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PC players: will you be going with AMD or Intel on your next build?
- Thread starter RoboitoAM
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on the next build? Whoever has the best price/performance ratio in a few years
in the immediate future, I'll probably pick up a used 9900k(s?) as a stop-gap
in the immediate future, I'll probably pick up a used 9900k(s?) as a stop-gap
I will take a look and buy whatever is the highest performing gaming processor that I can afford. I don't give a shit about which processor is faster at unzipping zip files. I don't care about brand and I think it's silly to be a fanboy of one. Companies do not give a shit about you and your are naive as fuck to think that one of them are "the good guys", while the other is "the evil corporation".
I'm more concerned about GPU prices. I'm hoping that AMD's next generation will finally complete with the high end **80 or **80 Ti's of Nvidia.
I'm more concerned about GPU prices. I'm hoping that AMD's next generation will finally complete with the high end **80 or **80 Ti's of Nvidia.
Got a 3700X when they released so not thinking about upgrading for a while.
Don't really have brand loyalty and will pick up whatever seems best (value, perf) again in 3-4 years.
Don't really have brand loyalty and will pick up whatever seems best (value, perf) again in 3-4 years.
You might wanna read up on what Intel has done if this is an unforgivable sin.
Same. I'm guessing it'll be AMD. Right now I'm using an i5 8400, and that's been fine for my gaming needs. I'll probably upgrade shortly after the new consoles come out.
Depends on whats out there when I finally pull the trigger. I was an affordable X570 board away from going AMD this summer, but mobo issues plus other things sidelined an upgrade. If all things are equal I'd probably buy Intel because I've worked through their idiosyncrasies for the last decade vs (potentially) hitting an unexpected issue with an AMD build. But with how things are going, I imagine AMD will have a more compelling mid-range option so my next build is probably AMD. If I had to build right now I wouldn't even look at Intel in my price range though, the 3600 is just too damn good.
I feel the need for some reason to specify that I generally have had no preference when it comes to Intel V. AMD.
I'm going to look at AMD route next time I do an upgrade and probably a year or two (however my 6700K and 1070 set up will probably be good for another 3-5 years at least).
The thing that really rubbed me the wrong way with Intel is that since buying my 6700K two years ago, to remain secure, it's performance would be 30-40% worse since the major speculative execution flaws came to light.
I would need to disable HT (something that's a premium with Intel) and the numerous mitigations implemented have an impact in performance.
Meanwhile AMD has had less issues come to light since the first round of speculative execution flaws were publicly revealed.
For the time being I hope this site doesn't get any additions
I'm going to look at AMD route next time I do an upgrade and probably a year or two (however my 6700K and 1070 set up will probably be good for another 3-5 years at least).
The thing that really rubbed me the wrong way with Intel is that since buying my 6700K two years ago, to remain secure, it's performance would be 30-40% worse since the major speculative execution flaws came to light.
I would need to disable HT (something that's a premium with Intel) and the numerous mitigations implemented have an impact in performance.
Meanwhile AMD has had less issues come to light since the first round of speculative execution flaws were publicly revealed.
For the time being I hope this site doesn't get any additions
Went with Intel. I have never had a problem with them and that alone speaks volumes to me as a gamer.
I now aim for 1080p/240 or 1440p/144.
I keep reading that for really high framerates, Intel is still the better choice. AMD is now better overall but if you're specifically targetting high refresh rates, go with Intel.
I'm not sure if that will change because of the CPU in the next-gen consoles or because of something else. I want it to be very comfortable for at least 5-6 years so I was thinking I should wait for Intel 7nm but that's at least 2021.
I probably won't be able to hold out that long. I'm on an i7-4770K @ 4.2GHz but it's starting to not perform as well as I'd want. Not really sure what to do at this stage tbh.
I keep reading that for really high framerates, Intel is still the better choice. AMD is now better overall but if you're specifically targetting high refresh rates, go with Intel.
I'm not sure if that will change because of the CPU in the next-gen consoles or because of something else. I want it to be very comfortable for at least 5-6 years so I was thinking I should wait for Intel 7nm but that's at least 2021.
I probably won't be able to hold out that long. I'm on an i7-4770K @ 4.2GHz but it's starting to not perform as well as I'd want. Not really sure what to do at this stage tbh.
Where exactly? I've only seen AMD cpus perform better in like three games. 3900X loses to the 8700K in most games, and currently costs more than the 9900K. The 3900X is a fine chip that edges out the i9 for productivity, but someone would be hard pressed to say it "runs circles" around anything Intel has on the gaming side of things.
Well I buy gaming laptops, and right now AMD is literally obsolete in the space.
Rumor has it they are supposed to be revealing 6+ core Ryzen mobile chips at CES, so I'm excited to see if the company finally makes a push to gain a foothold with some real performance CPUs.
I just acquired a laptop with a desktop i7-9700K and RTX 2080 a few weeks ago though, so I won't be looking to upgrade until 2021 at the earliest, unless I sell next year.
