8086K upgrade

[DD_Crash]

I would like to get a new MB/CPU. Main use would be VR Il-2 and DCS. No preference intel/AMD so what would be best for single core performance (thats what Il-2 needs) for about £400 ish?

 

[MartinPrince]

Is your 8086K at stock? What are the issues that you have with Il-2 etc why you think a CPU upgrade will fix it, i.e. what are you FPS/Minimums etc. What GPU do you have?

You need to supply much more info...

 

[DD_Crash]

I run it at 5Ghz and I have a 3090. My motherboard is 3 years old and things have moved on. I am not having issues but I would like more performance. I have 4x8Gig 3200hz ram
PS I like building computers.

 

[Jay85]

Depends on resolution you play at, if you play at 4k there will be little gains to be had from upgrading your platform i feel. 1080p and 1440p will see some gains though.

 

[DD_Crash]

I run a Reverb G2 and I will do some more research. Il-2 seems to CPU limited, and the top benchmarks for the test are mainly Ryzens. I havnt seen anything for the 12th gen intels yet. As I say I dont need a new MB/CPU but would like a bit more performance.

 

[hash70]

lot of second hand ryzen 3700 going about

 

[MartinPrince]

lot of second hand ryzen 3700 going about

That is going to be slower than his 8086 at 5Ghz in games like VR IL 2 that can just about use 4 cores.

 

[RavenXXX2]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/checkout/cart

I would go for that, a bit over budget though. Bonus is you can use your current ram.

 

[DD_Crash]

I might wait until the new year and see what that will bring. Who knows, my lotto numbers might come up!

 

[Journey]

I'd wait until Q1 '22 when the 3D Vcache Ryzen parts are out, so you can compare them with 12th Gen Intel. Plus any issues with 12 Gen Intel should be well documented by then.

 

[DD_Crash]

Thanks. I am looking forward to building again, so I will see what is available next year.

 

[HangTime]

Difficult situation because you have a very capable single core core. Only real upgrade from that is a 12900K, which is expensive.

 

[DD_Crash]

It seems a bit odd that in the time that has passed since it was released that CPU performance hasnt progressed much. I know Il-2 is built on quite an old engine and it is what it is.