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For STRICTLY 1080 gaming Intel has the edge, particularly in older titles, indy games that can't take advantage of masses of cores and threads or a few AAA titles that just don't like the AMD architecture, so if you want every possible FPS the Blue Team is the way to go.

Currently, and strictly for gaming there's very little advantage with a CPU higher than the i5 8400; it'll get you 95% of the frame rate of faster chips for far less cash.

Going for a GTX1080Ti is nice but difficult to justify for HD resolution, the much cheaper GTX1080 will still give excellent gameplay at that resolution.
BUT, if your budget can reach you may want to consider getting such an overpowered card as a investment for the future.


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drivinfast247

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What resolution aye you planning on playing at? If you plan on always playing at 1080p the Intel and 1080 card will serve you well. If you plan on playing 1440p or greater the 1080ti will be better.

Also, can you swap a 2600 and a b450 board for the AMD system?

You can also save a few bucks by going with a 250gb m.2. Or save even more and go with a SSD.
 
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Most of the time the GPU is more of a limiting factor than the CPU, so personally I'd go for the 1080 Ti but also I wouldn't probably buy the first gen of Ryzen now that it's been superseded by newer models.

In all honesty the difference in gaming between the two is not going to be an issue either way. Intel is still a slightly safer choice in terms of hassle free gaming at good frame rates but not to the point where it's really a big deal.

I just built a new PC and decided to go for the Ryzen 2700X over the 8700K because I felt like supporting AMD. I might have got better performance from the 8700K but so far everything plays perfectly so I wouldn't notice any difference. Loving it actually, first AMD system I have built in about a decade.
 
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i will be play at 1080p, i want this to able to play the games that come out over the next few years though
 
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For STRICTLY 1080 gaming Intel has the edge, particularly in older titles, indy games that can't take advantage of masses of cores and threads or a few AAA titles that just don't like the AMD architecture, so if you want every possible FPS the Blue Team is the way to go.

Currently, and strictly for gaming there's very little advantage with a CPU higher than the i5 8400; it'll get you 95% of the frame rate of faster chips for far less cash.

Going for a GTX1080Ti is nice but difficult to justify for HD resolution, the much cheaper GTX1080 will still give excellent gameplay at that resolution.
BUT, if your budget can reach you may want to consider getting such an overpowered card as a investment for the future.


Here's your original Intel build with those changes costed out:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£155.45 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B360M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.49 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£127.21 @ Box Limited)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£135.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - RE4 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£85.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card (£636.29 @ CCL Computers)
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.00 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£85.47 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: NZXT - Aer RGB120 61.4 CFM 120mm Fan (£22.80 @ Aria PC)
Case Fan: NZXT - Aer RGB140 (3-pack) 71.6 CFM 140mm Fans (£64.28 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1475.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-30 18:38 BST+0100
 
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