Is it worth to upgrade my cpu?

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st0rmy7x

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Hi guys,

So recently I have upgraded some of my computer components and I was thinking if is it worth to upgrade my I5-6400 2.70ghz to another cpu?

Budget is about 250€.
My computer specs:
Gtx 1060 windforce oc edition 6gb
Hyperx 8gb (2x4)
H110M-A (LGA1151) motherboard
PSU Chieftec iARENA GPA-500S8 500W
 
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so long as all you're doing is gaming(at 1080p), then that cpu is fantastic. if you're doing more than gaming, at the same time, then adding more ram might/likely be more useful. you don't mention your storage, so I can't comment on that. Lastly, that PSU is an unknown to me, it's not listed on PSU tier chart and I know nothing about it. Before you start having serious issues related to a bad PSU, I would consider putting in a high quality PSU(http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html), a tier 2 or higher off that list and putting your current unit into reserve. For 250euros, you can replace that PSU with a good unit and double your ram. I know it's not as sexy as a new CPU, but your mobo won't allow over...
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Wait until we know more about 8th-gen Intel Coffee Lake. They're supposed to have hexa-core i5 possibly compatible with current LGA 1151 chipsets (w/ BIOS update). In the mean time with your 6400 you should only see CPU limitations in CPU intensive games.
 
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so long as all you're doing is gaming(at 1080p), then that cpu is fantastic. if you're doing more than gaming, at the same time, then adding more ram might/likely be more useful. you don't mention your storage, so I can't comment on that. Lastly, that PSU is an unknown to me, it's not listed on PSU tier chart and I know nothing about it. Before you start having serious issues related to a bad PSU, I would consider putting in a high quality PSU(http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html), a tier 2 or higher off that list and putting your current unit into reserve. For 250euros, you can replace that PSU with a good unit and double your ram. I know it's not as sexy as a new CPU, but your mobo won't allow over clocking and that current CPU is top shelf.
 
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st0rmy7x

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dudmont,

Well I'm only gaming on that pc and other casual stuff etc facebook, watching twitch and youtube. I was already thinking about upgrading that psu. It costs around 30€ in my country:D If we are talking about storage I have wd hdd blue 1tb and kingston ssd 240gb. And Ill take a look on upgrading those rams:)

Cant reply normaly cuz atm I'm using my phone:D
 
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