I'm looking to build my first custom PC and months of research (Youtube) has led me to come up with this build:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/jckchn22/saved/MsBdCJ
But with the new Ryzen 5 CPU releases, I'm now not sure if I should swap out the i5 7600k for a Ryzen 5 1600x, which many have said is better for overall (productivity) performance and produces better benchmarks in non-game software, yet sacrificing a roughly 10% weaker in-game performance than the i5 7600k.
I'm not a hard core gamer, nor a content creator/renderer. Any work I do mostly consists of intensive excel modelling and general MS Office use, which I'm sure either CPUs can handle. Outside of that, I will also be gaming (triple A/overwatch in either 1080 or 1440 preferably) and watching movies (probably for 2-4 hrs a day + weekends).
So I'm really looking for a CPU that gives me a great experience in both daily work and gaming/movies and I don't mind spending a little more/less for a higher quality experience in all areas.
Furthermore, like many, I'd prefer if my PC was future proof, and so having read that many games are expected to be optimised/patched for the new Ryzen cpus, could this be the way to go?
I'm fairly new to custom PCs so all input would be greatly appreciated! Also if you feel that there could be any other improvements/changes to my build then I would love if you could provide some recommendations.
Thanks to all in advance!
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/jckchn22/saved/MsBdCJ
But with the new Ryzen 5 CPU releases, I'm now not sure if I should swap out the i5 7600k for a Ryzen 5 1600x, which many have said is better for overall (productivity) performance and produces better benchmarks in non-game software, yet sacrificing a roughly 10% weaker in-game performance than the i5 7600k.
I'm not a hard core gamer, nor a content creator/renderer. Any work I do mostly consists of intensive excel modelling and general MS Office use, which I'm sure either CPUs can handle. Outside of that, I will also be gaming (triple A/overwatch in either 1080 or 1440 preferably) and watching movies (probably for 2-4 hrs a day + weekends).
So I'm really looking for a CPU that gives me a great experience in both daily work and gaming/movies and I don't mind spending a little more/less for a higher quality experience in all areas.
Furthermore, like many, I'd prefer if my PC was future proof, and so having read that many games are expected to be optimised/patched for the new Ryzen cpus, could this be the way to go?
I'm fairly new to custom PCs so all input would be greatly appreciated! Also if you feel that there could be any other improvements/changes to my build then I would love if you could provide some recommendations.
Thanks to all in advance!
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