upgrading my rig

[thetanguy]

Hello everyone,

I bought my PC a little while ago (September 2012), I feel that while it still performs for most of my games, my I5-3570 and 8Gb DDR3 RAM are starting to be a little weak for the bigger newer games coming out.

I already have already updated my GPU to a GTX-970 a year or two ago, and will also keep my HDD.

I have built 2 pcpartpicker:
I5-9600k (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cV6xCb)
Ryzen 2700x (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J69BYT)

I would very much like your opinions on either one build, and if needed, what could be bettered while not bursting my budget. As a last piece of information, I live in France, so maybe all the prices won't fit exactly, but it’s more about the general idea.

Thank you very much for your help.

 

[richiestang_78]

On your Ryzen build you don't need a cooler, the stock cooler is fine for stock and small overclocks. And also at that price point you would be better off with a similar priced air cooler. And honestly for the intel build unless the case wont allow it get a air cooler like the cryorig H5 or H7, it will cool nearly identically, be cheaper and have less things to fail.

For gaming the 9600k may have a slight edge over the Ryzen due to Intels stronger single thread performance, but the Ryzen nets your more cores/threads which may or may not be finally used more in gaming and will come in handy for other tasks like photo/video editing as well as streaming.

 

[thetanguy]

Ok, I edited my PCPartPicker to reflect you suggestions.

regarding the memory sticks, should I go for the 30$ more expensive G.skill, or stick with the ADATA?

Also I don't plan on doing any photo/video editing, and streaming just isn't my thing. so I think I'll just head toward the intel.

Thank you very much for your input !