TL;DR, I don't know what motherboard, CPU, or RAM to buy, even though I kinda want an 8700K.
I'm still rocking a phenom II x4 from 10 years ago, completely unbalanced with a gtx960! I've been feeling the itch to upgrade but it's been a low priority in life right now. Unfortunately it's in a Dell box so it'll have to be a full build.
Haha! Yep, 2600k here and I feel like we've been spoiled by how good that gen was. If the rumours of 12 and 16 core Zen 3 chips are real though, I'll finally upgrade this year. Seems like a safe bet those chips will also be future proof for another decade.
Check the price of the i7 8700K, if it's significantly cheaper than the 9700K, it would be a great alternative.
Would I have to choose a different motherboard and other stuff?
Just motherboard, and you can remove the CPU cooler as Ryzen actually ships with quality stock coolers.
Heh I only just this year moved on from an i7 860 myself. It was amazing what it was still able to cope with really. I never even overclocked it and it was still capable of playing most games despite what thier minimum specs said.
I wonder why it got better all the sudden. Sure, you still have overpriced graphic cards like the Radeon VII, but nvidia cards are reasonably priced. Why even buy the Radeon VII when you can get the rtx 2080.
Oh, forgot to mention, check the i7 8700 as well (the non-K version), while it can't be overclocked, it's almost as good as the 8700K otherwise and usually quite a bit cheaper.
There's no way you're actually using 650W with just a single GPU. Your 750W PSU should be plenty.
It depends on what else is in your build, what the estimated max power usage comes out to. I'm assuming the online calculator didn't say your build actually uses up to 650W.
If you do go Ryzen, try for faster RAM. It tends to make more of a difference than on the Intel side. DDR4 3000 is a pretty common choice.
I have the K65 LUX RGB (tenkeyless, red switches). First mech keyboard I've used full time. Great for gaming, played lots of Overwatch with it. At 2.5 years of moderate-to-heavy use, some of my WASD keycaps are a bit worn, but everything works just fine. (I'm using the alternate WASD keys included in the box, so I could always put the standard keys back on if it really bugged me.)
I've had my k70 since 2013 and it still works great.
Thanks for the impressions! Is the only difference then tenkey pad?
There's several variations of the K70 and K65. Some RGB, some single color; various switch types; "LUX" models have an aluminum housing. But in general, yes, the K65 signifies tenkeyless. (I normally go with a full keyboard, but needed it to fit my keyboard tray at the time.)
First mech kb I had was the first k95. Then I replaced it a k70 lux rgb with the mx speed switches. then i replaced that with a k70 mk 2 in white, also with mx speed switches. my first k95 is still being used at work and is still kickin'. they are fine keyboards.
Thanks guys! So would $140 CAD for a K70 LUX be a good deal?
The K70 LUX (non-RGB) blue/brown/red are going for $130 on Amazon.ca/Newegg.ca.
Oh, if that's an RGB for $140, then that's a pretty good price.
i know ca prices tend to be a tad higher, but I bought my k70 mk2 se from bby (US) last week for $130 USD. some other options to look at might be the coolermaster ck552 at hyperx alloy keyboards, both also available at bby. i bought my son the coolermaster keyboard for xmas for $40, its rgb and has gateron red switches. pretty nice for the price and they retail for $60. the hyperx prices are similar to corsairs kb though.
I hear good things about CM keyboards but that model has no wrist rest, USB pass through or volume control, which are all things that I would like.
When I search PSUs these days, it's Corsair, EVGA and SeaSonic, with potential opening for be quiet! (not that prevalent here in the states) or Antec (some are built by seasonic), depending on the model.
I was tempted to buy an RX580 8gb for under 30,000. It's cheaper than most of the 1060 6gbs at the moment.
