Hardware Want to sell my Ryzen 1700 for a 8700k

[jDSX]

I am disappointed with my Ryzen 1700. I lost the silicon lottery and got a bad CPU. It does not overclock well. I am stuck with 3700MHz. With Nzxt Kraken x62, it is 45°C at idle and 75°C under load. My vcore is 1.25v. With anything less this vcore, the system is not stable. CPU Load line calibration is at level 2, VDDSCR_SoC voltage is 1.1v and its calibration is at level 5. I wanted to set VDDSCR_SoC LLC to level 2 but some people reported on the other forums that their CPU died because of VDDSCR SoC's load line calibration was 2 or 3.

I tried reinstalling CPU cooling system (because I thought it did not sit well onto the CPU) and also tried with the stock cooler and a Noctua cooler. Still running so hot. At least for me. Also tried to reapply the thermal paste a thousand times. Still so high temps.

Before I bought Ryzen 1700, I had read and watched some reviews and I thought that it would be fine with gaming. The difference with 7700k did not seem so high. Also, I just bought a new 165hz monitor and now I am reading 8700k reviews and it is whetting my appetite. Apart from this, I don't do video editing etc. but I run several virtual machines from time to time. So, 8700k should still be enough as my main use will be gaming.

Would it be a greedy action to sell my current CPU and motherboard and get a 8700k CPU and motherboard? Financially, I am fine with it. But still ... I don't want to be greedy.

My current setup

Asrock X370 Taichi
AMD Ryzen R7 1700
Nzxt Kraken x62 AIO water cooling
G.SKILL Trident Z (F4-3200C14D-16GTZ) DDR4 3200MHz C14
Evga 1080 Ti SC2
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD
WD Desktop Black 1 TB
NZXT S340 Elite Steel
Seasonic PRIME FOCUS Modular (80+Gold) 650W
Asus ROG Swift PG278QR Monitor

Want to sell my Ryzen 1700 and get a 8700k. Is it stupid?

 

[TotalInsanity4]

I mean, do whatever you want. But the 8700k is significantly more expensive, isn't it?

 

[jDSX]

I mean, do whatever you want. But the 8700k is significantly more expensive, isn't it?

Yeah I mean that too is a problem right now but it could change with my luck, like I got a new 1070 for $379 back in may

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Yeah I mean that too is a problem right now but it could change with my luck, like I got a new 1070 for $379 back in may

You'd have to be incredibly diligent to find a 8700k on sale right now

 

[ViolentRockstar]

The 8700k and even the 7700K's are pretty scarce now. I usually buy my components second-hand but I haven't been able to find either for a realistic price. I'd stay with the ryzen for a while untill prices drop. Ask yourself: "Do I NEED a faster processor, or can I hang on to my current one for a little longer?".

 

[nero99]

Uh, if you want to go over 3.7, you need to set the voltage to at least 1.40.