Intel Core i7 7700K, stock.
Purely a moderate gaming machine with a higher end GPU, GTX 1080 Ti and Gsync 1440p/165hz monitor. I have absolutely zero complaints as the balance of these items results in few if any bottlenecks, rending every thing I play in liquid smoothness of a sort no PC I've owned before conveyed.
Upgrade in my immediate future? Absolutely not. I do not foresee any game disappointing me for years to come on this setup.
Upgrade in 2-3 years? Most likely. We'll be well into 7nm territory on CPUs and GPUs alike and likely DDR5 system ram and GDDR6X vram. It will take all of that to make me consider it.
I'm using an i7 6700K for mostly gaming, some artwork and everyday use. Haven't seen anything to tempt me to upgrade so far.
2700K, upgrading to Zen2 when it comes out and I am beyond excited.
9700K.
Purely based on benchmarks in games, the difference to the 9900K in games I play wasn't worth the extra money, plus the consideration of the extra heat I'd need to contend with also played a factor in my decision (limited space in my case, didn't want to change the case).
i5 6600K @ 4.5Ghz for gaming, mostly. I'd like to upgrade for something with more umph because 4 cores 4 threads are becoming rather limited.
Ryzen 1600x, seems ok at the moment for gaming and tasks, so yeah happy with it.
R3 1200 humming along at 3.5 GHz @ 1.2 V. It's good enough for now, but will probably get replaced with zen 2
1) i7 2860QM in my laptop (hacked into a ThinkPad T420)
2) i7 4785T in my HTPC
3) i5 4670K in my gaming rig
All do what they need to do, so there's no need for me to change any.
But I do feel the itch to replace all…
1) ThinkPad X1 extreme gen 2
2) Zen 2 with a load of cores of the TDP can get low enough (I guess the replacement for 2700E)
3) I'm waiting to go 4k gaming, so I guess that one will hold out a little while longer as it's well matched to my current 970GTX and I'm not about to pay the price for a 2080 or above.
i5-4690k, stock.
going to be replaced with either the (rumored) 16 core Ryzen 3 or a comparable Intel CPU along with a 2080ti (or AMD equivalent/or Nvidia equivalent) middle or end of next year.
I7 8086K at 5.0 GHz. Mostly gaming
i5 3570K still and unfortunately stock clocked. It's handled me very well, I haven't had many complaints with performance, but am starting to look towards zen 2, particularly with all of the vulnerabilities intel seems to be getting in addition to their slower progress and high cost.
Intel Core i7 7700K at stock with an i7-8086K sitting in a cupboard waiting to be built into a new system.
i5 66ooK stock but with water cooling. Dont really play many games but the odd one or two that I do, theres no issue at all. No plans to upgrade this particular PC anytime soon. May treat the family to a new general purpose laptop though.
Amd athlon 64 2050E at the moment
3570K at 4.5ghz, its starting to show its age and would have gone already but ram prices have held it back as looking for 64gb (photo/video editing).
Seem ram prices are dropping nicely and the 3700x is calling, almost certainly going to upgrade.
Phenom II X6 1090T. 9 years old now.
was using Phenom II x4 920 but my sister upgraded and I got her old one.
doesn't support the engine that assassin creed uses in Origins, plays everything else I have.
only going to upgrade if it breaks or feels as though its about to or I get a loada money somehow.
Currently X5670 at stock.Does most of what I want but Ryzen 2 has my money when it's out so I can also go nvme ssd boot drive
A hand-me-down i5 4670K with an H81 mobo, sadly, so I can't overclock :(
Ryzen 7 2700 @ stock speed. Given up overclocking…
As per my signature a Xeon E3-1245v2. Roughly equivalent to a Core i7 3770, but supporting ECC memory.
I see a Ryzen 3000 series processor in my immediate future. Which one will be determined once the respective models have been revealed. If for some unfathomable reason the 3000 series won't support ECC memory I'll probably fall back to a Ryzen 2700.
A 2500K stock that hasn't really given me reason to complain. I am considering Ryzen 3000 for an upgrade, but will wait to see benchmarks and if it really does support PCIE 4.0.
