Go up and up! Who should you buy for a CPU price increase?

Xiaobian mixes in various groups every day, and the recent soaring CPU prices are discussed in various groups. As for the reason, I saw a screenshot for everyone. No matter the reason is true or false, the result is obvious: Intel CPU price increase shows no signs of stopping.

Since the price increase is a certain thing, it is difficult for the small partners, what should I do with the installation? Especially in the recent school season, there are not a few friends who want a new computer, right? In the face of price increases, it is necessary to adjust one's own installation strategy. The editor divides into two ways to deal with it, alternative or downgrade-in the case of the same total budget, try to find a new balance point, this is the best method.

Downgrade purchase

At present, the price increase of CPU is about 10%, so even if the downgrade purchase impact is not great (unlike last year's memory and solid state). The editor recommends two solutions. The first one is for users who originally planned to use the 8th generation Core i3 8100. You can consider purchasing the Pentium G5500/G5600. Of course, the performance will drop a little. The daily application will not affect much, but the price can be cheaper by about 200 yuan. It is quite appropriate-it is very suitable to upgrade to the 8/9th generation processor after a year and a half, and a part of the blood can be returned if you sell it second-hand.

The second situation is the small partners who originally planned to buy i5 8400/8500. The current price is about 1200 yuan to 1300 yuan. At this time, you may wish to focus on another i3: i3 8350K, the box price is 1200 yuan, bulk The price of the film can be cheaper (but less), especially the game performance is not much different. If you use the Z370 motherboard, it can be overclocked. It is not a problem to improve the performance by one step.

Alternative purchase

If you think this is not appropriate, the editor has another idea, which is to substitute purchase-don't focus all on the 8th generation products, the second-hand CPU of the old products is also a good choice. Except for the second-hand CPU products such as Zhiqiang on the server, which are not recommended, the general second-hand CPU (official version) has almost no problem, and the performance may not be so bad. Multi-core running scores/rendering purposes, etc. will have an impact , Daily applications and games can basically be ignored. Of course, second-hand old CPUs are not recommended for brainlessness. Don't mention the CPUs before the 4th generation. The more interesting ones are concentrated in the 4th generation i7 and the 7th generation i5 and above.

For example, the cost-effective i7 4770K is no longer comparable to the i3 8400 at the same price, but the basics can be used. With the Z97 chipset motherboard (the motherboard is also much cheaper than the 300 series) after overclocking, it can be upgraded to a higher level. Very good choice.

In addition to these, the editor has another choice, but it is only for experienced friends-buying ES version of the CPU, the price is a lot cheaper, but the performance is very impressive, but it should be noted that you must buy a product with the same stepping of the official version. , Don’t choose products that don’t show model\step too old.

Why did the editor talk about it for a long time, but didn't mention the method of the 8th generation i7? Simple, even if the price of high-end products increases, it is meaningless for high-end players who are not price sensitive. Especially the price fluctuations of high-end CPU parts are far less than those of mid-end and entry-level products. In addition, the editor will give you the specific CPU price (the price quoted on August 28 in Beijing) for your reference. There are quotations including second-hand CPUs.