$20 difference is nothing, so i would go for the XT
If you want a quiet and cooler running chip, you need aftermarket heatsink or AIO, therefore the stock cooler is not an advantage at this level.
If you want to stay with Intel, a 10600K is a great choice
MSI MEG Z490 Ace its a strong board with solid VRM's
Sell you graphics card if you want to play @ 4K. Start saving for a RTX 3070 or (similar) upcoming Radeon 6000 series
P.S. I know you're considering Intel only but if you want the...
Built my neighbor's son his first gaming rig last week and they had to settle for a 3100X.
Together with a Radeon 5600 XT it play's quite well @1080p high settings and @1440p medium settings
OP
Consider getting a R5 3600 since it's more efficient than a R7 2700 and can match it in a lot of situations
R7 3700x consumes more or less the same as the R7 2700, while being faster in all scenarios. A no brainer in my opinion, specially if price is a non factor
I recognize that the gap is smaller, specially now that Intel implemented HT to the lower skus but in general what i said is factual
I see that the effort of pointing out that the 3600X victory in Cinebench R20 was small but nevertheless it beats the intel and does so consistently. Same could...
This is my opinion, based on numerous reviews online and my own experience
Ryzen R5, R7 and R9's are a better processors for multithreaded applications and even quite a few singlethreaded ones, and i5, i7 and i9's are better for games and most singlethreaded apps
Edited for spelling
Demand for top of line up CPUs is always high due to users of said platform wanting to upgrade without having to change motherboards.
As a simple drop in, there's nothing more powerful for a board equipped with (chipsets) Z87, Z97, B85, H81, etc
I dont mind waiting a few more months if it means getting a proper upgrade. I currently have a quad core i7 and a GTX 1070 which have served me very well
I'm currently shopping around and given the positive reviews of the new Ryzen 4800 - 4900 series i made up my mind on the cpu side.
While the ASUS G14 comes with a RTX 2060, i couldnt find bigger laptops with better cooling designs such as the new Gigabyte Aero that have also AMD cpus in them...
I'm impressed with the improvements on the consumption front but the price should be around $450 and they could lower the K version at around $400.
As it is right now, the 3900X makes more sense
The 3900X is a solid upgrade for multithreaded apps, and a wash for gaming, but... perhaps the 3950X will give you what you seek, so wait a bit more
Edit - Consider Cascade Lake-X or Threadripper 3 later in the year also
6700k is no slouch, it still gives today's cpus a run for their money for sure. If gaming is all that you do, makes little sense to upgrade from 6700k or 7700k.
Just like before, these 8 core parts will take off once software really takes advantage of all the resources available
The way i see this:
1st tier gaming CPUs - Intel 9900K, 9700K, 8700K and 9600K. AMD Ryzen 3950X, 3900X, 3800X and 3700X
Just because when you can afford those CPU's, you can also afford a decent 1440P monitor or a 4K one
But to answer the thread title, no the 9900K wont be the last best gaming...
Use my trusty i7 2600 on our HTPC paired with a GTX 1050TI. My 8 year old plays Fortnite on it and loves it. He brags to his friends that our XBOX was custom made by his dad.
The project started with an old Dell Optiplex mini desktop. I added a SSD, a low profile graphics card and swapped the...
I have a 2600X and it comfortably outperforms my older i7 4770K in just about everything
My friend, you might have bought a faulty mobo, psu or done some odd config that's limiting performance greatly
Nehalpag unfortunately you bought a motherboard with Intel compatible socket or LGA 1151. You need to return it and get one that says Socket AM4 just like the one below:
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450-AORUS-PRO-WIFI-rev-10#kf
I have a 2600X on a Gigabyte Aorus Gaming 5 Wifi mobo, Gskill TridentZ RGB ddr4 3600 for quite some time now and it's rock solid
I would say that 1st gen did have a few issues, specially some combos that didnt work so well but most problems have generally been addressed. Check your bios...
The SVS is at least $300 or even $400 I think. Way too expensive for OP
I would get the Polk Audio PSW10 10" Powered Subwoofer for $100
https://www.amazon.com/Polk-10-Inch-Powered-Subwoofer-Single/dp/B0002KVQBA/ref=sr_1_3?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1549541176&sr=1-3&refinements=p_36%3A1253505011
R5 2600 loses to R7 2700X in everything, same does not happen with the i7 9700K vs R7 2700X battle, the overall performance delta between the AMD cpus is larger, therefore justifiable or easier to swallow. plus 8C/16T > 8C/8T
If it is just for gaming i'd say no but if you need the extra horsepower for other demanding tasks it will provide a substantial uplift in performance. Grab a solid cooler and enjoy it.
At $100 less the 2700K is a much better deal for most people. Performance deficit is negligible or almost non-existent since we're talking about 5.2% as per your own link.
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