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 5.0GHz in my desktop PC and an Intel Core i7-8750HK in my laptop.
im still using i7-3770K running at 4.8ghz that has been delidded so the temps are at 75c with 100% AVX load.. waiting to see what ryzen and intel has by the end of the year for CPU, RAM, and motherboard upgrade
Still running my lil old 3570k @4,3GHz with 1,35V.
But especially this year i noticed it is holding me back nowadays. For example in Battlefield V it is maxing it out all the time.
If Zen 2 turns out to be the perfect price to performance CPU i will upgrade to it definitely.
I7-8700K at 4.9 all cores fully AVX stable (1.28v and mid level LLC).
Mainly a gaming machine. Can't see needing to update this at any point soon (IE. min of 2 years).
A Ryzen 7 1700X. It's a good CPU, used mostly for gaming, and has been used for some VM work. I had been waiting for the Zen2 release before deciding on whether to upgrade the PC or not, but I'm also considering combining my UnRAID system, and my gaming PC into one monster machine, which will more than likely necessitate the purchase of a Threadripper instead.
i5-4590. Keep thinking about the i7 upgrade but given the games I play, and projects on BOINC, it's more about the graphics card than CPU.
Ryzen 1600, but considering a new Zen 2 CPU depending on how many cores and the IPC difference. I do a lot of file compression these days.
5820k @ 4.5 because nothing out there is a huge upgrade
Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.5 GHz. The new uefi/bios updates have lowered my overall overclock to 3.7. Any higher and the CPU overheats with the wraith spire and becomes unstable depending on how low the vcore goes.
I am also waiting for Ryzen 3000 series. See the overclocks/temps on that. I am also thinking about if it would be better to wait till 2020 for a new AMD motherboard socket and CPU updates.
The wife's pc is running an i9-7940X.
My pc is running an i7-6900K.
Both are fully custom watercooled.
No interest in upgrading either at the moment.
2950X. Zen2 Threadrpr Plz…
5960X @ 4.2Ghz so mild overclock for this CPU. Used for video editing and gaming which it handles with ease. May at some point go to threadripper but waiting to see what the gen3 chips are like if/when they are revealed!
edit: just noticed my sig is way out of date, I'll have to update it at some point
I'm still using the i7-4790K which will probably be my last, I reckon it'll be a Laptop next I upgrade.
i7 4790k, I'm waiting to see how zen 2 turns out before I upgrade.
Iota
9700K.
Purely based on benchmarks in games, the difference to the 9900K in games I play wasn't worth the extra money, plus the consideration of the extra heat I'd need to contend with also played a factor in my decision (limited space in my case, didn't want to change the case).
I've just gone from a Core i7 6700K to a Core i7 9700KF. Looked at the 9900 but for the same reasons as above couldn't see enough difference to warrant the 9900. Also went for an F as have don't use onbaord graphics. The jury is still out on lack of Hyper-threading though.
It's been long journey from my 1st Pentium 60, and gone through plenty of AMD chips and even the odd Cyrix at one point, but always seem to end up back with Intel.
Ryzen 1600 back at stock settings as overclocking wasnt making much differnece in the games I play. Lookig forward to see what the Ryzen 3 series brings to the table and will most likely buy one of them with more cores to replace by 1600.
i7 3770k@4.5GHz but thinking about Ryzen 2 due to all the security flaws of old Intels and no the total lack of will from them or motherboard manufacturers to patch them.
Stuen4y
i7 3770k@4.5GHz but thinking about Ryzen 2 due to all the security flaws of old Intels and no the total lack of will from them or motherboard manufacturers to patch them.
i7-870 so yes, I know all about not getting the patches despite intel having released the code fixes!
Main PC - i7-3770k@4.2GHz (stock voltage) It does pretty much everything I want it to gaming-wise but I'm feeling about ready to upgrade to more cores for video encoding. I'll almost certainly go AMD this time, Ryzen looks much better value for money as well as having fewer security flaws.
HTPC - i7-4770S. I know it's overkill but I also farm some video encoding over to it.
Office PC - i3-4330. This is my Win10 testbed. It holds up pretty well for general use. An SSD would benefit it more than a better CPU
I7 7700k OC to 4.8Ghz used for mostly gaming - I don't plan on changing it any time soon, however the sudden jump in mainstream core count since this gen of CPU does have me feeling a little itchy, I will wait and see how game development moves once the new consoles come out and then maybe in a year or two I will pull the trigger again, but for now it's fine.
