleeding edge tech so we'll spend the money anyway.

Me personally? I'm getting the 9900k because I want a cool box.
 
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Yes, i only play games in PC.
For now i have Zalman z3 Plus with with 5 fans (3 noctua) but iam thinking upgrade soon for new look and fresh case.

Do you think prices go down soon or get high untill end of year? I dont have PC at this moment lol

I dont want the best of the best cpu but once iam upgrade bettee upgrade think ahead but need worth the money

Games use Hyperthreading?
 
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That's a good question. I'm sure other people can answer that better than me. I've read mixed results but the consensus is generally more cores > virtual cores. And seeing how most games only use 4 cores anyway, I don't think it'll make much of a difference. Only thing I can think of is if you have some streaming or large background tasks going on, hyper-threading could possibly help you there. But 8 cores is 8 cores, it's more than enough.
 
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The thing is if i can buy 9900k for few euros more than 9700k i buy it but more 130€ its too much. Ill wait few days after launch to decide. In spain they usally have price

9700k its more hot than 9900k?
 
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