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Going to try and keep this brief.  Currently i7 2600k, ddr3 ram going strong, not strong enough for Arma having issues.  Looking at a few options.  8700k, Ryzen 2700x(Amd makes me nervous) or wait for 3rd gen Ryzen.  My gtx 970 is running fine and I won't be changing that until it dies.  I've noticed that Ryzen 2700x value per buck looks a lot better than the 8700k, 269.99 vs 369.99ish.  Any suggestions appreciated. 

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22 minutes ago, Brotherdave said:

Going to try and keep this brief.  Currently i7 2600k, ddr3 ram going strong, not strong enough for Arma having issues.  Looking at a few options.  8700k, Ryzen 2700x(Amd makes me nervous) or wait for 3rd gen Ryzen.  My gtx 970 is running fine and I won't be changing that until it dies.  I've noticed that Ryzen 2700x value per buck looks a lot better than the 8700k, 269.99 vs 369.99ish.  Any suggestions appreciated. 

i7 7700k will do everything a 8700k does and its a bit cheaper so i would go for that instead, staying clear of AMD is just a general rule tbh. Your 970 should last you a good while still but there is cheaper 1060 and 1070's around so pick one up if you can but regardless a 970 will do you.

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I recommend the i7 7700k very good, runs smooth and great for over clocking.

 

I would also recommend updating your ram to Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 16GB 3200 MHz DDR4.

 

I have a 1080 and its great but like Sean said any 1000 series is a good upgrade.

 

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Just now, Sean That Irish Guy said:

i7 7700k will do everything a 8700k does and its a bit cheaper so i would go for that instead, staying clear of AMD is just a general rule tbh. Your 970 should last you a good while still but there is cheaper 1060 and 1070's around so pick one up if you can but regardless a 970 will do you.

Last time I used AMD was like 12 years ago and it was a headache BUT supposedly they are "good" now.  I'm not sure how'd they do with Arma because of the potato optimization Arma uses.

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Just now, Brotherdave said:

Last time I used AMD was like 12 years ago and it was a headache BUT supposedly they are "good" now.  I'm not sure how'd they do with Arma because of the potato optimization Arma uses.

I would play it safe and grab a i7 7700k, its cheaper and will do everything a 8700 does. Also you might even be able to get a bare bones deal on amazon or something with a motherboard, ram and cpu ormotherboard, ram gpu that could worth out cheaper than buying everything separate.

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44 minutes ago, Brotherdave said:

Going to try and keep this brief.  Currently i7 2600k, ddr3 ram going strong, not strong enough for Arma having issues.  Looking at a few options.  8700k, Ryzen 2700x(Amd makes me nervous) or wait for 3rd gen Ryzen.  My gtx 970 is running fine and I won't be changing that until it dies.  I've noticed that Ryzen 2700x value per buck looks a lot better than the 8700k, 269.99 vs 369.99ish.  Any suggestions appreciated. 

 

12 minutes ago, Sean That Irish Guy said:

i7 7700k will do everything a 8700k does and its a bit cheaper so i would go for that instead, staying clear of AMD is just a general rule tbh. Your 970 should last you a good while still but there is cheaper 1060 and 1070's around so pick one up if you can but regardless a 970 will do you.

true, i got a 1070 ti for 285$

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2 hours ago, Brotherdave said:

Going to try and keep this brief.  Currently i7 2600k, ddr3 ram going strong, not strong enough for Arma having issues.  Looking at a few options.  8700k, Ryzen 2700x(Amd makes me nervous) or wait for 3rd gen Ryzen.  My gtx 970 is running fine and I won't be changing that until it dies.  I've noticed that Ryzen 2700x value per buck looks a lot better than the 8700k, 269.99 vs 369.99ish.  Any suggestions appreciated. 

Until AMD proves thatt hey can beat intel i'd stick with the 8700k or the 9700k

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