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Utnayan

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LiquidDeath said:
General consensus is that if the only thing you do is game, then the i7 is still your best bet for now. If you do anything else at all (streaming, en/decoding, un/compressing, etc) that can take advantage of multiple cores, then Ryzen is what you want and it isn't close.
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Gotchya yeah all I do is game on mine.
 
Utnayan

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So back to the original question - anyone? :) Basically will the jump be worth 700 bucks.

I can get the CPU for $299.
Mobo for 159
Ram for $139

New case and new 212 Evo and a small tube of Arctic silver.
 
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Utnayan said:
So back to the original question - anyone? :) Basically will the jump be worth 700 bucks.

I can get the CPU for $299.
Mobo for 159
Ram for $139

New case and new 212 Evo and a small tube of Arctic silver.
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IMO , not worth it at all. You've gone this long on that i5 , and you can go longer. Wait for some bad ass shit to come out, if it ever does. You already made the biggest leap, and went with the 1070, so now just ride that sweet wave a little longer, and you'll reap benefits.
 
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Gravel

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TecKnoe said:
this card worth the extra 30$?
Amazon.com: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 6GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC), Only 6.8 Inches Graphics Card 06G-P4-6161-KR: Computers & Accessories
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 06G-P4-6163-KR, 6GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC), Only 6.8 Inches-Newegg.com
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It's a little late on the response, but I bought an EVGA 1060 SSC and I've got nothing but good things to say. It's slightly more than the ones linked, however.

I kind of wanted a 1070, but that would've been at least $100 more. And I currently only game at 1080p anyway, with no plans to upgrade my monitor.
 
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Crone said:
IMO , not worth it at all. You've gone this long on that i5 , and you can go longer. Wait for some bad ass shit to come out, if it ever does. You already made the biggest leap, and went with the 1070, so now just ride that sweet wave a little longer, and you'll reap benefits.
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Ok I'll wait thanks bud! :)
 
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Well if I'm not seeing any benefit. I only ask now more because the 144hz gsync I have at 1440p was such a fucking awesome addition, I wonder what else I could be missing out on. But it's split. A lot say there is hardly any benefit.
 
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Gravel said:
It's a little late on the response, but I bought an EVGA 1060 SSC and I've got nothing but good things to say. It's slightly more than the ones linked, however.

I kind of wanted a 1070, but that would've been at least $100 more. And I currently only game at 1080p anyway, with no plans to upgrade my monitor.
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The cheapest seller of a 1060 SSC is $450? That seems off... It's got dual fans, but at that point, why not just go the 1070?
 
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Yeah that's a massive ripoff; thanks GPU miners.

A 1060 should never be more than like $275.
 
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Utnayan said:
Well if I'm not seeing any benefit. I only ask now more because the 144hz gsync I have at 1440p was such a fucking awesome addition, I wonder what else I could be missing out on. But it's split. A lot say there is hardly any benefit.
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I guarantee an increase in performance going from a 5 year old processor but it won't be as noticable as going to 144hz or anything

But I'm just a computer engineer so my knowledge is limited
 
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Noodleface said:
I guarantee an increase in performance going from a 5 year old processor but it won't be as noticable as going to 144hz or anything

But I'm just a computer engineer so my knowledge is limited
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How much of an increase in performance in games? In percentages roughly?
 
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Crone said:
The cheapest seller of a 1060 SSC is $450? That seems off... It's got dual fans, but at that point, why not just go the 1070?
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Oh, holy fuck. Hadn't seen just how bad the mining thing had jacked up costs. My 1060 SSC was like $250, minus a $10 rebate.

Disregard then. Fucking hell.
 
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What're you currently running?

If it's a 2500k then upgrade, if its anything later, no.
 
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