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Originally Posted by mac459
So my list has been updated with a 9600K and an appropriate MB, thanks to Fish
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Rereading my post from last night (was pretty drunk), I think I should add a few caveats. I feel I was a little Intel biased. The Ryzen setup would be more future proof. Because they've been using the same chipset socket the entire time. So when a new Ryzen chip is released in the future, you likely won't need a new mobo to use it. Intel changes their CPU socket nearly every damn time they release a new version. So you have to replace everything (CPU, mobo, and sometimes RAM). Intel also doesn't include a CPU fan. You can get a very decent one for ~$25-40. But that should be included in the price.
AMD is a very capable setup. Not trying to dog it. It provides quite a few more CPU cores, which is going to be an advantage more in the future. I just wanted to point out that if price was a factor, and you're just looking for gaming performance, the Intel is a good value consideration. More expensive to upgrade though. Either one would be a really nice capable setup.
Cheers!