- Dec 1, 2017
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I am planning to upgrade my current intel processor which is an intel i3 6100. I bought this proc roughly 2 years ago for a budget build ( see my build here: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/BX4CmG ) and is still doing fine running modern titles at Medium-High settings. However, I recently bought a GTX 1070 and I can tell that my i3 is having a hard time keeping up due to 40-60% usage on the GPU while the CPU is running at 100%. I know my GPU is an overkill for this proc but I only had the budget for a GPU upgrade at the time.
My question is, is it worth upgrading from Skylake to Kabylake? And should I go for an i5 or go straight i7?
Note: I also consider buying the non-K variant of these procsif the performance is close. And, I am only using a 1080p 60Hz monitor but I plan on buying a 1440p 60Hz/1080p 144Hz monitor in the future.
Price of the processors in my country for comparison:
i5
6600 - $160 (2nd Hand)
6600k - $180 (2nd Hand)
7600 - $220 (Bnew)
7600k - $240 (Bnew)
i7
6700 - $200 (2nd Hand)
6700k - $220 (2nd Hand)
7700 - $300 (Bnew)
7700k - $340 (Bnew)
My question is, is it worth upgrading from Skylake to Kabylake? And should I go for an i5 or go straight i7?
Note: I also consider buying the non-K variant of these procsif the performance is close. And, I am only using a 1080p 60Hz monitor but I plan on buying a 1440p 60Hz/1080p 144Hz monitor in the future.
Price of the processors in my country for comparison:
i5
6600 - $160 (2nd Hand)
6600k - $180 (2nd Hand)
7600 - $220 (Bnew)
7600k - $240 (Bnew)
i7
6700 - $200 (2nd Hand)
6700k - $220 (2nd Hand)
7700 - $300 (Bnew)
7700k - $340 (Bnew)
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