So, my current desktop is 4 ish years old, my i5-3570k and gtx 670 ftw isn't pulling as much power as I'd like, for instance, on a duel monitor set up, smite on one screen and twitch on the other, i see massive fps drops.
So anyway, I've been looking at the new Ryzen cpus, as it's great for gaming, streaming (watching streams and streaming myself) and multitasking. seems perfect.
But the issue is, I can't pick between the 1700 and the 1700x.
I've looked around and people say just buy the 1700 and overclock it, you'll save money and you'll out perform the 1800x. The issue is that I've never overclocked before and I don't even fully understand it, like do you keep it constantly overclocked? I also say that the 1700 overclocked to 4.00 ghz pulls a massive amount of voltage, significantly more then the 1700x, so my thinking is, if i get the 1700 and overclock it to 4 ghz, then it simply won't last me long since it's pulling more voltage, resulting in higher temps and ultimately, lowering its life.
In terms of GPU too, i've been looking at the 1080TI but jesus is it expensive, I mean I don't really mind spending £700 on the graphic card but is it ultimately worth it? A few people said I could get a 1070 sc and buy another one in the future and SLI it, match power but i've also read most games can't utilize sli setups?
So what's worth it, taking cost into account but not limiting myself.
So anyway, I've been looking at the new Ryzen cpus, as it's great for gaming, streaming (watching streams and streaming myself) and multitasking. seems perfect.
But the issue is, I can't pick between the 1700 and the 1700x.
I've looked around and people say just buy the 1700 and overclock it, you'll save money and you'll out perform the 1800x. The issue is that I've never overclocked before and I don't even fully understand it, like do you keep it constantly overclocked? I also say that the 1700 overclocked to 4.00 ghz pulls a massive amount of voltage, significantly more then the 1700x, so my thinking is, if i get the 1700 and overclock it to 4 ghz, then it simply won't last me long since it's pulling more voltage, resulting in higher temps and ultimately, lowering its life.
In terms of GPU too, i've been looking at the 1080TI but jesus is it expensive, I mean I don't really mind spending £700 on the graphic card but is it ultimately worth it? A few people said I could get a 1070 sc and buy another one in the future and SLI it, match power but i've also read most games can't utilize sli setups?
So what's worth it, taking cost into account but not limiting myself.