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- Aug 5, 2002
Hey... while I've been an Intel nut for years... since oh XP days, AMD has impressed me with their new CPU line.
Currently got a i7 6700k @ 4.5Ghz (could do more but decided to keep it cooler).
That being said about to do a huge amount of encoding of video files and figured might be a good time to upgrade my PC. Question is.... what is a good CPU without breaking the bank? Been out of the game for a bit and ideally order this maybe this week if I plan on upgrading here.
I do game, some video encoding and ideally getting back into 3D rendering eventually. So ideally more cores will be nice... but also higher clock to help out with those fewer core games. I know Intel still tops for gaming with a slight lead still and AMD is catching up but AMD has PCI-E 4.0 on some newer boards (no clue on price) so its more of a future proofing thing maybe.
My CPU/Board was purchased back in August/Sept of 2016. So I've had it for a few years
Currently got a i7 6700k @ 4.5Ghz (could do more but decided to keep it cooler).
That being said about to do a huge amount of encoding of video files and figured might be a good time to upgrade my PC. Question is.... what is a good CPU without breaking the bank? Been out of the game for a bit and ideally order this maybe this week if I plan on upgrading here.
I do game, some video encoding and ideally getting back into 3D rendering eventually. So ideally more cores will be nice... but also higher clock to help out with those fewer core games. I know Intel still tops for gaming with a slight lead still and AMD is catching up but AMD has PCI-E 4.0 on some newer boards (no clue on price) so its more of a future proofing thing maybe.
My CPU/Board was purchased back in August/Sept of 2016. So I've had it for a few years
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