Quote (zell1luk @ 22 Oct 2018 07:14)
2600x is like $10 more aud, and you completely lose multi core enhancement and the ability to overclock manually. Also stock cooler is shit and will throttle. The i5 is only better for older games that can't take advantage of all available threads. The 2600x is considerably more future proof.
Monitor he had chosen was 75hz ips...
/e he changed it after I posted. It was the 27" version of the LG one I chose above.
Depends if he will use pcpartpicker. From the OP post, looks like he wants to purchase from the website he provided and it's $50 more AUD.
fucking lol'd at stockcooler will throttle, their stock cooler isn't the best but it's not total shit like AMD's old stock used to be. No need to fanboy, just be objective ffs.
Have you compared both CPU and played games on it? Cuz if you did, you would know that in gaming the 8400 is still better, especially at its budget cost. It's better in literally majority of the games, including some new ones.
For the 2600x to be "slightly" better in gaming, you'd need to spend more $$$$ on a higher timing clock ram, buy a decent mobo for OC, buy an aftermarket fan if he's srs about reaching 4.3+
or you can just fuck off with that shit and just buy the 8400 which literally is the best perf/$ for gaming chip and be done with it. Hell, upgrade a tier higher gpu with all that cost saved.
Example if OP will use pcpartpicker instead of his own website:
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/Hv2Hr6 Total $1446.50
Also future proof means jack shit, cuz both CPU will be outdated by the time OP
needs an upgrade, especially for gaming. You can trust me, the 6 extra threads & multicore/OC he may or may not use to its fullest potential at the cost of downgrading monitor, gpu, psu, and overall gaming experience from the start is far less futureproof.