AMD FX-8350.
While technically it does do what I want it to, that's partly because I've avoided actually trying new things that might push it, due to the knowledge that it can easily push the temperatures up - to a point I'd prefer not to risk it - and that some things seem to be slower at times than in the past already.
Looking to move to Zen 2 when (or shortly after) it is released, and I imagine it will feel like a huge jump and breath of fresh air.
2500K @ 4.2GHz
I've not bought a new game since about 2015, I don't have the motivation to game much these days, and the games that I still play tend to be older and run really well on the 2500K. Other than gaming, nothing else really needs the processing power so I'll be happy staying with the 2500K for a while longer!
2500k, no reason to upgrade at the mo.
6 Core Xeon E5 1660 v2 @ 4.7GHz on a Rampage IV Gene with Corsair Dominator GT 1866 C9 4x8GB
8 Core Xeon E5 1680 v2 @ 4.5GHz on a Rampage IV Extreme with Corsair Dominator 2133 C9 8x8GB
Both setups lets me play PUBG in 4K 120% Screen Scale, Max AA & Draw Distance with ther rest on medium powered by 2080 Ti's and hit 110-120fps, stays at 120fps 90% of the time. I'm good as it is, but I'm tempted to get a 9700k, Rampage XI Gene and 2xGB sticks of 4800 G.Skill Royal to see if there's a lot to go gain but I'm in not immediate rush and can wait to see what Zen2 offers.
I don't game , or haven't for years , no time for it. I'm still using a Phenom 11 x4 965 BE , was my last upgrade , coupled with a Radeon 5770 ,Asus board and 12GB DDR3 1600. Even this is overkill for what I use the PC for , MS Publisher , Word , Paintshop Pro7 and of course the internet. Doe's all those fast with no sweat , even more so since upgrading HD's to SSd's. Ihave no real need to upgrade but I just fancy a change and am set on getting a Ryzen 5 2600 coupled with an MSI B450 Carbon Pro MB just for the heck of it. I've been holding off hoping
as with the new Ryzens chips and 570 boards due that prices will drop further and make an upgrade more financially viable. The other reason for holding off was the scandalous price of DDR4 which thankfully is starting to become more sensible unless you want a christmas tree on top of it. Speaking of which , RGB's built into SDD's , lol. Watched an article from Jay2cents where the leds on the SDD were making it overheat and causing system crashes.
QOTW: Which CPU are you using?
And is it doing everything you need, or is an upgrade in the offing?
Amd Ryzen 7 1700
Doing everything i need: yes
Upgrade in the offing: Somewhat yes* ;)
*I don't
need an upgrade, but the last AMD bulldozer system in the house is my old desktop that i'm using as an occaisional server… Swapping that to Ryzen would give noticeable power savings.
My current system also has a failing onboard soundcard… Upgrade to a new mobo + CPU gives me an upgrade, that whilst i don't need would be appreciated… My old CPU can upgrade my brother's R3 ryzen CPU, and my damaged mobo and the R3 CPU can make for a more power efficient server PC…
fail_quail
Amd Ryzen 7 1700
Doing everything i need: yes
Upgrade in the offing: Somewhat yes* ;)
*I don't need an upgrade, but the last AMD bulldozer system in the house is my old desktop that i'm using as an occaisional server… Swapping that to Ryzen would give noticeable power savings.
My current system also has a failing onboard soundcard… Upgrade to a new mobo + CPU gives me an upgrade, that whilst i don't need would be appreciated… My old CPU can upgrade my brother's R3 ryzen CPU, and my damaged mobo and the R3 CPU can make for a more power efficient server PC…
Nice bit of recycling!
blueball
Nice bit of recycling!
My brother is lucky, I don't think he's ever spent money on PC components outside of peripherals… it's all offcasts of mine :P
My trusty old Intel Core i5 4670K has been keeping me going for about 6 years now.
Ryzen 2200G. I didn't intend to overclock, but notice my Asus motherboard has applied a mild one at 3.85Ghz so left it like that.
I bought it to prove it was my 2600X that was failing, sent the 2600X back which got refunded rather than replaced and so for now I just kept the 2200G.
