Do i need a new CPU?

canadianpawn · Feb 24, 2017

Do i need to upgrade my CPU for gaming? or should i upgrade it? I have an I5 6660K And i got gtx 1070. Is it worth upgrading to an i7?

rgd1101 · Feb 24, 2017

do you have issue with any games?

grimfox · Feb 24, 2017

IMO no, not worth it. i7's primary advantage is Hyper Threading which is not really a requirement for games. the 1070 is plenty for gaming on most resolutions short of 4k.

Lucky_SLS · Feb 24, 2017

u r fine as it is. if u wanna spend on something, spend it on a ssd to shorten ur loading times

grimfox · Feb 24, 2017

win10 on a SSD boots in less than 15 seconds. That's with a 3 second delay on the bios screen to hit f2/delete to enter bios. Totally worth the upgrade. If you are really itching you can wait to see what the 1080ti does. They are announcing it in 4days and hours.

geofelt · Feb 24, 2017

I5-6600K with an overclock is about as good as it gets for a gaming cpu.
Few games can use more than 203 threads, so I7 is of little value as an upgrade.

If you are gaming at 1080P, GTX1070 is very good.

Only if you favor fast action games or want to plat at 1440P might a GTX1080 be useful.
Actually, if that were the case, I would wait to see what GTX1080ti will bring.

If you do not have a ssd, consider that as a very satisfying upgrade.
It makes everything you do feel quicker.

Lucky_SLS · Feb 24, 2017

geofelt :

by "It makes everything you do feel quicker" he means loading times. no gains in fps though

geofelt · Feb 24, 2017

I mean more than loading times.
files open quicker.
Game textures load faster.
Maintenance goes quicker.
Thumbnails are there instantly.
.....
Once you use a ssd, you will never again build without one.

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Don't

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