Im looking into building a new pc , i have a gtx 1070 for it already and have been struggling to pick a cpu. I'm mostly a gamer and currently game at 1080p but im going to buy a 1440p monitor after i get this pc. However i also enjoy to multitask on my pc quite often and want to start recording/streaming gameplay. What would be the better cpu? Considering gaming, streaming, recording, and budget. is it worth spending the extra on a 1700x?
1600x or 1700x
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I can't find a reason to go above the 1700 (not X). The 1700 will overclock to 1700X speeds for less money.
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i'd agree with the other posters, but having said that, the 1600x is awesome. I've mine OC'ed to 3.9 @1.3v, and with 6c/12t is capable of doing everything you want. Is having the additional 2 cores and 4 threads gonna make any difference to what you want to do, the answer is no. Only in the heaviest of threaded applications and benchmarks will there be a difference.
Save the money, get a 1600x and put the extra cash to SSD or something.
Save the money, get a 1600x and put the extra cash to SSD or something.
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yeah, i'd agree with that, and thought of including it in my answer, but the 1600 isn't always guaranteed to hit the same speeds as the 1600x. I've mine clocked at 3.9 @1.3v and even though it's OC'ed either the precision boost or XFR still gets my cpu to an all core boost of just under 4ghz when gaming. The 1600x seems to hit the higher limits of the Ryzen architecture more often than the non 'x' counterparts. The 1600x doesn't come with a cooler either. I got a Wraith max cooler for the 1700x/1800x as a gift and it's doing great for my 1600x. But the stock cooler that comes with the 1600 is the Wraith Spire and it's decent, allowing the 1600 to get to about 3.7/3.8ghz. It's a good buy that's for sure.
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both the 1600x/1700x have faster stock clock-speeds, which in the case of gaming (for the most part), means more FPS (admittedly not much).
So unless the OP is into OC'ing, the 1600x in particular gives better gaming results. When it comes to multitasking is 6c/12t not enough for most users?
I'm not sure why you'd completely 'ignore' the 1600x/1700x. They are both faster out of the box than the 1700.
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They are only "faster out of the box" after you spend another $40-100 on aftermarket cooling. Below that, you can make-do with the stock HSF and a mild OC that will take you up most of the way to the same all-cores XFR frequency.
XFR is not worth bothering with. OP said he wants to multi-task, record game streams and game at the same time. That's the kind of scenario where the two extra cores (33%) may pay off far more than an extra 5% on clock frequency. Also, by the time you slap a $80 cooler on a $200 1600X, you're at the same price as a 1700.
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i'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, just pointing out that not everyone over-clocks, and although the 1700 is a great chip (at least IMO) the 1600x is plenty powerful to 'multitask, record game streams and game at the same time' - although that would be a sight to behold in itself, as no self respecting gamer would be focusing on anything but the game they are playing, rather than watching the latest episode of whatever on channel x at the same time. But I get your point. With that said the 6c/12t would be plenty for that, and the 1700 with it's 33% extra cores will make zero difference.
I'm not sure which price point your recommending for a cooler though - 40, 80, 100. A Cryorig H7 for about 40 bucks will do the job nicely.
I'm not sure which price point your recommending for a cooler though - 40, 80, 100. A Cryorig H7 for about 40 bucks will do the job nicely.
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He wants to RECORD gaming / stream his own gaming sessions, which means he needs enough CPU-power for real-time transcoding while gaming.
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