Is this CPU better in comparison to this one?

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Howdy.
Bit of backstory first.
I currently have an i5 3570k on an ASRock B75M R2.0 with 8GB DDR3 G.Skill Sniper RAM with an Asus GTX 970. The CPU is running with an NZXT X61.

I am upgrading to an i5 6600k on an MSI H110M Pro-VD with G.Skill Value 8GB RAM.

My first question is, is it really worth the upgrade from a 3570k to a 6600k? Because it feels a bit expensive to be doing such an upgrade, although mind you it is going to be future proofing me for the next 5-6 years.

My second question is, what does a higher GPU clock speed mean for me on the 3570k in comparison to the 6600k? I'm going the comparison of the two CPUs on cpuboss.com and it says that my current CPU has double the GPU clock speed, and the only information I could find is that it's the graphics processing clockspeed. Does this affect my GPU and CPU combo at all, or is it purely for if I decide to use the dedicated Intel graphics that come with the CPU?

Thankyou for any help.
 
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No noticeable gaming performance improvements. If your motherboard is no longer working, then buy a new motherboard, with a chipset that supports overclocking. If you buy a new CPU generation, you will need a new motherboard, and a new copy of Windows if it's OEM. And it still doesn't offer any noticeable performance improvements, if you do upgrade. Overheating could be the cause of what you're describing, but any component could be the culprit really.


All the best!
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Okay, first off you have a K chip, but a non overclocking motehrboard. if you want more power from you current i5, you can get a new motehrboard and overclock it. or you can get the 6600K, but then get a z170 chip set motehrboard so that down the road you can OC it when it gets slow, or just don't get a K chip. as for the HD graphics that only matters if you plan to use them, but spoiler alert, they probably are not worth it either way.
 
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Thanks for the quick response. Is there any specific reasons as to why I shouldn't upgrade?

The reason why I'm considering this is because there are capacitors no longer working on my motherboard and ASRock and the website I purchased it from no longer stock my motherboard or any similar ones at all.
CPU intensive games cause the computer to either lock up permanently until restart or crash the computer and they are occurring more frequently.
 
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No noticeable gaming performance improvements. If your motherboard is no longer working, then buy a new motherboard, with a chipset that supports overclocking. If you buy a new CPU generation, you will need a new motherboard, and a new copy of Windows if it's OEM. And it still doesn't offer any noticeable performance improvements, if you do upgrade. Overheating could be the cause of what you're describing, but any component could be the culprit really.


All the best!
 
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Nah it's the capacitors causing the problems, quite a few have quite literally come off the board and I don't want to risk soldering.
You do make good points about not upgrading, the major reason why I'm considering not doing it now is mainly just having to spend almost 600 dollars for a small jump in performance.
 
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To clarify,

If you buy a new motherboard, and your Windows license is OEM type, then you will need a new motherboard, and a new copy of Windows

If you upgrade, you will need a new CPU, new motherboard, new Windows if it's OEM. The CPU alone is more expensive than a new motherboard and Windows copy.

If you overclock your CPU on a better motherboard, you can reach the performance of stock skylake, even after you factor in buying a decent air cooler, it's still way cheaper than upgrading. But, it's really up to you.


All the best!
 
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