Which is the best cpu path to go for?

[pastadwarf]

Hello, I would like to ask a little bit of help on which build should I go? Currently my system is running on a Intel X3430 paired with GTX 1050 Ti. I am upgrading soon but I am having a little bit of trouble on which path to take, a little help please on which one? And why?

1. Get i5-8600k but pair it with my GTX 1050 Ti, the main thing about this is that it is bottlenecking the system, although I would upgrade to a GTX 1080 soon but that'd be much later, so is this a bad idea?

2. Get i3-8100 first then a Z370 motherboard then pair it with the GTX 1050 Ti, after the build is complete, save to upgrade to an i5-8600k and at the same time the GTX 1080?

3. Lastly, just go Ryzen 3 1200 for now then pair with the GTX 1050 Ti, then just upgrade it at the same time as the GTX 1080?

So which one would be the best choice? Mainly I would be going for Gaming, I know the pros and cons of the two CPU brands, but considering also Ryzen's upgrade path for the future, what do you guys think is the best option at the moment? Thanks in advance and cheers!

 

[KR2]

I'd go for number 1, I don't think it will be too much of an issue with the bottleneck since you will eventually upgrade to a 1080. Number 2 just seems like a waste of money to me, I don't see why you would buy an i3-8100 to then just replace it with an i5-8600k not too long afterwards. Number 3 I don't think is the best option either since the Ryzen 3 1200 isn't as powerful as the i5-8600k (Benchmark) and I feel like it's similar to option 2 if you are going to upgrade it later on since the CPU isn't as powerful as both the i3-8100 (Benchmark) or the i5-8600k.

 

[arif1752002m4a1]

Go with
Amd ryzen 5 2600x
And then for gtx 1080.

But it doesnt have any integrated gpu.
So you have to use any gpu for display output.

And 6 core ryzen 5 2600x not going to bottleneck gtx 1080.

 

[pastadwarf]

I'd go for number 1, I don't think it will be too much of an issue with the bottleneck since you will eventually upgrade to a 1080. Number 2 just seems like a waste of money to me, I don't see why you would buy an i3-8100 to then just replace it with an i5-8600k not too long afterwards. Number 3 I don't think is the best option either since the Ryzen 3 1200 isn't as powerful as the i5-8600k (Benchmark) and I feel like it's similar to option 2 if you are going to upgrade it later on since the CPU isn't as powerful as both the i3-8100 (Benchmark) or the i5-8600k.

I see your point, thank you!

 

[pastadwarf]

Go with
Amd ryzen 5 2600x
And then for gtx 1080.

But it doesnt have any integrated gpu.
So you have to use any gpu for display output.

And 6 core ryzen 5 2600x not going to bottleneck gtx 1080.

I'll consider it, thank you for answering!