And the middle 1% peak buys old i9 9900k and pair it with a gt710 and a hhd. And then complaints about it being slow.
jplayzgamezevrnonsub
I typically stick to the 7 range, you get a bit more bang for your buck in terms of longevity while also not paying 1000 dollars for a CPU.
EJ19876
At 4k with a 4090, anything from the 12th gen and Zen 4 onwards is fine. Even a 12400f out performs a 5950X and 10900k.
Active-Quarter-4197
Yeah people don’t understand the insane value of the current i5s. The 13600k/14600k are faster in gaming than any non x3d ryzen chip while giving similar multicore performance to the ryzen 9 7900. If lga 1700 wasn’t dead it would probably be the go to recommendation for most builds.
Swifty404
No one needs a I9 or Ryzen 9 for gaming
Luzi_fer
The most important keyword is “Modern” and what it means to you and to who you are talking/writing.
I’m old, just add the “gen” in your sentence… or at least the number of core / thread explained in Q/T or P Core…. performance core
Yeah… Grandpa go to bed.
Anonymous-CIAgent
i was actually going for the i5, ended up getting the 14700 anyway – 4080 Super was out of stock. got the 4090 Strix. so thought might aswell get the i7.
but o boy, this thing gets hot even in idle its 37c – And im using a grizzly contact frame with Kryonaut extreme paste with a Asus ROG ryujin 3.
Aggrokid
What’s the current mid value champion? Ryzen 5 7500F?
margayamadarchodlala
Same goes with new gen ryzen 5’s
cfdn
It’s a shame to see people overspending on CPUs for no more performance
So many unbalanced builds with shit GPUs and 7800x3ds or 14900ks. What are you doing guys
thesituation531
A big aspect of it is the cache size. You could have an old, hexa-core CPU with a clock speed of 4Ghz, but it will still have not so great performance if the cache is relatively small.
All you need for most games is six cores, 3 – 4 Ghz clock speed, and a decent cache size, and you’ll be good for up to 80 or 90 FPS at least.
Obviously there are exceptions. You’ll want a hefty CPU for city-builders and strategy games, but for most games you don’t need a very expensive CPU.
Top-Conversation2882
Ryzen 7 is a good middle ground for budget, gaming and productivity
farbener
Rocked a i5 7600k and a gtx 1060 back then for quite some time. It may have not been the best experience but kept up well
XHSJDKJC
Im using an Ryzen 5 5600X with a modified Package power leading to an TDP of 88W for my cpu and it freaking rips with 4.6GHz constantly, more than enought
Electrical_Humor8834
Tel that to bitesizetech guys, he’s obsessed with top tier CPU and almost always claiming it’s better to future proof yourself with best of the best CPU because it cures cancer and makes dinner. Oh and minimum 32gb ran, 64 even better
Mother-Translator318
I’d even argue most i5/r5 are overkill for everything besides maybe a 4090. No need to go above 14400f/7600
Ill_Airport_9348
Rockin an i5-12400f and an RTX 2060 super here, been gaming just fine, but I might upgrade soon.
Zharb
Been using i5 to game on for years.
It’s super capable out of box and can overclock if need.
Some games that are CPU dependent and not multicore can actually run better on an i5 due to higher core clock speed (mind you haven’t looked at latest line up and mine is years old at this point )
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And the middle 1% peak buys old i9 9900k and pair it with a gt710 and a hhd. And then complaints about it being slow.
I typically stick to the 7 range, you get a bit more bang for your buck in terms of longevity while also not paying 1000 dollars for a CPU.
At 4k with a 4090, anything from the 12th gen and Zen 4 onwards is fine. Even a 12400f out performs a 5950X and 10900k.
Yeah people don’t understand the insane value of the current i5s. The 13600k/14600k are faster in gaming than any non x3d ryzen chip while giving similar multicore performance to the ryzen 9 7900. If lga 1700 wasn’t dead it would probably be the go to recommendation for most builds.
No one needs a I9 or Ryzen 9 for gaming
The most important keyword is “Modern” and what it means to you and to who you are talking/writing.
I’m old, just add the “gen” in your sentence… or at least the number of core / thread explained in Q/T or P Core…. performance core
Yeah… Grandpa go to bed.
i was actually going for the i5, ended up getting the 14700 anyway – 4080 Super was out of stock. got the 4090 Strix. so thought might aswell get the i7.
but o boy, this thing gets hot even in idle its 37c – And im using a grizzly contact frame with Kryonaut extreme paste with a Asus ROG ryujin 3.
What’s the current mid value champion? Ryzen 5 7500F?
Same goes with new gen ryzen 5’s
It’s a shame to see people overspending on CPUs for no more performance
So many unbalanced builds with shit GPUs and 7800x3ds or 14900ks. What are you doing guys
A big aspect of it is the cache size. You could have an old, hexa-core CPU with a clock speed of 4Ghz, but it will still have not so great performance if the cache is relatively small.
All you need for most games is six cores, 3 – 4 Ghz clock speed, and a decent cache size, and you’ll be good for up to 80 or 90 FPS at least.
Obviously there are exceptions. You’ll want a hefty CPU for city-builders and strategy games, but for most games you don’t need a very expensive CPU.
Ryzen 7 is a good middle ground for budget, gaming and productivity
Rocked a i5 7600k and a gtx 1060 back then for quite some time. It may have not been the best experience but kept up well
Im using an Ryzen 5 5600X with a modified Package power leading to an TDP of 88W for my cpu and it freaking rips with 4.6GHz constantly, more than enought
Tel that to bitesizetech guys, he’s obsessed with top tier CPU and almost always claiming it’s better to future proof yourself with best of the best CPU because it cures cancer and makes dinner. Oh and minimum 32gb ran, 64 even better
I’d even argue most i5/r5 are overkill for everything besides maybe a 4090. No need to go above 14400f/7600
Rockin an i5-12400f and an RTX 2060 super here, been gaming just fine, but I might upgrade soon.
Been using i5 to game on for years.
It’s super capable out of box and can overclock if need.
Some games that are CPU dependent and not multicore can actually run better on an i5 due to higher core clock speed (mind you haven’t looked at latest line up and mine is years old at this point )
More cores more whores!