Hello
A bit about my situation
(skip if you want to go straight to the point)
A the moment I'm using i5 6600 non-K, on ASrock H170 pro4 with 16gb 2133mHz ram. I'm the kind of guy that sets every graphical setting to ultra low just so I can get as much FPS as I can. I've noticed that my CPU very often bottlenecks my GPU (970gtx) in games, especially the newer AAA titles and 100% cpu usage causes stuttering and mouse responsiveness issues which makes me seriously mad as I'm really sensitive to any loss of responsiveness. Correct me if I'm wrong, but having a multithreaded CPU would fix these issues, even at games that don't take advantage of 4+ cores (cpu usage wouldn't hit 100% at those)
My options:
a) i7 6700 non-k for a veery good price (~70% discount), only one left, might be out of stock really soon
b) i7 7700k auction ending in 2 days, same price as 6700 atm, but will probably get significantly higher judging by the other auctions
c) save for an i7 8th gen/ryzen + mobo
Getting 8th gen is out of the question for now, as the prices are too high in my country atm and I would also need to replace my motherboard. I could wait for 9th gen to come out and look out for 8th gen/ryzen bargains but that might take a while
Is it worth buying i7 6700 if it's significantly cheaper than 7700k and I can't overclock it? Is the performance loss "worth it"? I feel like it might be worth getting the cheaper option just to save for a GPU in the future. I also value single core performance so I'm leaning more towards Intel rather than AMD. Or maybe not buying anything is the best option? Is paying almost 3 times the price for an 8th gen justified?
Also would upgrading my RAM (which would require a new mobo anyway) give me any noticeable performance gain?
tl;dr
Reaaally cheap i7 6700, kinda expensive but in my price range 7700k (can't overclock) or saving the money for an 8th in the far future (too expensive now)?
A bit about my situation
(skip if you want to go straight to the point)
A the moment I'm using i5 6600 non-K, on ASrock H170 pro4 with 16gb 2133mHz ram. I'm the kind of guy that sets every graphical setting to ultra low just so I can get as much FPS as I can. I've noticed that my CPU very often bottlenecks my GPU (970gtx) in games, especially the newer AAA titles and 100% cpu usage causes stuttering and mouse responsiveness issues which makes me seriously mad as I'm really sensitive to any loss of responsiveness. Correct me if I'm wrong, but having a multithreaded CPU would fix these issues, even at games that don't take advantage of 4+ cores (cpu usage wouldn't hit 100% at those)
My options:
a) i7 6700 non-k for a veery good price (~70% discount), only one left, might be out of stock really soon
b) i7 7700k auction ending in 2 days, same price as 6700 atm, but will probably get significantly higher judging by the other auctions
c) save for an i7 8th gen/ryzen + mobo
Getting 8th gen is out of the question for now, as the prices are too high in my country atm and I would also need to replace my motherboard. I could wait for 9th gen to come out and look out for 8th gen/ryzen bargains but that might take a while
Is it worth buying i7 6700 if it's significantly cheaper than 7700k and I can't overclock it? Is the performance loss "worth it"? I feel like it might be worth getting the cheaper option just to save for a GPU in the future. I also value single core performance so I'm leaning more towards Intel rather than AMD. Or maybe not buying anything is the best option? Is paying almost 3 times the price for an 8th gen justified?
Also would upgrading my RAM (which would require a new mobo anyway) give me any noticeable performance gain?
tl;dr
Reaaally cheap i7 6700, kinda expensive but in my price range 7700k (can't overclock) or saving the money for an 8th in the far future (too expensive now)?
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