Which CPU for 1070ti - i5-8600k or i7-8700k?

[Zaughtilo]

Title. I play Overwatch, Counter Strike Global Offensive, Fortnite, Civ5 and ARK. I use two 1080p 144hz monitors, one for games and the other for whatever else. I'd see myself going up to 1440p in the future, but never 4k.
1x16gb ram, ssd and 7.2k hdd combo. currently using i3-8100. its not bad but there is visible bottleneck i want to 'cure'. motherboard is z370.
Which CPU, i5-8600k or i7-8700k, would combo better with my 1070ti to have least bottleneck and worth the price

 

[richiestang_78]

There wont be much of a difference between the 8600k and 8700K, its all what you want to spend.

I will say you should switch to dual channel RAM, having 1 stick limits performance. Id recommend buying a match set of dual channel RAM or roll the dice and buy another 16GB single stick and see if it works. If you are using slower RAM like 2400 then you may want to change up to 3000mhz or greater.

 

[TechyInAZ]

If all your doing is gaming, the 8600K will be nearly as good as the 8700k.

 

[Math Geek]

nice little article summing it up from Tom's just a couple days ago. well worth the quick read.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-buying-guide,5643.html

 

[Zaughtilo]

There wont be much of a difference between the 8600k and 8700K, its all what you want to spend.

I will say you should switch to dual channel RAM, having 1 stick limits performance. Id recommend buying a match set of dual channel RAM or roll the dice and buy another 16GB single stick and see if it works. If you are using slower RAM like 2400 then you may want to change up to 3000mhz or greater.

If I just get another one of the exact same RAM module as the one I have, and plug them both in, will it work and combine to 32gb?

 

[richiestang_78]

Sometimes you will have issue when you mis match even the exact same RAM modules. That's why they are sold in sets, they are tested and confirmed to work with one another. You can give it a try and if it does work then yes you will have 32GB.