When building a gaming PC, is single-core performance still top priority? I picked up a Ryzen 7 2700, but I'm debating swapping it for 2700x or an i5-9600k.
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Update: this is what I have https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/KBYfbX
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Replying to @_developit
The higher-order bit here is: don’t buy that 60 Hz monitor. Trust me on this
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Replying to @_developit
I meant: for gaming, getting a 144+ Hz monitor > upgrading an already-decent Ryzen IMHO
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Replying to @mathias
I'm tempted to stick with the Ryzen 2700 then. Feels weird to buy a monitor specifically for gaming lol
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Replying to @_developit @mathias
I'm here for this thread. Was seriously considering a home chromium build-box + light gaming and need to replace monitor regardless. Thinking about holding out for 10nm intel i9s; what pushed you to AMD?
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Replying to @slightlylate @mathias
Multicore performance on the Ryzen 2700x is insane, and it's basically a "set it and forget it" automatic overclocking solution. Check out the "workstation" category here: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-9600K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-2700X/4031vs3958 …
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I admit, I will probably compile chromium on this. Maybe the Ryzen's cores are worthwhile after all.
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What is keeping you from i9 tho?
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I didn't pull the trigger over the holidays because the price premium plus thin supply made me think their yeilds on the current process suck and might be worth waiting for 10nm
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So cheap now though. And the GPU's are back down.
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I wouldn’t say i9s are “cheap” yet ^^
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