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I have a mid tier pc running a GTX 1050 Ti and currently the bottleneck is my cpu.
So I have decided to upgrade at least for now the motherboard, cpu and ram, I would love some advice on how my selection will work together and when I do upgrade my GPU to a 2070(buying a friends one when the new cards come out)

CPU: (Should I be considering 10th gen?)

Intel BX80684I59600K Core i5-9600K 3.7GHz Hex Core 14nm Coffee Lake Socket LGA1151 Desktop CPU - Cooler Not Included - Wootware

Buy Intel BX80684I59600K Core i5-9600K 3.7GHz Hex Core 14nm Coffee Lake Socket LGA1151 Desktop CPU - Cooler Not Included at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.
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Motherboard:
www.evetech.co.za

MSI Z390-A PRO Intel Motherboard - Best Deal - South Africa

Buy MSI Z390-A PRO Intel Motherboard at discounted price with fast shipping. Evetech is your one source for the best Intel Z390 Motherboard deals in South Africa
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RAM: (2x8gb)
https://pclinkshop.co.za/clearance-sale/corsair-vengeance-rgb-pro-128gb-4-x-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-en/

Any advice is appreciated. A few people told me to wait until the prices are dropping, it should come down in August apparently.
 
A 1050Ti bottlenecked by the CPU? Are you sure about that? The 1050Ti is a pretty low-end card.

What CPU do you have?
 
MariusJunior said:
I have a mid tier pc running a GTX 1050 Ti and currently the bottleneck is my cpu.
So I have decided to upgrade at least for now the motherboard, cpu and ram, I would love some advice on how my selection will work together and when I do upgrade my GPU to a 2070(buying a friends one when the new cards come out)

CPU: (Should I be considering 10th gen?)

Intel BX80684I59600K Core i5-9600K 3.7GHz Hex Core 14nm Coffee Lake Socket LGA1151 Desktop CPU - Cooler Not Included - Wootware

Buy Intel BX80684I59600K Core i5-9600K 3.7GHz Hex Core 14nm Coffee Lake Socket LGA1151 Desktop CPU - Cooler Not Included at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.
www.wootware.co.za www.wootware.co.za

Motherboard:
www.evetech.co.za

MSI Z390-A PRO Intel Motherboard - Best Deal - South Africa

Buy MSI Z390-A PRO Intel Motherboard at discounted price with fast shipping. Evetech is your one source for the best Intel Z390 Motherboard deals in South Africa
www.evetech.co.za www.evetech.co.za

RAM: (2x8gb)
https://pclinkshop.co.za/clearance-sale/corsair-vengeance-rgb-pro-128gb-4-x-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-en/

Any advice is appreciated. A few people told me to wait until the prices are dropping, it should come down in August apparently.
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That in the attachment will do really nicely for a 2070 gfx card and no you don't need to go Intel. This is the era of AMD again for gaming, plus you'll be getting 6 cores and 12 threads instead of the 6 cores, 6 threads of the 9600k.Screenshot_20200705-104926.jpgScreenshot_20200705-104945.jpg
 
genetic said:
A 1050Ti bottlenecked by the CPU? Are you sure about that? The 1050Ti is a pretty low-end card.

What CPU do you have?
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I was going to ask the same thing. Perhaps it's an old core 2 duo?
 
Yup, prices will drop ~August. Wait a bit and then make a decision. I'm running an i3 and a GT720 and it works fine for all games so far (low settings). I'll upgrade bit by bit as I get cash. I'm choosing the Core i7-7700K and a nice Asus ROG Motherboard with 64Gb of Corsair Vengenace RAM. Probably will slot in a 1080Ti that I can get cheap, and buy a newer 23" monitor...so probably by next year Jan.
 
Shaun108 said:
Yup, prices will drop ~August. Wait a bit and then make a decision. I'm running an i3 and a GT720 and it works fine for all games so far (low settings). I'll upgrade bit by bit as I get cash. I'm choosing the Core i7-7700K and a nice Asus ROG Motherboard with 64Gb of Corsair Vengenace RAM. Probably will slot in a 1080Ti that I can get cheap, and buy a newer 23" monitor...so probably by next year Jan.
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Why would you look at an i7 7700k?? An entry level AMD now beats that.
 
genetic said:
If your only focus is gaming, then the 10th gen Intel is faster than the Ryzen counterpart.

The 10600K is the best bang for your buck.

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I disagree with your bang for buck statement.
Best bet is probably to wait till end of August when the new ryzen series launches and then either buying that or picking up a second hand 3600.
 
Johnatan56 said:
I disagree with your bang for buck statement.
Best bet is probably to wait till end of August when the new ryzen series launches and then either buying that or picking up a second hand 3600.
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For it's gaming performance, the +- R700 price difference between the Ryzen 3600 and Intel 10600 is definitely worth it.

The Ryzen 3600 is on par with the 4 year old Intel 7700 in gaming... that's pretty poor.
 
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genetic said:
For it's gaming performance, the +- R700 price difference between the Ryzen 3600 and Intel 10600 is definitely worth it.

The Ryzen 3600 is on par with the 4 year old Intel 7700 in gaming... that's pretty poor.
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Except you need to add a cooler to the 9600k as well. Also there's about a 10% difference in gaming for a 15% price increase?
 
Lupus said:
Except you need to add a cooler to the 9600k as well. Also there's about a 10% difference in gaming for a 15% price increase?
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I'm talking about the 1060.

10% minimum, much bigger in other instances. A few hundred Rand in a system build isn't a deal breaker.

It's a gaming CPU, OP is looking at gaming, and the 3600 is not worth the money for gaming.

For productivity I'd take AMD, but for gaming? No.
 
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genetic said:
A 1050Ti bottlenecked by the CPU? Are you sure about that? The 1050Ti is a pretty low-end card.

What CPU do you have?
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i5 8400, cod warfare has the cpu at 100% constantly, I'm telling myself that is why I'm so bad at it hahaha!
 
MariusJunior said:
i5 8400, cod warfare has the cpu at 100% constantly, I'm telling myself that is why I'm so bad at it hahaha!
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Your GPU is definitely the bottleneck there. Don't expect a major performance increase by upgrading your CPU.

I have a 6 core i7 8700K, and CPU usage climbs into the 90's easily in CoD Modern Warefare.

Buy a better GPU.
 
Lupus said:
That in the attachment will do really nicely for a 2070 gfx card and no you don't need to go Intel. This is the era of AMD again for gaming, plus you'll be getting 6 cores and 12 threads instead of the 6 cores, 6 threads of the 9600k.View attachment 870101View attachment 870103
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Thank you, I will look at amd. So far it looks like intel is doing better for games. Also, I have a laptop which is for working a coding, this will be for gaming almost exclusively. The price for amd is the nicest thing about it imo.
 
genetic said:
If your only focus is gaming, then the 10th gen Intel is faster than the Ryzen counterpart.

The 10600 is the best bang for your buck.

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Nice! Thanks. So considering the 9th gen is silly then? They look to be the same price, which is confusing.
 
genetic said:
Your GPU is definitely the bottleneck there. Don't expect a major performance increase by upgrading your CPU.

I have a 6 core i7 8700K, and CPU usage climbs into the 90's easily in CoD Modern Warefare.

Buy a better GPU.
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Oh dear, that's alarming. I'm buying a friend's 2070 soon, the upgrade is really to prep for that. The gpu is at 15% when the processor gets to 100, and it stays there while I game.
 
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