New CPU

[Louwtjie]

Hi, everyone. I was wondering what would you guys recommend for a new CPU?

1. CHEAP!!!
2. And reliable.

thank you xx

 

[Scare]

Price range?

 

[Louwtjie]

Price range?

about a $120-$300. if thats even possible x

 

[Ivain]

the i7 is JUST over your budget ($320)

Instead, try the i5 7600k. It's got less threads, but it's way cheaper and has very decent performance.

Or if you want an AMD processor, try the AMD ryzen 7 1700 (or 1700X if you can find a cheap one)

 

[JohnLee]

Yes, you really should get the Ryzen. Intel has had a monopoly for so long and Ryzen's IPC is barely worse than the Intel processor's while having double the cores.

 

[Ivain]

Yes, you really should get the Ryzen. Intel has had a monopoly for so long and Ryzen's IPC is barely worse than the Intel processor's while having double the cores.

not quite true, Ryzen's CPUs have less individual thread power. to get the same individual thread power. As such, they're not as suitable for high-end gaming. For budget, they're great, since for overall performance they cost way less, but if you want a high-end gaming build, an intel CPU is still usually the best shot. If you need to do rendering or similar multi-thread processing, however, a ryzen is a no-brainer.
That said, I'm glad they got back up to scratch to the point where it's a choice again. I hope they can get their graphics cards to become proper competition again as well.

 

[JohnLee]

not quite true, Ryzen's CPUs have less individual thread power. to get the same individual thread power. As such, they're not as suitable for high-end gaming. For budget, they're great, since for overall performance they cost way less, but if you want a high-end gaming build, an intel CPU is still usually the best shot. If you need to do rendering or similar multi-thread processing, however, a ryzen is a no-brainer.
That said, I'm glad they got back up to scratch to the point where it's a choice again. I hope they can get their graphics cards to become proper competition again as well.

"Ryzen's IPC is barely worse". I'm not arguing with you here..., it's just that the difference is negligible for all but the most CPU-intensive thread-bound games.