It doesn't quite do everything I want, it struggles with Elite Dangerous in VR so I have been playing it on a standard screen. When Zen 2 comes out, I intend spending my refund on something with at least 2600X performance.
6700K. not OC'd and purchased in 2015.
Desktop: i7-8700K
Laptop: i7-7500U
Server: i7-4771
I use an Intel-Core i5 7600k @ stock(sometimes @5ghz)
I5 7600k
Asus Strix z270E
32 GB Corsair Vengance RGB 3200 mhz
Asus Strix 1080 ti 11GB
Gonna re use my gtx i think.
I clock and tweak sometimes..But i am very new to it.I have been waiting for an AMD CPU that kicks azz!! And the new 38** series is gonna be my new CPU.
Q9650. Does everything I need currently. Might upgrade to zen 2.
9700k. Powerful and future proofed
I updated, in February, from an i7-920 to an i5-9600K.
There's no point in being hasty about these things.
Lord Midas;24800
9700k. Powerful and future proofed
Please tell me how it's future proof. It's susceptible to Meltdown, Spectre and the new flaw just released and it's about to become a dead platform as Intel's next cpu's need a new motherboard again. I've abandoned Intel for AMD and have given my son my 7700K and I've got a new 2700 o/c to 4.1 on all cores and in games I can't tell the difference. By doing this I can buy a Zen 2 when I want (my Asus X470 prime Pro already has a bios for Zen 2) and if Zen 3 is released in 2020 that will most likely, but not confirmed, AM4 compatible as well. If not I've still got an upgrade path where you'll shortly have none.
i7 4790k @4.0ghz stock. It keeps up with any task I want for now. Gaming at 1080p with a gtx 1080. Music DAW, learning Blender, and web apps. I do have a 24" 1440p 144hz monitor which isn't getting it's full usage.
Phenom II 960T, and sorely in need of an upgrade.
Got an AM4 motherboard, just need the rest of it now.
daDaffmeista
6 Core Xeon E5 1660 v2 @ 4.7GHz on a Rampage IV Gene with Corsair Dominator GT 1866 C9 4x8GB
8 Core Xeon E5 1680 v2 @ 4.5GHz on a Rampage IV Extreme with Corsair Dominator 2133 C9 8x8GB
Both setups lets me play PUBG in 4K 120% Screen Scale, Max AA & Draw Distance with ther rest on medium powered by 2080 Ti's and hit 110-120fps, stays at 120fps 90% of the time. I'm good as it is, but I'm tempted to get a 9700k, Rampage XI Gene and 2xGB sticks of 4800 G.Skill Royal to see if there's a lot to go gain but I'm in not immediate rush and can wait to see what Zen2 offers.
Good to see I'm not the only one here using a Xeon, albeit for different reasons. :)
Main desktop (my gaming PC): Xeon E3-1231 v3
Personal laptop: i5-4258U
Work laptop: i7-8750H
Intel i5-8500, purchased just before the big cost increase :-)
i7 4790k… currently working out how quickly I save for an amd chip (ryzen 3 ideally), ram etc because the amount of ‘flaws’ in intel cpu's and the amount of lost performance are getting ‘excessive’ now…
Main rig: i5 8400, does everything I need it to do.
Gaming rig: i5 6600K @ stock, does everything I need it to do.
Threadripper 1920X @3900Mhz 1.3coreV 32G-Samsung DDR4
Currently using an AMD FX 8320, probably upgrading to a Threadripper next.
Q6600, stock.
No idea if it's coping, as a win 10 update has left it in an unrecoverable boot-loop for months.
But I've got an SSD for a clean install of the hopefully less junky OS.
i5-3570K. Used to do a lot of gaming but less so recently. Don't need upgrades for the time being.
4770k. I don't to plan to upgrade any time soon. I am holding out for 10core 20 thread proceed at a decent cost.
Still running/using, Desktop: Q6600, E3300, FX6300, FX8350, Laptop: T6500, A10-9620P.
Looking for 12/16 core :-D next build. :-O
i7-7800X CPU @ 3.50GHz socket 2066. So far so good.
Intel Core i7 7700K OC
With Sli, GTX1080s works on every game so far. Using a Philips 43in 4K monitor and I'm still having great fun after 2.5 years later..What's the point in upgrading when what you have still cut's it?
