As a video editor, should I want for Intel's response to Ryzen?

[Jan Olšan]

If Intel did that, then it would have to discount i7-7700K, 7-8 months after its release. I'm not sure they will be willing to do that, myself. It would be good for us customers of course but I don't find it that likely looking at Intel's policy.

 

[lyssword]

Why all the mentions of 1700 having a cooler, when 1600 has the same cooler and is cheaper than 1600x? Is it because no OC planned? Anyways, I think 1700 will still have better MT perf than skylake 6c, and prob $100 cheaper still

 

[LTC8K6]

If Intel did that, then it would have to discount i7-7700K, 7-8 months after its release. I'm not sure they will be willing to do that, myself. It would be good for us customers of course but I don't find it that likely looking at Intel's policy.

Well, we have a new situation and many years have gone by. It's entirely possible that we will see Intel play a different game.

 

[ddogg]

Other than support for SLI, what does the X370 have over the B350 that would make it more targeted towards "gamers"? My computer is used 99.7% for gaming and I never have used SLI. In other words, what features would gamers appreciate on the X370 (other than SLI) that the B350 doesn't have? Genuinely curious here.

Besides Crossfire it's mainly IO features (more type c), likely more m2 slots, better looking boards, better heatshields etc

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[Ratman6161]

I am going to go against some other recommendations here and suggest the 1600x. I understand you'll need to buy a heat sink, but the 1600x should do fine with really cheap heat sinks, they are quite efficient. I only recommend this versus the 1700 because you won't be overclocking and you want to game as well. You'll still have great video editing performance but the 1600x should have a 20% advantage in most games. Although, that also depends on the games you'll be playing, the settings, and how powerful your card is. Really, without overclocking, the video editing performance shouldn't be that big either due to the base frequency difference between the two.

That kind of depends on what you have for coolers already. I already had a Corsair closed loop all in one liquid cooler and the only thing I needed to get it to work with Ryzen was a $4.99 bracket. I actually saved $30 by getting the R5 1600 rather than the 1600X. I used the included cooler for a few days while I waited for the bracket to come in and its an "OK" cooler. But my Corsair is dramatically better. Or if you were looking to go liquid anyway, the new ones now come with the bracket required for Ryzen. In my case I already had it and was planning to use it so the fact that the 1600 came with a cooler was only a factor because I could go ahead and build the system while I waited for the bracket.

With the cooler that came with the 1600 I got it to 3.6 (want willing to up the voltage at that point) but now with the corsair, I've got it at 3.8 @ 1.35v.

Besides Crossfire it's mainly IO features (more type c), likely more m2 slots, better looking boards, better heatshields etc

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Better looking? That's another "to each his own" matter. My system is a plain black box so I don't particularly care what the MB looks like

Well, we have a new situation and many years have gone by. It's entirely possible that we will see Intel play a different game.

Quite possibly. It's been a long time since Intel had any real competition.

 

[ddogg]

That kind of depends on what you have for coolers already. I already had a Corsair closed loop all in one liquid cooler and the only thing I needed to get it to work with Ryzen was a $4.99 bracket. I actually saved $30 by getting the R5 1600 rather than the 1600X. I used the included cooler for a few days while I waited for the bracket to come in and its an "OK" cooler. But my Corsair is dramatically better. Or if you were looking to go liquid anyway, the new ones now come with the bracket required for Ryzen. In my case I already had it and was planning to use it so the fact that the 1600 came with a cooler was only a factor because I could go ahead and build the system while I waited for the bracket.

With the cooler that came with the 1600 I got it to 3.6 (want willing to up the voltage at that point) but now with the corsair, I've got it at 3.8 @ 1.35v.



Better looking? That's another "to each his own" matter. My system is a plain black box so I don't particularly care what the MB looks like



Quite possibly. It's been a long time since Intel had any real competition.

Which is why I recommended b350. If you don't care about looks all the more reason to pick this over the x370

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[formulav8]

The day they lower prices is the day pigs fly.

There are cuts coming to their hedt line. Of course the typical haughty Intel sidestepped and said "Market conditions" is the reason.

That CEO needs to go his own way and call it another lonely day.

 

[mattiasnyc]

For content creation you also have to look at the connectivity of the motherboard. So it's not only about SLI, but also about how many lanes that are available at what speed. Some of the cheaper B350 boards look awesome as long as expansion isn't an issue. But once you want to add PCIe cards it's possible that a B350 is no longer enough.