AMD vs Intel? 1st build help

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loneeagle517

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Hey guys and gals,

I'm going through the process at the moment of putting together my 1st build for gaming and general use (linked below is my part picker build). After watching quite a few YouTube videos and doing some research i find myself torn.

So here's the story, all of my friends and people around me have always used Intel and they were all telling me "go I7 it's the best out there". And while its the direction i know and tend to understand better as a total noob I cant help but shake the feeling that i may be able to go AMD for around the same price ($330ish) and get more bang for my buck for overclocking and gaming performance.

With that said i do know that i would need another motherboard, which I'm perfectly OK with. Any help from anyone would be appreciated on what compares to/surpasses an I7 for around the same price point or slightly more would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks all,
Jake

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/q6BBbX
 
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volkgren
Nothing surpasses the i7 for gaming (*Edit: unless it's an i5 that has been overclocked with higher speeds AND the game doesn't utilize the extra threads. i5 will usually overlcock to be faster than an i7 because it requires less power to become stable. But a lot of games today are starting to use the extra threads.)

AMD gives you more cores/threads, but that won't help you for gaming. As long as you have "enough" cores/threads; IPC (instructions per cycle) and clock speeds matter more, and that's where Intel is beating AMD.

**Edit 2: I suppose that brings me to the point of the best bang for your buck is the i5-8600K, because it equals or beats an i7-7700K for around $100 less. Plus i5's can usually overclock faster than an i7...
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Nothing surpasses the i7 for gaming (*Edit: unless it's an i5 that has been overclocked with higher speeds AND the game doesn't utilize the extra threads. i5 will usually overlcock to be faster than an i7 because it requires less power to become stable. But a lot of games today are starting to use the extra threads.)

AMD gives you more cores/threads, but that won't help you for gaming. As long as you have "enough" cores/threads; IPC (instructions per cycle) and clock speeds matter more, and that's where Intel is beating AMD.

**Edit 2: I suppose that brings me to the point of the best bang for your buck is the i5-8600K, because it equals or beats an i7-7700K for around $100 less. Plus i5's can usually overclock faster than an i7, which is probably why I've seen the 8600K beating the 8700K in some gaming benchmarks. The difference being hyper-threading enabled, disable the HT on an i7 and it will produce less heat leaving room for a higher overclock. Or just get an i5 and pay less money.

The i5-8600K has "enough" cores for now, but will it in the future? Who knows for how long.
 
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Go with what volkgren said, i7 UNLESS you plan on spending mega bucks and getting a Threadripper 16core/32thread processor. A few of the newest games out there eat threads for breakfast. Example: FFXV
 
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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/66XcYT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/66XcYT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($329.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i PRO 55.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($148.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($156.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($143.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.21 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Extreme Core Video Card ($934.98 @ Newegg)
Case: be quiet! - Dark Base 700 ATX Mid Tower Case ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $2253.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-04 23:05 EDT-0400

Keep in mind AMD Ryzen 2XXX are coming out very soon so you should wait for that
 
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