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Hi All

I am currently running on an older gaming rig. AMD 8630 CPU, Crosshair V Formula-Z mobo, 16GB DDR3 in a full tower case.

I am looking to rebuild into a smaller rig with a good amount of power. I had been looking at the Enthoo Evolv Shift-X as a base. I had also been looking into Ryzen for a CPU. After a lot of reading and looking at reviews I have become less sure of what direction I want to go. I know I want that case. Beyond that...

TL: DR: I am looking to spend about $1000 on a new system. I will for sure need: CPU, CPU Cooler, MoBo, RAM, Power Supply, Case. I have SSD's and HDD's, an external optical drive and a GTX 1070.

What do you all think?
 
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AMD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor ($278.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B350-I GAMING Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($137.09 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Phanteks - ENTHOO EVOLV SHIFT X Mini ITX Tower Case ($159.49 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $814.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-06 14:25...
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AMD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor ($278.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B350-I GAMING Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($137.09 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Phanteks - ENTHOO EVOLV SHIFT X Mini ITX Tower Case ($159.49 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $814.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-06 14:25 EDT-0400

Intel.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($329.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.07 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Phanteks - ENTHOO EVOLV SHIFT X Mini ITX Tower Case ($159.49 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $976.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-06 14:26 EDT-0400

You could save some money on either by going with the 1600 on the first build and the 8600K on the second build. There's also the option of a non K Intel CPU and non overclocking board which will save some cash.
 
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Any preference on AMD/Intel for gaming? Any standout reasons for that preference? Also those lists lined up pretty close with that I was thinking.

Another question but does the speed of the RAM make a huge difference in gaming?
 
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For gaming I prefer performance per core and Intel leads in that aspect so Intel would be the way to go. As for RAM speeds it can make a noticeable difference for AMD Ryzen (up to 20 FPS) for gaming but not nearly as much for Intel (2-3 FPS). I just went with the faster RAM in both builds as the price was ok for the speed.
 
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