Is this PC good for mid-range gaming/ video editing/ 3d Rendering?

That_Guy_Alex · Aug 16, 2017

I'm buying a PC from Scan and I'm wondering if these components are any good for the above:

i7-7700k 4.2ghz
EVGA NVidia GTX 1060 SC 6gb
ASUS Prime B250-Pro
16gb Corsair Vengeance GDDR4 RAM
550w Corsair TX 80+ Gold
250gb SSD Samsung evo
1TB WB Hard Drive
Game Max Silent [Case]
Asus PCE-AC56 [Wireless Adapter]
Artic Cooler 11 [Cooling System]

Cheers!

KirbysHammer · Aug 16, 2017

Nope. 7700k and 1060 are mismatched and a Ryzen 7 would offer more than 50% better rendering performance.

Ne0Wolf7 · Aug 16, 2017

Tell us your budget, so that we can point you towards a much better build.

sizzling · Aug 16, 2017

Bad CPU & motherboard combination and for a 1060 you dont need a 7700k, Ryzen is probably a better choice. However the new Intel line up is announced on the 21st so buying anything now is a bad idea, wait and see what the new offerings are.

That_Guy_Alex · Aug 16, 2017

I have a budget of £1400 (so about $1800), I don't think I'll be able to afford any of the new Intel CPU's but maybe waiting to see is a good shout - can you point out a better CPU/ GPU/ Motherboard combination? Thanks for the replies

bigpinkdragon286 · Aug 16, 2017

Just because Intel is announcing their new line-up, doesn't mean it's going to be readily available.

KirbysHammer · Aug 16, 2017

bigpinkdragon286 :

The point is if their offerings are going to blow Ryzen out of the water it's not a bad idea to wait. It's a risk but if it pays off we could have i7s with the best of both worlds- top notch single and multi core performance.

sizzling · Aug 16, 2017

bigpinkdragon286 :

Very true but Id be really PO'd if I bought a 7700k today and a 6 core version was in the shops in the very near future. Unless you have to buy now it makes sense to wait.

bigpinkdragon286 · Aug 16, 2017

We already know they aren't going to blow Ryzen out of the water. They are adding to the core count and otherwise reusing the same 14nm+ cores.

bigpinkdragon286 · Aug 16, 2017

sizzling :

If core count is that important, a 7700k is not the correct CPU anyway.

KirbysHammer · Aug 16, 2017

bigpinkdragon286 :

Which will readily beat Ryzen.

the weakness of Intel has been multi core performance. What they are doing is lowing the effective clocks (all core turbo) slightly and adding two more cores. What it means is that Intel's i7 will likely equal or beat the MC performance of R7 while destroying it on single core performance.

sizzling · Aug 16, 2017

bigpinkdragon286 :

Intel still has the best IPC so combined with a 50% increase in cores is interesting but agree it wont blow Ryzen out of the water. However seeing as hyperthreading only adds at max 30% performance from the benchmarks I have seen a 6 core i5 'might' compete with recent generation i7's, now that would be a huge price/performance gain.

sizzling · Aug 16, 2017

bigpinkdragon286 :

For high fps gaming the 7700k is king, highest IPC, high clock speed and 8 threads. If you can add 50% to that for similar money Id be upset I didn't wait. Might not need it now but Id rather have in the future than not have it.

KirbysHammer · Aug 16, 2017

sizzling :

bigpinkdragon286 :

Intel still has the best IPC so combined with a 50% increase in cores is interesting but agree it wont blow Ryzen out of the water. However seeing as hyperthreading only adds at max 30% performance from the benchmarks I have seen a 6 core i5 'might' compete with recent generation i7's, now that would be a huge price/performance gain.

On single core it likely will.

bigpinkdragon286 · Aug 16, 2017

Destroying on single core performance is a big overstatement. Intel's biggest advantage is clock speed.

The event scheduled for the 21st of August is not a launch, it's an official unveiling.

Actual shipping products are not expected before the holiday season, but rumors have dropped that one or two products might be available before then, likely as a means of getting folks to wait.

larsweb4 · Aug 16, 2017

You should go for Ryzen 5 1600 cpu most bang for buck cooler is included
And for graphic card GTX 1070 most efficient Gpu at the moment. If you look gpuspeed/powerusage
The rest is all well chosen.

What kind of monitor do you have ? inch? what resolution 1080p ?
1060gb is fast enough for 1080p
For 1440p it isn't.
Then gtx 1070 is the better choice

sizzling · Aug 16, 2017

KirbysHammer :

I'd love it too but doubt it. It will be a massive achievement if single core performance stays the same as KabyLake while added 2 more cores. I actually think we will see reduced clock speed and therefore reduced single core performance traded against extra cores so the question I want to know is how much its reduced but its all speculation until it gets here.

bigpinkdragon286 · Aug 16, 2017

sizzling :

Games aren't scaling past 8 threads very efficiently, otherwise Ryzen R7 would easily beat the 7700k, which clearly it can't. Adding 50% more computing resources isn't going to add 50% game performance. You also have to realize, the GPU is already the bottleneck in a great many gaming situations. The extra 2 cores aren't going to make an i7 a significantly better gaming chip, however, it may make the i5 relevant again.

sizzling · Aug 16, 2017

bigpinkdragon286 :

sizzling :

Games aren't scaling past 8 threads very efficiently, otherwise Ryzen R7 would easily beat the 7700k, which clearly it can't. Adding 50% more computing resources isn't going to add 50% game performance. You also have to realize, the GPU is already the bottleneck in a great many gaming situations. The extra 2 cores aren't going to make an i7 a significantly better gaming chip, however, it may make the i5 relevant again.

I'm not saying you will see 50% improvements, you wont. Hopefully 2 extra real cores will bring some gains as cores are better than hyperthreading so games that can use more than 4 threads might benefit from the extra real cores. The point is waiting a while might mean instead of £300 for 4c 8t, hopefully priced no more than £350 will get you 6c 12t.

Ne0Wolf7 · Aug 16, 2017

bigpinkdragon286 :

Thats not it's purpose, its goal is to compete with Ryzen better by beating it where it excells, multi core performence. Remeber, OP want's to do 3D rendering with his computer too, where those two more cores/4 more threads are important.

bigpinkdragon286 · Aug 16, 2017

Ne0Wolf7 :

bigpinkdragon286 :

Thats not it's purpose, its goal is to compete with Ryzen better by beating it where it excells, multi core performence. Remeber, OP want's to do 3D rendering with his computer too, where those two more cores/4 more threads are important.

I'm glad somebody is paying attention. To beat the R7 line-up in workstation performance, it currently takes a 10 core / 20 thread Intel part. Until the new Coffee Lake parts are benchmarked by reputable sources, we can only speculate on whether they will have enough extra resources to match the R7 line-up. On the other hand, they should beat the R5 6-core parts without too much trouble.

KirbysHammer · Aug 20, 2017

larsweb4 :

If you're going to go with a 1070 you should go with a 1080. The 1080 is only 50 bucks more thanks to cryptomining inflating midrange GPU prices.

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