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Question 10600K(F) vs 3700X

I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I am struggling to choose between these two as a replacement for my 4790K which is showing its age a bit now. I can get either the 10600K(F) or the 3700X for around the same price. It will be put with a 1080ti GPU for gaming, and if gaming was all I...
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- Aug 5, 2020
- Replies: 21
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Absolute best single core performance?

I actually used to have a 7970 and it was ok for 1080p but I still had problems with very high single core CPU use. I don't think there are any AMD cards that are a match for a 1080ti at the moment either, sadly. If I get fast RAM, will I need to turn the core OC down? Thanks
- Adam Saint
- Post #25
- Jun 19, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Absolute best single core performance?

Hey guys, thanks for all the suggestions you've given me, after a lot of thought I think I'm going to go for a siliconlottery 7700k 5.2ghz, with some decent RAM. I will wait for the 7740k reviews to hit first though just to see if that wouldn't be a better path to take (and see if...
- Adam Saint
- Post #22
- Jun 18, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Absolute best single core performance?

My current kit is CL10@2133mhz (XMP). Unfortunately everything faster than that seems to be physically too big (tall heatspreaders) to fit under my Phanteks cooler :( Do you think that by ditching the cooler and maybe getting an AIO to allow taller RAM to be installed, I'd improve...
- Adam Saint
- Post #3
- Jun 15, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Absolute best single core performance?

Hi guys. So I guess I have a pretty strange request/appeal for help. My current gaming system is a 1080ti with a Gsync 4k monitor (Acer CB280HK) a 4790k @4.8ghz and 16gb 2133mhz RAM. The ONLY games I ever play are the STALKER series and the various mods that exist for them and because the...
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- Jun 15, 2017
- Replies: 42
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Intel Skylake / Kaby Lake

That's true but, is anyone really bothered? If you game, you'll get a dGPU anyway. If you don't, there's no practical difference between the two.
- Adam Saint
- Post #8,667
- Jan 3, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Intel Skylake / Kaby Lake

Check out the G4560 too... $64 gets you 3.5ghz with HT. Now that with a basic H110 board and 8gb DDR4 would run you $130-ish. I actually find the budget end of the Kaby Lake offerings more interesting than the high end.
- Adam Saint
- Post #8,665
- Jan 3, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Intel Skylake / Kaby Lake

The Pentium G4620 looks really impressive for $93 US, it's an i3 in all but name. HT, TSX, 3.7ghz. That'll be tough budget competition and if someone can figure out how to unlock the BCLK again, it'll become a legendary chip
- Adam Saint
- Post #8,661
- Jan 3, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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