FX-8320. Definitely time for an upgrade, but it's not in the budget right now.
A 7 year old i7-2600k @ 4.8GHz. Definitely got my moneys worth out of it :P
To be replaced with a Zen2/Ryzen 3000 build (likely a “3700X” or whatever its name is going to be) once they finally release. If that unexpectedly turns out disappointing, I'll take advantage of the likely dropping prices of the 2000 series. Was thinking about getting a 1700X as a stopgap since those can be had brand new for ~150eur, but that doesn't really make sense (as tempting as it is)
edit: is it just me or are most of the forum icons broken right now? Pretty much all of the advanced editor icons are blank too
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I'm running two Core i7 7700s, one for each PC.
Anniversary 17 8086K (cause it was free). Nice CPU and pretty zippy.
I am using a 5820K @ 4.4GHz, it does me for everyday stuff & also AAA gaming :)
Potbellieddwarf
The wife's pc is running an i9-7940X.
My pc is running an i7-6900K.
Both are fully custom watercooled.
No interest in upgrading either at the moment.
Hello there fellow broadwell-E user.
Got a 6950X oc to 4.4 ghz fully watercooled.
Very stable, no need to upgrade at least 5-7 years. This build was made 1 or 2 years ago.
i7 3770k
Waiting for Zen2 :3
Water cooled first release Intel i5 running at the stock 2.7ghz. An excellent buy, but now a bit long in the tooth at nine years old, but has survived well, with a couple of graphics card upgrades.
And needs the usual replace everything to move forward. Wondering if I should hang on for DDR5 memory:)
i7 2600k 3.4Ghz @4.7Ghz.
Does the job for me. Had to upgrade the gfx to a GTX 1060 to play BF 1 on ultra, but the cpu still good.
Mind you, I mostly play older games (working my way through my list of shame). e.g. LA Noire, Bioshock Infinite and AC4.
I'll upgrade when it dies, or if a must-have game is released which won't run on it at all.
Ryzen 2600X here.
Thinking if I'm gonna upgrade to Zen2 or keep it like this until Zen3…
Let more benchmarks come, we'll see
Ripper_02
Anniversary 17 8086K (cause it was free). Nice CPU and pretty zippy.
Free? what unicorn did you milk for it?:surprised:
My rig is a monster:
i3-4360 + GT1030
I would update if the TDP
goes below 45W or more.
AMD APU looking very possible.
I'm not much of a gamer.
I'm using an i7 6700k, mainly for streaming music and studying languages.I don't do gaming so it's more than enough for me, no upgrades needed in the immediate future.
azrael-
daDaffmeista
6 Core Xeon E5 1660 v2 @ 4.7GHz on a Rampage IV Gene with Corsair Dominator GT 1866 C9 4x8GB
8 Core Xeon E5 1680 v2 @ 4.5GHz on a Rampage IV Extreme with Corsair Dominator 2133 C9 8x8GB
Both setups lets me play PUBG in 4K 120% Screen Scale, Max AA & Draw Distance with ther rest on medium powered by 2080 Ti's and hit 110-120fps, stays at 120fps 90% of the time. I'm good as it is, but I'm tempted to get a 9700k, Rampage XI Gene and 2xGB sticks of 4800 G.Skill Royal to see if there's a lot to go gain but I'm in not immediate rush and can wait to see what Zen2 offers.
Good to see I'm not the only one here using a Xeon, albeit for different reasons. :)
What's your reasons, and which Xeon are you using? I also like mine for video editing too, especially the 8 core one paired with a 64GB RAM set, the quad channel setup is preferable to what ‘upgrading’ to Z390 offers in those regards.
2500k, usually stock but with a stable OC profile at 4.4GHz if required (I'm looking at you Cities Skylines).
At eight years old and giving me no real cause to upgrade yet, it must be the single best value thing I've ever purchased.
Ryzen 7 1700X - Does everything I want, no problems in games or 3D apps.
However will be looking at the new Ryzens when they come out.
Ryzen 1600, replaced a Phenom 965be because 64 player servers were a no no.
Very happy with it. Will probably upgrade to Zen2.
2600K @ 4.3GHz for the last few years, then bumped up to 4.9GHz earlier this year under a custom water loop. Seems I've degraded it, so down to 4.7GHz and a more reasonable voltage now.
