Question Combo CPU and GPU ( 7800xt paired with 7600x or 13600k)

[Coolharmony2]

Hello

To play at 1080p 165 hz. For example, on the Asus TUF VG249q1a monitor. Would the 7800 xt graphics card combined with the cpu amd 7600x or Intel 13600k could be a good choice ?

Thank-you !

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Either are great for gaming and will pair well with the 7800XT. The Intel has the advantage if you do any productivity stuff that can leverage all the threads. And you can also use cheaper DDR4 with it if cost is important. Though it does hurt performance a little.

AM5 has the advantage of being the only platform that isn't effectively dead i.e. new CPU generations coming to it. But if you don't care about upgradability, AM4 Zen 3 3D can also be a great budget gamer that can fully utilize that vid card.

 

[coercitiv]

In order:

• If I had to chose between the two, with no plans for future upgrades, I would pick the 13600K. It will arguably age better than the 7600X while offering better performance today.
• If I took future upgrades into consideration, then I would pick the 7600X for the AM5 platform and the option to upgrade to the next gen products.
• Last but not least, if I took pricing into consideration, then the equivalent in price to the 13600K would be the 7700X. I would argue the 7700X is just as good for gaming as 13600K, and I would pick 8P over 6P+8E in gaming any day. (for productivity it would be the other way around)

Conclusion: the 13600K is the better all-purpose CPU with no plans for upgrades (can see this is a choice, not necessarily as a limitation). The 7600X is the cheaper good enough alternative with money saved towards a future upgrade. The 7700X is the better gaming CPU today within the budget, with options for cheap drop-in upgrades in a few years from now (probably when you upgrade your GPU, no sense until then).

 

[biostud]

In order:

• If I had to chose between the two, with no plans for future upgrades, I would pick the 13600K. It will arguably age better than the 7600X while offering better performance today.
• If I took future upgrades into consideration, then I would pick the 7600X for the AM5 platform and the option to upgrade to the next gen products.
• Last but not least, if I took pricing into consideration, then the equivalent in price to the 13600K would be the 7700X. I would argue the 7700X is just as good for gaming as 13600K, and I would pick 8P over 6P+8E in gaming any day. (for productivity it would be the other way around)

Conclusion: the 13600K is the better all-purpose CPU with no plans for upgrades (can see this is a choice, not necessarily as a limitation). The 7600X is the cheaper good enough alternative with money saved towards a future upgrade. The 7700X is the better gaming CPU today within the budget, with options for cheap drop-in upgrades in a few years from now (probably when you upgrade your GPU, no sense until then).

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[In2Photos]

To play at 1080p 165 hz.

What games? Not all games are created equal. This is easy to achieve on some games, very difficult to achieve (and not always necessary) on others.