Greetings!
I am currently building a budget computer rig for my self. It will also serve as my main computer for daily tasks, some mild Photoshop/Autocad usage and obviously gaming at 1080p.
The list goes as follows:
-Case: Corsair SPEC 01
-Ram: DDR4 Patriot Viper Elite 3200 mhz
-PSU: Seasonic S12II 620W
-Cooler: Coolermaster 212X
-SSD: Some NVMe m2 ssd, have not decided yet
-storage: 1TB Caviar Blue HDD
-GPU: MSI GTX 1060 gaming X 3GB
Now, the fun part. Because I am not able to spend 250 euros + for an i5 7600k just yet, I am planning to currently buy a cheap Pentium G4560 alongside with a MSI Z270 SLI Plus motherboard. Later on, I will buy an unlocked i5. thus the Z270 chipset.
I know that games mostly use 2-4 cores max, (also proven in Luke's video about hyper threaded and multi core gaming). So, a 4 core/ 4 thread i5 would perform just fine.
However, with new Vulcan and Direct X 12, more cores are actually utilized, so a multi core/multi thread processor would actually benefit.
Because i7 7700k goes WAY over budget for a cpu (355 euros), the only reasonable thing to consider is the new Ryzen R5 1500X, costing around 225 euro or 25 euro less than the i5 7600k.
The problem is that either way, I cannot spend that kind of cash for a ryzen r5 or 7600k right now. If I go with the 1151 socket, I will be covered with the Pentium for a while, maybe even a full year, until I can get the i5. If I go with AMD, I will probably have to wait some months until I can get it.
I am also considering long term factors, I want to keep this setup for at least a good 4-5 years and still run modern games of that time at least medium settings and average fps.
Also, the AM4 socket will probably be on the market for 4-5 years, while 1151 may change at the next generation Ice Laky CPUs.
Considering all the above, what would you do in my case?
Thanks in advance, Cheers!
I am currently building a budget computer rig for my self. It will also serve as my main computer for daily tasks, some mild Photoshop/Autocad usage and obviously gaming at 1080p.
The list goes as follows:
-Case: Corsair SPEC 01
-Ram: DDR4 Patriot Viper Elite 3200 mhz
-PSU: Seasonic S12II 620W
-Cooler: Coolermaster 212X
-SSD: Some NVMe m2 ssd, have not decided yet
-storage: 1TB Caviar Blue HDD
-GPU: MSI GTX 1060 gaming X 3GB
Now, the fun part. Because I am not able to spend 250 euros + for an i5 7600k just yet, I am planning to currently buy a cheap Pentium G4560 alongside with a MSI Z270 SLI Plus motherboard. Later on, I will buy an unlocked i5. thus the Z270 chipset.
I know that games mostly use 2-4 cores max, (also proven in Luke's video about hyper threaded and multi core gaming). So, a 4 core/ 4 thread i5 would perform just fine.
However, with new Vulcan and Direct X 12, more cores are actually utilized, so a multi core/multi thread processor would actually benefit.
Because i7 7700k goes WAY over budget for a cpu (355 euros), the only reasonable thing to consider is the new Ryzen R5 1500X, costing around 225 euro or 25 euro less than the i5 7600k.
The problem is that either way, I cannot spend that kind of cash for a ryzen r5 or 7600k right now. If I go with the 1151 socket, I will be covered with the Pentium for a while, maybe even a full year, until I can get the i5. If I go with AMD, I will probably have to wait some months until I can get it.
I am also considering long term factors, I want to keep this setup for at least a good 4-5 years and still run modern games of that time at least medium settings and average fps.
Also, the AM4 socket will probably be on the market for 4-5 years, while 1151 may change at the next generation Ice Laky CPUs.
Considering all the above, what would you do in my case?
Thanks in advance, Cheers!