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Should I upgrade my Amd fx-6300 to a intel i5 6600k?
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Depends what you're doing with your PC. The Intel is a lot better (though I'd go Kaby Lake or Coffee Lake) but it's hard to say without knowing much about the things you do. A 6300 can generally handle a 1050ti, it's below where you really see bottlenecking.
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In that case, an Intel is a lot better, but keep in mind that you're not going to do things like jump into Witcher 3 at Ultra with the 1050ti, which is a solid budget GPU, but still a budget GPU.
I'd still try to get into a Kaby Lake or even better, a Coffee Lake. Intel prices don't generally come down enough to compensate you for jumping to what already is an older generation CPU. I might wait until more budget chipset Coffee Lake motherboards are out, though.
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^ 100% what kevin said.
Unless of course youre getting a very good deal on the intel setup second hand or something , bearing in mind with a 6600k you need ddr4 ram & an aftermarket cooler.
The new i3 8100 performs virtually the same as the 6600k , & is cheaper , as are the 4 core/8 thread ryzen chips
Unless of course youre getting a very good deal on the intel setup second hand or something , bearing in mind with a 6600k you need ddr4 ram & an aftermarket cooler.
The new i3 8100 performs virtually the same as the 6600k , & is cheaper , as are the 4 core/8 thread ryzen chips
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Its not obsolete on a performance level but.on a platform level it is heading that way if its not quite already there.
Skylake production was discontinued in september , original skylake boards were discontinued way before that , kaby lake will be discontinued soon as will kaby lake gen boards without a doubt.
As decent as the 6600k is still performance wise I cant think of a single good reason to buy one now unless you get an incredible deal on one.
There are cpu's available now that are nearly as good for far less money & cpu's that are better for the same money.
Skylake production was discontinued in september , original skylake boards were discontinued way before that , kaby lake will be discontinued soon as will kaby lake gen boards without a doubt.
As decent as the 6600k is still performance wise I cant think of a single good reason to buy one now unless you get an incredible deal on one.
There are cpu's available now that are nearly as good for far less money & cpu's that are better for the same money.
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