Should i overclock my i5 6400

imlala · Aug 8, 2018

I was planning on upgrading to a 970 or a 1050ti since of the GPU price inflation at this current time, As I bought Rainbow Six Siege and GTA V and realized how my PC is starting to become out of date. As I saw rendering issues in GTA V and Stutters in Rainbow Six, Is it worth me buying an aftermarket cooler and a z170 motherboard and overlock my i5 6400 or buy a new motherboard and CPU (preferably Ryzen 5 or i5 8th gen) I don't have very much money to spend on this PC and I don't mind a 10 degree increase. Just whatever is cheaper and reliable for me to do. As also I'm aware of me having to run an earlier bios version to be able to overclock. Thanks in advance

My current build:
CPU:i5 6400
MOTHO:LENOVO SKYBAY
GPU:750 ti
RAM:8gb (DDR4 2133 1x8)
STORAGE:250gb SSD V-NAND 860
2tb SSHD 8gb SSD

nicecoolguy25 · Aug 8, 2018

I think the best CPU is the Ryzen 5 2400G I also picked the Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard because I couldn't guarantee any B350 motherboard to work. Here are the amazon and newegg links:

Ryzen 5 2400G: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079D8FD28/
Newegg: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113480

Motherboard: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BZ239Z2/
Newegg: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145060

guanyu210379 · Aug 8, 2018

1. You can not really OC I5 6400 or any non-k processors.
2. I5 6400 is still ok for even GTX1070 on most games. I would go for at least GTX1060 6GB. I would not go for a big overhaul on the proc side yet.
3. Add the RAM to 16GB if you can
4. If your PC is a pre-built, pay attention with the PSU before getting the new GPU.

Note:
- GTX970, 980, RX580 and GTX1060 6GB are quite near.
- 1050Ti is weaker

imlala · Aug 8, 2018

guanyu210379 :

I have a 450watt PSU in my PC at this current time and know that I can run a gtx 1050 ti and gtx 1060 6b but if i was to upgrade to a 600 psu to run a 970

guanyu210379 · Aug 8, 2018

450W should be sufficient for GTX970 or 1060 6B for longer term...but...only if the PSU is a good one!
If this 450W PSU is included in the pre-built, I have my doubts. PSUSs on pre-builts are usually designed only to fit to that build, any further upgrades are not considered.

imlala · Aug 8, 2018

guanyu210379 :

EVGA 450 Watt 80+ Bronze

guanyu210379 · Aug 8, 2018

that 450W should be ok for GTX1060 or GTX970

imlala · Aug 9, 2018

guanyu210379 :

But still doesn't answer my question should I overclock my CPU with a z170 board or go for a newer Ryzen CPU and motherboard

guanyu210379 · Aug 27, 2018

Read again in my first post,
you can not OC I5 6400 or any non-K procs.

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