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6600K Where to go?

Jimmy Weirdarms said:
Just loving how intel is now the “value” operator.

The forum is generally biased towards the high end and who is “winning” there. Right now that’s AMD.
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nah its always been pro amd. it is a enthusiast forum but 110 percent amd biased on here. if amd is slower like the last 15 years its buy amd . if its faster its intel is struggling.

as for winning no. it depends what sector your buying into. right now as said 104000 , 11400 and 10700k if on offer are basically all you need for gaming and performance far better than anything amd in that sector.
 
Jimmy Weirdarms said:
At the high end, intel have nothing that comes close, that’s what I mean by winning there.

Like I said, intel is now the budget brand, which is hilarious.
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Even at the high end the cpu generally matters less as you’re playing 1440/4K with a high end GPU, at those resolutions both AMD and Intel perform virtually the same it’s only when you drop down to 1080p with a 3080 or above gpu that AMD start to pull ahead.

That said I wouldn’t recommend any Intel 11th gen cpu except the 11400/11600kf over what AMD has to offer right now but then for most gamers the above 2 cpus are all that’s really need to extract max performance out of any modern gpu at 1440p+ so paying more for an AMD cpu is not necessarily the best option unless you do more with the PC than just game.
 
Jimmy Weirdarms said:
At the high end, intel have nothing that comes close, that’s what I mean by winning there.

Like I said, intel is now the budget brand, which is hilarious.
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highend for what ? what many amd loyalists dont factor in is the overclock that most intels can do. so nothing that comes close comes down to basically what you doing. if you gaming only tbh you dont need anything more than a 10400 and a good gpu.
 
funny how now intel is recommended for budget build at least some light from what crap the so called high end is meant to be , some people want high end regardless needed or not and High end performance now is AMD no doubt about that

factor what overclock ? which intel are you on about for overclocking ?
 
~>Dg<~ said:
highend for what
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You know, actual performance.

I’m not an AMD loyalist, I have a variety of Intel, ARM and AMD systems in the house. So as someone who isn’t a die hard on any side it is frickin hilarious to see people such as yourself jump through mental hoops to try to claim intel is still somehow the best.

Intel are being left behind right now. They know it. Their investors know it. It’s only fanboys who seem to have an issue.
 
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Why are you upgrading?

I run a 4790k with a 3070. Used to have a 1070.

No way I would have changed my CPU before GPU, even if there was a Broadwell CPU that wasn't a downgrade for me.
 
uscool said:
factor what overclock ? which intel are you on about for overclocking ?
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Looking back to the 8700k i can see in gaming it beat the 2700x and matches/beats the 3700x, it took AMD a while to catch up in gaming performance to Intel overall. But that seemed to be mostly because the earlier CPUs had much higher latencies vs Intel.
 
Perfect_Chaos said:
Looking back to the 8700k i can see in gaming it beat the 2700x and matches/beats the 3700x, it took AMD a while to catch up in gaming performance to Intel overall. But that seemed to be mostly because the earlier CPUs had much higher latencies vs Intel.
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Yes I know but not anymore
 
JGBR said:
I've been enjoying my 6600K for a few years, running a 4k setup but generally play at 2k with a 1070.

I am thinking about upgrading the end of 2021 or early 2022 and wondering which direction to go in? I am not very impressed with Intels latest offering and wondered where we will stand on this front by end of the year.

I was thinking about an easy MOBO and CPU swap out but wasn't sure if just to get a 7700k or entirely upgrade to something new.
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Just ended the life on my 6600 and even the cheap 10400f I got for now wipes the floor with it
 
Journey said:
6600K is what you have surely?

I'll repeat myself in here, if you want a cheap but effective upgrade, sell your CPU/board/RAM, and grab a 10400f/B560/16GB DDR4 3200+ it'll probably cost you less than £100 after selling your old kit.

Little to be lost if you decide to change it again in 18 months to 2 years.
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The exact upgrade i made from the 6600 its like night and day

And just sold my old bits for £150 with my old case chucked in but no use to me
 
JGBR said:
It does seem the most awkward time to purchase. The choice seems to be hang fire or buy a stop gap system. Jumping on DDR5 and all that when it comes maybe a bit premature.

At least I think it rules out paying to go to a 7700K.

Would I be able to use the ram from 6600K system temporarily in a new Ryzen or Intel temp build?
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Yes but to be fair 16gb 3200 is about £75

Selling your old ram will cover a chunk of that
 
is there any benefit to getting a better Z590 motherboard?

It does seem intel offer the budget offer, seemingly the only thing they can offer against AMD at present.

My timetable to upgrade will be the last few months of this year, so would the advice be to see what happens, else fall back on a temporary build with a 10400?
 
JGBR said:
My timetable to upgrade will be the last few months of this year, so would the advice be to see what happens, else fall back on a temporary build with a 10400?
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A lot can change in 6 months, but really it depends on your overall budget, as I said at the very start of the this thread, if you don't mind 'wasting' £100 you could get the 10400f/B560/16GB 3200MHz+ which would be way better than what you have now, and you might not be as desperate to upgrade at the end of the year. You can get a good feeling for Alder Lake and Zen 4 will offer on their respective new platforms, as they should last a lot longer from an upgradability standpoint, and newer features.
 
JGBR said:
is there any benefit to getting a better Z590 motherboard?

It does seem intel offer the budget offer, seemingly the only thing they can offer against AMD at present.

My timetable to upgrade will be the last few months of this year, so would the advice be to see what happens, else fall back on a temporary build with a 10400?
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The higher-end CPUs absolutely hammer the VRMs because of the power consumption, so if you plan on that, a good motherboard would help, but then a 5800X offers similar performance with a much cheaper motherboard, so I'd just say: 10400/11400 and B560, or get a 5800X.
 
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