i5-6400 still enough for my games? or upgrade to i5 7600k?

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I only own Rainbow Six Siege and Overwatch right now.

I also have a ASUS STRIX GTX 1060 6GB OC

I mainly play fps and sometimes RPG

do you guys think it's worth it to get an unlocked i5 processor?
 
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Absolutely it is NOT worth the upgrade. Most of the performance of core I5 comes from its 4 cores. The Return on Investment for a 7600K would be horrible.

PC components depreciate in value faster than automobiles. When you buy components you should plan to make them last for 4 years or more. To do otherwise is costly.

What limitation are you facing right now? That CPU / GPU combo should be really good for 1080P gaming.
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Absolutely it is NOT worth the upgrade. Most of the performance of core I5 comes from its 4 cores. The Return on Investment for a 7600K would be horrible.

PC components depreciate in value faster than automobiles. When you buy components you should plan to make them last for 4 years or more. To do otherwise is costly.

What limitation are you facing right now? That CPU / GPU combo should be really good for 1080P gaming.
 
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I don't have any limitations now.

I just really like to explore cpu overclocking.

I have an MSI B150M Mortar Arctic motherboard

I'm planning to get the 7600k + ASUS Strix Z270G
 
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I bought my

Core i5 - 6400 on sale last year for $156
someone wants to buy it for $150

and my
MSI B150M Mortar Arctic for $98 from the shop
someone wants to buy it for $80

is this a fair deal?
 
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This answer is correct +1

 
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That's a good deal for you.
 
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I agree
 
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I used an Asus Sandy Bridge i5 laptop with 8 gigs of ram since 2011 and just last week bought a new computer (not for gaming) with a Skylake i7 in desktop form and to be honest there is no real performance boost that i notice .

When people say Intel has not done a whole lot in regard to major advancements in performance they mean it .

Upgrade the GPU and ram if you want to see real differences .
 
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