I kind of have some ideas for $400 CPU + motherboard (+RAM if my current RAM won't work) combos and I'd like to hear some opinions
Current system
Possible combos:
Ryzen 7 1700 ($268) + ASUS Prime A320M-K ($64) + G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) ($66) = $398
Ryzen 5 1600 ($218) + more expensive motherboard (<$116) + G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) ($66) = >$284
i7 7700k ($295) + motherboard if anyone suggests one. Keep in mind if my RAM won't fit that'll need to be factored into the cost.
If anyone else has other suggestions, then I'll take those into consideration. I want the Ryzen 7 1700 because 8 physical cores will likely be better for streaming and recording gameplay, while the i7 7700k only has 4, but has hyperthreading so that's a bonus. The Ryzen 5 1600 seems to be in the middle and from what I hear has slightly stronger single core performance against the 1700.
I'll be using this for daily use (Internet, YouTube, programming, and other light use tasks), some video editing (not 4k, just 1080p60), gaming (GTA 5 and Watch Dogs are 2 games I play that are very CPU intensive and not so graphically intense, so the 960 won't bottleneck very much in these games), and gaming + recording/streaming at the same time (I put this seperate from gaming because streaming will add a big load onto the CPU and it's worth mentioning that I want something that can handle games well either way).
Thanks for reading
Current system
FX 8320 CPU
Gigabyte 970 Gaming motherboard
8GB DDR3-1600MHz 240pin PC3-12800 RAM
GTX 960 GPU
500GB SSD (primary)
1TB HDD (games)
1TB HDD (backup)
ATX case
550w PSU
Gigabyte 970 Gaming motherboard
8GB DDR3-1600MHz 240pin PC3-12800 RAM
GTX 960 GPU
500GB SSD (primary)
1TB HDD (games)
1TB HDD (backup)
ATX case
550w PSU
Possible combos:
Ryzen 7 1700 ($268) + ASUS Prime A320M-K ($64) + G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) ($66) = $398
Ryzen 5 1600 ($218) + more expensive motherboard (<$116) + G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) ($66) = >$284
i7 7700k ($295) + motherboard if anyone suggests one. Keep in mind if my RAM won't fit that'll need to be factored into the cost.
If anyone else has other suggestions, then I'll take those into consideration. I want the Ryzen 7 1700 because 8 physical cores will likely be better for streaming and recording gameplay, while the i7 7700k only has 4, but has hyperthreading so that's a bonus. The Ryzen 5 1600 seems to be in the middle and from what I hear has slightly stronger single core performance against the 1700.
I'll be using this for daily use (Internet, YouTube, programming, and other light use tasks), some video editing (not 4k, just 1080p60), gaming (GTA 5 and Watch Dogs are 2 games I play that are very CPU intensive and not so graphically intense, so the 960 won't bottleneck very much in these games), and gaming + recording/streaming at the same time (I put this seperate from gaming because streaming will add a big load onto the CPU and it's worth mentioning that I want something that can handle games well either way).
Thanks for reading