Upgrade to Ryzen

skychaser30 · Aug 23, 2017

Currently rocking an i5 4690k clocked at 4.6ghz. Wondering if an upgrade is needed. I mainly use my rig for gaming. As of now, I can run all games no problem, since I have a GTX 1070 that is also oc'd. The reason for an upgrade is for future games. Should I go for a Ryzen 7 or 5, or wait for Intel's new architecture? I could also go for a 4790k, if it's worth it.

Sakkura · Aug 23, 2017

Upgrade when you need it, not before. Intel will have their Coffee Lake CPUs out soon, and then at some point AMD will have the successor to Ryzen, so waiting means you'll have access to newer/better/cheaper hardware when you buy.

maxalge · Aug 23, 2017

skychaser30 :

ryzen would be a downgrade specifically for gaming

wait for reviews of coffee lake

13thmonkey · Aug 23, 2017

Upgrade when you have symptoms of poor performance, not when you might have symptoms in the future. By the time that future arrives your pre-emptive upgrade will be 'old'.

Unless you have specific issues I don't see i5-2/3XXX as being quite ready yet for an upgrade 'just because', BF1 might be an example of where 4C4T is a problem, and >4C>4T would be better.

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