Is my upgrade compatible with my pc?

James Jesus · Jul 18, 2017

Hi guys, so ... I did not find the pc case in pcpartpicker so I do not know if it's compatible.

My PC:
GPU: GTX 960 4GB Evga
CPU: AMD FX-8320E Eight Core
Memory: HyperX Fury 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2200MHz
Motherboard: GA-970A-DS3P

Upgrade:
GPU: GTX 1060 3GB FTW
CPU: Intel I5-7600K
Memory: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200MHz

Is compatible?

drkatz42 · Jul 18, 2017

you realize you must select a different motherboard for the upgrade?(z270 chipset to take advantage of the k cpu oc ability)

sizzling · Jul 18, 2017

You need a new motherboard.

Also why not Ryzen, personally think its a better investment than the i5 range.

James Jesus · Jul 18, 2017

sizzling :

I am still in doubt, I understand that Ryzen is to edit and Intel to play, but a friend told me that intel served for the 2 things.
But it is not that he knows of knowledge.

PC Tailor · Jul 18, 2017

James Jesus :

Ryzen will have better editing capabilities as it has more cores and higher multi core speeds. But will still perform very well for gaming

Later Intel will have faster single core speeds and generally give better performance in gaming and lesser performance than the Ryzen in workstation based applications.

sizzling · Jul 18, 2017

Games are starting to utilise more than 4 threads and it seems a trend that is set to grow. I agree the i7 is ahead of Ryzen for gaming but compared to the i5 it depends on the game for which is better, remember to review minimum fps as well as average.

PC Tailor · Jul 18, 2017

sizzling :

Oh yeah I agree, I'd go for a 1600x+ over a 7600k. Just giving the general summary of benchmarks as they are. I wasn't making any detailed judgements on minmum and maximum FPS, jus giving the summary of the benchmarks, the Intel ranges are performing better in many gaming applications due to their higher single core speed, but Ryzen outperforming in other applications due to their cores.

The Ryzen obviously will give more consistent FPS, it will never be bad realistically.
But the Intel range will likely get slightly higher FPS depending on the application of course.

But yeah, I'd sooner go the Ryzen instead of the i5 range !

James Jesus · Jul 18, 2017

drkatz42 :

I do not find it, I need something more specific.

James Jesus · Jul 18, 2017

PC Tailor :

sizzling :

Oh yeah I agree, I'd go for a 1600x+ over a 7600k. Just giving the general summary of benchmarks as they are. I wasn't making any detailed judgements on minmum and maximum FPS, jus giving the summary of the benchmarks, the Intel ranges are performing better in many gaming applications due to their higher single core speed, but Ryzen outperforming in other applications due to their cores.

The Ryzen obviously will give more consistent FPS, it will never be bad realistically.
But the Intel range will likely get slightly higher FPS depending on the application of course.

But yeah, I'd sooner go the Ryzen instead of the i5 range !

So, you recommend me Ryzen 5 1600x or 1600?

And is better I7 for edit and games?

PC Tailor · Jul 18, 2017

James Jesus :

If you're looking between a Ryzen 1600x or an i5 7600k. I'd go for the Ryzen. The Ryzen 1600x gives more room with overclocking and has a higher clock speed. The Ryzen 1600 is better value for money. So you'll see minor improvements in the 1600x but its arguable whether it's worth the price difference.
If you're looking at a Ryzen vs an i7 - I'd more likely opt towards the i7. But the 1700 / 1700x is excellent for editing applications.

So it depends on your application and your budget. If you want workstation / editing capability, go for Ryzen. If you want to up your budget and go all out gaming, I'd go for an i7 7700k. But that's upping your budget. But then you'd likely want to upgrade your GPU eventually.

Just bare in mind what the other guys have said, you will require a motherboard upgrade either way.

James Jesus · Jul 18, 2017

PC Tailor :

James Jesus :

If you're looking between a Ryzen 1600x or an i5 7600k. I'd go for the Ryzen. The Ryzen 1600x gives more room with overclocking and has a higher clock speed. The Ryzen 1600 is better value for money. So you'll see minor improvements in the 1600x but its arguable whether it's worth the price difference.
If you're looking at a Ryzen vs an i7 - I'd more likely opt towards the i7. But the 1700 / 1700x is excellent for editing applications.

So it depends on your application and your budget. If you want workstation / editing capability, go for Ryzen. If you want to up your budget and go all out gaming, I'd go for an i7 7700k. But that's upping your budget. But then you'd likely want to upgrade your GPU eventually.

Just bare in mind what the other guys have said, you will require a motherboard upgrade either way.

What motherboard not very expensive you recommend me for i7 ?

PC Tailor · Jul 18, 2017

James Jesus :

PC Tailor :

What motherboard not very expensive you recommend me for i7 ?

Effectively for the i7 7700k you'll want a motherboard that has a Z270 chipset. As they allow you to overclock the 7700k when required, the other chipsets do not. All of these will do well: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-z270-motherboard-pr...

For the Ryzen motherboard the B350M Tomahawk is a good buy, so any B350M motherboard on here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-am4-b350-motherboard-...

or higher end would be an X370 motherboard for the Ryzen.Such as an Msi x370 Gaming Pro Carbon

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