Upgrade to a i5 7500 or wait for 9th gens

[Dropment]

I have a g4560 right now and i want to upgrade it to the i5 7500 but the games i play i have no issue running them. Or wait until 9th gen intel cpus come out to upgrade. Another idea i had was sell my pc to a friend and get a good ryzen pc because i made the mistake of not buying an ssd and i dont have time to clone my hdd to the ssd

 

[TJ Hooker]

Why is 8th gen not an option? It just came out, probably going to be a while before 9th gen gets released. And of course there's Ryzen too.

 

[Dropment]

8th gen is over priced compared to the last years prices an i5 8400 goes for around $210 usd compared to the i5 7500 at $178 and ryzen 5 1500x at $170

 

[TJ Hooker]

Prices for coffee lake seem to still be inflated due to low availability. The same thing could happen with 9th gen when it first comes out. You could always wait a bit for prices to settle down. Although you do get 50% more cores for your money with the i5 8400 compared to the i5-7400/Ryzen 1500X.

 

[ARICH5]

8th gen is over priced compared to the last years prices an i5 8400 goes for around $210 usd compared to the i5 7500 at $178 and ryzen 5 1500x at $170

i dunno about that. the i3 8100 4/4 thread @3.6 for 120$ is pretty compelling.

 

[Dropment]

the only issue is the mobos for 8th gens are expensive

 

[TJ Hooker]

i dunno about that. the i3 8100 4/4 thread @3.6 for 120$ is pretty compelling.

For a new system builder yes, but given the fact the OP already has an LGA1151v1 mobo the total cost of an i3 8100 would be higher than a 7500, with the same performance.

 

[Dropment]

would it be cheaper to go with ryzen
and another thing i mostly play fortnite and pubg and i want to buy overwatch and i do video editing very rarely as well as streaming. would ryzen be a good switch for me?

 

[TJ Hooker]

What motherboard do you have?

 

[Dropment]

i have a msi b250m pro-vd

 

[TJ Hooker]

What GPU do you have, and what resolution/refresh rate is your monitor?

You could get a Ryzen 1600 + B350 mobo for a little under 300 USD. Or you could get a i7 7700(K) for around the same price. For video editing, and possibly for streaming, the 1600 should do better. For gaming the 7700(K) would might do a bit better, but possibly only for high fps (100+) gaming.

 

[Dropment]

i have a gtx 1050 ti

 

[Dropment]

monitor is 1080p 60hz

 

[TJ Hooker]

In that case either of those options would perform the same in gaming, with the 1600 probably pulling ahead a little in video editing/streaming.

 

[Dropment]

should i wait for ryzen + 5 that come out in march

 

[TJ Hooker]

Yeah, if you're not in a huge rush you may as well wait for the Ryzen refresh to be released. By then Coffee Lake prices will have hopefully settled down, and cheaper mobos will be out, so that could be a good option too.

 

[Dropment]

depending on how much the i5 8400 is when prices go down and the cheaper mobos come out that seems like a great combo with the 1050 ti

 

[Dropment]

if u cant tell im an intel fan boy lol

 

[Dropment]

i just want something that will go be good for more than 4 years

 

[TJ Hooker]

Yes, if you can get an 8400 for MSRP or lower and pair it with a relatively cheap H310/B360 or whatever mobo when they come out, that should be a great choice.

 

[YoAndy]

I don't see these prices too bad myself. A new motherboard for almost $100 is a bad price?

i5 8400 (6-core) $206 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G6MF9083&cm_re=i5_8400-_-19-117-824-_-Product

MSI MOBO $104 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813144115&cm_re=z370-_-13-144-115-_-Product

ASUS TUF $149 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813119037&cm_re=z370-_-13-119-037-_-Product