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[Flying Blind]

So i have read all over how cpu speed is more important than anything and the game doesn’t take proper advantage of multiple cores. But then i have recently seen some posts by Narc Bait with graphs that seem to imply thread count is actually pretty important maybe (i could be misunderstanding)

If the oft-parroted wisdom is true would not the i3 8350k be an ideal cpu for my new build? ( i do have likited budget so let’s not talk i9 / Titan builds) would the i3 be better for MWO than say an I7 6800k? How does this work? How do I choose the right cpu?
https://cpu.userbenc...350K/3607vs3935
I do intend to overclock at least some

For GPU I’m thinking something in the gtx 1070 range

I dont need to blast the game at 100+ FPS I just want to never drop below 30
Can we do that for about $1000 +/- $300?

[Monkey Lover]

So the ghz does matter in a single thread but the design of the cpu does too. I would look at the list below on where to shoot for.


https://www.cpubench...ngleThread.html

the 8350 is a good cpu and its better than my higher price i7 for single threads. But saying this a 9600k is about the best bang for the buck for single thread.

For video cards the 1070 is a good one. But if it came down to a budget i would buy the better cpu and get the 1060. Videocards are an easy upgrade later.

Edited by Monkey Lover, 03 December 2018 - 01:36 AM.

[Monkey Lover]

I should have added, the thread count in my view does matter but not really.

Seeing all the best single thread cpu come with a ton of threads i don't really find it an issue. If you plan on doing some video encoding or something else then i would look at the max cpu cores then "average" everything out.

I personally am looking to buy the 9600k or 8086k soon.

Edited by Monkey Lover, 03 December 2018 - 02:48 AM.

[Lord Letto]

$1000:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg Business)
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB Strix Video Card ($304.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $993.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-18 23:16 EST-0500

+$300:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Newegg Business)
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card ($499.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1281.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-18 23:13 EST-0500