What CPU Should I Buy

TechNerd23 · Jul 17, 2017

Hi guys I'm building a PC for gaming only, I'm hoping to start building in November I'm thinking of getting the Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! GPU and I'm not not sure what CPU to pair with it. I was thinking about the i5 7600k but I'm worried that it won't be good enough to run top quality games for the next 2-3 years and I'm not sure whether the coffee lake cpus will be coming out by November or not. I won't spend anymore than 340 or so usd.

mdd1963 · Jul 17, 2017

I would not consider any 4c/4t processor...

Your real choice should be 7700K vs. R5-1600 vs. R7- 1700....; the 7700K is fastest now,, and will not 'slow down' after the release of CoffeeLake, if/when it releases on time. If it was releasing in 2-3 weeks, that would be one thing, but, eventually you have to pull the trigger. I went 7700K, and I love it.

(I'd expect more from the die-shrink later, next year...)

dudeman509 · Jul 17, 2017

Gaming only - I7-7700k. Still under your budget.

8 threads should be able to handle any new game for the next couple years, and the 7700k has great IPC.

If you intended to stream gameplay, a Ryzen 5-1600 begins to make more sense with 1.5x the cores/threads, but lower IPC.

Rexper · Jul 17, 2017

You don't 'pair' a CPU with a GPU. choose the GPU based on the games, visual goals, and framerate goals. Choose the CPU based on the games and the framerate goals.

Of your are aiming for < 75FPS or your monitors refresh rate is 75hz or under, there is zero point in buying the 7700k and it noticeably benefits in hardly any games compared to a Ryzen 1600/1700. For goals above 120hz, the 7700k can benefit noticeably.

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