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2600k upgrade

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Hey guys,

Currently my pc is a 2600k oced to 4.6 with a 7970 in it, looking to upgrade the gpu to a 1060/1070. Is it worthwhile upgrading the cpu etc too? Was looking at possibly going for a ryzen 2600x or 8600k. Pc is mainly used for gaming.
 
Your 2600k will still do the job, but you will definitely see improvements with an upgrade. I would say wait and see what Zen2 brings when that comes out if you can wait a while.
 
If you need to upgrade. Ryzen 2600 (new board and ddr4 ram) and gtx1070/ti is where I'd go now. Holding out may be better as new stuff due soon but it'll be 'kin expensive
 
Don't bother with 1060 it's pretty low end now.

You would be much better keeping your current cpu for now and looking for a deal on a 1070ti or 1080. I have seen a few gtx 1080's for £370 recently and they are well worth the extra over a 1060.
 
I agree that as a gamer you should aim for at least an 1070, preferably the ti model if you can.
I would also keep that 2600k a bit longer since you have a nice overclock and instead see what the 7nm Ryzen brings in hopefully early 2019.

If you can't wait that long, intel's new 9000 series is coming out this October but it's rumored to be a paper launch, so we might not see them in regular supply and prices before January 2019!

Those expensive DDR4 ram prices are slowly coming down again but it should look better in 2019.
That reminds me, SSD prices are rumored to come down noticeable, like 25% in 2019 due to a looming oversupply, so that's a little bonus if you need an SSD ;)
 
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Cheers guys :) looks like i shall hold onto the 2600k for abit longer then! Shall start looking into a 1070/ti then :)
 
Definitely hold onto the 2600K and use the money you'd be spending on a CPU upgrade to get a better GPU. Overclock that 2600K to 4.5Ghz and you'll still be grand for a year or two.
 
I'm in a similar position - going to aim for a used 1070/1080 to keep me going for now, then see how things look next year with Zen2 :)
 
From a 980 I'd think only a 1080 Ti will feel more like a good upgrade. If you overclock that 980 enough it's going to get pretty close to a 1070 performance wise. I've gotten the 970 to boost to 1400~1500Mhz from the stock ~1150Mhz and it's a pretty good performance jump.
 
AndreiD said:
From a 980 I'd think only a 1080 Ti will feel more like a good upgrade. If you overclock that 980 enough it's going to get pretty close to a 1070 performance wise. I've gotten the 970 to boost to 1400~1500Mhz from the stock ~1150Mhz and it's a pretty good performance jump.
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Wrong thread? OP has an old 7970
 
geordiejc said:
Define unreal ? lol

Did you do baseline measurements and new measurements ? Got any data or was it just placebo ? Hmm
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Definitely wouldn't be placebo going from an old i5 to a new i7. Many new games just struggle with the old i5's.

My 3570k to 8400 was massive difference so much smoother and more frames with the newer processor. The old 4 cores struggle with a lot of games now with really low minimums and unstable frame rates.
 
geordiejc said:
Define unreal ? lol

Did you do baseline measurements and new measurements ? Got any data or was it just placebo ? Hmm


@op

What monitor do you have?
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Unreal is BF1 going from 50-75fps to minimum 80 and usually 90 to 110. War Thunder went from 70-120 to 100 minimum and usually 120+. If you're at 60hz you may not notice as much of a difference but I've been surprised with the improvement. Some games like Total Warhammer have seen no improvement but then they were GPU limited anyway.
 
I remember BF1 was pegging my old i7 2600K @ 4.2Ghz to 80~100% on the highest pop servers, but when I overclocked to 4.8Ghz there was some legroom. Can see how older i5s would have issues and why an upgrade to a newer CPU would net you a big boost in that title. A similar one was The Division from what I recall.
 
That's what is making me want to upgrade to an 8700K/ 9700K - I play a lot of CPU bound games in 1080p like ARMA, BF1/V, Squad, CS:GO etc. and I feel like my trusty 2600k is starting to struggle.
 
The 2600k is still good due to the extra threads in CPU punishing games, the fact that you have it overclocked means you're A1 for another while, unless you're running 144hz - in that case, obviously an 8600K or 8700K will show big gains, but at standard 60fps, 2600K with an OC is still perfectly fine.

At this point I would take an old i7-2600K OC'd over any i5 apart from the current six-core generation, the quads are starting to show their age badly in the last year or two in a few select titles. Average frames are still good but they tend to suffer dips.
 
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