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Looking to build me a new system with a tempered case. I have always used the AMD chips (No Ryzen) in the past but really leaning towards the Intel I7 this time.

So mainly what I do is play WOW and other games such as Skyrim - The Witcher etc. The AMD I am currently using is the AMD A10-7850k which I was not very impressed with. Some lag with high video settings. I am using 16gb of DDR3 memory and Nvidia GTX 1050i card.

Trying to keep it around $1000 which is possible if I use my existing video card and drop the DDR4 memory from 32gb to 16gb.

Ryzen vs I7 I see the I7 still seems mor epowerful? Will myvideo card be sufficient until a future replacement? I would love having zero lag on highest settings. All advice appreciated.

Thanks

Gary
 
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Its a bad time to be picking up an i5 or i7 as Intels coffee lake is come with 6 core i5/i7's. If you must buy now I suggest the Ryzen 1600 6 core or 1700 8 core. The i7 can pump out more FPS but lag free requires extra free cores for connection processing. If you want an I7 wait till its an i3-8350k for $184.
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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($130.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($150.89 @...
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With a 1050ti there will be no difference between any ryzen processor and a 7700k. Both will be held back by the gpu.

I'd suggest going with the r5 1600 with your current gpu mostly since you won't need a CPU cooler and it's around $200 cheaper up front for zero performance Delta.
 
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Its a bad time to be picking up an i5 or i7 as Intels coffee lake is come with 6 core i5/i7's. If you must buy now I suggest the Ryzen 1600 6 core or 1700 8 core. The i7 can pump out more FPS but lag free requires extra free cores for connection processing. If you want an I7 wait till its an i3-8350k for $184.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($130.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($150.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $952.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-28 12:28 EDT-0400
 
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Wow quick responses. I see the Ryzen really out performs the AMD10-7850k. Sounds like the Ryzen might be the better affordable way to go as I am in no way a professional gamer.
 
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Oh yeah the performance difference between the cheapest ryzen and your CPU is monstrous. Gap widens as you go up to a 1600 to monumental

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-3-1200-vs-AMD-A10-7850K-APU/3931vs2937 cheapest but still nearly 50% better when oced (which you can do on the stock cooler)



http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-1600-vs-AMD-A10-7850K-APU/3919vs2937 here it is getting bludgeoned by the 1600. I honestly see no reason to get the 1700 for what you're describing. The b350 board should hold at least 2 more generations of ryzen CPUs if you need more for the next 3 years the option should be there
 
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