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I'm having a very hard time making a decision about when to build a new PC, as well as what CPU I should get. For some background:
I currently have desktop with an i5 3570k and a gtx 960, which is really starting to show its age. I'm going to be moving in a week, so I was planning to just leave my desktop behind both for convenience and my desire to build a new pc. I'm going to be taking my laptop with me, which can certainly handle some games, but I wouldn't really want to rely on it for an extended period of time (probably a month or two, max).
All I do on my pc is play games - being able to do a little streaming might be nice, but that's really not a priority. I certainly play a lot of AAA games. That said, I do keep my PC around for a very long time - I've had my current processor for 6.5 years, and to some extent I regret not investing in an i7 at the time.
I don't have a strict budget for my CPU, but I want to get something that provides reasonably good value. For instance, I know I'm going to get a 5700xt, since I feel like the performance jump to a more powerful card is not worth the price increase.
Mainly, I'm considering the 3700x, 3900x, and i9-9900k. I could also wait for the 3950x or wait all the way til the next generation of Intel processors (November ish?). I've also considered just building a system and dropping in a cheap 2600 while waiting for the 3950x. And I'm also waiting for aftermarket 5700xt's to show up, since I'm not keen on getting a blower card. I could always switch to a 2070 super if I want to build before the custom 5700xt's release.
I know this is a lot of info, but thank you if you made it this far. I'm feeling really conflicted about what to do, so I'll appreciate any advice I can get.
I currently have desktop with an i5 3570k and a gtx 960, which is really starting to show its age. I'm going to be moving in a week, so I was planning to just leave my desktop behind both for convenience and my desire to build a new pc. I'm going to be taking my laptop with me, which can certainly handle some games, but I wouldn't really want to rely on it for an extended period of time (probably a month or two, max).
All I do on my pc is play games - being able to do a little streaming might be nice, but that's really not a priority. I certainly play a lot of AAA games. That said, I do keep my PC around for a very long time - I've had my current processor for 6.5 years, and to some extent I regret not investing in an i7 at the time.
I don't have a strict budget for my CPU, but I want to get something that provides reasonably good value. For instance, I know I'm going to get a 5700xt, since I feel like the performance jump to a more powerful card is not worth the price increase.
Mainly, I'm considering the 3700x, 3900x, and i9-9900k. I could also wait for the 3950x or wait all the way til the next generation of Intel processors (November ish?). I've also considered just building a system and dropping in a cheap 2600 while waiting for the 3950x. And I'm also waiting for aftermarket 5700xt's to show up, since I'm not keen on getting a blower card. I could always switch to a 2070 super if I want to build before the custom 5700xt's release.
I know this is a lot of info, but thank you if you made it this far. I'm feeling really conflicted about what to do, so I'll appreciate any advice I can get.