I definitely wouldn't mind AMD putting a ton of pressure on Intel, because the latter is massively boosting laptop prices with what they charge per wafer on the mobile CPUs. The basic 8-core mobile chip, the i9-9980H will run you a $700 premium over the 6-core i7-9750H, in the same laptop. Ridiculous.
Rumor has it they are supposed to be revealing 6+ core Ryzen mobile chips at CES, so I'm excited to see if the company finally makes a push to gain a foothold with some real performance CPUs.
I just acquired a laptop with a desktop i7-9700K and RTX 2080 a few weeks ago though, so I won't be looking to upgrade until 2021 at the earliest, unless I sell next year.
I definitely wouldn't mind AMD putting a ton of pressure on Intel, because the latter is massively boosting laptop prices with what they charge per wafer on the mobile CPUs. The basic 8-core mobile chip, the i9-9980H will run you a $700 premium over the 6-core i7-9750H, in the same laptop. Ridiculous.
I'm torn on this. I need a new gaming build in 2020. AMD clearly has the best value, but Intel has a 5-10% FPS benefit in games. Closer to only 5% at 1440p. That almost enough for me to go with Intel but I want to go with AMD.
I guess we'll see what the Intel Comet Lake S brings.
I guess we'll see what the Intel Comet Lake S brings.
Yeah this threw me off as well. Intel is still king in terms of raw gaming performance with very few exceptions. That being said amd are making very pro consumer moves and Intel is so far behind them in terms of their 7nm chips. If Intel can stop being so damn scummy I'll continue to use them when I rebuild in a year or two, otherwise amd it is.
It's really close as it is right now. I also game at 1080p/240 and 1440p/165 so I have a 9900k. In your position I'd buy a 9900k right now or buy the zen3+ that comes out next year from amd.
for pure gaming intel is still the better choice even tho the lead is not as big as it used to
AMD is a better choice if you value performance per dollar and do stuff that require high cpu usage outside gaming
Have AMD now, will be going with AMD unless Intell gives me a compelling reason not to. Either the 3600x or whatever the comes on the next Zen platform.
As for the post, here's how I see it shaking out:
Now - Novemberish 2020
- you buy a 9900k or you buy a zen2 chip
Novemberish 2020 - late 2021
- you just buy zen 3. Intel's best offering is a slower 9900k with 2 more cores
Late 2021 - late 2022
- See how intel backport to 14nm works but you probably just keep buying Zen3+ or whatever
Late 2022 - ??
- see how the 7nm intel is lookin.
But basically .. I don't really see a reason to buy intel chips in the next few years? Right now they've got the 9900k but once the new ryzen stuff comes out, the response wont be there for years lol. Pretty crazy.
Now - Novemberish 2020
- you buy a 9900k or you buy a zen2 chip
Novemberish 2020 - late 2021
- you just buy zen 3. Intel's best offering is a slower 9900k with 2 more cores
Late 2021 - late 2022
- See how intel backport to 14nm works but you probably just keep buying Zen3+ or whatever
Late 2022 - ??
- see how the 7nm intel is lookin.
But basically .. I don't really see a reason to buy intel chips in the next few years? Right now they've got the 9900k but once the new ryzen stuff comes out, the response wont be there for years lol. Pretty crazy.
I have no idea. It will depend on how my r7 2700 + 2080 holds up on first contact with next gen games. I probably don't need an upgrade until 2022 or something, realistically. But I may go sooner.
I'm more sympathetic toward AMD due to their market share and past Intel hijinx and currently use a Ryzen 1700. The answer for me though is whoever has a thermal/fps advantage when I next decide to do an upgrade. I'm guessing 2021-ish. If both platforms are within a % or 2 of eachother at that point, I'll default to AMD unless they start wildly overpricing cpus.
Yup, AMD bios issues were a fucking nightmare on zen2 release. I had a 3900x but Im really busy with work these days and couldn't be fucked to deal with it. Returned and got the 9900k as well.
Ryzen 5700X in 2021 (coming from a 2700X). I'm still sticking with Nvidia for my GPU (1080 Ti) and also upgrading that in 2021 to a 4080 Ti, hopefully.
Just built both me and my wifes first gaming PC with a 2070 Super. Pretty sure I am good for a bit although there was someone saying the new XSX will have a gpu comparable to a 2080 Super so now I am kinda curious to see where the chips may fall next holiday.
Went amd 3rd gen for my current build and unless intel gets there shit together my next will too. I really wish i didn't have to use Nvidia but I usually play at higher res and want max settings so i pay the price.
This year I went AMD (3900x) after being on Intel for 6 years. Next one will be whatever is better value, that's likely at least 5 years away (unless something happens, like major leap or something breaks).
I wonder if this is due to: (combination of)
1) AMD not being as interesting target
2) AMD had foresight to block many of issues
3) Intel over optimised for speed, by not having security checks
or something else.
I wonder if this is due to: (combination of)
1) AMD not being as interesting target
2) AMD had foresight to block many of issues
3) Intel over optimised for speed, by not having security checks
or something else.
I've dumped intel once AMD released the first Ryzen. All my Intel PCs were swapped to AMD and I haven't looked back. That said, I'll go with whoever has the best bang for the price and is appealing. Right now, that's AMD.
