Looking at the ~$375-$400 price point, the new 6 core Intel 8700k will compile large C projects ever so slightly faster[1] and might be faster or slower for gam

Looking at the ~$375-$400 price point, the new 6 core Intel 8700k will compile large C projects ever so slightly faster[1] and might be faster or slower for games depending on which one and othe details. [2][3] I'd tend to go with AMD right now just because they don't play tricks with fusing off certain functions for market segmentation reasons. Basically, look at independent benchmarks close to what you're doing. For choosing everything else many websites put together system guides laying out a set of compatible components they think are good at the same part of the market. Those tend to be very gaming focused but I think that's a good starting point. Intel just released a new top end chip so they're all out of date but the recommendations here[4] are where I'd advise you to look if you want a new system now. The prices have come down a bit since the guide was written, though. Or there's the Build a PC subreddit wiki as an information resource. [5] [1]https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel-coffee-8700k&num=6 https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel-co... [2]https://www.anandtech.com/show/11859/the-anandtech-coffee-lake-review-8700k-and-8400-initial-numbers/13 https://www.anandtech.com/show/11859/the-anandtech-coffee-la... [3]http://techreport.com/review/32642/intel-core-i7-8700k-cpu-reviewed/6 http://techreport.com/review/32642/intel-core-i7-8700k-cpu-r... [4]http://techreport.com/review/32474/the-tech-report-system-guide-september-2017-edition http://techreport.com/review/32474/the-tech-report-system-gu... [5]https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/wiki/index https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/wiki/index