Paired it up with a 980Ti, and it does everything I need it to. Would like a few more FPS in ARK: Survival Evolved (because it's a terribly optimised game).
Due an upgrade but it's hard to justify when nothing out there provides good bang for the buck. Watching for Zen2 and Intels 10nm with interest.
i7 3930K @4.2ghz 24/7 (4.6ghz capable) for a few more weeks with 64GB of DDR 3 2400 CL 10 …I picked up a E5 1680 V2 this weekend for a couple hundred online for two more cores/four more threads and I plan on overclocking it to hopefully 4.4ghz +/- .2ghz to tide me over till PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 drop. I wish i had grabbed one six months ago when they could be had for under $100 but this is still far cheaper then a platform upgrade which makes my wife smile. Also having native PCIe 3.0 support will be nice as I have to use the PCIe 3.0 nvidia “patch” nearly every-time I update my display drivers. If I don't patch, my performance takes a major hit as i am using GTX 1080s in SLI (about a 8%+ FPS decrease when on PCIe 2.0 with one GPU on a 16x link and the other an 8x but only when gaming at 4K, lower resolutions don't take such a hit).
I had planned on Ryzen 2 build later this year but after seeing some benches of a 2700x vs E5 1680 v2 vs i9 9900K (all OC'd 4.2ghz vs 4.6ghz vs 5ghz). While I do still render/encode, I do them less then I use to and gaming has become more of my primary concern for performance (4k60hz). Point being even with Ryzen's 2700x series IPC increase vs 1st gen 1700x…in gaming, ivy-bridge based CPUs Oc'd still beat AMD's top mainstream OC'd chip released last year in games. Gotta love the ring bus!! Plus Xeons have much better .1% lows then their i7 equivalents when matched clock for clock by a hefty chunk (and even better against Ryzen though clocks clearly are not same). I figure this should hold me over til 2021 or so as a 4K60hz gamer a handful of games I have now could use those extra threads and my guess is that number of games will grow over the next year or so (plus I do multitask while gaming). On top of hearing rumors the next xbox is using Zen 3 with 8 cores and 24 threads (1 core with 3 threads) to help with the ray tracing which will drive game dev's to use more threads…I do believe the next “AMD 64/conroe/sandy bridge/Ryzen” performance increase moment may well be coming up again very soon with 3d chip stacking on the very near horizon (2020-21). Which inspired me to make a gamble. I made a similar bet when I built this PC in 2012 and have got more life out of it then i honestly hoped for or expected.
AMD Phenom II X4 965 stock.
It does all I need. No plans to upgrade soon.
IguanaMGT
AMD Phenom II X4 965 stock.
It does all I need. No plans to upgrade soon.
Got one of those in my music pc - not fast enough any more as I get artifacts when playing heavy cpu bound VSTi's
Some pretty old iron in my machines 2013/2012 vintage
an i5 4670K in my games machine - why change when I can still get 50+ fps in XPlane…
and an even older i7 3520M in my development/mail/office Macbook.
Both still go fast enough for my liking and my wallet!
3dcandy
Got one of those in my music pc - not fast enough any more as I get artifacts when playing heavy cpu bound VSTi's
Amazon have the FX8350 for £57 if your motherboard can take it. It gets tarred with the same brush as Bulldozer, but is really a significant upgrade on Phenom II. When I went Ryzen I handed down my 8350 to my daughter who was on a 955BE. Her image editing software went from applying filters in minutes to seconds, I just didn't realise how badly the lack of recent SSE and AVX instructions in Phenom was crippling her work so feel bad about not upgrading her earlier.
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
Because it still works fine. Only for a handful of games do I need to overclock it (where I go to 3GHz). When I built my PC beginning of 2009 I got a good heatsink, so I've never had issues.
Q6600 because Moore's Law ended long ago
Georgy555
Q6600 because Moore's Law ended long ago
… no, it didn't.
8700k Oc'd to 4.8
A question to the ppl with K series chips which aren't Oc'd. Why pay more for a chip and not overclock it?
Sometimes its just nice to have the option. I have an unlocked 1700X but mine isn't overclocked however I know I can if I felt like I wanted to one day
