Since the new consoles will be 8 cores and 16 threads is it likely going to be the standard over the next 6-7 years? If so does it make sense purchasing a 10700k or 3700x for purely gaming purposes over, say 3600x or 10600k?
for purely gaming go with intel. if 5600x was in consideration then AMD was the choice. 3700X is also good VFM. but for pure gaming at the listed one, INTEL.Since the new consoles will be 8 cores and 16 threads is it likely going to be the standard over the next 6-7 years? If so does it make sense purchasing a 10700k or 3700x for purely gaming purposes over, say 3600x or 10600k?
You can buy for now and rest be assured for next 3 yrs but your items will be phased out by that time so future proofing for me is barely 3-max 5 yrs.Since the new consoles will be 8 cores and 16 threads is it likely going to be the standard over the next 6-7 years? If so does it make sense purchasing a 10700k or 3700x for purely gaming purposes over, say 3600x or 10600k?
For that money, buy a 5600x. For gaming it will be way better long term.The reason I ask is because I'm mulling over my 4k gaming rig and wondering whether it makes sense to spend a little bit more and get a 3700x over a 3600/3600x. I know at that resolution the CPU is almost immaterial but will it become more relevant in a few years?
Getting a used 3700x comes out 10k cheaper than a brand new 5600x. At 4k I don't think it produces any increases in performance.For that money, buy a 5600x. For gaming it will be way better long term.
If you are going to game at 4k or above 1080p, I would recommend you going for an eight core chip any day over the 3600, trust me, you can utilize the additional cores very easily, if you have crome with a few tabs open, steam, epic, origin, discord, music streaming software in the background with your game, an eight core chip is most definitely the way to go, going forward games will be optimized to leverage the higher core counts as well. I have been preaching this for quite a while, got my Ryzen 1700 3 years back, and I cant seem to use my 2500k any longer. Eight core chip please, you will thank me later.Getting a used 3700x comes out 10k cheaper than a brand new 5600x. At 4k I don't think it produces any increases in performance.
Yeah I thought so myself. Considering I haven't been able to dispose of my 1080p monitor I may end up having to use a dual monitor set up.If you are going to game at 4k or above 1080p, I would recommend you going for an eight core chip any day over the 3600, trust me, you can utilize the additional cores very easily, if you have crome with a few tabs open, steam, epic, origin, discord, music streaming software in the background with your game, an eight core chip is most definitely the way to go, going forward games will be optimized to leverage the higher core counts as well. I have been preaching this for quite a while, got my Ryzen 1700 3 years back, and I can seem to use my 2500k any longer. Eight core chip please, you will thank me later.
Once you goto a dual monitor setup, you cant go back to using just one, but absolutely, please do yourself favour and get the 3700 or the 10700, the 3700 will gives you a bit more versatility, if you go with a B550 chipset, the Intel counterpart will net you 5-7% gains in games, negligible, if you ask me, but cant go wrong with either.Yeah I thought so myself. Considering I haven't been able to dispose of my 1080p monitor I may end up having to use a dual monitor set up.
Ryzen 1700 pulls out same FPS may be 1 or 2 fps less than the recent CPU , invest that money on GPU monitor/tv with 4k that would be a better upgradeIf you are going to game at 4k or above 1080p, I would recommend you going for an eight core chip any day over the 3600, trust me, you can utilize the additional cores very easily, if you have crome with a few tabs open, steam, epic, origin, discord, music streaming software in the background with your game, an eight core chip is most definitely the way to go, going forward games will be optimized to leverage the higher core counts as well. I have been preaching this for quite a while, got my Ryzen 1700 3 years back, and I cant seem to use my 2500k any longer. Eight core chip please, you will thank me later.